VW 2.0 TDi …… one of the greatest engines of all time. Mine still going strong at 219,000 miles.

Have to agree, I’ve had my vRS TDI combi for 3 years now. Possibly the best all round car I’ve had. Love it.

Loved my diesel VRS, I’ve moved on but still think about the Octavia, what a machine.

We're witnessing the end of an era and possibility a classic car of the future. A fitting tribute, Nobby, and hardly the first in which your genuine love and appreciation of certain cars (if not all 😅) shines through.

My 2006 Passat TDI is still going strong at 388,000 kilometres!

Good to see you back in top form today Mark it’s hard to keep a good man down another good review and thanks.

Such a COOL COOL format! Very tempted to switch from the Formentor next year to an Octavia Combi, given that I’ll be ordering in Aug/Sept, just for the cool factor! Nothing else. It’s me and my golf clubs 😂

I attended Crufts last weekend where Skoda the main sponsor had the new Octavia VRS petrol on display….it looks awesome ❤

Between 2008 and 2016 I have three Octavia vRS TDi DSGs. Amazing cars. Had a early life crisis between then and now in a BMW 430d xdrive Gran Coupe (amazing car btw) now back to Skoda in a Superb Sportline. Cant fault Skodas for practicality and value.

This is the best review for car ever see , great talking , love VRS so much .

Great video and fitting tribute to a "sleeper car"....I had one of first gen vrs estates and always remember a colleague asking what the he** I was doing...just buy the audi you really want!! And then after the 1st time he drove behind me on a sweeping A road he got it....the octavia vrs 4x4 was as good an estate as you could buy. So long 😢👍👍

Diesel is my first choice. Diesel engines are 'compression ignition' engines, which are future proofed given that they can run on many products. The first engine by Rudolf Diesel didn't run on 'diesel fuel' , but peanut oil. He tried other oils successfully. At a time when we worry about crude oil, the compression ignition engine is superior to petrol because you can literally grow fuel for it, and better than EV because the range is easy to increase without the massive weight penalty which EV's 'enjoy'

Nobby you are a star! I love this car I must admit. If it wasn't for the price and insurance group (24) it'd definitely be for me though price wise I will concede that a second hand demo model would be worth a look.

I had 2 x Vrs TDI's of the previous version! Fabulous cars, both mine and my wife's favourite cars! Got a Superb afterwards, also brilliant but lost that peppy performance the Vrs's had! Not a surprise!

you are so true...also the same story here in the Netherlands.....the VRs , both the prtrol and diesel weren't even on the list on the previous modell!!!!

Im not an estate fan but I will miss the diesel option.Tanx Nobby

This car would be on my shopping list on colour alone. Love this green. :)

Hoping that my petrol RS combi arrives this week. A little disappointed I went for Graphite grey over this green colour after seeing 1 in the flesh. Beautiful colour.

Hi there, how is the ride quality in the back ? It's a very long time since I had an Octavia vRS, loved it, but it was hard in the back seat. Belfast to Cork regular trip. Alternative is superb sport line plus 150......

I can remember when I was based in Tipperary, a woman I worked with bought a Skoda Favorit. She was a motoring trail blazer.

I got back into my golf 8 tdi after having a golf 8 150 ps tsi as a loaner for 3 days and I thought my car was broken. It was so loud and felt like someone had put sand or grit in rhe motor. Yuk. But i got used to it again, and it is much punchier and frugal. Had to change sensors 3 times now....

Delighted with mine Mark! Where do I go after this 🤷🏻‍♂Not quite 5l/100km but maybe that's just first 2 weeks in sport mode!

Is that the same 2.0 TDi engine in the Golf GTD & Audi A5 190 bhp diesel?

If only they hadn’t ruined it with that awful VW infotainment system- had to buy my Superb instead which really is great but too big for my needs. Great video as always, thank you.😊

🫡 Excellent Review. Excellent Car. Farewell vRS TDI you will be missed.

Love listening to this guy…..”when you’re thirsty”…….”thirty thousand euro” ❤

Great review Sir…

We have one from new in 2017 not a combi but a hatchback and we love it just as much as the day we collected it. Ive upgraded our 2nd car on a couple of occasions but we cant part with the RS. Honestly think we could have it until it stops driving which will be never as they are bullet proof 😂

I wonder if the facelifted petrol vRS is gonna be sold over in Ireland.

Great car Nobby. Good review. Shame they are going to stop making it..

Had 2. Loved them both. Still got my Fabia vRS after 17 years, still love it, and apart from maintainance, has been and still is, trouble free, and now got a Superb Est L&K150 bhp diesel estate to go with it, and guess what......! 🥰

I have a 221 Combi RS 245,what a car, bit thirsty if your used to a Diesel but its miles better to drive.Not many fast estates in that price range, might go again? Depends on the price, love a sunroof though

Top tip for U.K. drivers - get one in black or white , wear a white shirt and a high viz coat and watch the car in front sh#t themselves 😂

What a pity to see it go😢

Combi. Sorry. Is the SW or Estate in Ireland ???? Cheers.

Got one of these on the drive (2015 model vrs)... and an ID3. The ID3 is always first choice. But I do need to replace the Octy with an EV that has a bigger boot. The Octy is close to unbeatable for practicality in a car of its dimensions.

Can you compare the Mercedes GLS 450 d Amg Line with the BMW X7 40 D

TSI 4X4 204 HP SportLine next Year 😊. Last week in Eco mode fuel consumption was 4.6L (190hp).

That colour is fantasic!

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I owned 6 octavias, 5 of them combis. Great cars but there's no way I'd go back to them from the enyaq

I can 100% guarantee you that if they came without Bridgestone potenza tyres on it will make a massive difference. I’ve had two mk3 and a mk4 all saloons and they’ve all been the same, take the Bridgestones off and it’s noticeable straight away. I’ll be ordering the new facelift saloon but I buy petrol

They should stick an extra tax on big SUVs ..that might encourage people back into estate cars , which are more practical. Keep up the great reviews.

Considered buying one at Christmas last year but when you add on a few options it was the guts of 55K which was a bit much, I also felt the interior was a little cheap in places Nice car tho

Hello Mark, not related ( except it’s Skoda) but can you say when you will be testing the new Skoda Superb. Waiting to see what you think of it before taking possible purchase further. Thanks

Legends never die!

Great looking car.

but... the facelifted version still keeps the engine in the RS right?

I had a skoda Octavia diesel, it was great. Until the dual mass flywheel went at 35000 miles from new. But to be fair Skoda paid 90% of the cost of a new one. Didn't put me off Skoda. I had a Citigo, which was better than the VW Up i owned. Now I have a Fabia estate, and that's brilliant.

Sad times! 😢

Got the 4x4 version. As good, if not better than the 320d Touring I had before. Certainly better vfm.

the car is also in nice irish color

So elegant

Go back to 1930s Skoda was in same class as Jaguar Mercedes, 1970s Wheel barrow jokes, in 2024 I have driven three As hire cars and honestly they feel premium over Volkswagen...

Skoda do seem to be a bit better at style recently whereas VW (ID range especially) are a bit poop in the looks department ;)

Beasshhht 💪💪

Estate/wagons from any manufacturer are so underrated. The Skoda is better in every way than the equivalent VW, but all are very much overpriced and usually unreliable in the medium term, but that's VAG products in a nutshell these days.

So many times over the decade when my family or needed another car iv almost... almost bought a Skoda Octavia RS TDI, genuinely. I know this is something I will regret into the future. I suppose "you cant drive them all".

Is that a custom colour?

One problem! DPF…

5L/100KM is savage,, wish my petrol car could sniff close to this

The best Taxi in the world ever. RIP ,TDI 😢

Pitty these cars don't have some sort of screen controller, the touch screen so cheap covered in smudges.

I love mine.

How do you know you’re Daddy Cool!? You drive a Nardo Grey b9 Audi RS4 Avant! 🤣🤪🤪👍

I think you might need to back further than 20 years on the Skoda/VW debate. In 2004, an Octavia was a better car than it’s equivalent Golf/Bora cousin.

Only 20 bhp more than my Ibiza Cupra, so a no from me, unfortunately

Crying shame R. I. P. VRS Tdi

Its definitely a chapter in your life. Once the family flies the nest you will be using a 2 seater for a while. Then grandchildren arrive......the SUV is now the order. I love my 320hp SUV for those times I'm alone.

I love wagons! Unfortunately, the United States of America is the capital of the world in wagon hate. Nobody buys wagons here.

It's not that I don't like the Octavia but the reliability issues are so many these days that I just can't put my money in this brand anymore. I used to have 3 Skodas, all Combi until the dreadful 2016 model when each month I had to go to the dealer to fix a problem or another. Regarding the TDI, except the 1.9 TDI, the newer ones are just not that good and, if I was to get an Octavia, it would have been with a 1.5 TSI most likely, not the TDI.

Nah, just get an MG5 EV for £15k! Built like a tank; ultra reliable; decent range. More tech than any equivalent fossil car too.

If Skoda get rid of the diesel cars, I for one will nevet buy another Skoda.

Diesel is dead... Then try to haul 40 tons of goods with a truck woth a petrol engine. You will see the reason why diesel is still the nr 1 in goods transport all around the world but hey just tell everyone diesel is dead. It's all propaganda like saying EVs are the future yet in winter their range drops with 30-40%

Estates are great, population getting forced against their will to switch to SUV.

had 4 vrs cars , i did love them right from mk1 1800 which was one of the best , wheel spin on the front is annoying as octavia is a longish car and when you put you foot down at the lights all the weight goes to the rear , on a shorter car not as bad say a golf .. best skoda ive owned is superb sportline plus 276 .. you cannot spin it , even in the wet , and at just over 5 seconds its a great sleeper , its only 80kg or 100kg more than a vrs, no its not as nimble on twists roads but its not bad though .... and you think the octavia has a big boot ? you never owned a superb ....ha ha

Wierd one as you will still be able to buy a Diesel Superb with Real Knobs

Had one not a bad car but cheap plastic everywhere horrible infotainment and very loose back end great mpg

and wonder why you didn't put the back seats down? just one of the reasons I want to buy a wagon!!!BTW all of you, dudes,making rewies on wagons almost never do it. what's wrong with you? Don't you think someone wants to take a quick nap sometimes, driving more than 10 hours on the road. My MB 320 TDI,2008 model was perfect for this 🤷‍♂

Diesel dead LOL.

I have a 2022 vRS tdi 4x4.... I strongly suggest you try one of those!! Bags of grip, power off the line, great MPG... what more could you need?? Mine does have wireless charging, but it can be a little intermitant at times.

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