Hi all,

i am currently looking into buying a skoda fabia vrs diesel and wondered what too look for when buying one, is there any issues that should i be on the lookout for? Looking to pay around 5k for one.

Kris

welcome to briskoda

Try the for sale section here on the forum...

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/197738-fabia-vrs-silver-2005-4700-price-reduced/

This one looks good to me!

Hi all,

i am currently looking into buying a skoda fabia vrs diesel and wondered what too look for when buying one, is there any issues that should i be on the lookout for? Looking to pay around 5k for one.

Kris

Welcome to the forum.

There are plenty of things to look out for (fear not, the car is still great)

• cambelt and water pump replaced at or before each 60k
  
• turbo sounds like a police siren? on it's way out beware!!
  
• leaky rear door seals at the sill level - causes wet carpets in the rear - £10 DIY fix
  
• Aircon fan resistor pack can fail - only works on position 4 - £40 DIY fix
  
• OEM console bushes fail rapidly - upgrade to SEAT Cupra ones
  
• Rear washer pipe pops off in cold weather - PITA and fiddly to fix but do-able
  

Probably loads of other niggles that people have experienced but on the whole a great solid little car that'll put a smile or two on your face.

Welcome to Briskoda

Davy

Hi and welcome aboard.