BantamBoy

Hi, Just to confirm. I was saying that is i spend money on my Fabia and then more goes wrong or shows up at MOT in October then I would feel upset and foolish for investing in a car on its way out. Chas

Pete, thanks for your thoughts mate. Its just an unsuitable time for making new investments in a new or fairly new car. However, if i spend the money and then more things go wrong I will be very upset. Thanks again Chas

Hi, Sorry to trouble you folks but I have a simple question - I hope! I have a Fabia 1.9 SDi and it is 7 years old and has done 83000 miles. In the last year I have shelled out almost a grand on repairs - back brake system failure, bump stops, door microswitches, key coding, bushes etc. The clutch is starting to slip and I have been quoted 475 quid for fitting a new clutch at an official dealer. The car also (somehow) managed to get to 83,000 miles without anyone ever asking or notifying me about the need for a new timing belt to be fitted. I have been told that the new itnervals are at 4 years old or 93,000 miles. In summary, the next bill for a new timing belt, water pump and clutch is about 750 quid. The car is only worth about 2k and I think its just turning into a cash cow for my Skoda franchise. Has anyone else had experience of Skodas starting to become unreliable at this sort of mileage etc. Chas