ChunHall

Glad you think so There's far less difference than I expected, to be honest... Unless I'm missing something... :S

The new 1.2 TSI looks like a good'un all round to me The diesel range looks tempting too and £0-£35 in tax would be nice:D But they're removing the 1.9 TDI?? AND making the new vRS a petrol? What sad times we live in... Not only is the vRS virtually the same as the Polo GTI and Ibiza Cupra, it's slower and has higher emmisions too... :wonder: I think VW should let Skoda mess around with more wacky unique cars (original Fabia vRS, Roomster, Yeti) instead of VW Group producing 4 cars identical to one another - Fabia vRS, Golf GTI, Ibiza Cupra, and awaited Audi S1. Next they'll bring out a dwarfed Bugatti and Lamborghini to make ALL of their brands compete with one-another!! Rant over, and I think the facelift is good. It makes the car look less upright, and a bit more cheeky as Skodas commonly are, and should be percieved. I still prefer the Mk1 though (post-facelift, mind). But their inspiration (blatently) drawn from Mini has really started to grow on me recently. All I can see has changed on these is the front bumper and POSSIBLY the grill? Can anyone confirm this? Vast improvement, but Skoda need to learn when to stick two fingers up to VW.

devonutopia - It was a typo, I have a 12v 1.2 I probably got a bit excited there Turns out the brakes are the same - that's the first time Carfolio's been wrong about something. I was thinking of going for some 312mm Audi brakes anyway. But you guys reckon that a 6-speed gearbox, vRS wheels, suspension (either vRS, or Eibach with Jabbasport Anti rollbar... Possibly Whiteline, what's the difference?) and remap is all that's required? (I say ALL because it's a short list, not becuse it's a small job.) Then I just sit and wait for the real Mk2 vRS to come out, and get hold of a bodykit, and perhaps make a few tweaks here and there. And maybe some of the new vRS wheels, but I like the original vRS wheels... So I'm not sure.

(Not that it's important...) I just realised I said my current car was 16V... That was a typo and obviously meant to be 12V... I did some more researching today on Carfolio, and the new Fabia 1.9 TDi PD is 150 kg lighter than the (soon-to-be) old Fabia vRS. Other than that, the most major differences I could find were; (New 1.9 TDi PD - Old vRS) Compression ratio: 18.5:1 - 19:1 Wheels: 6J x 15 ET43 - 6 1/2J x 16 Tyres: 195/55 R 15 85H - 205/45 R 16 V Brake Area Front: 288 mm - 258 mm Transmission: 5 Manual - 6 Manual That is about it...

I have a Mk I 1.2 16v Skoda Fabia, and want to replace it. I REALLY like the original Fabia vRS, but by buying one I would be buying a car that's older than my current one. So, I was wondering how difficult it would be to make my own Mk II vRS (instead of the ridiculous 178 BHP 1.4 petrol one that VW Group are proposing). I was thinking of buying a nearly-new 1.9 diesel Skoda Fabia, and simply adding / switching out the components necessary to make it run with the same performance as the original Fabia vRS. Then when the Mk II vRS is unleashed, get hold of the different bodykit. End result; a car that works like the old Fabia vRS, yet looks as good as the new one. All I need to know is which parts are different between the vRS and the 1.9 TDi. It probably can't be done, and this post will be a stupid waste of time... But hey. Thanks a lot Chris