Assuming my fellow Aussie's humour has not been lost on the rest of the crowd, I'll clear up some of the confusion.
All Australian-spec Fabias are the Ambition model, with additional pre-selected option packs (Travel Pack, Sports Pack, Premium Sports etc). Given it is a manual, it will be the 66TSI (or 90PS) model as the 81TSI (110PS) only comes with the DSG. This is the tyranny of distance and a 6 week boat trip over.
Also, for the benefit of the rest of forum, we only got the Mk2 Fabia before this one - and it was never referred to as such. I only realised there was one before that when I came onto these forums as well.
As for the general car buying experience here, can't give too much comment as I usually know more than the rep when I rock up. Once they have your money, they don't really care anymore - especially VAG dealers unfortunately.That being said, my Skoda has been great so no complaints so far.