Tempted due to high running costs of my octi cr vrs😞.. High Insurance and £70 a fill up for average of 44mpg.. times are hard and I'm considering, only thing that puts me off is the Fabia is a bit flimsy (in-laws have a standard 1.2 and it feels paper thin)... Is the vrs built better and does anyone have any experience of the Fabia VRS?

Cheers Rob

If you are only averaging 44mpg in the Octy diesel then I reckon you don't hang about, if that's the case then I'm fairly sure you aren't going to lower your fuel consumption in a petrol Fabia vRS.

I don’t quite understand your method on saving money either, losing the depreciation on the Octy and then paying top whack for a brand new Fabia which will also lose money as soon as you drive it off the forecourt doesn’t add up.

If you were asking whether or not to trade down from the Octy to a MkI diesel Fabia vRS then I could see the logic.

As for the solidness of the latest Fabia then as it's a smaller car then I think you will notice a distinct difference between a Fabia and Octavia.

Try the Fabia II forum, plenty of vRS owners on there...

I've only just driven both the cars one after the other as I knew I wanted a Vrs but wasn't sure of getting the New Fabia or get another Octavia. Drove the Fabia first and it was a nice plesant drive but it felt like you were sat on it, not in it. It was also quite noisy inside. Drove the Octavia Vrs and it instantly felt a more sturdy and refined cruiser. With regards to economy, on exactly the sa,e test route the Fabia averaged approx 35 mpg where as the Octavia averaged approx 47 mpg. The Octavia I eneded up buying, a Vrs CR DSG, i can achieve 53 mpg. I traded in a 10 month old Kia Sportage 1.7 Eco dynamics for my Vrs as it is actually more economical.

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I have a VRS CR170 Oil Burner and get around 47mpg have seen 35mpg but that was dashing about. We also have a Fabia 1 VRS, now that runs rings round mine on mpg. I had an Impreza so every mile over 26 is a bargin.

I've only just driven both the cars one after the other as I knew I wanted a Vrs but wasn't sure of getting the New Fabia or get another Octavia. Drove the Fabia first and it was a nice plesant drive but it felt like you were sat on it, not in it. It was also quite noisy inside. Drove the Octavia Vrs and it instantly felt a more sturdy and refined cruiser. With regards to economy, on exactly the sa,e test route the Fabia averaged approx 35 mpg where as the Octavia averaged approx 47 mpg. The Octavia I eneded up buying, a Vrs CR DSG, i can achieve 53 mpg. I traded in a 10 month old Kia Sportage 1.7 Eco dynamics for my Vrs as it is actually more economical.

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Thanks for the advice mate! I love my Octy I really do its a very solid well built car but at the moment it's costing a lot to run.. had it 14 months and me n the wife have been tempted to downsize a bit but we love the car so much it's hard decision to make!! Lol low ish mpg for us is due to a few shortish commutes during the week.. I'm also tempted for the petrol Octy VRS when I trade/sell mine £1k to £1.5k cheaper and due to lowish mileage we do may work out a tad cheaper over the year? From sounds of it I'd regret going for the Fabia VRS but it seems to have some poke!!?

If you are only averaging 44mpg in the Octy diesel then I reckon you don't hang about, if that's the case then I'm fairly sure you aren't going to lower your fuel consumption in a petrol Fabia vRS.

I don’t quite understand your method on saving money either, losing the depreciation on the Octy and then paying top whack for a brand new Fabia which will also lose money as soon as you drive it off the forecourt doesn’t add up.

If you were asking whether or not to trade down from the Octy to a MkI diesel Fabia vRS then I could see the logic.

As for the solidness of the latest Fabia then as it's a smaller car then I think you will notice a distinct difference between a Fabia and Octavia.

Try the Fabia II forum, plenty of vRS owners on there...

Thanks for the advice pal, the Fabia would be pre owned but yeah depreciation would be a factor.. I'd prob regret the Fabia if I went for it from an Octy VRS.... Hmmmm decisions lol

Cant see any logic here at all... New Fabia VRS will get around 42 mpg on a long 'steady foot' run ( my mate has one and travels 35 miles each way to work), around town in the region of 32-34 mpg.

What you will loose on trade in/buying a new (pre owned) fabia.. it makes absolutely no sense!

Cant see any logic here at all... New Fabia VRS will get around 42 mpg on a long 'steady foot' run ( my mate has one and travels 35 miles each way to work), around town in the region of 32-34 mpg.

What you will loose on trade in/buying a new (pre owned) fabia.. it makes absolutely no sense!

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Don't do it.

I downsized and parted with my CR VRS and I've regretted it ever since!

Agree with everyone here, you dont say how many miles you have done on the octy, if its less thsn 20k then the engine is nowhere near even starting to loosen up.

Before i bought the Octy last year I considered the new furby vrs, but having previosly owned a remaped mk1 furby vrs, & still got a steady 52 mpg, the reports on the mk2 were considerably poorer, so that went out the window.

As you can see below what i am getting mpg wise & the car is 1 year old , with just unde 10k on the clock, the only possible reasons now for me to change this car wil be, unreliability, or there comes on the market a slghtly smaller car with proven economy of 45+ mpg ( NEVER trust what the brochures tell you whta mpg you will get, experience has shown them to be completely untrue )

I will buck the trend here and say I much preffered my Fabia vRS (albeit a MK1) to both the mk1 and mk11 petrol Octys.

However in your instance changing to a mk11 fabia to save £££ makes no sense whatsoever.

I'm also tempted for the petrol Octy VRS when I trade/sell mine £1k to £1.5k cheaper and due to lowish mileage we do may work out a tad cheaper over the year?

If you have decided that the diesel vRS has to go but you want to stay with the Skoda / vRS brand then this to me offers the most opportunity to save some cash.

Your low annual mileage means you won't suffer too much in terms of the increased fuel consumption, certainly no where near the potential £1K - £2K saving of an equivalent petrol Octavia vRS.

Still though, if your number one priority is to reduce your annual motoring spend then you really need to be looking at a slightly older / higher mileage non-sporty car and do it properly.

Cant see any logic here at all...it makes absolutely no sense! Don't do it

If you have decided that the diesel vRS has to go but you want to stay with the Skoda / vRS brand then this to me offers the most opportunity to save some cash.

Your low annual mileage means you won't suffer too much in terms of the increased fuel consumption, certainly no where near the potential £1K - £2K saving of an equivalent petrol Octavia vRS.

Still though, if your number one priority is to reduce your annual motoring spend then you really need to be looking at a slightly older / higher mileage non-sporty car and do it properly.

Yeah agreed, either that or we totally downsize.

To answer another question the car has just short of 30k miles on clock and is 3yrs old so has suffered worst of depreciation.. we're doing about 8/9k a yr miles

Owning mk2 octavia vrs cr and mk1 fabia vrs, I can safely say that fuel consumption are very different. Octavia hasn't been run in yet with only 16k on the clock, motorway run at 70-75 will see the octi returning around the 52 mark, fabia is better.

Mk1 fabia vs mk2 I can't comment of mpg but the mk2 is much more refined and ride is totally different.

Would I switch from mk2 octavia to mk2 fabia? Not really as I can't see it really being much cheaper to run.

Would I go from octavia mk2 to fabia mk1? No, don't get me wrong I love my mk1 but its no where near as nice to drive or be in as the octavia. Yes its cheaper and a lot more fun to drive but you would regret down sizing.

I had 2 mk2 octy PD TDIs and they are very good cars and the CR TDI are alot better but i need to down side a bit and the fabia vRS fitted my needs and this time there was a estate ( need the boot space for the little one ) the fabia is well built comfortable to dive but not as good as the octy but for what it costs it`s very good and feel very grown-up :yes: i`ve very happy with my fabia vRS estate.

The 1.4 TSI engine is very responsive and fast throughout the rev range. The DSG gearbox is smooth and the end result is relaxed and effortless perormance and the fuel economy is not to bad i get 45.6 MPG day to day i`ve had 49.1 MPG out of it and diving it hard i can get 25-32 MPG ( this is with 5760 miles) .

The road tax is £130 and the insurance is about the same as the octy i had (the fabia is cheaper by £200) fuel cost well in 7 months it`s cost me £850 ( thats filling up with BP ultimate unleaded all the time ) at the end of the day it `s up to you but for me it was a good thing to do i love my fabia vRS hope it hlep you out

I had 2 mk2 octy PD TDIs and they are very good cars and the CR TDI are alot better but i need to down side a bit and the fabia vRS fitted my needs and this time there was a estate ( need the boot space for the little one ) the fabia is well built comfortable to dive but not as good as the octy but for what it costs it`s very good and feel very grown-up :yes: i`ve very happy with my fabia vRS estate.

The 1.4 TSI engine is very responsive and fast throughout the rev range. The DSG gearbox is smooth and the end result is relaxed and effortless perormance and the fuel economy is not to bad i get 45.6 MPG day to day i`ve had 49.1 MPG out of it and diving it hard i can get 25-32 MPG ( this is with 5760 miles) .

The road tax is £130 and the insurance is about the same as the octy i had (the fabia is cheaper by £200) fuel cost well in 7 months it`s cost me £850 ( thats filling up with BP ultimate unleaded all the time ) at the end of the day it `s up to you but for me it was a good thing to do i love my fabia vRS hope it hlep you out

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Fabia cheaper to fill up as well so i have read from other posts? around £20 per fill?

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Fabia cheaper to fill up as well so i have read from other posts? around £20 per fill?

Will be a smaller tank capacity

Wait a minute, you have a DIESEL vRS and want a PETROL Fabia vRS and are worrying about running costs?

Seriously if you are going to downsize to a Fabia, you should surely look at a Greenline or something similar.

You won't do much better than your diesel vRS you have now! I use to get 55MPG regularly on long runs in mine when I had it.

I had a Fabia vRS for a short time too and was lucky to get 35 to the gallon with regular use. The dashboard creaked a lot (never had that in an Octavia) and it drank oil like a fish. It went like a rocket though and am dreaming of the day I can get a Petrol Octavia vRS

Change job?

My wifes uncle has a 1.6 CR Diesel Octavia and he is getting 70+ to the gallon - though he drives for economy, 56mph on motorways etc.

Wait a minute, you have a DIESEL vRS and want a PETROL Fabia vRS and are worrying about running costs?

Yes.... as we don't do many miles just justify 10p more per litre in fuel and the petro Octyl vrs is also slighty cheaper to insure.. Not too much of a saving but long term it could work out cheaper if u want to stay with a fast Octy

Re the Fabia you also have to factor its cheaper to fill up and a lot cheaper to insure, tax is about the same if not slightly lower also so there are plus points to think of its not just as simple as MPG

Edited 1 January, 201214 yr by VRS_ROB

Ah insurance is good mention

It is more expensive for me to insure a 2.0TDI Octavia than it was to have a 180 horse powered rocket fabia... £332 for the Fabia, £500 for my Octy.

Whatever :|

Ah insurance is good mention

It is more expensive for me to insure a 2.0TDI Octavia than it was to have a 180 horse powered rocket fabia... £332 for the Fabia, £500 for my Octy.

Whatever :|

Yeah for some reason the Octy as a car seems quite pricey to insure.. suppose replacement cost is quite high should there be a write off.. i looked at my insurance and the Fabia VRS is at least £200 cheaper per annum.

I ran an Octy vRS PD for nearly 5 years and have had my Fabia vRS 6 weeks now.

They are two totally different cars, one is a cruiser and one is a hot hatch. IMO, the build quality of the Fabia is below usual Skoda standards, it creaks going over speed bumps, a drip landed on my hand tonight from the drivers window in heavy rain and when you operate the electric windows it sounds like you are strangling a cat. My old Octy was far better screwed together. Someone got it spot on earlier regarding the driving position too, the Octy is spot on whereas it feels like your sitting on top of the Fabia.

Regarding running costs, there is no way the two can be compared. If I drive like a granny I can just about manage 45 mpg, and that's on motorway journeys sitting with the cruise on at 60mph. Aroung town you are looking at low to mid 30's and no higher. Unless I was redlining the Octy, it was never under 40mpg. When you say fuel is 10p a litre cheaper, I don't get your drift. To get 100% economy and performance, you have to use 98 RON or higher. I use Shell V Power, which is 1p, not 10p a litre cheaper than diesel. Sure, you could use 95 RON, but you won't get the full performance, and whilst most reckon you won't be able to tell the difference, it sort of defeats the purpose in my eyes of having a fast car and not having it primed and ready for action. Also, saving £20 a tank due to the smaller tank, 45 litres as opposed to 55 I think the Octy is is another false economy, check my Fuelly but I don't think I've got near 350 miles to a tank yet, and at £50 odd quid, that's nowhere near my old Octy.

There is only one area where the Fabia wins hands down against the Octy, and IMO it's well worth it, and that's the driving experience. It really is a bit of a beast, I find the growl addictive and the flappy things are great fun. And, although not a real world figure, the 45MPG combined is great economy for 180 horses. I've driven every type of vRS, owned most baring both petrol Octys, and the new Fabia is for me the most vRSy vRS yet.

Overall, and again at a cost, why not buy a DSG Octy vRS TSi, best of both worlds

I ran an Octy vRS PD for nearly 5 years and have had my Fabia vRS 6 weeks now.

They are two totally different cars, one is a cruiser and one is a hot hatch. IMO, the build quality of the Fabia is below usual Skoda standards, it creaks going over speed bumps, a drip landed on my hand tonight from the drivers window in heavy rain and when you operate the electric windows it sounds like you are strangling a cat. My old Octy was far better screwed together. Someone got it spot on earlier regarding the driving position too, the Octy is spot on whereas it feels like your sitting on top of the Fabia.

Regarding running costs, there is no way the two can be compared. If I drive like a granny I can just about manage 45 mpg, and that's on motorway journeys sitting with the cruise on at 60mph. Aroung town you are looking at low to mid 30's and no higher. Unless I was redlining the Octy, it was never under 40mpg. When you say fuel is 10p a litre cheaper, I don't get your drift. To get 100% economy and performance, you have to use 98 RON or higher. I use Shell V Power, which is 1p, not 10p a litre cheaper than diesel. Sure, you could use 95 RON, but you won't get the full performance, and whilst most reckon you won't be able to tell the difference, it sort of defeats the purpose in my eyes of having a fast car and not having it primed and ready for action. Also, saving £20 a tank due to the smaller tank, 45 litres as opposed to 55 I think the Octy is is another false economy, check my Fuelly but I don't think I've got near 350 miles to a tank yet, and at £50 odd quid, that's nowhere near my old Octy.

There is only one area where the Fabia wins hands down against the Octy, and IMO it's well worth it, and that's the driving experience. It really is a bit of a beast, I find the growl addictive and the flappy things are great fun. And, although not a real world figure, the 45MPG combined is great economy for 180 horses. I've driven every type of vRS, owned most baring both petrol Octys, and the new Fabia is for me the most vRSy vRS yet.

Overall, and again at a cost, why not buy a DSG Octy vRS TSi, best of both worlds

Thanks mate, good advice again there. Yes I'm tempted to stick with the Octy n get the petrol.. It'll be reet😄😄

I ran an Octy vRS PD for nearly 5 years and have had my Fabia vRS 6 weeks now.

They are two totally different cars, one is a cruiser and one is a hot hatch. IMO, the build quality of the Fabia is below usual Skoda standards, it creaks going over speed bumps, a drip landed on my hand tonight from the drivers window in heavy rain and when you operate the electric windows it sounds like you are strangling a cat. My old Octy was far better screwed together. Someone got it spot on earlier regarding the driving position too, the Octy is spot on whereas it feels like your sitting on top of the Fabia.

Regarding running costs, there is no way the two can be compared. If I drive like a granny I can just about manage 45 mpg, and that's on motorway journeys sitting with the cruise on at 60mph. Aroung town you are looking at low to mid 30's and no higher. Unless I was redlining the Octy, it was never under 40mpg. When you say fuel is 10p a litre cheaper, I don't get your drift. To get 100% economy and performance, you have to use 98 RON or higher. I use Shell V Power, which is 1p, not 10p a litre cheaper than diesel. Sure, you could use 95 RON, but you won't get the full performance, and whilst most reckon you won't be able to tell the difference, it sort of defeats the purpose in my eyes of having a fast car and not having it primed and ready for action. Also, saving £20 a tank due to the smaller tank, 45 litres as opposed to 55 I think the Octy is is another false economy, check my Fuelly but I don't think I've got near 350 miles to a tank yet, and at £50 odd quid, that's nowhere near my old Octy.

There is only one area where the Fabia wins hands down against the Octy, and IMO it's well worth it, and that's the driving experience. It really is a bit of a beast, I find the growl addictive and the flappy things are great fun. And, although not a real world figure, the 45MPG combined is great economy for 180 horses. I've driven every type of vRS, owned most baring both petrol Octys, and the new Fabia is for me the most vRSy vRS yet.

Overall, and again at a cost, why not buy a DSG Octy vRS TSi, best of both worlds

Great comparison