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 Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:39 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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Owning a Skoda is like having a fat ugly girlfriend, you have to keep telling yourself & everybody else that she's the best ride you've ever had 
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:52 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 1322
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Rayleigh, essex
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| Jamie wrote: |
Sorry mate just doesn't excite me in the slightest...
As long as you like it though! |
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
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Location: In the garage
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The Fabia VRS does seem to be a bit hit or miss with people. They remind me of the class nerd. Very competent at everything but somehow hard to love. It's a bit ugly and they've tried to improve it with the wheels and bumpers but it's still the class nerd.
Half the problem is people would tend to buy them for sensible reasons - value for money, 5 doors, decent MPG and insurance grouping. There's none of the hot hatch glamour with any of that lot.
They do an equivalent Polo don't they? I'd prefer that although no doubt it's more expensive but it doesn't try to stand out anymore than other more basic Polos.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:33 am |
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Joined: Aug 08, 2010
Posts: 241
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Location: south central
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Clarkson commented that the Fabia vRS was faster & more fun than the BMW Mini Cooper.
This wolf has sheep's clothing 
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| A life lived in fear is a life half lived | |
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:22 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Ring y0
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A Mini Cooper is not a hot hatch though. It's the equivalent of a 206 XSi in terms of speed, maybe even less.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:40 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: In the garage
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| Felix. wrote: |
Clarkson commented that the Fabia vRS was faster & more fun than the BMW Mini Cooper.
This wolf has sheep's clothing |
Around the track it got ahead and stayed there. It didn't increase the gap though despite its power and torque advantage.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:44 pm |
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Joined: Aug 08, 2010
Posts: 241
Trade Rating: 0
Location: south central
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| Edward wrote: |
| Felix. wrote: |
Clarkson commented that the Fabia vRS was faster & more fun than the BMW Mini Cooper.
This wolf has sheep's clothing |
Around the track it got ahead and stayed there. It didn't increase the gap though despite its power and torque advantage. |
Well there you go - it was in front, the best place to be LOL
(especially with the clouds of smoke associated with being a diesel!)
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| A life lived in fear is a life half lived | |
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:00 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2025
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Gloucester
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I kinda like it, how much did it cost you?
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:55 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 4455
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Essex
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| I kinda like it, how much did it cost you? |
His street cred, lol.
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:13 am |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 5489
Trade Rating: +12
Location: Herts/London
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nice mate get rid off the rims and all will be good. will keep an eye on this!
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:15 am |
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Joined: Aug 08, 2010
Posts: 241
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Location: south central
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| E5GDM wrote: |
| 2Oh!6 wrote: |
| I kinda like it, how much did it cost you? |
His street cred, lol. |
lol - only an Essex boy would mention that 
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| A life lived in fear is a life half lived | |
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:57 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| Felix. wrote: |
| E5GDM wrote: |
| 2Oh!6 wrote: |
| I kinda like it, how much did it cost you? |
His street cred, lol. |
lol - only an Essex boy would mention that |
I paid 6k for it.
45k miles & full Skoda service history & original alloy wheels with new tyres.
Plus cambelt & waterpump done 500 miles ago.
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
Posts: 140
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Sittingbourne
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I had one - great everyday car, plenty of power as standard (was quicker than my 206GTi) and frugal.
However, it was no hot hatch, and I ended up buying a second (petrol) car to keep me satisfied.....
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:41 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 414
Trade Rating: +4
Location: ashby de la zouch
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itll be quicker than the majority of 'hot' hatches, maybe on the track its not as quick but every day use is allot quicker.
looks a good buy mate, 6k aint a bad price for these, i wont take one anyday, bet it feels like a tank compared to the 206! get them chav rims sorted asap though, coosack grey for the standard rims would look sweet!
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:48 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
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Being quicker doesn't mean you're having more fun though. The magic just isn't there with diesel engines in hot hatches. If you just want to cruise down a motorway or any other road using the mid range you'll be happy though.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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