Hi All.

Am new to this place after deciding that I fancy a Fabia VRS as my next car, From looking at Autotrader etc it seems that I am going to be looking at relatively high mileage cars - in the region of 100K.

From reading about the web I am not stumbling across much in the way of serious regular issues (leaking doors aside) to be aware of when going to buy.

So, can people on here point me in the direction of things to look out for and relevant questions to ask as I am totally new to the marque. Alternatively if there is a thread for this on here (have tried searching so either being dim or blind or both) can someone point me towards it instead...

Cheers, Sandy

Hi Sandy,

Good idea to check for known problems before buying. Here's a link to a thread which may be of interest, basically people listing work they've had done on their cars.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/181083-how-reliable-is-your-fabia-vrs/

This site is a fantastic resource for Skoda info - there are a lot of knowledgable people on here willing to help out. I am not one of them!

I say buy one, you won't regret it

Jon

I've had mine 6 month now and not had a minutes bother bar the leaky door wich i think most people have.

the only problem you will find that you will become addicted to this site

modding your car

and if you get a black one, washing it! Which then leads onto Detailing products which leaves you even more out of pocket.

I've had mine 6 month now and not had a minutes bother bar the leaky door wich i think most people have.

the only problem you will find that you will become addicted to this site

modding your car

and if you get a black one, washing it! Which then leads onto Detailing products which leaves you even more out of pocket.

Cheers guys. Not too fussed about colours. Quite happy to have any except red... Do like the look of the black ones though.

When it comes to modding - getting towards the end of a lengthy rally car rebuild so got that T-shirt

Kettle on and sit down to read that reliability thread I reckon.