Who Else Had a MKI Fabia vRS?

[Brian69]

1. Me

[vrskeith]

Me 2, Silver 53 plate demo

SE 2007 Race Blue. New

 

Loved both of mine , wish I could have held on to the SE

Edited 7 December, 2014 by vrskeith

[sharkrider]

1. Me

2.vrsKeith

3.sharkrider

 

a 2005, black magic, ran it for 80k, loved it, even if it did handle like a bag of lead

[Lee]

Me too; 55-plate from brand new with xenons, cruise and cd changer.

Great car with loads of torque and went well fully loaded.

[Mr j]

54 plate had it for 4 years great little car, miss the 2nd gear pick up speed

[Ant-Vrs]

Me 04 plate fabia vrs had it for about 4.5 years (50k). Lad who brought of me still loves it.

[YetiVRS]

04 Reg in Red, wish I had kept it :'( , it was in showroom condition when I sold it but I had to get a bigger car :S

[R1chard]

Owned mine for 6yrs, covered over 100k in my ownership and loved it.

I would absolutely have another

[Ally_bassman]

07 Non-SE in Black Magic, was one of the last MK1 VRS's ever produced apparently.

 

Had it for 2 years and loved it. If I am completely honest I wish I never got rid of it I would still of had it now and saved myself lots of £££

 

Dam me and my car coldfeet-ness.

[pee81]

Me...."... Oh hang on I've still got it lol

[the mad monk]

04 plate, had it for 7.5 years and 70 odd thou trouble FREE (are you listening skoda) miles

[Robbbbie!!]

2006 black magic . Had it 2 1/2 years. 69k

[TeebsVRS]

Yes, had a 56 plate Black Magic for 4 years, and I'm also in the "wish I'd kept it" camp, purely because I changed job role not long after I traded it in for my Mk2 VRS and am doing a lot more business miles, so the diesel economy and just putting miles on an older car situation would have been preferable. It would've needed money spending on it, but nothing compared to the extra purchase price of the Mk2 and the terrible depreciation they seem to have.

[Brian69]

I've no regrets about the switch. I'd never had a diesel before and in my naivety I didn't realise how much longer they take to warm up!

I did find the MKI very comfortable, it had a great gearbox and the diesel shove that came in one great lump was highly enjoyable as I went up through the box (even if it did create the impression the car was faster than it actually was - although that's not necessarily always a bad thing).

Apart from how long it took to warm up (and that was only a downside for me as I generally do short-ish distances) the only negative was the sieve-like quality of the rear doors - a real p*sser when it was cold and wet as the condensation was unacceptable (I tried to get it fixed a couple of times without success, eventually gave up and decided the car had to go).

[Furbytom]

Bought a black magic mk1 vRS brand new in 2006 and owned it for nearly 3 years. Fond memories!

[Auric Goldfinger]

Me, brand new 04 plate in a stunning shade of Yellow then a Red one, 06 plate.

[sean85]

i had two.. 04 black hybrid one and a 05 black vrs now in a 2010 non oil burner vrs with 215 bhp which i owned for 3 weeks and will sell it after xmas for another mk1 vrs, IMO just a better car wish i never got rid 

[dan4291]

Owned an 06 reg one until it got written off in June last year.

[VRS Fabia]

Me, black, 55 plate from new..............I miss her!

[bingo765]

I had one, 2005 Black magic. Beautiful car, but a very different animal. I was genuinely sad to see it go but am more than happy with the signifcantly improved performance of the mk2.

 

Although not a fan of remapping cars, the mk1 had enough scope for doing just that, without too much of a risk. The main problem with the mk2 is that it's highly strung enough already.

 

The perfect combination would have been the vrs Mk1 body with the vrs Mk2 engine. Now, I think Skoda would have sold more if that had been the case!

Edited 11 December, 2014 by bingo765

[AlexO]

04 plate Silver vRS with Cruise Control 70k in 3 years, good car

[chas]

I had a yellow one and loved it, went to the seat surgeons in York and got it re trimmed in leather as well.

[D15VRS]

son had on, now he has a mk2, other son has his old mk1

[wrightcnc2009]

I had a mk1, 04 plate ex demo in silver, owned it 9 years and sold it with 110k on the clock, it was well sorted without braking the bank, jabbsport map roaded at 189, later fitted the cupra airbox intake pipe, eibach pro kit, poly bushed front end and brembo pads all round with drilled disc's. Miss it very much, had high hopes for my new mk2 but its left me feeling a bit numb. The mk1 was/is a really good car, especially taken on price when new and it took very little to make it great. The mk2 is ok at best but Skoda should have been closer to great second time round especially as we are paying more and losing more. The 1.4tsi and dsg combo deserves a proper chassis and brake package, and the drivers seat is to high, unless Skoda come up with a mk3 vrs that is much closer to turn key sorted i will leave the brand.

[Ad Lav]

Black 06 plate vRS

White 11 plate vRS estate

And now an 07 plate vRS SE.

Edited 12 December, 2014 by Ad Lav