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Front looks good, but I personally like the side crease lines.

To be fair "VAGs sporty brand" normally just equates to rock hard suspension...

Haha I was thinking about that on the motorway earlier... The other half would kill me!

Haha, thanks. Edited

I don't think its a different platform. I was suprised too, as my Fabia was on 25mm eibachs.

Have driven about 100 miles already in the 2.0 TDI FR. Here are some thoughts: Good points: -It handles so much better than the mk2 Fabia VRS. Steering feel is slightly better through corners, but body roll is dramatically reduced. This gives a lot better feel and the whole car feels connected to the road, instead of floating on top like it felt in the VRS. - Engine is very smooth for a diesel, and has some decent pull to it. - its a manual! - Stereo and speaker system is far better than the VRS, and the door cards don't rattle at the first sign of some bass. - Road noise is less obtrusive than the VRS and it is more steady at higher speeds. - Better MPG (obviously). Achieved 57mpg on a mixed 60 mile run from the dealers. Bad points: - The Maxi-dot is a lot nicer to look at than the FR's on board computer. In fact the whole instrument cluster is nicer on the VRS. - The boot is tiny in comparison. The FR's has a raised boot floor because the battery is under the spare wheel. - The seat fabrics on the VRS are better. The FR is a lot better specced than my Fabia was, but I can't really put that in the good points as i'm sure some are optional extras. Here are a couple of photos: Ibiza FR 2.0 TDI by Graeme_Smith, on Flickr Ibiza FR 2.0 TDI by Graeme_Smith, on Flickr

Will get some photos up and a little review later, but let's just say its nice to be back in a car where the front feels like it's connected to he back!

Awesome!

I'm not surprised really, I think the market for used vrs's is becoming inflated, which will drive the price down further. No one wants them used!Also no good my car looking nice if I hate the gearbox. This one is going to take some explaining to mates haha

Was it looking well!? Those new Yeti's look great

Really don't think you will notice the change from a 205 to a 195 wide tyre. Lots a Skoda Fabia not a highly tuned race machine!

The vrs won't have the oil in the system long enough for it to do any damage

The spaceback doesn't come with the great wheels it has in the advert apparently. That's European spec I was told

So you bought a car but someone is still driving it. No deal from me!

Yeah . Check out caffyns website, it's up on there