For me, it replaced a 2000 Focus 1.8 Zetec 3dr. Cracking handling but drank fuel like it was going out of fashion :eek:

Before that, 1995 Civic VTi 1.6. Great 1st car, 1.6 n/a giving 168 standard. Was on my Mum's insurance which helped

To answer you, I still miss heading for the redline in a petrol motor. But, as has already been said, the shove of mid-range torque does compensate. You just have to adjust your driving style. Have you test piloted one yet?

Steve

Furby 1.4 16v replaced a Honda Accord, which Blackburn Council kindly helped me throw off a 90 deg. bend (@ 15mph :eek: ) on a patch of black ice by not salting - yet they put signs up saying this road is dangerous

to the AA for the legal case &

i've been for several test drives

i just need to get the finance paid off on the lupo and get it sorted out to sell before i can order the fabia

2003 Impreza WRX-PPP, Prodrive brakes other subtle tweaks to 2005 fab vRS.

Don't miss the Subaru as much as I thought I would, day to day driving the fab is probably more enjoyable and certainly more economical to run

It takes a while to adapt to the power delivery of the PD lump in the fabia, but other than that, it's all good. Decent interior, glove box is a bit shonky though, good fuel economy and enough grunt to surprise / upset people.

Coming from a Lupo, once you have adapted the driving style you should find it fun m8

cheers

fluff'

ECU Tec'ed (370hp / 370ft/lbs) EVO VIII MR FQ340,

Don't miss being shot for a car

Don't miss the risk of being broken into at home for the keys

Don't miss the attempted traffic light hi-jacking my wife had with my then 6month old son in the car

Don't miss being paranoid whos following

Don't miss the

Celica vvti in silver

Now Fabia VRS in silver

Black cars take sooo much keeping clean :thumbdwn:

My Fabia vRS replaced my Renault Megane Coup

My Furby replaced a VW Bora 1.6 (with a Pug 306DT, VW Jetta 1.3 and Vauxhall Nova before that).

I miss the fantastic interior quality and blue dash lighting of the VW and get occaisional twinges for a 6500rpm redline. Then again TDI torque has many more advantages...

I started with a Felicia 1.3 Paciffic (new) ,Octavia 1.4 (nice Motor) Octavia vRS (Ace)

.........Sorry then a volvo S80 2.4 auto SE only had this 3 Months due to 18 mpg round town :eek: ....Octavia 1.9 Tdi L&K Black Estate.........Swopped that for me Furbie vRS ....Never Looked Back

Astra Sport 2.0 16v. Great car mechanically (did 100,000 miles in it) but pants engine electrics, spent most of the 5 years with the engine management light on.

A selection of Network Q courtesy cars I did 8,000 miles in due to an Astra CDX 2.0 16v - this was 'replaced' by Network Q after the dealer couldn't make it idle even after 3 Crankshaft speed sensors, 2 camshaft speed sensors, new engine harness, ECU, Idle Air Control Valve...and 3 months in their workshop.

Fiesta 1.1LX - very reliable, only got rid of it after getting fed up of lack of overtaking ability on a drive from Manchester to Paris.

A selection of Metro's (they were cheap - don't laugh), which disintegrated. One by catching fire whilst parked, which was embarrassing. :thumbdwn:

My Fabia vRS replaced a rather good VW Polo TDI. Have to say I think the build quality on the Fab is better, even if I struggle to get quite the same MPG as the 1.4 3-cyl.

I'm a self confessed total nightmare when it comes to cars! Over the past couple of years I have had:

Mercedes E220 SE - Gorgeous car, was only 22 when I bought it, 6 years old done 18,000 miles absolutely wonderful, sold it as I returned to university!

Next bought a Toyota Corolla 1.4 vvti, good car but very dull!!!

Replaced this with a Fabia 2.0 Elegance, bought for a stupidly cheap price with just 3,000 miles, fantastic car!

Fancied something a little more 'flash' bought a gorgeous BMW Z3 2.8 - horrendous reliability BMW dealer bought it back off me when I replaced it with a MINI, waited 3 months for it - very over rated car in my opinion, had it for 6 months replaced it with a SMART Roadster - total bargain, pre -reg list price

...replaced it with a SMART Roadster - total bargain, pre -reg list price

My Fabia TDI replaced a Fabia TDI... Wasn't meant to replace it - very unintentional replacement - trade in value on the old one wasn't so good due to minor bodywork damage.

Gone up and beyond the old car's level with this one though. Don't know what to call it anymore. Kind of a TDRS I suppose.

...Don't know what to call it anymore. Kind of a TDRS I suppose.

Having 'M O N G R E L' spelt out on the tailgate would be very apt I feel

Steve

Would do it if all the letters appeared in the Skoda models. MIssing a few though. :( Wonder if I could pinch some letters from VW? Hmmm, not sure there's an M anywhere though.

1st Car). E-Reg Ford Escort, (Left to rust),

2nd Car). L-Reg Ford Escort, (Part Ex-ed for Peugeot)

3rd Car). Peugeot 206, (Written Off)

4th Car). Fabia vRS.

1st Car). E-Reg Ford Escort' date=' (Left to rust),

2nd Car). L-Reg Ford Escort, (Part Ex-ed for Peugeot)

3rd Car). Peugeot 206, (Written Off)

4th Car). Fabia vRS.[/quote']

Well, in that style mine would be:

1st Car. Fabia TDI (Written off)

2nd Car. Fabia TDI

I traded an Audi Coupe quattro 20v in against my vRS, before that I had

Mk2 Scirocco GTX

Mk2 Golf GTI 16v

E30 325i SE

don't miss any of them....

(well.... maybe the exhaust note of the Audi and the Bimmer )

Had too many cars but....

My 1st Skoda (a brand new Favorit LS) replaced a Hyundai Pony in 1992

My 2nd Skoda (an R Reg Felicia GLX) replaced a Vectra (yuk) in April 2000

My 3rd Skoda (A Fabia SDI(New)) Replaced the Felicia in 2001

My 4th Skoda (A Fabia 1.2 Comfort (New)) Replaced an Alfa 156 :eek:

My 5th Skoda (An Octavia Ambiente(Demo)) Replaced the Fabia

Bought the MG as a 2nd car here.

My 6th Skoda (Fabia 1.2 Ambiente(New)) Replaced the Octy.

My fabia vRs replaced a Fabia 1.4 16v Elegance

which replaced a 1.05l '88 VW Polo

the Fabia vRS has been replaced by an Octavia 2.0lTdi elegance

As posted in a different thread, i replaced my "lovely" 998cc '98 S Seat Arosa with my Fabia vRS, upgrade of 80bhp was a lot of fun!

I went from a 1-litre Nissan Micra automatic to an Octavia vRS :eek: An increase of 126 bhp

my vRS (furby) replaced a Citroen C2 GT (number 00564) great handling car (look on fifth gears site, I believe it beats that bloody crappy fiesta ST round their track! if not , it's certainly thereabouts... lol...) weak engine though, and typical of the french car's the gearbox broke at 40,000 miles, and citroen wouldn't replace it, they insisted on "rebuilding" it, at a cost of three days lost income for me with the car off the road! so, currently loving the vRS reliability

Before the VRS was a 280 bhp jap subaru wrx with de-cat and it was fun , and I do really miss it, but not putting fuel in it. It had an insatiable desire for optimax @ 106.9p per lit so I am enjoying my Fabia

Furby vRS replaced a ...Furby Tdi (PD100) - made the mistake of test driving the vRS when the Furby was in for a service , just had to have one