So my question is do I stick with it or do I change it for something else? Or am I just worrying over nothing?

If you decide to change it and want to stay with a Skoda, may I suggest an Octavia A5 sport diesel. I got to drive one across a country road I know well the other day and was astonished at how well it handles (dare I say it, I actually prefer it to my vRS Fabia) I could not unglue it from the track I set, there was no hint of nervousness from the rear that you get in the Fabia and the torque was just wonderfull!

Defo my next car. When I can afford one:D

they are becoming more common but i still only see about 1 every fortnight or so (minus my brothers and mine). the residuals are still high for the fabia vrs.i would know as ive just part ex'd it recently and i got 10.5 k for it (1 year old and registered cat d). dunno about 3 years time but id be willing to put a bet on that it wont happen..

my 2 pence worth

ho

Residuals are good for Fabia vRS, too many Octavia taxi's I think for the Octy to have good residuals.

I like the fact that the Fabia vRS is still quite rare also, but must agree that I don't think it will be long before the young ones pick up on it, due to the relatively cheap to insure, cheap to modify status that it has.:( shame, there goes the exclusivity.

I'm 19 and more than glad I discovered the fabia vrs I love mine to bits!!

Although there may not be that many Fabias vrs's on the road insurers will be looking closely at the percentage of claims they have against a particular model.

A few years ago a friend of mine was the approved repairer for a large fleet of company cars who ran Peugeot 306 turbo diesels. Now the 306 is a particularly well sorted car in the handling department but not as powerful as a vrs. Well anyway he said he was always repairing them for front enders, sometimes the same car within weeks - he put it down to the momentum picked up under acceleration and the heavy diesel lump in the front. Sounds familiar?

The Fabia vrs has put real performance in the hands of younger drivers who are really only learning the ropes when it comes to exploring the limits of a car (I'm thinking of Whelan Vrs!) . Things have realy moved on - 20 years ago a 19 year old might have struggled to afford 'GTi' insurance but none of those 'Gtis' accelerated with quite the shove in the back that a Fabia vRS gives.

My message is take it easy and remember with or without those TT brake conversions your vRS takes a lot of stopping once you've put the hammer down.

Get the message out now to all the young vrs owners so you don't have to get rid of what is a brilliant motor car!

Ive only seen two fabia vrs in the last four months,one in manchester and one n ellsemere port

So they cant be that common

Skodas as a brand are a different matter

I live well out of the way in the wilds of north wales and at a junction in the middle of nowhere today i was part of a trio of skodas looking at each other deciding who was going to give way

only speaking from the newcastle point of view. ive had loads' date=' i mean literally loads of people come upto me in ma shop and say nice car.... shame about the badge (or along those lines)one of me customers came in the other night and said "skodas are fast becoming the peoples car"i agree especially with the octavia they are becoming seriously common but i still doubt very much that they are becoming what the saxo vts was. theres plenty of other cars that would give the young charva more street cred like a ctr, fiesta st and even the mini.i dunno if uve spoke to any of the young charvas but they all love 0-60 times and how much bhp and the fabia unfortunately falls short in that departement. 90% of fabia vrs drivers i see on the roads generally are 45+ old. they are becoming more common but i still only see about 1 every fortnight or so (minus my brothers and mine). i personally dont think the residuals will be that high on the octy 2 vrs.. i see more of them on a weekly basis than a fabia. (even ma older bro has got 1) the residuals are still high for the fabia vrs.i would know as ive just part ex'd it recently and i got 10.5 k for it (1 year old and registered cat d). dunno about 3 years time but id be willing to put a bet on that it wont happen..

my 2 pence worth

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I have to agree..... Might be something about the Newcastle area but I only know of 2 maybe 3 others!! I haven't seen any of them with young boy racer type drivers.... KEEP IT

Mike

I have been thinking what will be my next car from the fab little furby, been tentatively looking around, for value, there is currently nothing around that i quite like the look of, only really the new Civic takes my eye, BUT the diesel is 2.2l for 140BHP, and relatively expensive.

Only real alternative is to wait to see the 1.4TSi (168BHP) engined Golf / Polo / Furby - if it gets this engine, or if it gets the 140 BHP PD engine, or the new 180BHP Toyota yaris T sport.

Steve,

Went to look at the new civic at the weekend, it looks very nice and funky (got stuck in the back due to the child looks being on lol). Not had a test drive of it yet.

mike NO step away from the car dealers :P just get the bigger turbo!!

andrew,

It's not the fact the car is too slow, it's more the possiblity of image/insurance not being what I would like it to be.

My current insurer have stated they will probably not re-insure me this year (october). It worries me when insurance companies wont qoute a group 9 car lol