VanhireBoys

I didn't do this and just drove on - ended up with a broken box and taking the centre out of the clutch plate !! I could have saved myself 2 weeks and about €1000 !

That would be an absolute travesty if all that stuff got dumped - not now but maybe in 5 years time when spares get scarce To document, list and advertise all that stuff is no mean feat - then to sell and p+p it all is very time consuming The Fabia Mk1 is now at the stage where there is a big cull rate - even moderate repair is becoming uneconomic and this treasure trove could well be the saviour ! If you and a bunch of friends got together to help this chap out you would be doing a great service I saw this exact scenario happen 10 years ago with a fella who broke a load of Porsche 924/944s and lost his storage ! Ended up all the parts were just dumped and now it's left that all them parts are 5 times the price and worse condition! I just hope this dosen t happen here !

Ohhh Now- that is a treasure trove and a half ! I'd be happy to root around in there for hours 🤣 Would he post a few small bits if I asked nicely ??

Keep Keep Keep ! Or maybe I wasn't clear enough Keep You have minded that car so well and somebody else will only get the benefit What can you replace it with ? Sommit modern and boring ! If you keep her in the manner she is accustomed to then for sure she will last at least another 15 years and 200k miles !

If you got a 2.0 petrol mk1 that was an MOT failure and for breaking - that's a good start ! Even a mk4 Golf GTi that is for breaking - Putting cams and upgrading a 1.4 is a money pit and very little gain - Make sure the donor car is a runner and work from there ! If you are relying on the car as a daily driver bear this in mind as to do this sort of conversion will take a right few weeks ! Try and think of all the pitfalls and good luck !!

Good bit of advice there - Obviously the speed sensor wasnt reading at times due to the play in the bearing ! Thanks for the heads up

Hi All Ive just passed one year with my Fabia vRS. A bit of background on my car. We moved from the town to the country and well I needed a car. I was on my wifes insurance for her Civic for years. This didnt matter one sod as I had to start from ground zero.. All I wanted was a s**tbox to take me to work and back.. A diesel. I didnt want repayments or any of that malark and if it lay down Id just get another ball of dung... I thought a Mk5 TDi Golf would fit nicely but My insurance for a Mk5 06 Golf was astonomical .. So I looked at a Nissan Tiida which was just grim - Just horrble... Beggars cant be choosers but even a beggar would cringe ... I know they are reliable ..... and I need reliable as I cover about 110km a day ...!! I saw a video with some lad with a heavily modded MK1 vRS and he said they were well worth it - I checked my insurance out and it was €1256 which was worth it ... or €1178 for a diesel Tiida. I came across mine by pure chance - She was a small bit modified which is dodgey but she seemed well minded so I just took a chance !!! It takes me back 25 years driving it and every time I just smile. Im going to say it now my Fabia exceeds all expections I had.... We live over narrow roads and the Fabia is just the right size - I often seen the late John Mullholland take many a so called fast car in the rallies in the late 00's ... I also go on the motorway and the car is just planted stable and totally unstressed. Giving me 50 mpg+ . No real smoke either even she is a small bit breated on. Apologies lads we work in Euros and eurotrash kilometers here and everything is inflated. I have a good mate with a garage so mates rates apply. When I got the car the gearbox wasnt great so the failure was bound to happen. Putting in the SRE made a great difference. Tax is steep as she is taxed on engine cc .... ! In this half arse country they dont want you driving a fun car ... well feck them and double feck them. Unless sommit bad happens I intend to drive the Fabia as a two fingers up to the government ... ! These wee cars are a well kept secret ... You might think the below is steep but the service costs are low and the repayments dont exist - She did fail teh NCT on brake hoses so I just got Goodridge .. If she needs anything now it will be uprated stuff as it costs only a small bit more than the standard !! Hopefully Ive got this right !! Car 2005 Skoda Fabia vRS Mileage at Purchase 116,322 km Mileage Now 149,518 km Static Costs Cost at Purchase €2,000 Cost Now €1,500 Tax €673 Insurance €1,256 NCT €58 NCT Re Test €22 Diesel €2,400 Total €6,409 Repairs/Servicing NCT Retest 126,415 km 137,328 km Oil/Air/Fuel Filters + Oil €72 Goodridge Metal Braided Hoses €92 Thermostat €22 Labour €80 Labour €80 DOT 5 Brake Fluid flush and Replace €21 €174 €193 Gearbox Failure 143,022 km NCT Prep and Servicing Sachs SRE Clutch kit and DMF €780 136,832 km Slave Cylinder €35 New LH rear Caliper €100 2nd Hand 02M gerbox from 06 vRS €120 Oil and Filter €38 Recovery €100 Labour €80 Labour €200 €218 Service Oil and Filter €58 €1,293 Tyres and Alignment Sundries 137,119km Cabin Heater €32 Tyres Nan-Kang 215/45x16 x2 €180 VDO Oil Temp Sender M14x1.5 €21 Alignment €40 Oil Pressure Sensor VDO copy €38 €220 Gauge panel for MK4 Golf €12 €103 Grand Total Repair and Servicing €2,201 Grand Total Fuel €2,400 Static Cost Less fuel €4,009 Bottom Line €8,610