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Ah..ok...that would explain it. Thanks @langers2k

Apolgoies for the long post. I'm getting some fault codes from OBD 11 but the things that bothers me most is the mangled date that OBD 11 is reporting. Is it getting the date from the ECU or is it making it up itself? Date: 2021-05-22 19:00 Car: Skoda Fabia vRS VIN: TMBKP65J3C3060348 Year: 2012 Body type: Estate Engine: CAVE 132 kW (180 HP) 1.4 l Mileage: 109230 KM Fault Control unit: 01 Engine Active faults: 0 Inactive faults: 4 System description: 1.4l R4/4V TS Software number: 03C906027CE Software version: 9252 Hardware number: 03C906027CE Hardware version: H15 ODX name: EV_ECM14TSI01103C906027CE ODX version: 001010 U101900 - Instrument cluster control module Missing signal oil level/temperature Intermittent Date: 2110-12-08 17:59:22 Mileage: 109322 km Priority: 2 Malfunction frequency counter: 1 Unlearning counter: 255 Engine speed: 3334.50 1/min Normed load value: 99.6 % Vehicle speed: 95 km/h Coolant temperature: 88 °C Intake air temperature: 21 °C Ambient air pressure: 960 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 13.853 V Dynamic environmental data: 20962812B002F711D5000B14B403E811363CBE11BD0E2311BB25BB11BA336B P159D00 - Oil Level Thermal Sensor Implausible signal Intermittent Date: 2110-12-08 17:59:09 Mileage: 109322 km Priority: 2 Malfunction frequency counter: 2 Unlearning counter: 255 Engine speed: 3093.50 1/min Normed load value: 24.3 % Vehicle speed: 87 km/h Coolant temperature: 88 °C Intake air temperature: 21 °C Ambient air pressure: 960 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 14.088 V Dynamic environmental data: 20962812B0028311D5032814B403E811363CCD11BD0E0111BB248411BA31CA

My new Fabia. Maybe it's been here before with someone else?

HI all New here. As someone who knows nothing about cleaning and detailing can I jump on this thread and ask the following. If you use a pressure washer do you need to carefull around the front grille in case you damage the fins on the radiator and/or aircon condenser? I went to a drive through hand car wash () the other day and it occoured to me that they seem to take it quite close. Cheers John

Ah, yes. Good point.

Ok. In that case it does seem quite high. Maybe if you keep searching you can get a better price Ive just had a quote for £993 from Admiral little box via confused. Fabia mk 2 vrs Me (age 49) as main driver but social, domestic only as I have a van I drive to work. 6 years ncb My 17 year old daughter as a named driver, she's had a provisional license for a month. £425 excess. Similar quotewith just me on the policy was around £360.

Apologies @Jamiinnn if I've got the wrong endof the stick but I don't know what you mean by 1st and 2nd driver. If you are the main driver then you need to delcare yourself as such. Claming someone else (such as your nan or aunt) drive the car most when you do is known as insurance fronting and is illegal. Mostly likely it'll be fine but just be aware that if caught out it could invalidate your policy and land you in court. If your just adding your nan and aunt as named drivers to your policy that's fine, https://www.moneysupermarket.com/car-insurance/what-is-car-insurance-fronting/

Ok...so it's not unresonable not to have a V5. I can live with that. As far as the write-off status goes, it's not been registered as any of Cat A,B,N,S so it come up clean in most searches. Apparently there is a Cat U which might be unofficia but seems to mean the car got to salvage without insurance company involvement - I think?

Excellent, thanks. I've now paid for a full search on the car and it comes back with some interesting details. MOT is current and has data that goes back to when it was 3 years old It is currently SORN List of dates of previous changes of registered keeper from new - last change of registered keeper Dec. 2020 Also, it comes up as being bought at a salvage auction in Feb. this year. Details show it's category as "used unrecorded" and in description it just says "Damage to this vehicle is normal wear and mechanical". It's even got photos that show it looking a bit tired but has no visible damage to the exterior. Maybe that's why he don't have the V5 or he doesn't want me to see it? But to be fair, if he's put in the work to get it running properly and fix it up I'm not totally put off just because of where he got it. Or maybe I should be?

Thanks for the input @UrbanPanzer. So you can just phone up Skoda and they will tell you if they've done recall or warranty work on a car in the past at any dealership if I just give them the registration? One of the cars if from a small local dealer, the other from a Skoda main dealer Yeah, I suppose there are no absolute gaurantees in anything. Its a small local dealer, he's not given reason why he don't have the V5 but says the V5C wil be sent direct from DVLA. I've asked if he at least has the new keeper's section to fill out but had no response to that. The records show it as currently as SORN My main concern is not that the car is dodgy but more that I would want to be able to tax and drive it immediately if I bought it. I've juist read up and If i understand correctly I could fill out a V62 take it to a post office, pay £25 and apply for a new V5C in my name. But they might not let me tax it immediately and I might have to wait for DVLA to write to the registered keeper they have on file, wait 4 weeks before they register me as keeper and send me a V5C. I don't want to buy a car and not be able to tax it and drive for weeks.

Apologies if this is the wrong forum. As in the title, I am considering buying a mark II Fabia vRS. I am currently considering two options 1.) 2011 Estate. 75k miles 2.) 2014 Hatchback. 26k miles. Both with claimed full history, although I've not be able to see them as yet? Really, I'd prefer an estate version for the extra space but also like the idea of the newer, lower milage hatch I'm not mechanically minded and don't really know about cars. I've read about the various issues some people have had with the twincharger engines in these cars but am thinking I might just cross my fingers and go for it. I suppose I just want a bit of reassurance that, yeah, it'll be fine. I drive a van day to day for my work so the car would be used at weekends and other times and not be a daily driver. Also, as slight aside.... how would you tax a new (used) car if the seller doesn't have the V5C? Thanks.