I've now collected my parents '10 reg Fabia HTP Elegance. It smells very strongly of their dogs   and has scratches on the tailgate that I was not informed about (dad dropped the garage door on it apparently...  .). I have been told by mum to get these repaired and take the cost from the price we agreed. Okay, I can do that. The drive home (5 miles) was the first time I have driven a Skoda since borrowing my sisters brand new 1984 120L for a holiday in Scotland, and the first time I have driven a 3 cylinder engine since my Daihatsu Charade Turbo in 1984. How things have come on since those days!. What a nice car this is for a mature driver like me! I have a sorted 100bhp Triumph Spitfire 1500 to re-live my youth in but for work and sensible driving this car is going to be perfect. I am muchly impressed by the car and I have had fun reading the owners manual (the Triumph takes about 2 seconds to work out except for the choke which takes a lot of getting to know, especially with stub stacks and K&N's etc). I suspect I will keep this one fort a few years yet so may well be asking the experienced forum members for advice at some point. Thanks all for your advice so far.          

Great little car's the HTP, easy to self service, no cam belt to change.