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Hi, thanks for the info. I have picked up the car at the weekend and had a fair old motorway slog to get home. I didn't find it too bad to be honest, but I just plod along these days 😄 Where I do find it to be different to to 6spd box on my previous Fabia vRS from a few years ago is actually around town as I'm finding 30mph is sitting between 3rd and 4th and maybe the 6 speeder would have dropped it firmly into 4th? It's hard to make a direct comparison though with the vRS being a diesel, but its good to have other peoples findings. I would have preferred a 110ps to be honest though, but the kids are ready to start driving and I'm having to consider the insurance too 😬☹

Thanks for this, I was also considering potential mapping once the Skoda warranty (1 year) is up too. I don't do much in the line of long Journeys, just a short commute to work but I previously had a 6spd box in a Mk1 Fabia VRS and I was just wondering what it would have been like in the 1.0 TSI.

Thanks for your reply, I have opted to go for a 95PS SE L spec. Reserved a 2017 example with less than 11k on the clock for a really good price from a Skoda dealership. I was unlikely to see any real benefits from the 110PS 6spd box and the more I looked at the Monte, those seats and red plastics put me off - each to their own!

I'm looking at a Fabia TSI 1.0, either 95 or 110 PS. What, if any, benefit would a 6 speed gearbox bring to the driving / ownership experience? Also, SE L spec or Monte Carlo? Is there any real benefit to the Monte Carlo, suspension set up etc (I used to own a Fabia mk1 VRS but sadly no longer). Tbanks