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Paul, you are spot on, Absolute credit to Matthew for saving & restoring the car to such a high standard. Back in the day there was so much unnecessary prejudice & snobbery against these cars, Lots will have been scrapped for the sake of it. A neighbour got a mint 3 year old Estelle in the early 90’s when he retired, posh sunroof & stereo model, RAF blue, very low mileage, he was as proud as punch of that car. I had a mint 4 year old Favorit 30,000 miles, I got a company car so needed to sell, A local garage had a good reputation for selling customers cars for a fixed fee, Owner refused to sell my Favorit ‘ ( as in his words ) ‘it was rubbish just like Estelle’s’. I sold it to a friend, who still has it, with over 150,000 on the clock.

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I believe that same prejudice, to some at least, exists today. Although probably (hopefully) not as often as I think it, I believe people who drive certain brands of car look down (sometimes literally when sitting in their lofty Range Rover etc) on other people. This has always intrigued me; particularly as many either drive these vehicles on lease, company car or PCP. I have no issue whatsoever driving our Citroen 2CV or my Smart. In fact it is those cars I get the most pleasure from and I hope that comes across on camera. Feeling unhappy, stressed? I go out in the 2CV or Smart for an hour and its like therapy 😊 Sincerely thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Appreciated.

@badbooks476

2 жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK it’s as if certain brands have priority at roundabouts/ roadworks & reduction in lanes, I thoroughly enjoy driving my old mk2 Polo or mk1 MX5 with none of the modern day tech

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

The Estelle is a very underated car, everyone I have taken out in her has commented on how comfortable and nice the car actually is ! Surprising Skoda was the sales line at the time and they certainly are. New the Estelle was cheaper than a 2cv by a fair bit. You certainly got more car for Ur cash ! I have owned many favorits Felicia's and even a Felicia fun ... All great practical and reliable cars ... I will always have a Skoda or two in my life 😉

Great video! I've owned and driven Estelles since 95. I happened by one at a breakers yard whilst I was finding parts for my Fiat. An old 120LSE was sat on top of the small Fiat, and I was impressed by what I saw (Disk brakes, double wishbone suspension, and the design of it seemed very well thought out indeed). So I researched the Skoda a bit more and made one my next car. That was 27-years ago, and I finally had to take my Estelle off the road in 2018 because of rusty sills! Never mind the low price of these cars, they are wonderful to drive, comfortable, not actually that slow when compared to other cars of the era with a similar engine size, and have lots of space for a family of four. Regarding brake squeal - try a different brand of pads. I remember buying some that squealed terribly. Also make sure the manufacturer hasn't put too much paint on, as I've had some pads 'stick' in the calliper and overheat! The ticking noise from the indicator is actually a little hammer hitting the side of the flasher unit! The owner of Mog has done a cracking job on this car and it is a pleasure to see. All the best - Gord :-)

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

I think the Estelle, like our 2CV were very well engineered and as you say, not as “slow” as people would think. Matthew is obviously extremely passionate when seeing the work he has done to Mog and his 120L is a testament to the level of skill and time he and others have put in. Many thanks for watching and your comment.

Wow congrats Matthew! Really enjoyed the video and what a brilliant little car. Doesn’t surprise me he has a Beetle too! May have been a cheap car in its day but was attractive looking and full of character. Delighted he saved it!!

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes Matthew is a talented and dedicated owner.

Saw this beautiful car at the Festival of the Unexceptional 2022, it was deffo my fave car there. Happy to find this video to see more of it !

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

Definitely my favourite to. Great car and owner Matthew.

@gribzy

Жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK yeah, I had a chat with Matthew as well, even let me have a sit in the car. Hope he's at next years show.

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your very kind words, i was so chuffed to be in the concourse and to be runner up was the icing on that cake after all the work! I always let people sit in and experience the car and how it feels. I restored her so everyone could enjoy her and experience what the car was really like, plus i love to share the car with everyone. We plan to be there next year and continue our adventures together.

Beautiful Estelle Matthew and a credit to your 'can do' attitude you seem to have , I too am an aircooled VW enthusiast and owner since 1988, but have had a 13,000 mile from new 1988 120L tucked up in a dry barn since 2007, I am going to pull it back home now I have built my workshop and start working on getting it back on the road.

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comments 😊. Yes get that 120 back on the road !! You're very lucky to have such a low mileage example. You can do anything if you try 😉 and Remember to like and.subscribe !¡!

Great job 👏👍👌

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment.

I had an electronic ignition from a rover 2.2 rover p6 my father put on mine but mine was series 1 it was plumbed into the distributor I think it was a lamination worked great I also had a sealed bag of sand in the front transformed the handling great car for a then 19 year old mind you that was 34 years ago it used to pump petrol back out on hot days out of the filler if you put more then 12pound of petrol

@barerust5140

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for your lovely comments, its always lovely to hear people's stories. I have since filming managed to find an electronic ignition system from Germany for the car which means i can keep the stock distributor and engine bay look.

Beautiful Škoda. Looks like mine. Same color and also with the Auto-plas louvre. Good work! The engine sounds really smooth, excellent. Great video. Greetings from Holland! Nice Jupiter wheels by the way. Drums do come off with a Big Bang doesn’t it?! 😉 do you know there is a 12 v connection underneath the dashboard for accessories? You miss a plastic cover on the handle for the spare wheel and a spring underneath.

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Mogg is a beautiful car and credit to Matthew. Thanks for watching and your comments.

Superb video skills and cool car too.

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Love the Estelle. Don’t tell Matthew but I will keep an ear out for if he ever decides to part with it.

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK I would have to have a pretty good offer to even make me think about it. Plus what would I replace it with ?? Estelles and rapids in rhd are hard to find .... But if she did have to ever leave it would have to go to the right home where it would maintained in its original state. I would be deversated if I sold her and she was engine swaped and turned in to hill climb car

You got a very very nice car. I love Skoda. 😃

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, its taken a lot of work to get her there . Thank you for your lovely comment

Lovely video. Enjoyed all of it. I run 2 x Estelles so definitely enjoy all aspects. Couple of things, it's a doddle to add the intermittent relay. I snapped one up off a car in the scrapyard and 10 minutes later - luxury of intermittent! Also squeaking brakes are from to hard pad types I find. Originally was asbestos and those never squeak. Lastly its worth paying extra for the genuine PAL distributor. The Chinese ones can cause all sorts of problems including not starting!

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

Really good morning with Matthew and Mog. Loved his 120L and appreciated the level of commitment and work put into her. Thanks for watching and your comments.

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment's, after driving mog to the ace cafe in London for the eastern bloc vehicle day I now have a solution to the squeaky brakes !! ... Thanks to some chaps in the know on early skodas ! Thankfully she made it no bother and never skipped a beat ! But thank you for Ur kind comments. Paul next time I will let ya have a drive 😉

@LivetoDriveUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@barerust5140 Matthew, I, hold on, accept your offer 😊 have you seen this? www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/unexceptional-classics/unexceptional-classifieds-skoda-120l-estelle/

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK an interesting read, and agin it is seen as a terrible handling car. Which as u have experienced is really not the case, under powered yes. U just need to drive it as a rear engine car and respect that fact. Well I guess looking at the guide price mine must be worth a couple of pennies ! Not that really matters to me

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK maybe we need to do a 2cv Estelle comparison 🤔

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I'm restoring a s100 by myself. Don't have friends 😅 great job lad. Hope to see mog around

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

Mog is absolutely lovely. Matthew will probably see and reply to you too.

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear another classic skoda is being restored.... Just let me know if u need a hand !! Thanks for u lovely comments and yes i plan to be out in mog once more this year when the weather brightens up.... And she passes her mot finger 🤞i was so happy she came in runner up at this year festival of the unexceptional in the concour ... But again thanks for your lovely comments

a beautiful car. i love the colour. a simple no fuss car that looks new! a credit to 'Mogs' owner.

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it. I love Mog. Absolutely a credit to Matthew for his time, skill and commitment. Thanks for watching.

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comments 😊 it was certainly a labour of love at times. Please do come say hi at the festival of the unexceptional and at Silverstone classics event we will be there

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

@@barerust5140 we will. And come be bored by me discussing my MG Metro 😁 I will send you a PM today.

There is unfortunately zero number for sale in Australia of SKODA 120L

@LivetoDriveUK

3 ай бұрын

Not many left over in UK. Assume they never went to Aus?

@petkuscinta9797

2 ай бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK I have seen few around late 90 ties

Apart from.over heating issues they weren't a bad runabout I managed to get 100mph out of one nearly killing myself when a gust of wind took me from the 3rd lane of the motorway to the first the distributor bushes wear causing the timing to be all over the place

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know regards overheating. @BareRust would know 😁

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

Over heating can be common. i think mainly due to the distance coolant has to travel, its vital on the Estelle to bleed all the air out of the cooling system correctly and ensuring they are flushed out regularly! And the correct coolant is used and not just water . I have never had an issue with mine over heating or running a hot temperature. Also vital is ensuring the water pump is in tip top health and fan and switch are working as they should. The water pump has its work cut out moving coolant from the radiator up front to the engine at the rear. The cast iron head and ally block as we mentioned in the video does not help with over heating. But as long as the cooling system is properly maintained there fine. Tbh many friends in the owners club with these cars also dont seem to have huge issues with over heating. But as mentioned the alley block n cast iron head makes them prone to head gasket failure.... So u do have to be mindful of that..... I have to spare head gaskets and a head so ..... Few hours and she would be gd to go again ☺️

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

But we're on electronic ignition now so the timing is spot on and remains so ☺️

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

@@barerust5140 thanks Matthew 😁

@barerust5140

Жыл бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK are you bored now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

How much you want for it ?. seriously.

@barerust5140

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly she will not be for sale in the foreseeable future. Alot went into saving her 3 years of work nearly, and alot of time n money. So the car has a sentimental value and will be staying with me in my fleet.

@ivanvisanich

2 жыл бұрын

@@barerust5140 If you would need any spares for it let me know . For the distributor fit a one together with the elctronic box from a Favorit or Felicia . You will eliminate the points and condensor .

@TheoriginalSpaceboy

Жыл бұрын

@@ivanvisanich Thanks for that tip