Restoring A High Mileage Car To Its Former Glory: Part 1/2
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2018
- This week, work starts on Miles the High Mileage Hero's full restoration, and includes a fresh interior and a LOT of bodywork and new paint!
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And massive thanks to Wrench Studios for the respray
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BIG props to *SKODA* for getting involved.. their PR guys know whats up!
BrabusBandit This series was great free PR from the start. Props to whatever PR-employee decided to get involved.
Judging by the fact that they've been using a Skoda Karoq as their CarThrottle transport & filming car, and the fact that in the earlier videos of Ethan & the other guys following Alex there were some shots of the steering wheel with the Skoda badge in main focus, I'd say there's already been some support behind the scenes long before they even started this High Mileage Hero's series.
8:15 That guy MUST GO BACK!
Skoda is too underrated man, it deserves more attention.
mad props to Skoda for this!
You think they did this out of the goodness of their hearts? What are you, 11?
don't be rude. You're already a year late to this thread.
It’s just a free advertisement on how reliable their engines are
jinch so the fact they gain something means its not a nice act? Youre the immature one
Recognition should go to VW, the supplier of the driveline
My dad had a grey Octavia with the beige interior when I was a kid. I loved that car so much that cried when he came home one day with a brand new Chevrolet Captiva.
My dad bought a almost brand new one in 2004 and I grew up with that car as well. So many memories. A year ago my dad bought a new car and since then the octavia is mine. I puked in that car so many times as a kid and now I drive it around daily.
Man, you actually do the most awesome PR stuff Skoda could ever dream of :) And it actually is a really nice project! It is great to see that somebody is appreciating an old reliable car instead of just beating the hell out of it as they do in other channels :) Great stuff, keep it up :)
7:38 Oh my gawd! I'm in a Car Throttle video, and even in one of the most awesome ones so far! 😅
Congrats!
My 1985 Celica did 698,000km. Its currently being pulled down for a full nut and bolt resto mod.
Boosted motor, wide body, full custom interior. All new paintjob. Etc... Been a long year of rust repairs already
Sure you are
my Mitsubishi magna has done 300,000kms
its a 1994 v6 wagon
Dude, Celica? Man, I wanna see it! Make a video about it pleaseee!!
So your Celica is getting a paintjob and nutjob. I fully understand how someone can be so close to their car.
This car has been in my family since new. It was bought only to be our traveling car in 1985. I received it about 3 or so years ago sorta as a present as it was on its way out and im a mechanic/pannel beater and painter by trade.
I have big plans that are mostly full filled. Im waiting on just a few parts and the motor will be finished. I have a 4 wheel drive floor pan thatll be cut out so my 162 wont be a FWD itll be a AWD. Im aiming for around 150-170 wheel kw at all 4 which should be do-able considering the motor is essentially built.
Plans are to keep it stock looking but around 2 inches wider then factory, so ill be extending the arches fully without showing bolts or harsh lines. I have quite alot of sweed (i dunno how to write it, swead, swayed ?) To be appolstered onto pretty much all the interior.
Itll be my weekend road warrior as i already have enough other vehicles.
Rare footage of Alex not working on his own car
Haha so true
This car is truthfully a hero. And Miles deserve to be glory again.
There we go. Behind the door panels lied the reasons why the windows "wood not roll down"...
Cheers to Miles and his team!
Nice gesture from Skoda to be fair. Not often you see manufacturers doing something like this
TheBlaggert it makes sense these videos make the brand look so good
He put skoda on my map, Good that the brand recognized him.
Argowal That's a Skoda from another time , now they've been bought by VW if I'm not mistaken
I was planning to get a BM but now I'm having legit second thoughts
> Argowal That's a Skoda from another time , now they've been bought by VW if I'm not mistaken
That was, in fact, the first car Skoda did, after VW took over.
Call that a lot of rust?
*Chuckles in MGB*
Yes, from personal experience this is true
*Chuckles in Ford Escort*
@@LGRCarVideosAndMore *chuckles in Volvo 480*
@@gabrielcooper1248 *Chuckles in Rover 200 BRM*
I love seeing this kind of restoration. These cars deserve our love!
It’s amazing that Skoda themselves got involved kinda makes me want to buy a Skoda. Plus life goal achieved I made it into a car throttle video!!!!!!!!!!
Blair Henderson this Škoda has over 400k miles because engines were built freely back then (20 years ago), and car manufacturers didn't over inflate them with all sorts of filters that stress out the engine in order to reduce air pollution. A modern Škoda won't last like Miles did, but your emissions will go down (and road tax). So, there's a win and a lose for everyone.
Sergiu Puscasu it's mostly because the engine is undertuned. There's still newer Skodas like Taxis that have been well maintained that have quite a distance on them.
I guess that if you take care of a car, it will last. I hope that can also apply to modern cars.....
It's a WV inside. Some TDI engines are tricky .miles has been well taken care of .
Mottmatt yeah but this old skoda wasn't maintained properly, yet the engine is still running. If you do this to a new one, it'll BLOW (figuratively).
We NEED to get this to a million miles.
or 1.4 million miles.
don't you mean 1.4 million miles?
Sai Vootukur why 1.4 million miles?
Ilikeboost because he was 400k miles at the beginning... or somewhere around that park.
My 01 Tacoma prerunner has 430k miles on it my goal is a million
Do you restore it and stuff?
I'm so glad he's getting cleaned up and restored! Those new seats and interior bits look fantastic!!!
My Mum has a Skoda Octavia wagon that is awesome and this series made me love Skoda even more!
The before and after pictures are going to look miles apart!
I see what you did there.
Nathaniel Thompson i hate you for that
Painfully dad joke ish hahaha
Not the car we wanted, but the high milage hero we *needed,* so I'm glad he's getting the love he needed for those 400K miles.
This was so well-shot and so well-edited! I really enjoyed watching this! GG!
I like this series/car so much. Good on Skoda for taking the opportunity to advertise their awesome cars.
Amongst all of this love island shit, Car Throttle is my saving grace, thank you!
couldn't agree MORE!
Much wisdom you speak.
Absolutely fantastic and honest love for cars. Also extremely cool that the cars manufacturer reached out to you, really goes to show what a legitimate force Car Throttle is in the eyes of the auto world.
*Alex, what do you think of my idea that you should visit the factory with Miles where he is born/built?* Anyway, this is awesome! I can not believe that there is so mach love for Miles! Like proper OEM parts are given away from the Skoda dealership and a compleet respray that's worth a lot of money, for free from those awesome guys! Can not wait for the next video!
Road trip to the Czech republic sounds like a great idea
Us petrolhead love the story, Skoda loves the story and it's good publicity, Painters, mechanics and factory parts are getting their own visibility. Everybody is a winner.
Miles is like an old grandfather who was a boxing champion. Maybe he's not fit as day 1, but it brings a lot of great memories that you wanna listen to.
I’ve been to the factory and it’s actually really cool. It’s like 3 quid to go round, you see them all being built and you get a bit of Skoda history. Go in the winter time and they have an ice rink outside as well :)
Mate that's a really good idea. Hope Car Throttle notice your comment; would be great to see!
I go there tomorrow actualy. I live 40 minutes from Mlada Boleslav.
Give the seats new stitching, only seams fit.
I’ll get my coat
this comment doesnt have enough likes
Reference to Topgear?
This left me in stiches! 😂
“Is that my jacket??”
a high milage car is like an old friend! it's just there for you and it's like a good compagnion that deserves your love since it just keeps on going and it doesn't let you down!
I knew Skoda would like this. Great promo for the quality of their cars
funny thing is when i was a kid Skoda was the by word for awful quality, come along way.
These videos need to be longer, please...they need to be MILES longer.
Does that mean making Miles to a limo?
Nice pun
This is amazing I never thought a car could survive like this. The restoration is definitely going to bring this car back to life.
Great PR move from Skoda.
Miles for President
KAL 1 make the car community great again
Skoda need to put this an their museum when finished
When it clears the million miles !
Nope this car belongs to the wild
Well, it's a regular 1.9 tdi, with VRS interior, I don't think they would do it.
Yea in Czech republic i think we have one Octavia with 1M km in a Škoda museum. These cars really are indestructible :D
Yeah, half of all octavias there got over 500k km :-D
Fabulous. Miles must live forever!
This is a fabulous channel - well done chaps!
I never thought I would ever want a 20 year old Skoda steering wheel
4:12 the guy destroyed the door with the screwdriver...
GabGas27 how do you even notice these kind of things xd
Robertas Burba I am a lover of detaling and these things make me cry!!!
Least it got resprayed after that
*Skoda.* *Simply* *Clever* (-rly destroying your car)
Looks more like some white goo which was on the screwdriver as there is also some white on the door handle after he touched it.
Absolutely brilliant !!!! Well done
Nothing better than owning a piece if relatively new history from one of the great manufacturers
ahhh seeing the car getting treated this well makes me happy!!
KEEP THIS SERIES GOING ON!!!!
It's amazing what something as simple as changing the interior can do. It looks almost new or atleast a well cared for car.
I've always been a fan of restoring old mates.. Good job dude!
Hope you guys enjoy the video!
And congratulations to Kevin Bridges for winning Miles' dyno printout from last week's episode! Inbox us your email and we'll be in touch!
Love the vids keep it up
I think the car will be red
I want the steering wheel, I've shared and everything! 😂
Car Throttle make the car back whit white accents
please reed my comment and please give me the steering wheel :)
Its so satisfying to watch miles get restored
AT and HD yeah , better than classic cars sometimes
Amazing! More and more impressive car video after video ! Can't wait to see next episode! I discovered this channel with Miles, since then I watched every episodes of Miles and a lot other from the channel ^^
Always enjoy watching this channel 👍
When the first video of Miles was published i was afraid you guys were gonna run it over with a tank or some other senseless but fun form of destruction...
As a huge Skoda fan, i'm glad that isn't the case!
Omg.. true Gods at Skoda for giving this car a brand new interior. What a lovely world this is.
Yeah... This is the best episode from CT. Good.
Fantastic that you're doing this with Miles 💪🏻
This is the best series
I wonder if the first owner knows about miles
sirico there was one owner before miles and knows the plans for miles
It is wierd that the steering wheel has indentations.
DaSovietPotato I used to have a diesel Octavia and I can tell you, those indentations are normal (not the thumb part)
Ikr
wear and tear buddy, wear and tear. that wheel been touched like ( improper joke ) ...
I also have Skoda Octavia Mk1 and I like what you did with Miles so far, this is your greatest show and i cant wait for part 2 ;)
This series is just awesome
All that work and didn't replace the carpet.
wobbly sauce the dealership probably only had the vrs interior lying in its store and wanted rid of it
There’s a red vrs in the same room. Maybe they just took the interior from there?
ThinkCleverAndSmart that was their press car, alex had a go in it
Oh, my bad!
I wonder if we'll get to see Miles hit 1,000,000 miles.
Maybe kilometers.
Yes
A tundra has done it
Is this Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus?
Alex Kersten's million mile Skoda
This is the best project you have done on this channel.
Love the series and also love watching Alex and miles
give the steering wheel back to original owner... only seems fit.
why? they sold the car its not theirs anymore, he got the car in hope his viewers woud support, us viewers supported him so he is giving back to us
GamingPredator when you spend 400k+miles in a car youll understand
i should say aswell without his meticulous dedication to the car.. it wouldn't be here..
Bruh one of my best friends is named Matt Thompson WTF
Matt Thompson I need it
At 4:11 he damages the door with the screwdriver and leaves a big knick on the paint!!!! POOR MILES!!
Well.. he is getting a fresh paint so
Axel's Empire great catch
Is there by any chance you play a Shooter of any kind because that explains it
Let us gang up on that man
We should crucify him and sacrifice him to the high mileage gods
Awesome to see this. That car definetly deserves it.
This has been such an amazing series so far, keep it up CT guys and gals!
Watching Miles come so far with all this love makes me feel even more guilty about my family selling our 85k miles Bora, which shares many of Miles's parts :'((
I’m so glad that miles is being restored! Great old cars like that deserve a second chance
Dear God you had better not crush this car now!!!! This had better stay in the CT industry forever.
I'll cancel the tank then ;)
he said he wouldnt crush it
He can't now. This car is just too much in a legendary status to do that.
Yeah he said he's gonna look after this one
Best car series yet!
This is a great series!
I want to see this car in 2050
just asking with 1.000.000 miles🤣
probably "not allowed" with their plan for only electric cars in 2050
Keisuke Takahasi I thought it was only a ban on new cars, in the sense there are still road legal steam cars I believe.
C A yes it’s only for newly produced cars, well I mean...you can’t just ban all cars from like 1800s to 2049 to drive on the road
By 2040 it'll be told he's not allowed on the road anymore
still waiting for phil's v6 tho... #neverforget
yeah, whats with phil?
he's talking about alex's miata. it's named after phil collins.
Rafael... whoosh...
you'll be pleased to know that V6 Philming starts next week already :)
You have a affair beside MIles..shame on you :-D
So cool to see this car get restored.
This is great work on Miles
I own a 15 year old Skoda Octavia which still performs 200+ kmh on the Autobahn even though it has over 300.000 kilometers. Great car tbh
You know what? This beats top gear by ...ehm, miles!! Been watching the channel for quitte a while and I keep busting myself on leaving work to wait an additional CT episode everytime again ;) Keep up the great work lads!! Cheers from (somewhere near) Amsterdam!
If you mean the top gear challenges with the three old boys, I agree. It's not about the power, coolness or common sense: we want to see nice stories about cars and their hidden capabilities. That's why we like the Botswana trip (the Opel story) and the Nile trip (the unstoppable Subaru).
But no: those three idiots thrashed 3 great rare cars in Argentina while they act like kids but are actually OLD.
Amazing serie Alex! Cheers from Portugal
Absolutely incredible. I’d love to do something like this one day
CAR THROTTLE'S OFFICIAL CAR
I might or might not need the steering wheel. (I need it)
Hope you get it then ;D
Give him the steering wheel CarThrottle! #GiveSamiTheSteeringWheel2018
czcams.com/video/Kb43Nxuwc4I/video.html just Rally it out
Hook up ya boy he needs it
The Car Throttle guys would be the perfect hosts for a new Top Gear.
This deserves a museum spot
A super used steering wheel, I want it.
Nate wu why wouldn’t you? It’s free!
3rd channel I've seen you on.
I'm The Doctor btw
+KidOfEpicness Lol, we must watch alot of the same channels
Miles is definitely my favorite series on the channel so far, any other CZcamsr would’ve destroyed it
I think his goal was destroying it as well. He was probably like |--| close to destroying it either on a track or off-road. :D Still, I'm really proud. I feel like they've adopted a handicapped shelter pet and brought him back to life. This old dog still has a few more years and a few more hundred thousand miles up its sleeves.
Hey guys, love the content! Also, got one of your boxes delivered here to Alaska. It is great!!! Can hardly wait till the next video of Miles.
I did almost the same thing on a 1.9 diesel mk5 golf.
Interior change and full respray of exterior.
Yes! Finally he’s being restored! Our High Mileage Hero shall be returned to his former glory! LONG LIVE MILES!
Thanks God you're restoring it and not blowing it up or something stupid like that
Nice video! Like always very well made. I still love this Chanel after 2 years!
This is Epic Alex keep up the good work!
BEST CAR YOU’VE EVER HAD ON THE SHOW!!!😍🔥😍🔥😍🔥
Sandy Peralta - Except for Phil the MX5. That actually was a good drivers car.
age is nothing but a number
Fat Rider well if you are 41 and she is 13, then jail is nothing but a room.
Unless it's less then 18..
Age is a word idiot
This is epic!!! 👍🏻👍🏻 nice work!! 👌🏻
Love your work!! 😃
Looking forward to phil‘s V6
Long life Milles!
This is so awesome!
No doubt the best CT series!! :D
true reason why alex decided to restore miles
He broke it🌚
Miles got that reverse Benjamin Button going on all those miles and looking new
wow this is such a nice thing, i'm so happy for you and Miles :D
Awesome work
This is the best series on youtube
Getting that wheel from the Skoda would make my birthday so much better for tomorrow.
Kinda makes me want to pull my own car to bits and clean it all up beautifully too!
i love what you are doing with miles