Hello all,

Long-ish time lurker. Been using Briskoda to help with working out things in the car.

Driven a Mk1 Ford Kuga, then a Kia Sorento and got tired of driving a brick and quickest car i've had to date is a Golf Mk4 GTTDI which has nothing on my 21 plate Octavia VRS.

Persuaded the Mrs that the Octavia is as good as the Sorento for transporting stuff - Boot is only 20 litres smaller!

So far I've:

• Added 15mm spacers on the back and 12mm on the front
• Turned off the stupid engine noise emitter from inside
• Added normal cruise control as I don't like adaptive
• replaced the stock air intake with a Racingline R600
• replaced the turbo muffler with a straight through.
• Stage 1 remap
• removable swan neck towbar added

 

I've bought an underseat amp to give the sound system a bit more oomph, but struggling to find a reachable grommet in the firewall to get power

Also planning on getting a nicer sounding exhaust at some point, although I don't want it sounding like a wet fart.

 

Edited 13 October, 20241 yr by Wookster87
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Lovely looking motor. Whereabouts in Tyneside you from mate? And welcome btw 😊

Thanks - I'm in Whitley Bay.

17 hours ago, Wookster87 said:

Thanks - I'm in Whitley Bay.

County Durham lad myself. Spent a little bit of time as a kid on the roller coaster etc 🤣

5 hours ago, scotthugh3s said:

County Durham lad myself. Spent a little bit of time as a kid on the roller coaster etc 🤣

Long gone i'm afraid. They've replaced them with some benches with the names of the rides inscribed on them!

I'm actually from Essex though.
I consider myself an honorary northerner now though as I've been here 13 years, never want to move back and understand how everyone talks!