Race Blue
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Liking new red VRS badge
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Can't believe skoda have copyed my rear red reflector idea on the new kodiaq VRS
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Shiny Sunday. Comments on red reflector!
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6 hours ago, Mickmartin said:
So you bought it, Congrats and welcome to team race blue.
Thanks , in a rare club. Can't remember the last time I saw a VRS estate.
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I just paid £5750 (private sale) for this...
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Another expensive day! Full service, aircon regas,GE megalight ultra 130 headlight bulbs, front and rear mudflaps, new wheel centres,wiper blades, touch up kit and a free trolley coin keyring!
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8 years after selling my Fabia VRS SE ( the car that got me on briskoda ) I am now the owner of a race blue VRS again!
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Hear is to many years of trouble free motoring. I now have my VRS.
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Going to Scotland on Monday to pick up the VRS.
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Hopefully going to look at this later in the week.
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11 minutes ago, Offski said:
There are 8 year old 80,000 mile plus twinchargers on the original Water Pump and yet less than 5 year old, 50,000 mile ones that have had them replaced.
Be sure to get the right pump an belts, and have someone in the know do the job.
On a over 6 year old one the belts likely need replacing anyway.
http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/452647-fabia-vrs-mk2-waterpumpsupercharger-clutch-part-number
I always use my local skoda dealer. Seller says it chain driven. Are you refuring to aux belt, and any other belts I don't know about?
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13 minutes ago, Mickmartin said:
Not anymore than any turbo’d car IMO, Only really the spark plugs tend to go a bit quicker than the norm and oil like any petrol turbo should be changed between an interval of 5-10k.
Water pumps are common to go however I don’t think I’ve seen anyone ever replace more than one and that’s including high mileage Fabias.
What kind of mileage you hoping to do? My personal opinion is that these aren’t cars you want to be racking high miles in a short period.
The water pump has not been done on the one I am looking at. I do about 14k a year with a good mix of road types and no short trips.
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20 minutes ago, Mickmartin said:
Not personally mate however He’s on a Couple of the Facebook pages such as FABIA MK2 owners and Skoda Scotland, stays about 20 mins from me.
Looks a nice clean motor, he’s been slowly reducing the price as finding it hard to sell.
Yes I guess there is a relatively limited market for them. In the process of asking lots of questions. These vehicles require quite a lot of attention to keep them running well?
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7 minutes ago, Mickmartin said:
West coast of Scotland? If it’s Ian’s he’s on a few pages I’m on.
Yes do you know him?
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Looking at another 13 race blue estate, it's a private sale.
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15 hours ago, Offski said:
@Race Blue have you checked with the Dealership that the car is actually sold.
Not just going to auction or the likes?
Mk 2 vRS Fabia Gigaro were available Silver, Black, Dark Chrome or White, the only grey was when Trinity Alloys from a Monte Carlo were fitted
(No non painted but lacquered bare metal edge to the rim)
or the Gigaro were refinished, ie painted / powder coated if some other colour.
Yes I called dealer it went on Friday.
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20 hours ago, Race Blue said:
Dam looks like I have lost this one. Adverts have been withdrawn, couldn't get to Scotland till sunday. Wasn't prepared to put down deposit till I had seen car.
Still pig sick it's gone. Need to get over it and keep looking. Just waiting for someone to post it on here. My new vrs!!!
On 16/08/2018 at 16:02, dkl1971 said:I'm assuming this is the one in Dunfermline Kia? Ours is identical (colour and spec) and we've had no issues, 2 owners, us and 1 other. We're on 50k miles and other than servcing and a new waterpump its been ok. OIl consumption seems fine. It seems these later cars are a better bet.
Sadly Mrs D has made noises about moving it on soon on as its 5 yrs old now.
Yes that car. Do you have grey wheels aswell?. Pump and belts have been done.
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Dam looks like I have lost this one. Adverts have been withdrawn, couldn't get to Scotland till sunday. Wasn't prepared to put down deposit till I had seen car.
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With specifications now available to view any comments on updated equipment levels.
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Panoramic roof now on the options list for the monte. You do get climate control and electric rear windows as standard though.
Surprising that rear electric windows aren't now standard on SEL. does now have navigation.
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1 hour ago, dkl1971 said:
I'm assuming this is the one in Dunfermline Kia? Ours is identical (colour and spec) and we've had no issues, 2 owners, us and 1 other. We're on 50k miles and other than servcing and a new waterpump its been ok. OIl consumption seems fine. It seems these later cars are a better bet.
Sadly Mrs D has made noises about moving it on soon on as its 5 yrs old now.
Yes that car. Do you have grey wheels aswell?. Pump and belts have been done.
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5 hours ago, Offski said:
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Who was the BRISKODA member that was the 2nd Keeper, and can the vouch for the car as A-OK ?
A9XSJ car
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Thanks for that. When you got a new engine was it a new CAVE or the newer CTHE.
Haven't seen car yet as it's a 3 hour drive away. But I know that for the first owner it was a mobility car, so should have been serviced correctly. It had only done 4444 miles at the first mot. 2nd owner was a briskoda member and it's now done 27000.
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As the title suggests thinking of changing to a VRS estate. It's a june 13 reg so has the CTHE engine. Has low mileage.
Am I right to be apprehensive ? I know about the many issues with this model, but am wondering if its not as bad
As I think. I have heard people say it can be a lottery, which doesn't fill me with confidence.
Any advice from past and present owners. Thanks.
Citigo Electric
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What a shame skoda have just cancelled the e-citigo, a future collector's item maybe!