Loz,

Price to spec a standard car as follows.

Standard car

I agree, if not load them up with options, atleast build them to order... :(

I really wanted one but I wanted atleast ESP - and desireable heated seats and xenons... :(

AGREED though, it still does look to be very good value indeed!

Dealer just phoned me and confirmed this exact spec, with a OTR price of

Any news on whether we're getting this in the UK?: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/fabia-combi-fit-rs-combi/72641/

Yep, I got the phone call to:

Ill stick with my black one which is specced the way I want it.

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I want to find out what

Disappointing to see the lack of options with the limited edition. OK it's good value and yes you can retrofit cruise. However no chance of xenons or ESP or heated seats?

Plus if you want those options and not fussed about having a regular colour, you can't anymore due to the stop in production!

Not exactly a smart move by Skoda in my opinion...

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I want to find out what

I don't think Skoda have made a mistake here. Even if you can't have options, the spec is very good for the price, the colour makes them a bit more exclusive and I can't see them having any problems at all selling all 1,000.

As for the standard RS ending production, this was always going to be the case when they started making the new Fabia, as someone else says at least it should help residual values for those that already have them.

Save the money for a new Fabia RS in 2008

Don't bother with them and go to Captiol in Newport

How you doing Decron, long time no see The leon is still tucked up in the garage at the moment so not been to any of the SCN meets recently plus I just don

They will fly off the shelves despite being limited in more ways than in name.

They know what they are doing and it is what it is.

I've got to sell my treasured 1994 Mini 35 (9000 miles from new) to part-finance this if I decide to go for it.

O/T but...

Nice car , I would keep that if I were you , you know you'll never find another one if you let it go! Oh and talking of low milage proper minis , what about this?? Aitken-Walker Cars - Used Car Sales Scotland - Search Results

Maybe you'd rather have that than a vRS?...lol!

How you doing Decron, long time no see The leon is still tucked up in the garage at the moment so not been to any of the SCN meets recently plus I just don

Fine (Despite currently being Fabia-less :( )

Thats fair enough, they are not that bad. Capitol offered me

41K on a 55 plate, good going that man

The LCR is on an 05 and showing 3.5K :eek:

It works for a living:thumbup: You wrapped yours up in cotton wool?

bloody hell, mines an '05 with 71k, and I was only offered 7k at trade in :(

The blue Fabia VRS in the pic has Xenons - is that for foreign markets only?

The blue Fabia VRS in the pic has Xenons - is that for foreign markets only?

Yep, they don't have the leather

Here's another of todays listing of the run out vRS

Ultimate Skoda Fabia vRS

Does anyone know if Skoda will be offering the 0% finance on this one aswell?

ŠkodaAuto News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

19th February 2007

Škoda Unleashes Special Edition Fabia vRS

Question: what’s blue and red on the outside' date=' black on the inside and excellent value for money? Answer: the stunning new Škoda Fabia vRS Special Edition.

To celebrate the fourth and final year of one of the UK’s best-loved diesel pocket rockets, Škoda has produced 1,000 Special Edition vRS’ featuring individually numbered black leather seats, sporty red callipers and Race Blue metallic paint – the only colour available and the first time it’s been offered on Fabia.

In addition to this – and the impressive spec already offered on vRS models – the Special Edition also benefits from cruise control, ‘sunset’ glass and a six-disc CD changer. You can even choose the number you want on your seats (001-1,000). However, this is on a first come first served basis.

Prices for the limited run start at £12,990 (standard vRS’ cost £12,375). Not only does this compare favourably to similar models from rival manufacturers, but it also represents outstanding value when you consider that the extra equipment included would otherwise cost over £2,000.

Buyers will still find the highly-acclaimed 1.9 TDI engine with its 130bhp and 310Nm of torque under the bonnet. The plucky powerplant not only dispatches the sprint to 62mph in 9.5 seconds on its way to a 128mph top speed, but is also capable of returning over 64mpg on the extra urban cycle.

Nearly 11,000 Fabia vRS’ have been sold in the UK since the sporty model’s introduction back in 2003. Now in its final year, the frugal yet feisty favourite will be phased out during 2007.

The all-new Fabia hatchback goes on sale in May with the new vRS derivative expected sometime in 2008.

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Old news now.

One thing in that press release 11,000 have already been sold in the UK and now a further 1000 so 12,000 units of the vRS exist.

The irony about limited edition when in fact the limited edition accounts for 9% of what will be all vRS's sold in the UK.

I personally think the spec sheet of the limited edition vRS is good VFM and given its that price this will certainly do only one thing to the value of std vRS's they will have to drop.

Its like the current housing boom best get those seatbelts on the crash in residual values is coming.

Bad news for owners great news for buyers.

just had a call from the sales department of my local skoda garage (don't want to talk to the service department anymore!) and he said he can now sell the car, says he's getting ten of them, and gave me the exact spec listed above.... my problem has been managing to do a deal with a sales department to get a decent trade-in value for my car, and he's taken all my detailes, and is going to call me back..... if he can work the figures to my satisfaction, looks like I may be staying in the skoda fold, with one of these special editions...