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We NEED an Alex/Rory/Taylor vs Edwin/Jack/Ethan challenge. Maybe set budget, prep a car and road trip/track challenge. Would be brilliant to watch. Still so much banter and chemistry between them

So awesome to see Ethan back! Hope this keeps happening!!!

Good to see good old days of Alex and Ethan today, brought back amazing memories. Collab more lads!

Imagine Taylor, Ethan, Jack, Edwin, Rory, Gareth and Alex working on cars, doing challenges, missing around it would be hilarious.

Sick to see Ethan back, would be great to have the CT crew versus the Autoalex crew

This was quite emotional. First Miles returns and then Ethan and Alex back together! All friends back together in the car scene. 2 Guys 1 Car reignited. ❤️

Love how the chemistry never changed despite Alex going a different route. That's friendship right there!

It made me heart so happy to see Alex and Ethan back together 😭 The best duo! I hope to see Ethan more here ❤

In 2018 or 19 you/we did a UK-Nürburgring-Lap-UK challenge on a single tank. I'd say we take miles for a full send lap this time!

Has it really been 5 years?? Jeez. Seems like yesterday. Great to see Ethan on the channel. Wouldn't it be fantastic for you guys to work together again in 2024?! COME ON ETHAN!

Genuinely emotional to see Ethan turn up. Great stuff guys.

It’s like old times to see you and Miles reunited again. Being a Škoda enthusiast, I really enjoyed the series on him, and it’s great to see him back❤.

I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM TO SEE ALEX AND ETHAN TOGETHER 😂

We haven't seen Ethan and Alex together for a while, but as soon as he steps in to the car it's like they continued right where they left. Great to see!

Love it. I'm an ex Skoda salesman and I was genuinely impressed by how many Octavia taxis kept soldiering on with massive miles. Hence a very soft spot for Miles and I'm elated to see him back on the channel. Please don't let Taylor hurt him. Good to see crossover with Ethan too.

Genuine happiness seeing Ethan and Miles back on the channel! May it continue

The pixelated face 😂

Absolutely brilliant to see you back with Miles and Ethan. Of course you should get him to do your roof lining, jeez i would watch you 2 watching paint dry lol.

You and Miles are the reason I own a MK1 Octavia, your excitement and joy for Miles is so obvious and genuine. I'm so glad you've been able to buy him back. Ever since you teased us in the podcast I have been awaiting this video and well, I wasn't long enough!! I hope he gets regular screen time in the years to come cause I love seeing that bucket

You, Ethan and Miles back together it’s like the old crew is back. All you need is Jack and all his back 😂🤣😹. As Ethan has learnt a lot more about cars recently, I think it would be great to see him doing some work on your channel too love him and Car throttle but definitely need to see more with you again

Hi Alex the water ingress will be blocked drainage holes in the scuttle panel which fills up then goes over the pollen filter into the n/s/f footwell then buggers up the control unit under the seat it controls windows, central locking, alarm, etc,if you're lucky enough you can pop the cover off then with electrical contact cleaner and a small paint brush give it a good clean the same with the terminals in the connector plug.while doing this leave the car running with the blower on full onto the carpet youre need to remove the pollen filter plastic housing should be held down with a couple of plastic 10mm nuts it should also be held down with sealent but that's probably disappeared by now, get nice and clean and dry and re seal it with any type of water proof sealent, you use to be able to buy a new pollen filter housing from TPS not sure if you can now, I've nearly finished when putting the control unit back in the car wrap it in a plastic bag,if you unit is unrepearible find a eBay unit with the same numbers will be fine no coding is needed New they use to be £450-£500 I know I've gone on a bit but i hope this helps you or someone else.keep up the good work loving the channel's merrry Xmas 🎄 to all of the autoalex crew

Seeing Ethan interacting with Alex again on the channel just feels right

The longer you keep a car the better. I've had my 2014 ford focus called Twig for about 5 years, it's done 316,000 miles and runs like a gem. I will run this car till it gives up completely. Long live the high mileage heros!!

Great to see Ethan on the Channel . Brings back memories. Lets have more Ethan and Jack again 💯💯👍👍

Next episode: Miles gets a new clutch due to Alex slipping it so much 🤣

So good to see Ethan back and we need him and jack back for the headlining and maybe 24 hrs in miles ???

I bought a mk1 octavia after watching your video around 5/6 years ago. 1.9 tdi with an ASV engine (pre PD ere with mechanical fuel pump). She had 87,500 miles on her with one keeper when I purchased from a used car dealer. I am now the second owner and now has 165,800 miles. The front brake pads were new when I purchased. I only just replaced them last week as they had worn out. It's never let me down. Only ever required service parts and wearable items like tires and brakes. It had a split in a coolant hose a few years ago which I replaced. That is the only fault it's had in my ownership. I have fitted 4 new class winning Dunlop tyres, which have plenty of grip and road feel. Due to my job, I get to drive and experience a lot of cars. My 2003 octavia is more fun to drive than almost all the other vehicles I have driven. Great road feel, compliment suspension, and I can just throw it around any corner without much care. No, it's not the fastest, or the most desirable car. But it is the BEST car I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot of cars.

Amazing to see Miles back! Even more amazing to have Ethan on the channel! Crossover episodes when?!!

Slowly we see the introduction of Ethan to test the waters with the audience. Alex realises what a hit he would obviously be, and in the next few months he becomes a permanent member of the team, as he should be!

great seeing ethan and alex together again. hopefully the CT producers allow some collab videos. would be great to see ethan jack and edwin take on alex, rory and taylor in a top gear vs australian top gear style challenge.

This hit me hard, so nice to see Ethan with Alex and so stunning to realize, that so many years have gone by

You and Ethan sat in Miles bought back some great memories 😂

OMG it did not expect this to happen. Loved Miles so much! You should exchange the rusty clamps and screws in the enginebay.

It's so cool seeing an UK guy enjoying Czech car so much. Thanks for the love and as always, an amazing video.

You should do a special KZfaq collaboration to get Miles to 500.000 miles. You lend it to other car/UK youtubers and subscribers and give them 1 rule, do 1000 miles in 1 week and then give it back. And they can make a video out of it. Do that untill Miles makes it to 500.000 miles. You can document all the places and adventures Miles went on in a special 500k video.

I can't believe the first episode of miles is over 5 years old.. I still remember it like yesterday, By far my favourite ever series!

I want to see Ethan more often on the channel. It just feels right and complete

Yes, Ethan changing the headlining and living in it for 24 hours!

The last bit of the video made me think of our landrover freelander that was on 142.000 miles when we traded it in April 2023 for a ford mondeo estate the landrover freelander had 43.000 miles when we bought so we did around 100.000 miles in that car nice to see that you bought miles back hopefully he will be on the road for years to come good to see ethan as well

12:51 - quitely smiling to myself about the name of the road you're driving on 🙂. I grew up in the same area before moving up north twenty years ago, and I've been enjoying seeing you pootle around my hometown! Been watching for ages, love your work, love Miles returning.

Respect to Miles, he's put up with you lot once, and now he's got to go through it all again, bless his conrods. Gotta love a high mileage hero - owning at least one sh1t-box or high miler should be compulsory for new drivers - it's a great learning exercise.

loved seeing you and ethan back together need jack next! i’ve got a mk1 fabia vrs and it’s on 151k had it 2yrs keeping it as long as i can to get it to mega miles

Would definitely love to see Ethan do the headlining on Miles. He did such a great job on the mk2 on car throttle. I think Miles deserves Ethan’s bespoke work! You and Ethan should do a road trip and do an MPG test with both of your Octavia’s to see who’s is better on fuel, a true test of who’s a more economic driver😂

14:18 “you do like a DP “ ~ Alex 😂

This video is so amazing and it’s so nice seeing you with Ethan again!

This is the best advert skoda could ever get snd they couldve never thought of on their own

Brilliant video Alex! Great seeing Miles back and even better seeing you and Ethan on the screen together again! Just need to sort getting Jack involved as well #GettingTheBandBackTogether

16:15 - Alex not only slipps the clutch, he also grinds gears...

Miles is like a pet now, i genuinely feel happy to see that car working fine. And it's awesome to see Ethan.

Honestly would be great to see all of you together again a challenge series or something

I could not stop smiling the entire video. I do not know you but i am proud of what you did and are doing. You jumped really high and trusted the horse and Jay and that after your fal. So proud of you!

honestly these videos can not come fast enough puts a great big smile on my face every time thanks Alex .. Rory and taylor you lads are a great trio you literally never make a bad video good luck to the rest of your future im sure it can oy go up from here love Mr Doomay and wife ;)

Always good to see miles is still going strong 💪 ❤😂

10:38 Ethan, good to see you on here! Would be nice if you'd stop by every now and then! Also nice to see Miles is back! Looking forward to see some repairs done to it, and obviously more adventures.

Took me by surprise! So heart warming seeing Ethan here. Awesome boys

My shitbox was a 51 plate Vectra B. Crash damge NSF (before i got it) so the tracking was off, leaking PAS, leaking rear main, leaking driveshaft seals, intermittently working brake booster, unfindable coolant leak. I got the car with a snapped timing belt, had the kit from another job gone south, slapped it on with a water pump, got another 200k miles and 4 years out of it. It just wouldnt die. I ended up getting 5 grand towards a new car in scrappage, so for a few quid getting it going and some tyres it did me pretty damn good.

Great video, glad to see miles back. You and ethan combined inspired me to buy my very own shitbox, which funnily enough, is a mk1 skoda octavia estate with a mere 163k miles, but its given me a chance to work on my own car, replacing the clutch and dual mass flywheel, servicing, and replacing the god awful standard front seats that was like sitting on a church bench. Hopefully one day you could arrange a massive mk1 skoda octavia meet because wow I'd be there in a flash. Keep up the good work!

Alex and Miles is the best KZfaq love story ever told

Glad to see Ethan in this episode, happy that the dual is back!

Loved the old CT crew including Alex but now they do separate thing I I wish both crews all the best , both channels are epic and new members fit those perfectly

5 years! Time goes quick. Good to see Ethan making an appearance.

Make Ethan do a starlight headliner. Miles deserves it!

Ah it's good to see Miles back! Such a legend of a car! Also, it's actually nice to hear Alex mention Car Throttle too! I know that sounds weird, but I've seen a few KZfaqrs in recent years who have left a channel for.....less than harmonious reasons, then start up their own channel doing....basically the same thing, only to then NEVER MENTION _the 'other' channel_ again, as if it never even existed, or as if they've got some kind of super injunction where they're legally not allowed to even say the words included in the old channels name or something. It's just good to know that Alex left Car Throttle under good circumstances, and even still works for the channel and teams up with the guys from it sometimes.It's refreshing to see!

Welcome back Miles, you were the reason my first car was a Skoda Octavia hatchback

Miles and Ethan? Heartwarming!

Fantastic to see Ethan on the channel. I’ve missed your banter. Please do more with him, he’s hilarious. 👏

Hey Alex! High mileage Mike gave me the trust to buy my Skoda superb. With 200,000 miles on the clock two years ago. It now has 224,000 miles! Still going strong. I've taken it on a 600 mile round trip a few months ago. Returning 60mpg on the motorway. I plan to keep it for as long as I can. I've serviced it a few times, done the cam belt etc. it's a great high spec car for £2k! 2013 model with all the best features for the year.

So good to see Ethan back we need the old crew, Ethan and jack on a podcast and Edwin on the channel would be great!

Seeing that pixelated face for the first time on this channel is like at the end of Rocky 1 when he's calling out for Adrian. But it's Ethan!

Ethan coming back m8 now we NEED Jack and Edwin on the channel

I almost had a little tear when I saw Ethan! You definitely need to do more together!!

Both this car and my dad having one when I was a young lad made me fall in love with the mk1 skoda octavia next year definitely time for a mk1 octavia vrs Love that Miles is back and after you said at wrench you are keeping hold of Miles clearly you weren't wrong

The Skoda Octavia 1U's 1.9 TDI is simply a beast. It's incredibly reliable and crazy efficient. Hope mine makes it through MOT this month, it has quite a list of what's wrong with it.

Yes. The video I was waiting for the most thank you alex for buying miles back ❤ and please try not to sell him again even if he is broken you are the perfect owner for miles.

Absolutely do more videos with Ethan and your old mates from CT, it's a no-brainer ❤ loved it!

Alex & Taylor "24 hours in miles" ........ Get it don chaps!!!

Imagine if James had said 500 pounds as soon as Alex told him his name.

You’re spot on about new cars Alex. One of my university lecturers is big into climate change and is part of a European group who are trying to reduce pollution in the sea, and even he will tell you that these new cars, particularly electric, are a total farce. When you factor in production, shipping, life span, lithium mining, pollution produced by those processes and the cars themselves, it’s far more environmentally friendly to maintain and prolong the life of an older vehicle.

So glad to see miles back love that car and so good to see you and Ethan together again

Its really fun to see how happy you are having miles back. I had the same love for an old volvo S70 2.5 10v Had it for a couple of years, sold it cause of the gas consumption, bought it back a year later. It had over 320k kilometers on the clock and i just loved that car. Unfortunately i had to really get rid of it cause it had a lot of problems wich were just more expensive than the cars value. Still miss that car every day tho 😅

I’ll put this out there….. as good as the new team is on both Alex’s and CT channels…. They don’t get better than Alex and Ethan as a duo! 🙏🏾🙂👍🏾

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HIGH MILEAGE VOLVO?

It was great to see Ethan with you again. I agree I like keeping the old cars going. I currently have a 2006 passat with 150k it isn't high mileage by anymeans but it does need a windscreen, couple of modules, turbo and bad 5th gear. I do plan to get it fixed as I don't want to part with it. My wife on the other hand is all about newer cars. Only covering 23k in her nissan since it was new in 2018. I'd love to see Jack and ethan with you though be a good laugh

Can’t understate how great it was to see you and Ethan back together again. Superb

❤ love it

ive been waiting 2 hours for some good content and finally

Deffo need to see more of car throttle and auto Alex colabs, and nice to see the dynamic hasn't changed

Love the ending, gee 118K mile average seems low. Was impressed when my fathers old wagon did well over 380,000 kilometres, said it had been to the moon (and stuck that fact in my mind lol!)

Anyone want to buy my E90 330d m sport manual, rare car and only 314,000 miles.

BRING BACK ETHAN!!!!!

Hey Alex it's great too see you and Miles back together again and a nice wee surprise with you and Ethan together in the video as a one off thing my Dad has the Skoda Octavia Mk2 1.9 TDI it has over 200.000 miles on the clock and it is still running really well.

I LOVE the idea of keeping older cars (shit boxes) going, but, CORROSION CAN BE a HUGE issue. Especially for folks that leave near the coast with all that salty air, and then you add the bloody salt/grit spread around in winter. ALL of my cars have been £500ers, and, sadly I've lost a few to bad corrosion, some, beloved ones too like - 1999 Honda Accord 1.8i VTEC SE, Honda Civic Coupe 1.5LSi, E30 BMW 325i SE (drivers footwell fell through! Then the bloody recently bought and fitted cam belt snapped lunching the motor (I CRIED lol)), 1988 VW Polo 1.3 Classic (2 door/saloon model) and more through completely rotted sills and other areas... It CAN cost to remedy these rotted areas... 🤔😒 I'm currently on a Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 8v (with 205/17s), and, so far, she's doing ok, just need to replace the steering rack (excessive play), lower control arms, Cam belt/waterpump/thermostat and upper rad hose, THEN, maybe I can get the Aircon sorted... SLOW INCREMENTAL FIXES when you're on benefits and dealing with rising insurance (EVEN THOUGH I'M 52 with 8 years no claims!!) "Oh it's the cost of parts in Europe and the labour that's driving up premiums" is what I get told every year wherever I ask "Why so high!" 😒... Anyway, I LOVE Miles, the channels (both yours and the original), keep up the great, entertaining and fun work guys!!! 👍😉 😎🇬🇧

Agree on keeping car going. My two have (between them) 260,000 miles, 10 cylinders, 11 gears, a combined age of 29 and lot of happy memories.

!YES! Miles is back! ❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 ❤️ Was wondering where Miles was. I used to own an Octavia 1.8 turbo. Recently bought one similar back. Not the same one but I must say it is a trip down memory lane for me too. Absolutely love these cars. Impressed how good they still drive after 20 years. Really well build cars. My old Octavia, which I sold to the cousin of a friend, still drives and has 500.000 km on the clock. My new ‘old’ Octavia only has 257.500 km. So in fact it’s still a baby. Never should have sold my old one, but very happy with the one I own today. I’ll keep this one forever. Could be a future classic. The design is still very good for a car designed/developed back in 1996 and they keep on going for very low costs. Mine is a daily driver like Miles. Still a safe and comfortable car with ABS/ASR, 4 airbags, climatecontrol, heated leather seats etc. And everything still works. Best shitboxes ever! Greetings from the Netherlands. Good to see Ethan on the channel by the way. Oh and the head liner, they almost have this all. Mine is still good. Guess I’m lucky 😊

So great to see both Miles and Ethan back on the big screen (or in this case my phone). Just awesome. 🙌🏼 Thanks as always for great content and entertainment.

Ethan is pure gold, we should clone him for future generations

What a blast from the past! Brilliant. I hope you follow through with this and actually get Ethan back to sort the headlining on miles

Ethan is what’s missing from AutoAlex, please recruit him! He’s a natural!

This is just what 2023 needed!!!! Some wholesome memories through miles. Love it Alex and I can’t wait to see more miles on miles… (horrible pun there). 🎉😂