George

Only a few months difference then

Im from herefordshire, so not to far away

I sold it to someone local, so i will see it around. How long have you had yours?

Evening all, Well after 11yrs and 1 day of ownership from new, i waved goodbye to my fabia. It was a sad day to see it go, but i know the new owners will look after it, and its still local to me. So i will still see it around. Its been a great car, as many fellow owners know. Nothing major ever went wrong, just your normal wear and tear. Overall, a great car. I have moved to a different manufacturer now. Still part of VAG group though. A VW polo bluegt. It,s a 1.4 petrol turbo charged 140bhp. Nice car, quite punchy, but hasn,t got the grunt of the fabia though, but so far, its all good. The fabia The Polo I,ll still be looking on here regularly. A big thank you for the folks who run this site, all the peoples advice and help, and all the folks ive met on here, Cheers George

*SOLD*

Hi, cam belt and water pump were replaced in 2010 at 45,000 miles. My car has done just over 80,000 miles now, so probably could do with replacing this year, Cheers George

Sorry, no swaps as I already have a new car, Cheers

Fabia vRS Mk1 Time has come to sell my fabia, its been a great car. I bought it brand new in Jan 2004. 2004 on a 53 plate 81,000 miles, FSH some skoda dealer stamps, but most are a local garage, 12 months MOT AMD remap to 170 BHP, Sachs uprated clutch, Eibach lowering springs, Powerflex dogbone mount bush, Powerflex front anti-roll bar bushes, Retro fit cruise control, Pirelli P zero nero tyres all round. Fronts 5-6mm, rears 3-4mm, New air-con pump 18 mths ago, All the usual refinements, Clean interior, no rips / or wear to seats, VGC with a few age related marks. Price £3600 ono Located Herefordshire HR7

You will Have to let me know when you get it, I will pop over and have a look. I've still got my fabia

Good luck with the sale Dan. What you having next ?

I had a very simular problem to you. When i opened my passengers door, the central locking would go up and down on its own. The rubber trunking which goes from the door to the A pillar. If you pull that away from the A pillar, you can see 4 block connectors. If you pull the connectors out and have a look at those. Mine looked like some moisture had got in there, and one of the pins that the connector goes into had broken off. I made a temporary repair with a small piece of steel wire. Its been like it for 2 wks now, and i haven,t had a problem since. I am thinking of cutting the 2 wires and soldering them together now to save any problems in the future. I dont know if this will cure your problem, but i might be worth having a look. Hope you can understand what ive said, and if you have any further questions, give us a shout. George

It looks good Karl. I shall have to pop up sometime and have a nosey round it .

I love these cars. The noise , the colour. Some nice mods, great looking car you got

Ive just read this build thread from the start. I met Ben last saturday. He is a real nice fella. We had a good chat and a look round his car. The time and effort, and the work he has done is brilliant. I give him full respect for doing it. It was good to meet you, and hopefully meet up again, George.

Hi, are these all straight,no dings or buckles, Cheers George

The car did feel a bit more responsive after fitting them, but I did give the EGR a good clean while it was off, that's what probably made the difference

I've got the ASZ engine, with a remap . I put the 2 blanking plates on mine, I left all the vacuum pipes on aswell. It was ok for a few weeks, but then the eml came on

Thank you, you are a star. I shall give it ago tomorrow after work, Thanks again George

Thanks for that, I've taken the bonnet release handle, & the trim panel off now. I still can't see how the check strap can come off, unless I have to take the arch liner off & get it out that way

Hi all, my front drivers door strap is broken. the door isn,t staying open on its own. Ive bought the new part for replacing the old one, but i cant for the life of me seem how remove the old one. There are 3 bolts holding it on, 1 on the door, and 2 into the "a pillar". Do i have to remove the "a pillar" panel with the bonnet release lever on, to remove the check strap through there. If so, how do i remove the bonnet release lever. Any help / advice would be gratefull, many thanks

+ 1 for the dooka wash pad & wheel mitt

They have always served me ok

Looks absolutely brilliant. Fair play to you for having the confidence for doing this project. You should be proud of yourself for doing it, all the time & effort you put in. Well done.

Sorry to here about your car, glad your ok, & hope you get it sorted quickly

Looks good, enjoy using it :-)