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As to the Rapid Spaceback being an alternative to the Fabia Estate, you would think so wouldn't you, but looking at the poor CO2 levels and fuel consumption figures I decided against it. This is looking at the 1.4 122PS model as I want a car with DSG. If only they had put the Octavia 1.4 TSI 140PS engine in it, which betters it in acceleration, fuel consumption and CO2 levels, it would have been a brilliant option! But no, they put some old inefficient engine in it, probably so that it wouldn't outperform the more upmarket Octavia model, that's my theory anyway.

Hi All, have been looking for a nearly new Fabia Elegance Estate 1.2 with DSG in white for a while now with no luck, started to consider buying new as good second hand models are going for little less than a discounted new car, but having mentioned this to my local dealer today he informed me that Fabia Estate ceased production today. Has anyone else heard this? He also suggested that the new Fabial 3 version will not be produced in estate form, just like the vRS which has been rumoured for some time now. I know the new Fabia is supposed to be bigger than existing one, but surprised if they do drop the estate, but hey, what car manufacturers do often puzzles me.

Thanks everyone for their answers and contributions to my original question in this friendly forum, have taken some useful additional information away from it all, looking forward to becoming a Skoda owner, thank you

Wow, that was quick, thought I'd be waiting days for any replies, so thank you all for your help. Thankfully all sounds generally positive, so I'll carry on looking for one with my requirements and colour. P.S. might need to ask this as a separate question, but has anyone towed a small trailer using a 1.2 TSI DSG? The Skoda brochure gives towing limits for this model, so should be ok, but not for the vRS for some reason - not that I'll be going for a vRS this time.

Hi All, I'm hoping to buy a nearly new Fabia 1.2 Elegance with DSG soon, because I'm fed up with 300+ gearchanges required in daily traffic commute. My question is about using the "creep" of the automatic gearbox, with the old torque converter box it caused no probelms, but does using this "creep" with DSG mean you are in effect constantly slipping the clutch, meaning you will burn out the clutch quite quickly. Slipping the clutch is something I avoid in a manual car and have never had to replace a clutch plate in any car over many years of driving, I'm guessing a clutch plate replacement with a DSG gearbox would be expensive too. Any response on this matter in either technical terms, or views from someone actually having used a DSG for a lot of town traffic work be appreciated as I expect to do about 12,000 milese/year and keep it for at least 5 years, thank you. Happy with your Fabia DSG?

Hello from Gloucester, looking to buy my first Skoda soon, a Fabia estate with a DSG gearbox, fed up with 300+ gearchanges in traffic on my daily commute!