Mk1 Fabia Elegance 1.4 16V

First registered 22/09/2000

 

Number of former owners 4 (I am the 5^th owner)

 

Colour Metallic Midnight Blue

 

I acquired the car on 13 09 2012 and since owning I have had the console bushes replaced along with the passenger side CV joint and carrier arm

 

A new aerial has been installed as the old one was causing a leak into the headlining

 

It had the typical rear footwell leak, which I have since sealed on all 4 doors

 

I have recently replaced the air and pollen filter along with fitting Bosch multi-electrode spark plugs (supposed to be good for another 100k miles)

 

Currently running on Mobil 1 oil

 

It has electric & heated mirrors (these have been replaced and are now black as the previous owner damaged them and just taped them up, I will include them in the sale if required as I still have them.

 

It has the elegance rear spoiler

 

Two flip remote keys

 

Locking Petrol filler cap

 

14” Elegance alloy wheels

 

MS402 RDS tape deck (note: this unit seems to stick on tape, it wont move back to radio, I have a brand new grundig tape deck included in the sale (I used the tape deck to connect to my phone)

 

Anti-Slip Regulation

 

Electronic Differential Lock

 

Centre brake light

 

Mystic beige interior (as named by briskoda :p)

 

It has air conditioning, last serviced over a year ago so is due for another service.

 

Full electric windows all around (with one touch facility), note the passenger side electrics aren’t working at the minute, I believe they need new motors (available for about £15-30 each)

 

Chrome doorhandles

 

Front and rear foglights

 

IT HAS HEATED SEATS, fully working – I absolutely love these!

 

Rear heated windowscreen

 

Multi-function trip computer detailing fuel left, mpg, instantaneous mpg, time, alarm, average speed etc

 

Electronic boot release (including mechanical lever inside the cabin)

 

Alarm [Has no chirp at the minute, I believe the siren is faulty, however when triggered the lights illuminate to show the alarm has gone off.]

 

Central locking

 

Folding rear seats

 

Height adjustable drivers seat

 

Passenger storage section within the front passenger seat

 

Immobiliser

 

Air conditioned cubby holes within the glovebox and by the steering wheel

 

Note, the centre two vents have loose slats so they don’t open with the dial, I believe they can be reinserted if the module is removed

 

Colour coded bumpers [i have a facelift bumper available with the sale to convert the front to the newer style fabia]

 

Currently there is a problem with the car, I believe the J500 controller has water inside as the ABS, ASR, PAS, air bag and handbrake warning light illuminate with a reoccurring beep – I have tried changing the clocks in the vehicle however this didn’t work

 

Very economical, using short journeys I can average 120-150 miles to £20 of V Power Nitro

 

When on long journeys The car can hit over 50mpg, I have maxed out at 62.8mpg (according to the trip computer

Its an ideal first car for a younger driver as the engine has 100bhp using a twin cam 1.4 16v engine – which provides enough power when you need it, because lets face it – if your about to have an accident a 1.0 nissan micra will not get you out of the way quick enough!

 

My insurance on this car with 0 NCB was £1100 fully comp with every extra on the insurance (£900 without), this has dropped to £900 now (£700 without the extras)

 

Tax on this car is £140 a year, I think it was 77 for 6 months this time round

 

Full service history by SKODA up until 50K

 

From then it was maintained by the previous owner who had a large amount of maintenance work performed on the car up until I received it [i had the clutch and a few other bits done since owning it]

 

I have ran the car on Shell’s V Power Nitro Unleaded for over a year now and it has cleaned the engine massively, performance and economy. The car used to struggle up hills in 2^nd, after using the nitro fuel for so long I can now manage most inclines in 4/5^th.

 

Current mileage is around 97K, I have owned the car since 88K

 

There is a slight chip In one of the rear light clusters [as a stop gap repair I used a sealant on it as it was letting water in]

 

There is a slight judder in 4^th gear between 30-40 mph, this doesn’t occur anywhere else in the rev/speed range, I took this to SKODA to diagnose but they couldn’t find anything wrong and told me not to worry!

 

The car has VRS door cards on as i was in the middle of a conversion to black (the originals are included with sale)

 

The service history consists of the following:

 

07/03/2014 Purchase of temperature sensor for the car (yet to be fitted due to personal commitments)

14/03/2014 Purchase of battery clamp (old one snapped), fitted to the car.

 

2013

Mini service [Carried out by greenbank motors in stoke on trent]

New clutch fitted [Carried out by greenbank motors in stoke on trent]

New Front discs fitted [Carried out by greenbank motors in stoke on trent]

14/09/2013 Car retracked

 

 

17/05/2012 Replacement of N/S/R shock absorber & lower bumper grill Mileage 83486

19/07/2012 Full service, alarm and air con check, pollen filter replaced Mileage 83486

17/02/2012 Rear wish bone bushes replaced mileage 80351

33/11/2011 Rear discs and pads replaced mileage 77321

10/10/2011 Full service, new window regulator (n/s/f) mileage 76438

08/12/2011 New n/s steering rack gaiter, n/s/r brake pipe and o/s/r shock absorber mileage 76438

05/04/2011 new exhaust mileage 68743

02/03/2011 new o/s/f wheel bearing and EGR mileage 68743

14/01/2011 Full service, new front brake pads mileage 67235

30/06/2010 New fuel filter mileage 66677

25/05/2010 Full service, renewed o/s/r spring mileage 59261

16/11/2009 New temperature sender and seal mileage 51000

01/09/2009 Inspection & oil service Mileage 48833

23/12/2005 Inspection & oil service Mileage 37110

22/06/2005 Inspection 40,000mile, brake fluid air filter and oil replaced by SKODA mileage 33753

30/06/2004 Inspection & oil service mileage 28108 by SKODA

04/08/2003 Inspection & oil service mileage 21131 by SKODA

01/10/2002 Inspection with additional work (not detailed on the stamp), oil change mileage 14442 by SKODA

04/09/2001 Inspection & oil service mileage 6951 by SKODA

Delivery inspection by SKODA (not dated)

 

The car has been brilliant for me, and i hope it will give someone else many years of happy motoring, i am only selling as i have upgraded to a VRS 

I am open to offers on the car, it has MOT until december, and tax until the end of august

 

£600

 

 

Does no one want to fix up ellie? :( 

 

Shes a cracking car!

very thorough advert, good luck with the sale the car looks quite tidy, just a shame about the J500 Controller.

 

Have you looked into how much it would cost to repair it? it maybe worth fixing prior to sale?

If the air con works I'll give you £500.

But only because it's got a mystic beige interior.

Tempted as a fixer upper myself. Need a run about and it fits the bill.

I bought a new PAS pump for mine a while back, cost £250 exchange.

If the air con works I'll give you £500.

But only because it's got a mystic beige interior.

I think the air con works, it's not brilliant though and needs re gassing but yay mystic beige!

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Shame it's not fantasy green!

Shame it's not fantasy green!

 

I kinda prefer the Midnight Blue myself

I know same as mine

well its still available however with little interest i am considering now breaking it - as id steal the heated seats, rear mudguards and a few other bits for the VRS - so if anyone is interested please let me know soon  

Car is on the bay of E! 291184052494 item

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Still available?

Yep still here

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Well looks like I'll strip it down

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What boss fox isn't purchasing? :(

Umm could you hangon till Tuesday when my cars future has been decided on! I can't promise anything but it's a possibility if it's knackered!

Yeah of course what's happened to yours?!

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Yeah of course what's happened to yours?!

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The wiring loom has burnt through causing damage to electrical components :(

Ah insulation breakdown? Sounds bad, has it fried everything?

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Repair cost is more than the value of the car which is a bit gutting! Yeah insulation broke down electric tape melted everywhere not good at all! I'll be honest I was lucky to get back home in the thing!

Jesus! Let me know what happens because mine is just sat on the drive at the minute with a flat battery

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Jesus! Let me know what happens because mine is just sat on the drive at the minute with a flat battery

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Okay mate it all depends on funds and if I can get the clio working to keep me on the road till I can get properly sorted! I'll know by Tuesday! Thanks

Any offers at all, I'm currently debating either stripping or setting it on fire haha think I'm going to take the alloys off and replace with steels

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Offers anyone, willing to let go if you can collect for £300 as im moving house and its a little on the large side to fit in the removal van...

"Currently there is a problem with the car, I believe the J500 controller has water inside as the ABS, ASR, PAS, air bag and handbrake warning light illuminate with a reoccurring beep – I have tried changing the clocks in the vehicle however this didn’t work"

 

Cheap enough car @ £300, tell me about the above problem. Does it drive ok, everything work connected with the lights, and do the lights go out or stay on? Would it need to be trailered away?