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Ha. I've only now read your initial post thoroughly because, again, I had to check whether you or happy24 was the one starting the Thread (Bad memory..)... Well seems to me like we feel more or less the same regarding the clutch..!..

Okay, so I've been playing around with the clutch on my way home to be able to give you more details. I'll try to describe it as good as I can: When I push down the clutch the very first, say, half an inch is soft, kind of loose, and then it "engages" and gives you some resistance. I feel the vibration in that very first bit of soft movement when the engine is actively working at bringing the car forwards. If I am just cruising/rolling/ slowing down and play with the clutch it is barely noticeable, maybe a tiny buzzing or not at all. As soon I pass that initial soft spot and get the resistance I have no vibration in my clutch. The engine has a deep rumbling sound when I drive it, which I make myself believe I also softly sense (when paying attention, nothing uncomfortable or alarming at all) in the car when driving it, like in the steering wheel, when holding the stick.... I suppose it's the same thing that gives the feeling in the clutch. The 3 cylinder turbo engine doing its thing.......

I had similar experience with a sales person at skoda, confirming that my rear brake pads definitely should not look and sound like they did at 1.5 month old and that they should be changed under Warranty, yet the mechanics almost did not change them because he couldn't hear the sound (and the warranty folks would then not accept his change) that day and because he meant that the discs would pass the periodic technical inspection"(?dont know the word in english??). Yet after talking with me he changed his mind and changed them.... Still don't know why... If he was just testing me to see my reaction or....

My guess and feeling is also that it's "just" a "less robust" pedal that somehow transmits the vibration and motion of the engine through the pedal. I am not car expert nor do I have a lot of experience from other cars. So I don't know whether its normal or not.

Yes my 6speed 115 fabia is new ( from dec 23,2024 ) and I have felt it from the beginning. Can't pinpoint exactly when i feel it but I definitely do. My previous car ford ka did not have any vibration or "feeling" in the pedal like this one., It was dead, just a pedal. Only the gas pedal was a bit squeaky Hehe.

My arms are not long enough 😂 anyways, the vibration is strong enough to feel it with my foot :)

I saw this thread and picture before getting my own fabia and honestly thought it just needed a thorough cleaning. But now I have my doubts, because I am already experiencing something similar that I cannot just dust or rub off. I have not used anything else either inside the car than a dry microfiber cloth for the screen. It's approximately 2 months old. I first noticed some spots on the black shiny flat plastic part around the storage hole under the radio and white dust particles around the gearing stick, and then I saw the air vent decor was even worse. I have no idea why it looks like that, and only on one side.....so far....

Left the car at Skoda. I got a call from the receptionist that the mechanics could not hear any squeaking when riding my car.( I I agree, haven't heard it today either probably because it's rainy and wet). I had to go and talk with him. He said if he could not hear anything he could not know if he had solved the issue and the warranty folks would not accept his change of brakes if he has not heard it himself. He could see the grooves but that wasn't anything that would not pass a ..."periodic technical inspection" (??). I told him when and how I experienced the sounds and that was why I noticed the grooves on rear discs. I was not very satisfied with just getting back my car without anything done at all. Several people have seen the pictures and all agree that a brand new car should not look and sound like that already, even his own sales colleague said so. Told him that the alternative would just be me coming back another day when the squeaking returned, probably a "dry day".... 😑... (And annoyed about wasting my days off at the mechanics with a brand new car 😒) After some thinking he asked if I had time to wait, then he would change them.... So this is what I got back.... I played around with the brakes for 1-2 km on my way back and they feel more soft, less sensitive. When I drove the car home the first time and touched the brake we almost "banged our heads on the dashboard" it was sooo prompt when touching 😆. Now it somehow feels more comfortable. Well, I don't know.... Hopefully no more squeaking brakes.

We instantly thought the same: bet warranty won't cover it!!🙄😑.... 🙏🤞... First the stone in the wheel, then a month in I get an ugly black spotted, but luckily quite smal, chip (?) in the windshield on drivers side (covered by insurance but still really annoying on a new car) and now this.... 😞 Here we only have 2 years of warranty on Skoda, same with Ford. Kia brags with 7 years. Big selling point

You are right about that, I was quite sure that the stone squeaking sound came from the front. But noise in a car can fool you pretty bad. Either was I fooled the first time, or they are two different cases. Inspecting the wheels now, the new squeaking must come from the rear. The discs should not look (and sound) like that already, especially not on BOTH sides! Dealer agreed and I will call the mechanics tomorrow. We'll see....

I am of course refering to the two last "rear brake" pictures, that they do not look right compared to the two front ones that are clear and smooth without deep grooves....

Front brake Front brake Rear brake rear brake This does not look good to me ☹️ barely 2 month old car!! 😑

My brakes have started to squeak when I park the car and the wheels are all turned. And now it also starts to give off a tiny noise when braking softly straight ahead. 😞 I suppose it has to do with that d*** stone that got stuck.... 😞

I also noticed a different "clutch feeling" in my foot when I changed to fabia. Some kind of tiny vibration. It's nothing wild...just different..I didn't feel anything in the old one when touching the clutch so I have wondered what might give that feeling. Supposed it was because of the three cylinders or the turbo.... but what do I know...

I did read your previous comment and also know that some think it's too small and that the armrest gets in the way of one of the holders. I did search for it back then out of curiosity on my countrys Skoda homepage without any luck. Also google in many ways without finding that particularly insert.

Well ...I miss a cupholder.... I know I can store my bottle in the door, but its just not as handy.

I got the filth mats with the car but I quickly decided to buy rubber ones when snow fell a week or two later. The filth one for the driver in the old car looked preetty tired at the end. Don't want this new one to look like that.

The look of them does't really bother me. But I guess I'm more into practicality than the looks🤓😇 so I'd rather not have them. If my open and very simple alloy wheels can collect dirt this fast I can only imagine what gets stuck underneath those wheel covers.... People who are into alloy rims often detest the looks of the plastic covers of steel rims and would rather drive without them. So its a bit funny to pay more for a set of alloys.....and then hide them by putting on plastic covers.....🤪

I haven't had any issues since, so I guess it was "just" some grit or a little stone that got stuck. I hope it's not going to happen often! Reversing was an easy fix this time, to my relief, but the annoying thing is that you can't start reversing in the middle of the traffic as soon as it happens 😣

Same on my brand new month old Fabia IV. I did not notice it for quite a while despite rain and snow the whole month,actually I enjoyed the silence compared to the old one.... But now I hear it and it annoys me! Maybe I was too concentrated on getting to know the car and now that I'm getting used to driving it I start noticing new things.....?

I was driving home on a concrete road. Just around 30km in, getting off the motorway up a ramp, I had to stand still for a little while waiting for my turn to turn left towards a roundabout. While rolling slowly forwards the radio sounded weird. When i turned it off, to my horror, I found out it was the car that gave off a screechy/grinding metallic noise from the front wheel on my side. It kept making noise after the roundabout and I had to turn over at a small (gravel) parking space and take a look. Nothing to see with the bare eye. Tried to reverse. No sound. Forwards again. Hmm...Sound gone....and no issues the rest of the way home. Man, that scared me. One month old car and already?? One of the reasons I changed my old car was because I was fed up with noises coming and going and worrying all the time if it was something serious or just annoying. Don't start already with the new one please!!! I've read elsewhere that small stones can get stuck at the disc especially with quite open alloy wheels and that reversing use to help. It's my first time with alloys. Have you experienced this and how often?

Thank you! As mentioned in another thread I considered the i20. It caught my attention because of quite good reviews and the exterior facelift. But the interior...... Put me off. I'm not very fussy regarding plastic parts etc. (I've lived with plastic fantastic for ten years) but the Fabia won by far when I got a look inside. At first exterior sight I found it kind of boring and "classic car looking" and i almost ditched it on that, but all things considered I fell for it anyways. Glad I gave it a an extra chance and investigation. 🤓

Honda jazz seems pretty popular when i read online and also often mentioned as a competitor to the fabia. Jazz has mild hybrid as far as I know, but how well it works.... do not know.....

I've read the same about the i20. Several reviews were not very positive about the hybrid part, and also that it has been removed from the newest model. I'm curious, were you not satisfied with the car? What made you change to a Fabia?

I've just bought Fabia 4 1.0 tsi 115hp 6 speed manual. I haven't found driving modes on mine either. DK model. I'm also having trouble getting trough 1.-3. smoothly every time 🧐 I've been trying to lift clutch slower, faster, add more gas...which seems to be my best solution so far (Although I have to be careful because with my previous 69 hp i had to floor it to get going, now it makes the car fly away! My reflexes need adjustment/calibrating 😂 same with the very sensitive brake). I don't use to have this problem at all! It will take me some time to get use to, i think. *Sigh* Hearing the engine is of my problems... I struggle hearing it because I come from a pretty noisy micro car. In the ford ka there was no doubt when to shift gears because the engine was loud and/or the car poorly isolated, and of course... 10 years with the same car. The first couple of days I really had to rely on the Fabias gear changing guide, cause otherwise I had no clue. I rather kind of feel it than hear it at the moment. (Though I feel it's asking me to change too early around 1700-1800 maybe, and then it drops just to or below 1500, and that feels wrong and i have to change back.... Feels better to change around 2000revs or a bit above, if its correct i don't know. Never had to study the rev counter as much as now!! *Sigh* It's getting somewhat better but today when investigating and very focused on the ACC, hence not adding gas myself, once I suddenly realized I had forgotten to change gears! I didn't even notice it 😲🥴 and it didn't warn me with sound for some reason.. Seems to be a skoda thing, glad I'm not alone, makes me feel a bit lesss "stupid" but hopefully I'll get it soon!