Hi fairly new here. But need some advice.

I really like the look of the Monte Carlo, kind of love at first sight almost. if i wasd to mod a car so to speak the monte carlo would be the way id go (ie black headlight/grille etc)

the dilemma for me is my millage. I reckon I could clock up a staggering 16,000 to 20,000 a year. thats estimated at a 60 miles a day commute for 6days a week which only happens one in three weeks) and the rest is socail at weekends. now this is forgetting my 4 weeks annual holiday which would reduce the millage, and i rarly do any trips out of the blue that are long distace.

Now i may be banging on the milage but theres two reasons for that.

1. I was looking at a Soloutions Package which obviously charges should you go over the millage, now i dont want over or under estimate as i wana aviod losing out too much at the end of the term.

2. To my knowledge the Fabia is service either 10,000 miles of annaul, so if i did hit the 20,000 id be servicing it twice a year. and then the cam belt if applicable to the said car would be due end of year two.

Now normally it wouldnt bother me as my bros a Merc Tech, but obviously with the posisblity of trading it back in at the end of the term and the warranty to think bout, Il need to get a dealer to get the work (extra cost)

So what do you all recomend? would the Fabia suit my needs????

And would I benifit from paying extra for a TDI of lose a little consumption in favor of the TSI unit

I dont think servicing would be too expensive as the parts are cheap + you or your brother could do the work and still keep the warranty as long as there genuine bits.

I know they factor in the mileage with the quote but im not sure how much extra it will add.

Also you might be better with the deisel as it would be much easier to keep a higher mpg+ higher resale value

I've just got a Monte and I love it already, goes well, only got 650 miles on it and I'm getting 45mpg round town and 65 on a run (with the climate A/C on) According to the dealer where I got my 1.6 tdi Monte the cam belt is changed at 4 years or 140,000, I will knock up roughly 30k a year but the car will be sold or given to the wife if it's not knackered after 3 years. The servicing etc does not have to be done by a skoda dealer, provided the work is done to skoda standards using genuine parts the warranty will stand. With the miles you are looking to do I'd get straight finance not PCP as you will get clobbered on the mileage charges

that what we suspect, the thing is id lack service stamps. if me and brother done it,

Edited 19 September, 201114 yr by CRASH67

I've just got a Monte and I love it already, goes well, only got 650 miles on it and I'm getting 45mpg round town and 65 on a run (with the climate A/C on) According to the dealer where I got my 1.6 tdi Monte the cam belt is changed at 4 years or 140,000, I will knock up roughly 30k a year but the car will be sold or given to the wife if it's not knackered after 3 years. The servicing etc does not have to be done by a skoda dealer, provided the work is done to skoda standards using genuine parts the warranty will stand. With the miles you are looking to do I'd get straight finance not PCP as you will get clobbered on the mileage charges

this was my thought but after a chat with the sales man we amened the millages and as i thought it adjusts the GFV (graunteed Final Value) id only suffer if under estimated.

as term of stright Finace I havent got a decent deposit to do it that hence looking in to PCP

thats a reilef i would of traded the car before cam belt.

The only other car id go for is the Corsa SXI with a VXR pack and 17s and the fabia witha few selected extras still works out cheaper with better MPG but has a 20,000 mile interval

this was my thought but after a chat with the sales man we amened the millages and as i thought it adjusts the GFV (graunteed Final Value) id only suffer if under estimated.

as term of stright Finace I havent got a decent deposit to do it that hence looking in to PCP

thats a reilef i would of traded the car before cam belt.

The only other car id go for is the Corsa SXI with a VXR pack and 17s and the fabia witha few selected extras still works out cheaper with better MPG but has a 20,000 mile interval

Diesel all the way I am afraid to say as the millages you are doing will cost you a fortune if you opt for the TSI, I am getting around 39/40 out of my TSI 105 and that's driving it as slow and smooth as I can. It is a great car and I love it but after come from a Octava 170 cr VRS it really has shocked me that this engine is very bad on fuel and over the last 8 weeks It has been very comparable to my Octavia VRS petrol and I drove that a hell of lot harder than this. I think if you want good mpg then a diesel or a larger engined petrol is the way to go and don't believe the nonsense that these small petrols are economical they are not. Great car, great little engine but economical NO WAY.

Edited 19 September, 201114 yr by Vrs2

Diesel all the way I am afraid to say as the millages you are doing will cost you a fortune if you opt for the TSI, I am getting around 39/40 out of my TSI 105 and that's driving it as slow and smooth as I can. It is a great car and I love it but after come from a Octava 170 cr VRS it really has shocked me that this engine is very bad on fuel and over the last 8 weeks It has been very comparable to my Octavia VRS petrol and I drove that a hell of lot harder than this. I think if you want good mpg then a diesel or a larger engined petrol is the way to go and don't believe the nonsense that these small petrols are economical they are not. Great car, great little engine but economical NO WAY.

yh there such a big gap in the MPG figures it seems madness to go for the TSI, need to have a little look in to the cost of the service.

it annoying as realisticly Ive come the conclusion its a Monte TDI or Corsa SXI 1.3 95 PS and it seems when you take in to account all the costs they almost cancel each other out. which is kinda helpful as it will help me make the choice as i prefer the Monte