Hi, my name is Vikki, I have a Fabia vRS, nothing done yet as I dont want to upset the warrenty/insurance. But as the start of the thread says its making funny noises. When I reverse/turn full circle it somethimes makes a "grinding" noise. Cant work out if its from the front or rear. It only does this every now and again. Its booked into the dealers on Fri but if they cant find it then any clues as to what to look for? Cheers, Vikki

Hiya... Welcome to Briskoda

Does your car grind constantly, or just for a second shortly after you start it?

heres a few ideas for ya.....

if its just for a second after the car has started and has moved a few metres, its probably the ABS testing itself...

another common problem is the back brakes can bind and groan/grind when reversing... there is no known cure for this yet, but VAG are allegedly working on something as it affects polos, ibizas, A2s and A3s too.

Hope some of this helps

Think that is the one, the rear brakes thingy. Cheers, Oh and am I the only girl driveing a Fabia vRS?

Think that is the one, the rear brakes thingy. Cheers, Oh and am I the only girl driveing a Fabia vRS?

glad i could help

There are a few female vRS drivers, but as you can imagine.. its mostly the blokes who spend time on here.. (dont know if thats a good or bad thing)

anyway, youve come to the right place for Skoda info and a good laugh

Welcome to the site Vikki :wavey:

am I the only girl driveing a Fabia vRS

No there are a couple of girls who drive them, the rest of the Fabia owners just drive like them

No there are a couple of girls who drive them, the rest of the Fabia owners just drive like them

Leave them alone, Jon. Most of them are MUCH younger than you are. :nono:

Welcome to Briskoda, Vikki. Jon (TaviaRS) hasn't quite been himself since he started filling up with diesel instead of petrol.

Welcome to the site Vikki :wavey:

No there are a couple of girls who drive them' date=' the rest of the Fabia owners just drive like them [/quote']

Not al the Furby drivers

i'm new here too ...

one of the salesmen at my local dealer has an octy vrs & his mum has a fabia vrs.

he admits he's raced her a couple of times & been soundly beaten each time..

:lol:

Leave them alone' date=' Jon. Most of them are MUCH younger than you are. :nono:

Welcome to Briskoda, Vikki. Jon (TaviaRS) hasn't quite been himself since he started filling up with diesel instead of petrol. [/quote']

Dont worry Denis, I bet Jon wears the girls gloves when filling at the smelly pump...us real men just risk dirty hands :(

No Andy, I get a little man to do it for me

Jon (TaviaRS) hasn't quite been himself since he started filling up with diesel instead of petrol.

I had mistakenly assumed he was putting it in the car!

Must admit since Top Gear, more "boys" have a go, yet to be beaten by a Saxo, boyfriend has a go everynow & again in his kit car but his engine is knacked so hes easy to beat (for now, hes fitting a supercharger with 3.9fd, hmmm) but yet to see a female in a vRS!

No there are a couple of girls who drive them, the rest of the Fabia owners just drive like them

Speak for yourself Jon.

Welcome to Briskoda Vikki. I'm sure you'll enjoy your time here as much as the rest of us.

When's Des going to post about all the blokes swarming around another female member.

Oh.....Hi and Welcome to the site Vikki!

Welcome Vikki :wave:

I'm sure you'll enjoy the crackin' motor

When's Des going to post about all the blokes swarming around another female member.

Oh.....Hi and Welcome to the site Vikki!

Pleeeeeeeeease let's not have this thread degenerate and force Adrian to move it into the *cough* "lounge" forum

This lady deserves respect for her excellent choice in car :P (the smiley is for all the blokes, not you Vikki )

This lady deserves respect for her excellent choice in car :P (the smiley is for all the blokes, not you Vikki )

Xavier, Xavier, Xavier...........tut, tut.....you know as well as I do that this ain't going to happen.....wait till Col_G, Jason (Dev) and Jon (Fabooka) see we have another female member. Hmmmm...just noticed that these are also Fabia owners.....obviously not something we Octy owners would stoop to....

Not to worry Vikki...they are mainly harmless and all is in good jest.

Don't get them started Adrian! We don't want to scare her off just yet!

Xavier' date=' Xavier, Xavier...........tut, tut.....you know as well as I do that this ain't going to happen.....wait till Col_G, Jason (Dev) and Jon (Fabooka) see we have another female member. Hmmmm...just noticed that these are also Fabia owners.....obviously not something we Octy owners would stoop to....

Not to worry Vikki...they are mainly harmless and all is in good jest. [/quote']

Cheeky bugger!

by the way folks, there is a cure for the groaning on the back brakes of the furby. change to some aftermarket pads. I changed mine (

Nice one Tom. Will mention this when mine goes in for it's 1st service shortly. Got to be a dust build up problem :confused: p'raps.

Jet washed the rear callipers on sunday, and it seems to have stopped groaning now, but expecting it to return soon. :(

Xavier' date=' Xavier, Xavier...........tut, tut.....you know as well as I do that this ain't going to happen.....wait till Col_G, Jason (Dev) and Jon (Fabooka) see we have another female member. Hmmmm...just noticed that these are also Fabia owners.....obviously not something we Octy owners would stoop to....

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Welcome to Briskoda Vikki. Great choice of car.

Forgot to add

No there are a couple of girls who drive them' date=' the rest of the Fabia owners just drive like them [/quote']

Hi Vikki welcome to Briskoda, Ive seen a few ladies around Leeds driving Fabia Vrs's one frequent one is a black 04 vrs which goes up York Road alot.

Darren