ToxicNeo

Ok, down to £1000 ONO

Sill for sale, sensible offers welcome

Sorry - yep, I'm in Hull. Thanks DAZZA66

Still have the car for sale. £1100 now as need to sell.

Still have the car - open to offers

Still have the car for sale, would take offers around £1200 cash

Bump - great car, open to offers - would take £1300 cash

Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI (PD100) in Comfort Trim. 'Petrol' green 2001 X reg 128k mileage - might increase slightly as used occasionally Tax until end of July 2014, MOT until 2nd December 2014. Some service history, last serviced in December 201 Front electric windows, remote central locking, immobiliser/alarm, front fog lights Has heated electrically adjustable wing mirrors ABS, ASR, Isofix child seat attachment JVC MP3 CD/Radio (do have original Skoda radio if required), Air Conditioning, 14" Spirit alloy wheels, rear spoiler, body coloured bumpers Cam belt was changed at 87k. All paper work accounted for. 2 keys and 1 alarm fob Has never let me down in over 2 years of ownership. Had track rod end replaced at last MOT, also had a new MAF last year. Car is sounds, starts every time even after it has been sat for a couple of weeks The car does have some marks which are to be expected from a car of this age. On the passengers air vent a couple of the slats don't move, but these are cheap to replace. The left skirt has a scuff that was there when I bought the car I'm looking for £1,400, but no reasonable offer declined. Feel free to give me a call on 07854 898484 and ask for Craig, or get in touch via message. Any test drive welcomed (please bring insurance confirmation) and may be able to meet somewhere close for fuel costs Pics:

Don't really want to sorn the volvo as the brakes should be fixed in a week or so. I asked AXA about temporarily adding the fabia and they quoted £30 a week! If I took out the new policy and told them I'm selling the car would that be an issue?

No I wouldn't expect any NCB. Just thought it's cheaper to get a full policy and pay monthly than to get temp insurance. Forgot to say I'll be driving the furby till it sells cos the volvo needs rear brakes doing first. But it was cheap enough so it's no problem.

Hi all, Unfortunately, after 2 years of happy motoring, I'm selling my 2001 Fabia. I'm up sizing to a 2003 Volvo S60 D5 due to an increasing family size. I know that my furby needs to be insured whilst I sell it due to the law changes, but my question is this: Can I take out a full new 12 month policy to cover the car, paying by monthly installments (£35 deposit/£35 per month) then cancel when it's sold, or take out a temporary insurance policy for a couple of weeks (quotes between £100 - £200 for 2 weeks cover!). It seems daft to spend more on the temp cover when I can pay a cheaper deposit then cancel when sold, but would this have issues legally, so to speak? I have thought about adding the new car to my current policy then removing the furby, but AXA are being a pain and want to charge me a fortune for doing so! Thanks,

Yeah I did thanks mate - saved me a fortune them shocks & springs did! I'm thinking about getting bigger alloys when I can afford it, maybe just some standard vrs ones and some decent tyres. Then move on to brakes and then performance.

Hi Luke, Yeah am still standard at the mo. Think mine went like yours did, noticed it just got more slow and didnt have much push. I'm loving it now though, thrashing it around. Think I definitely need a remap now, and some better tyres!

Thanks guys, Got the new MAF from ECP today, shall get it fitted in a few days. If the car is on a 'safe' map for now, can wait to get the new MAF fitted to see the performance - should be exciting! Thanks

Hi all, Recently I've noticed that my 2001 PD100 has been really sluggish - no real pull through any of the gears and wouldn't pass 75 unless going down hill! After reading this forum a bit I disconnected my MAF. What a difference - it pulls like it used to a few years ago, and it feels like it has a lot more power. Now, I'm getting a new MAF from ECP tomorrow, but I don't have an engine light on, and there seems to be nothing wrong with the car whilst the sensor is disconnected - so my question is 'What are the long term effects, if any, of not having the MAF connected?' Just asking as I've been running it all weekend and will be tomorrow and maybe a couple of days after until I get the new part fitted - just don't want to do any major damage to the engine.

Well I took her to another garage today who said there's nothing wrong with the shocks! Seems like National were just after money! Even if the shocks needed replacing, the quote I got for genuine parts was less the local VW tuning garage Ricci Concept then National, and they were fitted including VAT. Ricci Concept wanted £418, National £500+!

I'm driving a diesel mate, & yeah I bought some alloys from you. Still going strong they are! Holmsie - I am tempted to leave the shocks alone, but I did get an advisory on one last mot!

I'm in sunny Hull!

Hi all, There's been a clunk every time I turn the wheel for a few days now, and a rattle whenever I go over a small pot hole in the road as well. Took it to National Tyres today (only place open on a Sunday, apart from Halfrauds) and they advised that the offside coil spring has snapped, I need new drop links and the shock absorbers have seen better days! They had the pleasure of quoting £500+ for the work, and said not to drive as now I know there's a problem I'm liable should something happen :think: So I'm left with a few choices... Do i: Get a garage to quote for parts and labour and get it sorted (£500+, more if I go to my friendly VAG specialist) Buy the parts myself to get a garage to fit (£130 parts from ECP + labour) or fit them myself (probably a bad idea!) Upgrade the suspension - I was tempted by coilovers all around but as the rest of my car is standard and I use it for commuting only not sure if it's worth it. Either way I'm forking out another few hundred £ on her, again. At least the engine runs fine, just everything else around it I will have replaced! Appreciate your thoughts on this as I'm not sure what to do really.

I had exactly the same problem - it rendered the car undriveable unless I took the ABS fuse out which gave me normal brakes. I got the bearing done at an independent and took it back several times and they couldn't work out what was wrong. Took it to our local VAG specialist and he found it straight away. Definitely get it back to them to sort it out

Yep, pretty much.

If you leave your indicator on when the car is off you have parking lights on the side of your car which is away from the curb. In some countries it's the law that you need these, in fact if you park in Britain on a 30+ mph stretch of road you need to have parking lights on so that other cars can see yours when it's dark. In fact, a little google search gives this https://www.gov.uk/w...ight-248-to-252 Sounds daft I know, but that's the Highway Code for you!

I usually use AutoTechnica down Calvert Lane in Hull, can't fault them - VAG specialists, don't charge the earth, just a genuine bunch of guys! 94 Calvert Lane Hull HU3 6BJ W: http://autotechnica.co.uk/ T: 01482 353369 They'll even pick your car up and drop it off if you're not too far!

Mine does this sometimes - not sure why. I also find that the electric mirror controls reverse at the same time, and the door lock switch reverses. It fixes itself if I push the pop locks in on the door then unlock using the switch, give this a go next time. My thoughts are it could just be some moisture getting into the wiring, but I've never had it checked.

+1 on this. I thought mine was completely knackered but when I was servicing my car I thought I'd have a look - its right on the firewall just being the air filter box I think.