BIG props to *SKODA* for getting involved.. their PR guys know whats up!

@johnjuiceshipper4963

6 жыл бұрын

BrabusBandit This series was great free PR from the start. Props to whatever PR-employee decided to get involved.

@shona5512

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@tarstarkusz

2 жыл бұрын

8:15 That guy MUST GO BACK!

@Platinumoxide

2 жыл бұрын

Skoda is too underrated man, it deserves more attention.

mad props to Skoda for this!

@jinchey

4 жыл бұрын

You think they did this out of the goodness of their hearts? What are you, 11?

@greyfoxeye

4 жыл бұрын

don't be rude. You're already a year late to this thread.

@197Tom

4 жыл бұрын

It’s just a free advertisement on how reliable their engines are

@devilinthedetailers7661

3 жыл бұрын

jinch so the fact they gain something means its not a nice act? Youre the immature one

@1HotLegendLS

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@angelamerte7847

3 жыл бұрын

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 :)

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

@maktv5544

6 жыл бұрын

Sure you are

@axelthesergal1997

6 жыл бұрын

my Mitsubishi magna has done 300,000kms its a 1994 v6 wagon

@nrl417

6 жыл бұрын

Dude, Celica? Man, I wanna see it! Make a video about it pleaseee!!

@raksh9

6 жыл бұрын

So your Celica is getting a paintjob and nutjob. I fully understand how someone can be so close to their car.

@camerongsx9122

6 жыл бұрын

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.

Nice gesture from Skoda to be fair. Not often you see manufacturers doing something like this

@Daniel-gs5wv

6 жыл бұрын

TheBlaggert it makes sense these videos make the brand look so good

@argowal

6 жыл бұрын

He put skoda on my map, Good that the brand recognized him.

@annahenrietta9517

6 жыл бұрын

Argowal That's a Skoda from another time , now they've been bought by VW if I'm not mistaken

@mcmicky2

6 жыл бұрын

I was planning to get a BM but now I'm having legit second thoughts

@steffenjachnow8176

6 жыл бұрын

> 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.

Rare footage of Alex not working on his own car

@archiedomaneschi4682

4 жыл бұрын

Haha so true

Call that a lot of rust? *Chuckles in MGB*

@samuelballantine2686

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, from personal experience this is true

@LGRCarVideosAndMore

3 жыл бұрын

*Chuckles in Ford Escort*

@gabrielcooper1248

3 жыл бұрын

@@LGRCarVideosAndMore *chuckles in Volvo 480*

@LGRCarVideosAndMore

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielcooper1248 *Chuckles in Rover 200 BRM*

7:38 Oh my gawd! I'm in a Car Throttle video, and even in one of the most awesome ones so far! 😅

@ze3934

6 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

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!!!!!!!!!!

@sergiupuscasu2496

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@mottmatt7844

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@rafaelphoenix4746

6 жыл бұрын

I guess that if you take care of a car, it will last. I hope that can also apply to modern cars.....

@Mono_Jungla

6 жыл бұрын

It's a WV inside. Some TDI engines are tricky .miles has been well taken care of .

@sergiupuscasu2496

6 жыл бұрын

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).

Give the seats new stitching, only seams fit. I’ll get my coat

@puddlesailor2871

4 жыл бұрын

this comment doesnt have enough likes

@SSS43MH

4 жыл бұрын

Reference to Topgear?

@devilinthedetailers7661

3 жыл бұрын

This left me in stiches! 😂

@PatDavis-qg5no

3 жыл бұрын

“Is that my jacket??”

I love seeing this kind of restoration. These cars deserve our love!

We NEED to get this to a million miles. or 1.4 million miles.

@SkylineLofe

6 жыл бұрын

don't you mean 1.4 million miles?

@ilikeboost4764

6 жыл бұрын

Sai Vootukur why 1.4 million miles?

@NGRosales

6 жыл бұрын

Ilikeboost because he was 400k miles at the beginning... or somewhere around that park.

@ncrtransport5993

6 жыл бұрын

My 01 Tacoma prerunner has 430k miles on it my goal is a million

@polo_sportz1705

6 жыл бұрын

Do you restore it and stuff?

The before and after pictures are going to look miles apart!

@bbmikej

6 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@brendanhall9504

6 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Thompson i hate you for that

@___blaggard999___8

6 жыл бұрын

Painfully dad joke ish hahaha

I did almost the same thing on a 1.9 diesel mk5 golf. Interior change and full respray of exterior.

My Mum has a Skoda Octavia wagon that is awesome and this series made me love Skoda even more!

There we go. Behind the door panels lied the reasons why the windows "wood not roll down"... Cheers to Miles and his team!

*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!

@stevenspilsbury9801

6 жыл бұрын

Road trip to the Czech republic sounds like a great idea

@Snarl616

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@thatguysellscrack

6 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@lewyswhite8325

6 жыл бұрын

Mate that's a really good idea. Hope Car Throttle notice your comment; would be great to see!

@davidovymotocykloverenovac3877

6 жыл бұрын

I go there tomorrow actualy. I live 40 minutes from Mlada Boleslav.

Boy Miles deserves a fresh new remake after lasting for more than 400000 miles!

@salmanhakeem3298

5 жыл бұрын

Drama Mere huzoor

I'm so glad he's getting cleaned up and restored! Those new seats and interior bits look fantastic!!!

Amongst all of this love island shit, Car Throttle is my saving grace, thank you!

@tangyiutong

6 жыл бұрын

couldn't agree MORE!

@michaelaltun

6 жыл бұрын

Much wisdom you speak.

@foureye7058

6 жыл бұрын

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.

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 car is truthfully a hero. And Miles deserve to be glory again.

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 knew Skoda would like this. Great promo for the quality of their cars

@gordonchard6243

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@SimonSaysApple

6 жыл бұрын

Does that mean making Miles to a limo?

@zaf2774

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Fabulous. Miles must live forever!

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!

@joepillar416

6 жыл бұрын

Love the vids keep it up

@BavarianM

6 жыл бұрын

I think the car will be red

@emilyw3192

6 жыл бұрын

I want the steering wheel, I've shared and everything! 😂

@jortoosterhoff1081

6 жыл бұрын

Car Throttle make the car back whit white accents

@TheMysticalFusion

6 жыл бұрын

please reed my comment and please give me the steering wheel :)

Miles for President

@MidnightRobotics

6 жыл бұрын

KAL 1 make the car community great again

I like this series/car so much. Good on Skoda for taking the opportunity to advertise their awesome cars.

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!

4:12 the guy destroyed the door with the screwdriver...

@robertasburba4963

6 жыл бұрын

GabGas27 how do you even notice these kind of things xd

@gabgas27

6 жыл бұрын

Robertas Burba I am a lover of detaling and these things make me cry!!!

@Andrew-wj9eq

6 жыл бұрын

Least it got resprayed after that

@michal_6873

6 жыл бұрын

*Skoda.* *Simply* *Clever* (-rly destroying your car)

@MarkVerstappen93

6 жыл бұрын

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.

I wonder if the first owner knows about miles

@cathallawlor989

6 жыл бұрын

sirico there was one owner before miles and knows the plans for miles

@dasovietpotato3784

6 жыл бұрын

It is wierd that the steering wheel has indentations.

@longboyyo8439

6 жыл бұрын

DaSovietPotato I used to have a diesel Octavia and I can tell you, those indentations are normal (not the thumb part)

@milusther999

6 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@dos1809

6 жыл бұрын

wear and tear buddy, wear and tear. that wheel been touched like ( improper joke ) ...

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 :'((

Absolutely incredible. I’d love to do something like this one day

Skoda need to put this an their museum when finished

@A1DJPaul

6 жыл бұрын

When it clears the million miles !

@photonicpiston9231

6 жыл бұрын

Nope this car belongs to the wild

@NHGJLK

6 жыл бұрын

Well, it's a regular 1.9 tdi, with VRS interior, I don't think they would do it.

@dominiksenkerik

6 жыл бұрын

Yea in Czech republic i think we have one Octavia with 1M km in a Škoda museum. These cars really are indestructible :D

@hkpdabing2692

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, half of all octavias there got over 500k km :-D

I wonder if we'll get to see Miles hit 1,000,000 miles.

@f1criss

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe kilometers.

@krassergamerLP

6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@PatrickBateman88

6 жыл бұрын

A tundra has done it

@gabrielmalta1962

6 жыл бұрын

Is this Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus?

@Basti5792

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Kersten's million mile Skoda

Kinda makes me want to pull my own car to bits and clean it all up beautifully too!

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 ;)

I never thought I would ever want a 20 year old Skoda steering wheel

ahhh seeing the car getting treated this well makes me happy!!

This series is just awesome

I've always been a fan of restoring old mates.. Good job dude!

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!

Dear God you had better not crush this car now!!!! This had better stay in the CT industry forever.

@alexkersten1964

6 жыл бұрын

I'll cancel the tank then ;)

@all_the_names_are_taken_420

6 жыл бұрын

he said he wouldnt crush it

@kabloosh699

6 жыл бұрын

He can't now. This car is just too much in a legendary status to do that.

@archiescotland8378

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah he said he's gonna look after this one

This was so well-shot and so well-edited! I really enjoyed watching this! GG!

Yeah... This is the best episode from CT. Good.

At 4:11 he damages the door with the screwdriver and leaves a big knick on the paint!!!! POOR MILES!!

@supremeballen6407

6 жыл бұрын

Well.. he is getting a fresh paint so

@magatsu82

6 жыл бұрын

Axel's Empire great catch

@notdeepee

6 жыл бұрын

Is there by any chance you play a Shooter of any kind because that explains it

@s19pajua13

6 жыл бұрын

Let us gang up on that man

@123fourfive5

6 жыл бұрын

We should crucify him and sacrifice him to the high mileage gods

Omg.. true Gods at Skoda for giving this car a brand new interior. What a lovely world this is.

Fantastic that you're doing this with Miles 💪🏻

This car has driven my family around for years and years! It has survived my mother, myself, my sister and grandpa... Only dad could drive it without wrecking it lol. The guys at Skoda really know how to make a proper car!

This is the best series

KEEP THIS SERIES GOING ON!!!!

Absolutely brilliant !!!! Well done

So cool to see this car get restored.

Its so satisfying to watch miles get restored

@hybridAbsol

6 жыл бұрын

AT and HD yeah , better than classic cars sometimes

give the steering wheel back to original owner... only seems fit.

@gamingpredator4226

6 жыл бұрын

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

@mattthompson9261

6 жыл бұрын

GamingPredator when you spend 400k+miles in a car youll understand

@mattthompson9261

6 жыл бұрын

i should say aswell without his meticulous dedication to the car.. it wouldn't be here..

@Whitestorm2

6 жыл бұрын

Bruh one of my best friends is named Matt Thompson WTF

@abhikr5901

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Thompson I need it

I love seeing this restore

Love the series and also love watching Alex and miles

All that work and didn't replace the carpet.

@dwg9468

6 жыл бұрын

wobbly sauce the dealership probably only had the vrs interior lying in its store and wanted rid of it

@ThinkCleverAndSmart

6 жыл бұрын

There’s a red vrs in the same room. Maybe they just took the interior from there?

@charlie5273

6 жыл бұрын

ThinkCleverAndSmart that was their press car, alex had a go in it

@ThinkCleverAndSmart

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, my bad!

I’m so glad that miles is being restored! Great old cars like that deserve a second chance

i love what you are doing with miles

Awesome to see this. That car definetly deserves it.

I might or might not need the steering wheel. (I need it)

@MrTwinkie797

6 жыл бұрын

Hope you get it then ;D

@sum12merkwith

6 жыл бұрын

Give him the steering wheel CarThrottle! #GiveSamiTheSteeringWheel2018

@ShreN_

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZZolbCxpdrJZKw.html just Rally it out

@lucasb2128

6 жыл бұрын

Hook up ya boy he needs it

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

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 ^^

wow this is such a nice thing, i'm so happy for you and Miles :D

still waiting for phil's v6 tho... #neverforget

@DonryuRaiden

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, whats with phil?

@rfldss89

6 жыл бұрын

he's talking about alex's miata. it's named after phil collins.

@HazewinDog

6 жыл бұрын

Rafael... whoosh...

@alexkersten1964

6 жыл бұрын

you'll be pleased to know that V6 Philming starts next week already :)

@DonryuRaiden

6 жыл бұрын

You have a affair beside MIles..shame on you :-D

I want to see this car in 2050

@andrewg.6967

6 жыл бұрын

just asking with 1.000.000 miles🤣

@keisuketakahasi4584

6 жыл бұрын

probably "not allowed" with their plan for only electric cars in 2050

@CA-gy4qf

6 жыл бұрын

Keisuke Takahasi I thought it was only a ban on new cars, in the sense there are still road legal steam cars I believe.

@Windows98R

6 жыл бұрын

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

@Riyazatron

6 жыл бұрын

By 2040 it'll be told he's not allowed on the road anymore

Two years on... I'm loving Miles' story.

This is a fabulous channel - well done chaps!

Yes! Finally he’s being restored! Our High Mileage Hero shall be returned to his former glory! LONG LIVE MILES!

A super used steering wheel, I want it.

@calebflack1737

6 жыл бұрын

Nate wu why wouldn’t you? It’s free!

@firefist8511

6 жыл бұрын

3rd channel I've seen you on.

@firefist8511

6 жыл бұрын

I'm The Doctor btw

@Natewu188

6 жыл бұрын

+KidOfEpicness Lol, we must watch alot of the same channels

This is a great series!

wow this making me happy my town and country have 255,438 miles and i worry but i keep up my maintenance going on 4 years now nothing major thank god i plan on keep big blue as long as i can

Thanks God you're restoring it and not blowing it up or something stupid like that

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!

@Snarl616

6 жыл бұрын

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.

I love this rebuild!

I LOVE THE CHANNEL. I learned so many things about cars here.

Miles is definitely my favorite series on the channel so far, any other KZreadr would’ve destroyed it

@PrimorisOrdo

6 жыл бұрын

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.

CAR THROTTLE'S OFFICIAL CAR

this car worths all the respect and love from anyone!

This video is what this channel is all about. Quality content, keep it going!

BEST CAR YOU’VE EVER HAD ON THE SHOW!!!😍🔥😍🔥😍🔥

@golders99

6 жыл бұрын

Sandy Peralta - Except for Phil the MX5. That actually was a good drivers car.

This is so awesome I'm loving this series. I wish I could do this to my aging Pontiac Grand Prix but there's so much rust on it that it's not worth it. Such a shame, it's my first car I bought it in 2011, my junior year of high school, and I've been driving it every day since then to/from college and now work. With 173k miles It runs perfect, but the rust from these harsh New England winters is killing it.

@FF-th3xc

6 жыл бұрын

I

As someone looking to by an MK3 Octavia, this makes me feel confident!

Always enjoy watching this channel 👍

true reason why alex decided to restore miles He broke it🌚

Long life Milles!

this is awesome. might do it to my car soon, thanks for the inspiration

Great PR move from Skoda.

Looking forward to phil‘s V6

Miles got that reverse Benjamin Button going on all those miles and looking new

An old car with new parts. The story of my life. I love it!!

This is an epic restoration

you should drive at across Europe and Russia for for the world cup once its done

@FF-th3xc

6 жыл бұрын

Why did you put 2for

age is nothing but a number

@daniszekely7857

6 жыл бұрын

Fat Rider well if you are 41 and she is 13, then jail is nothing but a room.

@whealman142

6 жыл бұрын

Unless it's less then 18..

@sneaky8675

6 жыл бұрын

Age is a word idiot

This is so awesome!

This is great work on Miles