Fabia Sold Earlier than Planned when Purchased

When I ordered my Fabia Estate Elegance 1.6CR TDI 105PS back in November 2010 for delivery March / April 2011 my plan was was for 10 years. However after the MOT & service last year I decided to change before the MOT this year. Two factors were the mileage between DPF regens decreasing and several reports of rusting through of the exhaust system.

I should have posted this a while ago but between Christmas and New Year I handed this car over to a local dealer and collected a Rapid SE Tech 1.0 95PS. I don't currently need the space of the Fabia estate like 10 years ago but the boot of the Fabia MK3 hatch really is a bit too small. I would have bought a Rapid Spaceback rather than the Fabia estate if available back in 2010.

Overall I can not fault the Skoda specific elements of Fabia. While of course the material and trim finish were not the same quality as my previous Audi nothing rattled, wore significantly or fell apart. The only issue here was the common one of wires breaking in the door harness.

The VAG group 1.6CR engine though was both a dissappointment and costly. While certainly smoother and quieter than the 1.9 PD for me in a smaller lighter car less economical plus the EGR failure. Initially the long term average mpg was close to my calculations but for the last years around 10% lower. My commute would never give great mpg but overall day-to-day the average was around 52mpg. On a long clear run keeping to 70mph 60mpg was just achievable.

Time will tell if eventually VAG do payout over the misleading mpg and emissions levels published.

Given what I found out 5 years later about EGR, DPF etc despite replacing a diesel choosing diesel again was the wrong choice but equally the 1.2 TSI of the same era had issues too.

I did read the DPF level with VAG DPF just before selling at 62000 miles :- Ash 26.13g, 37%