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Van to camper mods: Pop top Sliding windows both sliders Rear NS window opener / OS rear window blank ( to match NS) fitted self. Rear hatch window fitted self Fairly traumatic cutting into £30k vehicle lol LPG underslung gas tank approx 16 LTRs Fresh n waste tanks strapped into rear wheel...

As this is torque forums spose I ought to list any mods to the actual base vehicle lol! Engine: bought as the 105bhp, the 140 came at a silly price because you had to buy other stuff! So remapped to 180bhp via "bluefin" got the electronics included so can re do if any upgrades etc myself, just...

The reason the van got nicknamed Daffy Dub!

Yeah it's our retirement holidays as the money runs out lol. And there's loads of uk we've not really seen, did a bit if the lakes and Dumfries and Galloway last year bike roads are brilliant lol

Been sent here by obi_wayne lol. From the older torque cars forum! Having clarted on with FTO, MX5 MK2 their gawn, but as a retirement project and owning a T25 years back I've all but finished my LWB T6 self build. DVLA were easy to use re classified 1st time I'll stick a few pictures on later...

FTO gawn tut scrapheap, MX5 went racing, Octavia retired. Email from our chief asking was I going/ staying? I've got campervan these days " we've got campervan section" he said WHERE?

94 1.9tdi Octavia between services 1/2 ltr first 6k since then nothing between services 111000k now bless her! Mx5 1.8 sport nothing between services both get caned here and there........Well difficult to cane the mx! But as I'm looking for another diesel next year not impressed with all this...

Honestly chaps I've never had any smoke black or otherwise in 109k service every 21-22k runs fine never any problems just drive like a petrol, I've never understood why you see 2-3 yr old diesels with black smoke pouring out on acceleration. Lazy driving? Lack of service? I amble to work 8 miles...

Thanks for info! I reset it for another year which will equate to 16-17k miles. Just clear up my octy is variable always has been never a problem, never any duff read outs. And about every 22k looking back thru my invoices! Obviously the garage reset it for annual, new crew so obviously I...

The old gal is getting on a bit but it seems service interval is shortening Octavia 1.9Tdi 04 109k Apart fro driving like a boat suspension wise engine is a good as its always been but the service light has come on only 8k since last full service! Not having had a diesel before (from new...

Blimey can't believe my last post was April 2013!! Year two was uneventful with the 5 which is wonderful ! And allowed me to fit a decent back box twin exit jobby! I put the standard air box back on but with a K&N panel filter, needed to quieten her down a bit, twin exhaust and induction got the...

Well had the MX for a year thereabouts! Very happy no real maintenance issues, apart from having to garage it for an oil change as I could not get at the plug to undo it and get a scaffold pole on it to shift it, blurry air wrenches! fitted platinum plugs new leads magna core 8.5, removed the...

My skoda work horse (04 octavia 1.9Tdi) which I clocked 94k yesterday I have added 1ltr myself that was when she was new over 10-15k the rest were on service every 21-22k miles well impressed as the car was my first diesel and probably the last due to improvements in petrol engined cars as well!

MMMM no bodies mentioned the brake pipes! Current toy is mx5 sport it has "big brakes" as standard they seem good last toy FTO GPX standard are big enough but solid slightly smaller at rear but the brake bias was from memory 65% front 35% rear, woefully inadequate! So I upgraded to slotted and...

Just moving over from the FTO owners section:) The poor old gal (and the reason for the "moneypit" nickname) has gone to the great scrap yard in the sky (well countryside actually) Having taken the micky one last time but deciding to expect me to pay around 1k to get her thru the MOT! prices...