53 Fabia vRS - Perfect for project - £2000

[calumjc]

Hi all,

 

For sale is my Black Magic Fabia vRS on a 53 (2003). Only had it a few months and after pouring over £1500 into it on mechanical upkeep in order to create a good base to start modding, i've realised that its not worth having a diesel for my 2 mile trip to work every day so i've bought myself a 1.8t

 

Im going to be brutally honest with the description as it still needs a little bit of loving and I know everyone on here can appreciate the potential these cars hold.

 

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Mileage: 136000

 

Service history: Pretty much full, just missing 2 stamps - Full service about a month ago with only the oil and filter left to be changed (done fuel filter, K&N, Cabin filter) + Pagid disks and pads all round

 

MOT: Just had 12 months put on and all advisories taken care of

 

Cambelt & Water Pump: Done a couple of months ago with OEM parts from euro

 

Clutch & Flywheel: Done a couple of months ago. Valeo clutch kit fitted with a Valeo SMF conversion

 

History: HPI clear

 

Cosmetics: Recently had all new badges. I've had the drivers bolster re-foamed and re-upholstered (upholsterer couldn't get hold of the exact grey material so took the centre seat material from the rear seats as a donor and re-trimmed the centre rear seat in the same black fabric as the centres).

 

Drive/Mechanical: The car has had a remap and I estimate is pulling around 170bhp (judging from past experience of driving many tuned diesels). Not done by a well known company but the map is fairly progressive and drives quite well.

apart from the map and the mufflerectomy (done by previous owner) i believe this car is completely standard. 

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx164/unkyerb/5476f3fdc1cf3_1_zps96130fac.jpg

 

 

The car is mechanically sound and ready to take modifications so please bear that in mind when reading the next bit 

 

Bad bits. again, I will be critical:

-Needs fuel sender unit (fuel gauge has started to read backwards and was advised by the local auto electrician that this is the solution)

-Elephant breather mod (though there is a catch can included that I haven't fitted yet)

-Needs fan resistor pack (fan speed 1 inop)

-Needs rear doors sealing (common fault, depending on how long I have the car for after this advert goes live, I may get round to doing it myself)

-A/C regas (maybe something you can live without for a while given its winter!)

-Wheels need a refurb and centre caps on (tyres all good)

-Needs fogs fitting (again, I have them and they're included)

-Needs new boot carpet

-tailgate needs looking at as you have to gently push down on it when opening otherwise it wont open

 

 

It does look like a long list of cons but trust me, if I were doing the appropriate mileage, I'd be keeping this without a shadow of a doubt. Plus most of them are inexpensive things to fix. An optimist would view this car as the perfect opportunity to take a mechanically healthy car home for a bargain and bring it up to a show standard without worrying about any nasty surprise mechanical bills. It's now sitting on my drive at home waiting for a new owner. 

 

£2000

 

P.s if they aren't gone by the time someone is interested, I have a set of brand new VMaxx coilovers that Include with the car for an extra £200 (£400 new) and also a Kenwood double din sat nav unit for a further £100

 

Location - Blackpool

 

You can reach me on 07788299568 - texts are better as I cant usually answer calls at work. I'll do my best to get back to you within the hour. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Yorkshire]

I've a 53 VRS with 209000 miles on it . Still runs like a dream (engine , gearbox, steering ) but the list of what isn't working or dodgy would take a few pages !!

Still makes me smile every time i take it out though !

[calumjc]

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