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Sweet, thanks Sarky!

Haha fair enough Okay, can anyone who didn't buy the Skoda Voice extra confirm whether or not Google Voice works without it or not?

Great, so if I didn't add this on as an option, I'd get Google voice only? What's the advantage of the Skoda system?

Can anyone with Android Auto confirm whether I need to purchase the £60 voice control extra that Skoda seem to sell? Surely voice control is innate with Google Now anyway? Confused! :no:

Interesting. I commute every day, although it's just main roads and only 11 miles each way (ie no motorway driving involved). Over the year I will drive around 6.5K in commuting alone, that's not diesel driving is it? Haha.

Awesome, so 'the_raz', what's your average mpg like in the 110? Is it worth going for a diesel (that question's open to anyone)! And 'bluecar', thanks for the 'extras' run down, I will take heed of all of your pointers. I've done the carwow thing a few times now, so I'm going to try my best at a good blag (haha). Oni, did you get that 9% knockdown on finance or cash price because I'm going to be using PCP. Okay I'm nearly done with questions: I'm going to get the SE-L, are any of the extra gadgets any good/worth having (I won't ask about obvsious ones like front/rear electric windows!) I realise many of them are personal taste too. - Cornering fogs - Hillhold - Driver fatigue sensors - Front parking sensors - KESSY entry (this freaks me out a bit but seems so cool) - Light/rain assistant - Voice control? (This confuses me because I thought it comes with Android Auto, and therefore Google Now....so do I need this option?) - Smartgate - Is it worth having a rear spare tyre, or are the repair kits effective? Thanks again all! J

Got it, thanks, seems pretty good overall then, and some really good points bluecar1! So the questioning continues..... 1. I can't decide between the 1.2 90 PS and 110PS. I quite like the idea of a 6 speed gearbox but is it really that much more pokey? It's only £500 more. 2. They said they will offer me (as extra) 3 years servicing/GAP insurance/AutoGlym protection/chips & paint & body protection/alloy protection. Now, are any of them actually worth it? 3. I tried carwow as suggested, and I had 5 responses. One of them (Darren Edwards Hayselden Skoda in S.Yorkshire) offers £1,205 off of finance, but, it's in bloody Yorkshire and I'm in Bristol! Now, can I play this price off against the Bristol/Bath dealers (my most direct locals?) Or, I could just travel up to Yorkshire because a 1.2K saving is worth a long journey. Thanks

Thanks all, answers most appreciated. So, I went and visited a Skoda dealer today. First of all, it's definitely big enough for a little one so no problems there! Secondly I've decided on a Fabia SE L, 1.2L 90 HP... They've given me an quote for 36 months, of £195 p/m on a £1500 deposit, and a GMFV of £5,500 (that's on 0% interest). Does that sound reasonable? Secondly, the manager suggested that I take it out for 42 month duration not 36 because then the monthly payment drops to 162 from 195. To me it sounds like a no brainer, and he said because it's 0% APR you may as well, because I can just hand it back whenever I want anyway. So, what's the catch? I must be missing something on this because why would I pay more when I know I can just lose it after 3 years anyway? Surely I'm agreeing to those extra 6 months that I can't get out of (unless I upgrade to another Skoda with their agreement?) Cheers all! PS I checked the Audi A1, it's nice inside but it's not much bigger than a Citigo, it at all!

Hey all, Before I begin, this is a bit of a brain splurge, and I'm hoping some of you may be able to help clarify my thoughts/erase stupid ideas. I've had my current Fabia for about 7/8 years now, and it's starting to go wrong left, right and centre, so it's time to upgrade. Fabia 3 is ticking a lot of boxes (esp the Android Auto one as I love gadgets), but I'm not quite convinced. So here's a number of questions for those feeling brave to wade their way through them! 1. My fianceé reckons a Fabia isn't large enough for family (ie in 2/3 years when we have a kid and we want to go on holiday)? Is that accurate? 2. PCP. Is this a good idea? If I do it, and hand the car back in, I've read elsewhere that it's a black mark on my credit history? Is this true? Also, when it says I can trade my car in for another, what exactly do I get towards a newer car? No deposit? Lower monthly payments, or just the money of the GMFV if it happens to be more than they originally quoted? 3. What can I sell my 77K 1.4 16V Y reg Fabia for? 4. Should I be checking other brands? ie an Audi A1 is the same cost as a top level Fabia 3. Or a Hyundai i20 (which I drove recently) which is rammed with gadgets! 5. What about PCP on a second hand car, where I can get a BMW 1 series with 20K on the clock for a car valued at £10,000. I'm just not sure what to do...so any thoughts/insights would be good. Also, I'm sure I have other questions but any non-dealership advice is appreciated. Cheers

Awesome thanks! I ended up buying the Sachs absorbers and bump stops from Wanapart rather than VWspares as it ended up being £20.00 cheaper! Thanks for clarifying anyway, really appreciate it!

Hey all, so my drivers side rear shock is leaking and now making a clunky noise! My mechanic had a look and he said - yea change it (we have an arrangement - I buy the bits and he installs them!) Anyway, I can't decide A ) If I should just replace both? B ) Which ones? So, I found a web site called www.carshockabsorbers.co.uk and it seems much cheaper than CEP or GSF. Anyone used them? Secondly, I can't work out which ones I need?! My car is a 2000 Fabia 1.4 16V. These are the ones on the website mentioned above and they look like this However the ones on Car Euro Parts look like this. And finally, I need new bump stops...on the shock absorber web site they have two (I imagine front and rear?) Which set do I need, top or bottom? Sorry in advance for my noobian questions - not had to deal with shocks before!! Thanks all :sun:

Cheers, just got 2L of Halfords 'cheap at £22' fully synthetic 5w30 for now. Should do me 50 miles to get home. Thanks for the advice.

Hey all, Quickfire question time! I forgot to get my oil changed this year and haven't been checking it (naughty I know), today the oil light went off. Scary sound indeed. I'm far from home and will have it changed soon on my return. However, I need to get home. My question is, if I don't know what grade of oil my mechanic uses, am I okay to just to it up with the usual recommendation of 5w30? What if he'd used 10w40 and I put the former in? Sadly he's out of the country so I'm not sure what to use. Help!

By the way, I filled up today and it does work, just appears to be getting stuck half way!

Hahah J306TD...that had crossed my mind!! Are you referring to the cables connected directly to the fuel pump? As in just take them out and reconnect them? Or check there's no corrosion...etc?

Just the senders aren't?

I suppose, if I do go for a £20 second hander....the actual pump may be in a worse condition than my own. Unless I extract the sender from the £20 one and replace it on my own. I've had it before where I replace something of mine with second hand, and it fixes my issue but gives me another! Ugh - my car loves my bank account.

Yea if I knew what I was actually doing, I'd have a go at changing the sensor - but I've never remantled anything before

Cool, of course the big problem is that without a readout I don't know when it's 1/4ish full!

Bloody hell! Only 90% cheaper on eBay then!! I suppose it's worth taking it out, and refitting it first anyway (that fixes all sorts of PC issues haha). Failing that, I can swallow 20 quid to try and resolve it. Thanks man.

Cool thank you (again)! - Can it be replaced without replacing the fuel pump? - Where can I buy one (I checked ECP!) - I take it I don't need to drain the tank to do this? Thanks!

Yesterday I drove 30 miles and my fuel gauge was just under half when I got home. Today I started the car up and it had moved 5º back to the middle so it was exactly on half again. I assumed it was just because of the tank settling over night or something. Today I drove another 30 miles and it hasn't budged one bit! The range readout which is usually fairly accurate, remained between 170/180 miles going up and down in increments of 5. Also the needle isn't stuck on the dash because it resets to 0 when I turn the car off. Any ideas what might be causing this and what I might try to resolve it? Thanks J

Okay cool, thanks all. Any idea then why a brand new bulb fails to illuminate?

Hahaha maybe you're right! It's annoying because I can't actually test it by myself!!!

Hey, this is probably a really stupid question, but how many reverse lights should a MkI Fabia have? One of my mates today said my left reverse light was dead, so, I replaced it and it's still dead. In fact all I did was switch it for the top break light bulb which was working and nothing. I also tried a brand spanker and that was dead too! Any ideas why this might occur? The right one works fine by the way! Thanks, J