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You are right! It was CAVE engine which had the oil consumption problem and not CTHE, I keep an eye on the oil levels at least once a week and it looks pretty alright, let's hope it stays that way What would your suggestion be on the: 1.Service intervals for oil, oil + air filter, spark plugs? 2.Instalation of coilovers and cold air intake + cone filter on the car? 3.Removal of the medium section of the exhaust system hoping for a "raspier" sound? 4.'Tip from somewhere on the internet', Removal of the plastic cover located on the charger (this will apparently cool down the air around the charger, resulting in better performance, fuel economy and sound... in my opinion this sounds too good to be true) 5.Should the car be remapped if any or all of the above happen? + are there any maps for fuel economy? Also, is there anything else improving fuel economy that can be done? I have noticed that motorways and back roads are grand, but acceleration and anything slower than 50km/h is a bit high. Appologies if any of the questions are silly, I want to take extra care of my vRS and avoid stupid mistakes, mechanical aspect of cars is like black magic to me... All answers are greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Hello everyone! It's been two weeks since I bought a lovely vRS Fabia mk2, quite of a jump from a 2005 1.4 Corolla... The car is beautiful inside and outside and I'd love to hang on to it for another year or two, but... Some people say because it's a relatively small, twin charged engine, it's being put under high ammount of pressure and the it isn't going to last for too long. How much truth is in this? The car has 130,000 kms and I do my best to behave while driving and stay away from sports mode, but ocassionaly go for it and enjoy the boost. The main question Is: How durable are these cars and what can I do to increase the longevity of this engine? Luckily its the CAVE engine code and are there are modifications I should do and stay away from? Thanks.