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  1. Yes, ouch, there was a big hit and I wouldn't have done it had I not sold my previous house and got some money out of it etc. We needed something bigger so took the loss. It could have been worse as I got a fair discount when I bought it. Funny thing was I had a call from Skoda UK about three days after I changed wanting to know if all was well with the Fabia. She was very shocked it had already gone as she'd never had that before, but we had a laugh about it. I should have taken the opportunity to provide feedback that a MK3 VRS is required! I'm very chuffed with the Leon. It's light to drive, maybe too light in some respects but for an estate it handles so well. The engine takes me back to my old VAG PD TDi days as they've managed to get that 'shove in the back' feeling again from low down in the revs which I think has been missing. The acceleration is great for such a big car, it pulls very well. It's not as quick as the Fabia but much more refined and a great motorway cruiser. It's so comfortable too, it has lumber support, well placed arm rest etc. You can sit down very low in the car which I prefer. One of my only minor grumbles with the Fabia. It's a low car anyway and reasonably wide, which probably explains the handling. It's lower than my partners BMW 1 series F20 on the drive. If I had one minor issue, the boot isn't as big as you'd think. It supposedly has 587 litres with the seats up which is one of the biggest in its class and the reason I didn't opt for a 3 series BMW or C class Merc. The thing is, with most new estates now, the rear end is very nicely shaped, it's not squared off as they used to be and whilst this helps the look of the car, it does affect space inside. It has a variable boot floor which helps drop it down, but it is quite shallow with the boot floor level with the bumper etc. There is still enough room for our big dogs which is what we wanted, but the boot isn't as deep as the Fabias as that's a taller car. We can get loads more on the back seats though which is what we wanted ultimately too. As mentioned I tried to get an Octavia VRS but they are rare, popular and pricey, so it was either the Leon ST, a VW Passat (177), or a Skoda Superb (170). The Leon won on kit, looks, price and performance. I can just about squeeze it into my garage too which I think I would have struggled with on the other two. Cheers.
  2. Indeed, but hopefully it will benefit someone on here. It already has paintwork protection on too so don't let them sell you that!
  3. All, Just to let you know that with a heavy heart I traded in my near enough new 14 plate Fabia VRS Estate last weekend. It just wasn't big enough unfortunately as we discovered when we tried to go away for the weekend in it a couple of weeks back. We ended up taking my partners hatchback as we could get more stuff in the back seat with the dogs in the boot. Loved the car, but I'd come into some cash so traded up for an ex showroom demo Seat Leon ST FR 184PS TDI with all the bells and whistles. I'm more of a diesel man it has to be said and tried to get an Octavia VRS estate, but couldn't find anything close to the price and spec of the Leon. If anyone wants a nice one it's at Westgate in Grimsby. It's up for £15k. They only gave me £12k for it so you'll have some bargaining power! :-) It only has 1,200 miles on the clock and a lot of that was done just driving up to Grimsby! There's not a mark on it and it hasn't used any oil.....yet! I'll wish you all the best with your Fabias and pop back on every now and again. Cheers.
  4. Buy it! Go on you know you want to its a steal lol!
  5. Thanks for the responses and votes so far everyone. All very good stuff and interesting valid points of view. I propose to gather it all together at some point and email it into Skoda for what its worth. As mentioned in the press it said the VRS has always sold well in the UK, but do we have any international members wishing to provide any input?
  6. I was offered a big fat '0' discount off a factory order!
  7. It does affect your discount if you have the 0% PCP deal as the dealer doesn't get a kick back from the finance company that they can include, but in this case £500 is rubbish. For what it's worth I got three times that two months ago with 0%. It could well have been as I had a 'stock' car which Skoda would probably want to shift, so they passed on a discount to the dealer, who knows. I'd say shop around.
  8. Yeah, that's what I paid. There's not a dealer that close and I work from home so it was easier for me to have it delivered for the money. I saw plenty of the cream coloured ones but not many black ones for the VRS that I needed.
  9. I also did this over the bank holiday. Paid a little more off ebay but the part came from Rainworth Skoda. took me about 15 mins as I got in a mess with the alarm sensor wiring as I though I had to take it out but I didn't realise the whole block came off and transferred initially - doh! There's always one isn't there! Anyway, great little mod.
  10. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/fabia/64262/skoda-fabia-2014-price-and-release-date Found it!
  11. Very good point! Never thought of that. Is there any way of posting this in the MK1 forum too without re-posting? Admins? @ISamge - I could have sworn I read somewhere that they said they like making cars like this so if there is a demand they would consider it. Apparently the MK2 only ever really sold in the UK. I've been searching but can't find the article. It wasn't the Top Gear one.
  12. Indeed. Keeps them in profit I guess!
  13. I got a VW MDI to lightning cable off ebay last week. It was £39. Apparently they started at around £70 ish when they first came out but prices are coming down. It works anyway! I tried getting the cheaper MDI to USB and hooking up my apple USB lightning cable but it wouldn't recognise it. Only the MDI to lightning cable seems to work. I know others have used 4 to 5 converters but I think you have to use an Apple one or it won't work with the cheaper replicas.
  14. Ok, so here's an interesting concept, possibly one worth putting to Skoda. At the moment, the VRS model is being dropped for the Fabia MK3. Skoda management did say that if there were enough interest however, they would consider making one. So, the question is, if there were a MK3, would you be interested? If so, what would be on your wish list? What if they were to drop in a TSI and TDI engine? Realistically the new 189PS from the forthcoming Polo GTI and the existing 150PS diesel unit? DSG and Manual options? Opinions and replies very much welcomed.
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