Hi all,
For sale is my Black Magic Fabia vRS on a 53 (2003). Only had it a few months and after pouring over £1500 into it on mechanical upkeep in order to create a good base to start modding, i've realised that its not worth having a diesel for my 2 mile trip to work every day so i've bought myself a 1.8t
Im going to be brutally honest with the description as it still needs a little bit of loving and I know everyone on here can appreciate the potential these cars hold.
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Mileage: 136000
Service history: Pretty much full, just missing 2 stamps - Full service about a month ago with only the oil and filter left to be changed (done fuel filter, K&N, Cabin filter) + Pagid disks and pads all round
MOT: Just had 12 months put on and all advisories taken care of
Cambelt & Water Pump: Done a couple of months ago with OEM parts from euro
Clutch & Flywheel: Done a couple of months ago. Valeo clutch kit fitted with a Valeo SMF conversion
History: HPI clear
Cosmetics: Recently had all new badges. I've had the drivers bolster re-foamed and re-upholstered (upholsterer couldn't get hold of the exact grey material so took the centre seat material from the rear seats as a donor and re-trimmed the centre rear seat in the same black fabric as the centres).
Drive/Mechanical: The car has had a remap and I estimate is pulling around 170bhp (judging from past experience of driving many tuned diesels). Not done by a well known company but the map is fairly progressive and drives quite well.
apart from the map and the mufflerectomy (done by previous owner) i believe this car is completely standard.
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The car is mechanically sound and ready to take modifications so please bear that in mind when reading the next bit
Bad bits. again, I will be critical:
-Needs fuel sender unit (fuel gauge has started to read backwards and was advised by the local auto electrician that this is the solution)
-Elephant breather mod (though there is a catch can included that I haven't fitted yet)
-Needs fan resistor pack (fan speed 1 inop)
-Needs rear doors sealing (common fault, depending on how long I have the car for after this advert goes live, I may get round to doing it myself)
-A/C regas (maybe something you can live without for a while given its winter!)
-Wheels need a refurb and centre caps on (tyres all good)
-Needs fogs fitting (again, I have them and they're included)
-Needs new boot carpet
-tailgate needs looking at as you have to gently push down on it when opening otherwise it wont open
It does look like a long list of cons but trust me, if I were doing the appropriate mileage, I'd be keeping this without a shadow of a doubt. Plus most of them are inexpensive things to fix. An optimist would view this car as the perfect opportunity to take a mechanically healthy car home for a bargain and bring it up to a show standard without worrying about any nasty surprise mechanical bills. It's now sitting on my drive at home waiting for a new owner.
£2000
P.s if they aren't gone by the time someone is interested, I have a set of brand new VMaxx coilovers that Include with the car for an extra £200 (£400 new) and also a Kenwood double din sat nav unit for a further £100
Location - Blackpool
You can reach me on 07788299568 - texts are better as I cant usually answer calls at work. I'll do my best to get back to you within the hour.
