was wondering if the turbo is engaged at all in the 1st gear in a 1.9 TDI PD (130 bhp) engine??

YES is the answer... theres no point in using full throttle in 1st on the Fabia vRS as it will light up the wheels

....and

2nd...3rd

What's 1st gear then ? :confused:

Does it engage in full though?? Cause first gear seems to have the same power as the toyota corolla 90 bhp that i am driving now, since my skoda has broken down. I only feel the turbo kicking in in second gear on the skoda. I mearly use the first gear up to around 2300 rpm since it feels so weak...

you don't notice it much in first as you wont feel it kick in until about 1900 rpm