I am just in the process of organising a test drive in a Fabia vRS . I have owned a Passat tdi 115 se before so I know how good the engines are . I would just appreciate some comments from other Fabvrs owners , maybe on what's good and bad about the fab ?

Good - It's a Skoda and a RS

Bad - It's a Fabia & diesel

[Flame Suit on]They don't have any road presence.[/Flame suit off]

They are cheap, economical and easy to tune though.

Steve

[Flame Suit on]They don't have any road presence.[/Flame suit off]

They are cheap' date=' economical and easy to tune though.

Steve[/quote']

unlike an octavia taxi?

unlike an octavia taxi?

Exactly, unlike a Taxi

Steve

No road presence... tat.

Mine gets noticed all the time

As does my taxi

No road presence... tat.

Mine gets noticed all the time

Look at you posting more pics Ross!

Spose I could put one of mine up too. Certainly gains lots of attention.

Both above fabs look, well fab. i'm definately NOT entering show n shine at trax

Erm.. you might find the fab a tad quicker than the passat

Jonno.

Look at you posting more pics Ross!

Spose I could put one of mine up too. Certainly gains lots of attention.

I didn't realise that Fabia vRS came with steel wheels. Looks crap with out the trims. Why oh why do some manufacturers paint steel wheels black. Always looks bad when the trims come off.

Been to the opticians lately William?

Buz.

For..everything

Against...Struggling on that one, but it's a case of what suits your needs best.

Been to the opticians lately William?

Must be a slow day for him.

same happened to mine William ... bloody scouse hub cap thieves....

Bad news Paul, they've stolen all your stickers too :eek:

Welcome, Buz. As you can see some of our members are barking - as in mad and up the wrong tree, but not both at the same time. Now, where can I get some black 6 spoke steel wheels for my 4X4?

Well just to add some fuel to the debate I hired a TDI PD Sharan on holiday and found the diesel engine to be quite hateful. Apart from the very clattery agricultural noises being heard from under the bonnet (I thought modern diesels were much more refined) the power delivery was a total pain in the ar5e. It was either on or off and the power band was, well pathetic to say the least. No sooner had the car got moving than a new cog was needed - no wonder there are 6 gears.

I'm not trying to be deliberately controversial just my honest opinion......... Apologies if it offends those who believe the PD motor is the best thing in the world but imho it isn't. Fuel economy was good though.

Well just to add some fuel to the debate I hired a TDI PD Sharan on holiday and found the diesel engine to be quite hateful. Apart from the very clattery agricultural noises being heard from under the bonnet (I thought modern diesels were much more refined) the power delivery was a total pain in the ar5e. It was either on or off and the power band was' date=' well pathetic to say the least. No sooner had the car got moving than a new cog was needed - no wonder there are 6 gears.

I'm not trying to be deliberately controversial just my honest opinion......... Apologies if it offends those who believe the PD motor is the best thing in the world but imho it isn't. Fuel economy was good though.[/quote']

Yep, but, in fairness to the Sharan, it is a high-roofed hearse with a load of extra weight to carry around (no pun intended). My old man had the Alhammy before and with the 115bhp PD engine, it was decidedly slow. Now he has a similar motor to you (normal height roofed hearse in luxury trim), but with the 130bhp lump and it is decidedly more enjoyable.

It is most surprising the difference 15bhp and shape / weight of car makes to the feeling of performance. Also, being higher up, you probably have a slower speed impression anyway...

Nowt to do with extra weight X as the performance was quite brisk even for a van with leccy windows. What didn't appeal to me was the manner in which the power was delivered. It was the PD130 version btw - I forgot to mention that bit.