Went like a scalded cat!Nothing wrong with the VW refurbed Skodas mate. One of the..sorry no... THE most exciting car I ever owned was a Skoda VRS Mk1. A true wolf in sheeps clothing.
Puncture: Replace or Repair?
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And that's why the fuzz used them! There's an awesome restoration of a Mk1 VRS being documented extremely well on Briskoda taking it back to its former Police glory with all original kit - even the same radio that used to be in the car when it was in service.
Pretty mind-blowing and worth a read!
Saving a MK1 Octavia VRS Police Car, FJ54 WYP
Let me introduce you to my project, hopefully you find it interesting. It's a ex Leicestershire Police MK1 VRS, 160k miles and a total shed! (Don't be fooled by the photos of the outside, they make it look much better then it is). I've been looking on and off for the last 10 years for one of thes...
www.briskoda.net
This is just between you and me. 
I was always a bit sceptical about Skodas claimed top speed of 145mph for the VRS Mk1. I was coming back from Southend in mine one night on the A13 at 4.00am. With no lights in the distance and non in the mirror I decided to see what it could really do. Being a driver since the sixties and used to clinging on to a vibrating steering wheel and all the noise of a classic car going at 60mph I couldn’t believe how smoothly it accelerated past 100mph. Not the slightest rattle, vibration or wind noise. It continued on up to 145mph and was still accelerating at 147mph. I then decided this was getting silly as if a set of red lights appeared in the distance, even a mile away I would be up on them in a moment. Which would be a bit of a give-away if it was a police car. So I bottled out…very impressed. 
I was always a bit sceptical about Skodas claimed top speed of 145mph for the VRS Mk1. I was coming back from Southend in mine one night on the A13 at 4.00am. With no lights in the distance and non in the mirror I decided to see what it could really do. Being a driver since the sixties and used to clinging on to a vibrating steering wheel and all the noise of a classic car going at 60mph I couldn’t believe how smoothly it accelerated past 100mph. Not the slightest rattle, vibration or wind noise. It continued on up to 145mph and was still accelerating at 147mph. I then decided this was getting silly as if a set of red lights appeared in the distance, even a mile away I would be up on them in a moment. Which would be a bit of a give-away if it was a police car. So I bottled out…very impressed.
I bottled it at that speed too!This is just between you and me.
My turn 
I've had more nails and screws in tyres since owning the van than my entire history of cars combined
I've had more nails and screws in tyres since owning the van than my entire history of cars combined
Repair! (And have the tyre shop remove the magnets!!!)My turn
I've had more nails and screws in tyres since owning the van than my entire history of cars combined
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Oh, what a bummerApparently I’ve ran it for too long with no air in and damaged the side wall so I’ve ended up with a new tyre
Apparently I’ve ran it for too long with no air in and damaged the side wall so I’ve ended up with a new tyre
Well only you know if you did?
And another one yesterday.....
