Thanks for the above very interesting.

Had a drive in the VRS on Friday. I was most impressed with it. The acceleration is epic and seemingly never ending up to :cough: 100mph on the run i did. That engine with that gearbox is a match made in heaven! I thought my 6spd DSG was quick but this seems even quicker and even more seemless. I was slightly disappointed with the quality of the interior but overall it is an impressive car....especially for £13k and compared to what else is out there (next cheapest is a Clio which is nearly £3k more).

I want to drive the Monte Carlo in 1.6TDI guise when that comes out as SWMBO is looking for a 'sporty' diesel supermini to replace the Bora (she does 20k a year). I also think that the Monte Carlo looks more like the VRS should!

Thanks for the above very interesting.

Had a drive in the VRS on Friday. I was most impressed with it. The acceleration is epic and seemingly never ending up to :cough: 100mph on the run i did. That engine with that gearbox is a match made in heaven! I thought my 6spd DSG was quick but this seems even quicker and even more seemless.

how would you compare the performance with your octavia?

I went from a stage 3 Octy TFSI vRS, then stripped down to stage 1 and only onto standard the day i sold it. So its been a long time since i drove a std 200ps car. So when i drove the fabia i found it a little underwhelming in all honesty.

how would you compare the performance with your octavia?

I went from a stage 3 Octy TFSI vRS, then stripped down to stage 1 and only onto standard the day i sold it. So its been a long time since i drove a std 200ps car. So when i drove the fabia i found it a little underwhelming in all honesty.

It felt quicker but then again i have the Diesel. I don't actually think it was that much quicker to be honest. The fact its a petrol and a hell of a lot smaller makes it feel a lot quicker! I did find it underwhelming also but more so for the interior, its a bit dull to be honest. The acceleration with that DSG is amazing though. I would be happy to have one!

Always interesting, for me at least, to go back and read old Threads.

(thanks OzFabia for bringing this one to my attention, i had missed this one back in those olden but golden times.)

 

george

Haha! This made me laugh, an old classic this one. Good times.

45+ absolute no way,only way you get 45+if its parked in the garage with the engine off

Had 49mpg reading the other day coming off the motorway,was sitting around 70 for most of the way.

Sorry just saw how old this is!!