Hey all!

 

I always wanted one of these and so I'm happy to have picked up a yellow MK1 vRS today! It is certainly helping to brighten up a miserable day, weather wise.

 

It seems generally sound, but I look forward to restoring some aspects. It's all original and unmodified, from what I can tell, and I intend to keep it that way.

 

If there are any sage words of advice about owning a MK1, I'd welcome them. If there's a former owner or if anyone who knows this car's history, that'd be great too .

 

I'm the 6th owner and 3rd in the last 12 months, I believe, so I'm hoping it's not littered with hidden issues!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A warm welcome to the community! (and by community, I mean the MK1 of course )

Check out the projects threads as there are a few of us who keep a diary of the progress of our MK1's. My self currently have 2 VRS's and 1 L&K Estate, Skinny has his VRS, A1TopDog is currently restoring his ex Police car back to its former glory, niceyellow vrs, Sheb and Group1RS are the most active.
https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/207-octavia-projects/

 

 

Edited 3 May, 20215 yr by DeanVRS20VT

Hey Dean.

 

Thanks for the welcome! I must admit, I'd read quite a bit of your L&K stuff before delving into the market! It's always good to learn from those more experienced.

 

Once I've compiled a list of issues to address, I think I'll start my own project thread too. I hope the car isn't a complete lemon (despite its colour), but gives me enough to work on with my dad to make it fun.

 

The transmission felt super smooth for a 124k motor and the engine seems to be operating well. Let's hope it stays that way!

 

Welcome to the forum.  

It's good to see someone about to embark on a rolling restoration of another Mk1.  I always wanted a MK1 vRS after seeing one like yours go past me one day, way back in 2002.  I've never seen a yellow one when I've been looking to buy in the past but have always had a soft spot for the colour.

There's loads of threads about pretty much anything you want to do to the car and the search facility works well.  I also find that Google often brings me here anyway so both methods of searching usually turn up a few results.

I don't have any pearls of wisdom for you as what I want from my Mk1 is probably very different from the next person.  I bought a brand new black Mk1 vRS way back in 2006.  That car stayed pretty much standard for the six years I had it apart from an RS Tuning stage 1 map and a RARB.  My current red Mk1 is far from standard and is a very different daily to the black one.  

I don't do Facebook so rely on this forum for all my advice & research.  I've been on here since 2006 and it's by far the best owners forum I've experienced with very supportive people.

On 04/05/2021 at 20:09, skinnyman said:

Welcome to the forum.  

It's good to see someone about to embark on a rolling restoration of another Mk1.  I always wanted a MK1 vRS after seeing one like yours go past me one day, way back in 2002.  I've never seen a yellow one when I've been looking to buy in the past but have always had a soft spot for the colour.

There's loads of threads about pretty much anything you want to do to the car and the search facility works well.  I also find that Google often brings me here anyway so both methods of searching usually turn up a few results.

I don't have any pearls of wisdom for you as what I want from my Mk1 is probably very different from the next person.  I bought a brand new black Mk1 vRS way back in 2006.  That car stayed pretty much standard for the six years I had it apart from an RS Tuning stage 1 map and a RARB.  My current red Mk1 is far from standard and is a very different daily to the black one.  

I don't do Facebook so rely on this forum for all my advice & research.  I've been on here since 2006 and it's by far the best owners forum I've experienced with very supportive people.

 

Thanks, Skinny. 

 

I think my rough plan of action with this is to;

1. Do the immediate things. Full service and cambelt/water pump so I can run it with some assurance.
2. Deal with body work issues. Repair sills and rusted wings.
3. Deal with any issues that occur after I run it for a few months and ensure it doesn't suffer from any common MK1 faults.
4. Clean, restore/replace most of the car's underneath to ensure the car lives long and prospers.
5. After that, who knows!

All the while, I intend to keep it as original as possible, but accept that some non-OEM replacement parts might solve common issues MK1 owners have faced.

 

I've only had the car a few days, but I absolutely love the way it drives. I really hope I can restore it back to its former glory.