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Spent the afternoon chatting and test driving at Palmers Skoda, Watford. Good bunch there! Ended up taking one of the lads out for a test drive in my 105, and even though it is 21 years old it held it's own he said. Anyway, my test drives finished, I plonked my readies down on a used Fabia RS. Picking it up next week after a check over. I liked the performance and seats - and the hatch is useful. Not so keen on the front engine (steering), but no car is perfect;).

Cheers, Ian

Enjoy your new ride! See you in the FabiaI section more I take it...

Fabia VRS, bit of a jump up in performance.

Hope your new car lasts as well as the 105, and enjoy the new driving expirence

Can I just add in with the rest of the comments what a credit that car is to you, it looks brand new still, and by the sounds of it has had a lot of love and care, all that any car can wish for! Being new to Skoda myself, and starting out with probably one of the tattiest Felicia examples about Skoda as a manufacturer are a real credit to the automobiles they produce, along with the owners, you’ve only got to see and read various members posts on this forum to see that. I think you’ll find with any new car, be it used or brand new, you’ll have a few teething issues, the main advantage with a new ‘just used’ car, is any faults or niggles will have already been ironed out. If you keep it as nice as yours, then I’m sure it’ll last and give you plenty of miles of enjoyment and fun!

The problem with a lot of cars today, they seem built to go with our throw away society, and even at my fathers garage, we’re seeing 4, 5, 6 year old cars being scrapped mainly due to uneconomical repair, or parts that are just too far gone. Another 4 year old Pug estate has been scrapped today down there, again down to the diesel ECU, the cost of repair (that isn’t still available for them) or a new unit wasn’t worth it.

You’ll find that in the Fabia section of the site, lots of members have posted various guides of how to replace various parts, DIY servicing and parts replacement has been made very comfortable, and a lot easier to do, a lot better than the standard Haynes manual. Due to car electronics, and our location, we’re going backwards with car technology, just for ease of motoring, servicing and repair, and I still have to say, the Skoda is a joy to work on!

All the very best with your Skoda - old and new!

Congatulations on the new car.

Hmmmm, 46bhp to 130bhp....be careful mate! :P:rolleyes:

Hmmmm, 46bhp to 130bhp....be careful mate! :P:rolleyes:

Lol yeah guess that's one good point for the old car, you can stick your foot down and have predictable performance without the need to back off. I'd kill someone if I drove a Porsche the way I drive my Favorit

Spent the afternoon chatting and test driving at Palmers Skoda, Watford. Good bunch there! Ended up taking one of the lads out for a test drive in my 105, and even though it is 21 years old it held it's own he said. Anyway, my test drives finished, I plonked my readies down on a used Fabia RS. Picking it up next week after a check over. I liked the performance and seats - and the hatch is useful. Not so keen on the front engine (steering), but no car is perfect;).

Cheers, Ian

Your old car was brill and a credit to you

The Fabia vRS will do 'just fine'

Just treat it with respect - cos otherwise it'll catch you out if you're 'stupid' (I'm sure you won't be).

We've had ours 12k now - up from 80BHP Cavalier TD - and love it.

I, strangely, get earache from my wife "Did you really have to overtake him"

Downside - the alloys take virtually as long as the rest of the car to clean. Get em polished and then apply some 'glaze' over them - then they are so much easier to clean. And, BTW, get yourself a microfibre mitt - they are brill for getting into awkward places. Save so much time when cleaning - I got cheapo from Wilkinsons (no need to spend silly money). Excellent.

Bang some Millers Diesel Sport 4 in it - a cheap performance upgrade - used it for over 200k and 15 yrs at least. Tons of advocates on here Search if you don't believe me.:eek:

40mpg for local driving, up to 50+ for motorway cruising

Love it :O:thumbup:

Thanks for the comments:). Well, to be honest, this is my one 'stab' at trying a newer car. When the roads are salty or it's raining, I dislike taking my 105 out, but at least with the Fabia I will not feel so bad as it has got loads of sealant and rust resist applied. Time will tell if I have made a wise decision, but at least if all goes wrong and it proves to be not the car for me I can most likely sell it at not too much of a loss.

Cheers, Ian

Nice comments from TNT and I am sure we acknowledge the issues and lack of longevity in regard of newer cars. On a positive note with raging fuel prices we will see more improvements in mpg and flexibility in serving costs.

By the way living in Orkney you must be very lucky and be a direct descendent of him upstairs.