Hi all, im a newbie to this forum lark, and a newbie to the skoda marque.  I have just bought an octavia 1.9 tdi pd mk2 with a 105hp bjb engine. So far so good. Very happy with my purchase. Just wanted to say this is a great forum, and it helped me a great deal with looking at, and choosing my new car. 

Keep it up guys,thanks all 

Edited 21 September, 201312 yr by pj71

Welcome

Welcome Pj, how far south are you? Ludlow area?

Hi and welcome aboard.

Welcome.

Welcome Pj, how far south are you? Ludlow area?

Hi. Sorry for the long reply time, just got back from holiday. I am from craven arms, 7 miles north of ludlow.  Just did 500 miles. Unfortunatly a sticky rear brake caliper caused the disc, & pads to overheat so i had just the pads replaced. I was advised to change the calipers & discs, as well as the pads. The discs seemed fine to me, but im no expert. 

Apart from that, the car ran beautifuly, & the trip computer was telling me 65mpg! Dont know how accurate they are, but i'll take that all day long! 

Next on the agenda is a possible re map from darkside developments 

If you fancy a trip up into Telford, we can offer you a remap from Shark Performance

If you fancy a trip up into Telford, we can offer you a remap from Shark Performance

Hey thanks man! Darkside quoted me £490 for a custom remap, egr delete & egr cooler delete. They say i should see 140 to 145 bhp. Do AP do custom remaps & egr deletes? Do you have a rolling road? How much power, & how much money? Sorry for all the questions! I may get in touch  :yes:

Welcome 

Hi all, thought i'd update my skoda Octavia II owning experience. First of all, many thanks to AP Automotive in telford for my shark remap. A nice boost in performance, & economy. Last year I tried to sell my skoda, & decided to go out & purchase a Subaru impreza wrx. What a **** poor decision that was!  Thankfully no one bought the skoda, so I sold the impreza.

Don't get me wrong, the impreza is a great car, but it was very sensitive to the different brands of super unleaded, & I think it was at an age (2001)  where I would of been replacing part after part. Then of course there was the appetite for that super unleaded! ( 300 miles on a full tank)

The skoda, on the other hand, is quite brilliant. Recently I got 585 miles on a tank full, & in the time I've had it, I've had almost nothing go wrong with it. Recently the drivers elec window broke because of jack frost.   

I've just purchased some service parts from Dennis Horton as I plan to change the oil & fuel filters tomorrow. Its a job made much easier thanks to all the invaluable information on this great forum. :sun:

Thanks to all contributers. Happy motoring.

Good update and glad you're still enjoying your car!

Time for an update. ☺ I really fancy a new skoda. I've decided to go for a octy 4x4 cr estate. Lots of good info on this site, (as usual ) a lot of posts about 2.0 pd engines having a few problems, which is why i've decided to go for the later common rail motor. Am i right or wrong? I would love to here from all you guys out there. What are they really like? Look forward to reading your thoughts... Thanks!

Got myself an Octavia 4x4 tdi cr estate! Love it.  Its the one in my profile picture. So far, so good.   ​

Hi all Briskodians! 

I thought it was time for an update on my skoda ownership. I have been spending money on my beloved octy like its going out of fashion! 

So far i have put on a set of H&R springs, a set of Bilstein B6 dampers, a 200bhp turbo upgrade from Darkside, and a nice new set of Bosch windscreen wipers!

Its safe to say iv'e become very attached to my octy. I shall be keeping it for a good few years.  It's been overall, an excellent car. 

Thanks to all the contributors on this great forum.