[Fuel Consumption on new VRS]

Just topped up - 35mpg.

Done around 500 miles since collection - driving reasonably sedately on my 20 mile commute during the week - with the odd blip on the throttle to remind me what's there!

[Post your Mk3 Octavia photos!]

230 DSG. Roof and Winter pack.

Enjoying it 

 

[The new 230 list, owners only]

1. Auditek Vrs 230 hatchback, black magic dsg , Northumberland UK

2. LemonLime vRS 230 Combi, Meteor Grey manual, Wiltshire UK

3. KjetilRos. vRS230 estate. Black. DSG. Norway

4. Lealar. vrs 230 Manual Hatch Black magic pearl Stockport UK

5. Auric Goldfinger, 66 plate, Manual Vrs in Meteor Grey, Standard + Sunroof, North Yorkshire UK

6. Alstox: VRS 230, black, manual hatch Lincolnshire & Buckinghamshire, UK.

7. Wakey. vRS230 Combi. Meteor grey. 6MT. Cheshire UK

8. vRS 230 - vRS230 Estate, Corrida Red, DSG, Midlands UK

9. Jagdad - vRS230 Meteor Grey Hatch 6MT - Hertfordshire UK

10. Vrs 230 hatch, manual, corrida red, lancashire

11. Chuck222 hatch moon white DSG Derby UK

12. Daquifsta - Moon White DSG Hatch, Kent UK

13. Aslettd230- Moon white DSG hatch- standard + Canton- Norwich UK

14.garyvrs230-Black vRS 230, Black Magic Pearl, Manual,Morayshire,UK

15. Nezman - Meteor manual estate, West Yorks.

16. Skyrat - Moon white, manual, hatch. Co. Antrim, NI.

17. rob_e - Meteor Grey, manual, estate, Oxford, UK.

18. Marko - vRS230 Corrida Red, manual, combi, Doncaster, UK.

19. BMK - Black magic, Manual, Hatch, West Sussex UK

20. TechyDonkey - Corrida red DSG Estate, all the options except park assist, Cheshire, UK

21. Furn - moon white manual hatch, teesside.

22. geofftodd moon white 230 estate pan roof Canton speakers. JB1 added

23. Mattsv - Corrida red Manual Combi, Hampshire

24. MasCam - Corrida red DSG hatch, Dunedin, New Zealand

25. Daveclar-vRS230 Black Magic Combi manual, Dublin. Republic of Ireland

26. Mintyfresh - vRS 230 hatchback, Corrida red, Manual, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

27. tw95 - vRS 230 Hatch, Corrida Red, DSG, Hertfordshire, UK

28,Chris _230 hatch,moon white,dsg,Hampshire. 

29. Chambers - vRS 230, DSG, Moon white, hatch, Leicester UK

30. Hedge - vRS 230, DSG, Moon White, hatch, Hampshire. 

 

31. OvineLover  - vRS 230 Hatch, Moon White, DSG, Black Spoiler, Wiltshire.

[New car - 1.2 HTP 12V ! but a few questions....]

Hi there.

My father had a Fabia 1. I went to price remote locking for him. The fob was under a ton, the dealers said that labour would be astronomical as the electrics would need major work.

Don't know if he was "fobbing" me off.

[Best Colour for New Vrs]

The one I test drove was Race Blue only. Looked nice and low due to the suspension and wheels, I think the coloured roof can exagerate the squareness of the car. Considered Candy White, but the Octy is that colour - won't seem like a new car

[Best Colour for New Vrs]

Ordered mine yesterday, downsizing from the Octy, went for Rallye Green and anthracite wheels. Not sure about the black roof from the pictures I've seen.

[Flat spot Fabia 1.2 HTP 6v]

Update

All sorted. Turned out to be a fractured wire in the engine bay loom. Hopefully a one off!

Now it works the 60 horses seem to pull it along well

[Flat spot Fabia 1.2 HTP 6v]

My father's got an intermittent issue with his 09 plate Fabia - a purchase recommended by me (I am on my second Octy).

Around 3000 rpm the revs seem to die/or remain static, especially when climbing hills of a certain gradient. Having driven it myself it is not the sensation of the small engine "running out of puff" but a definite fault.

It is now on its fourth visit to the dealer, VAGCOM previously hinted that it may be the anti-knock sensor (this has been replaced), otherwise no error reports recorded. The mechs couldn't get the car to replicate the fault :thumbdwn:

Has anyone experienced similar or got any ideas.