Big thanks to Richard for bringing his Skoda down for this one and giving us great insight into what it's been like to live with! Be sure to check him out here: www.bishopaucklanddetailing.co.uk/ Hope you enjoyed the video!
I have the estate version of this gen VRS Fabia, in black. It's my first car, and it's been absolutely reliable so far (it has done approx.165xxx kilometers in its life so far). It's bloody quick, good looking, and cheap to run (both in fuel consumption and maintenance). Everytime I step on the pedal, it manages to put a smile on my face. 10/10 would recommend :)
I also have the estate version registered 2010, had it over two years now and it's been absolutely perfect for that entire time. Even got though 2 Mots perfectly, no advisorys either.
I am the happy owner of a 2015 Fabia RS with only 55 000 kms and I love it so much ❤ It's very rare to see one even here in Czech Republic where I live. Replaced the original radio with brand new touch screen radio, and original rims with 17" Oxigin rims with new tires. Will place a new spoiler very soon...
Mine from new 07 vrs 1 has been great, no problems, now 2022 at 77k miles, new tyres this month, full wheel refurbish too, replaeement subframe and battery, Cam belt and alternator belt fully servised every year, great runner I love it
I had myself one of these back in the days, model year 2012 (black) with IRC2011-champion badges and black trims it was a really nice car, altough it went to factory back for a transmission swap but afterwards it was very pleasant car and quite snappy lil thing! Good work to keep that beauty running and well-conditioned!
Nice, review and Chat. Was lovely to hear an extended conversation with a two time owner of a Fabia VRS. I'm test driving an Octavia vrs and Fabia vrs tomorrow to see which I prefer. Keep up the good work.
nice review , dont see many on the roads now , test drove one once brand new but ended up buying octavia vrs diesel , owned 1.8 t octavia vrs mk1 which was great car then 2.0 tsi octavia , just sold superb 272 sportline which is skodas fastest car ever 4wd made all the difference when putting the power down ... 2 months ago bought brand new facelift skoda karoq 1.5 tsi sportline which is my first ever suv type car i have ever owned after 27 cars , lol first car mk1 ford capri , 2nd mk1 golf gti ...
I had these an Ibiza cupra version of it, great little car that felt like it had a big na engine in it. Unfortunately it ended up eating itself but luckily I had extended the warranty on it. Only had to pay for new spark plugs
@@FootToPedal it basically scored the cylinder bore, let oil past the oil rings and then stopped the spark plugs from working. Still had to argue my case for warranty to cover it (is it normal for an engine to do this with only 50k on the clock?).
Yeah that should not be happening after 50k miles, bore scoring is never good and often can be down to poor heat management from the engine. Good job you managed to get it fixed though
@@mry82 You are of course correct. One might marvel at the Mk 2 VRs parked in one's driveway with a blown engine as modern art or something. It's quite profound when you really think about it.
Big thanks to Richard for bringing his Skoda down for this one and giving us great insight into what it's been like to live with! Be sure to check him out here:
www.bishopaucklanddetailing.co.uk/
Hope you enjoyed the video!
i have the same Fabia 2 Rs build in 2010 i have driven it 260000km now and it still has the first engine.
I have the estate version of this gen VRS Fabia, in black. It's my first car, and it's been absolutely reliable so far (it has done approx.165xxx kilometers in its life so far). It's bloody quick, good looking, and cheap to run (both in fuel consumption and maintenance). Everytime I step on the pedal, it manages to put a smile on my face. 10/10 would recommend :)
Great to hear your insight Tim! Glad you're enjoying it
I also have the estate version registered 2010, had it over two years now and it's been absolutely perfect for that entire time. Even got though 2 Mots perfectly, no advisorys either.
I am the happy owner of a 2015 Fabia RS with only 55 000 kms and I love it so much ❤
It's very rare to see one even here in Czech Republic where I live.
Replaced the original radio with brand new touch screen radio, and original rims with 17" Oxigin rims with new tires.
Will place a new spoiler very soon...
Glad you're enjoying it and have made some modifications to make it yours!
Hi, I’ve a 2013 VRS and I hate the radio !! Which model radio did you get and is it an easy swap ??
Neat little beast, pleasantly surprised to hear it's been so reliable with all the rumours surrounding these motors. Here's to many more miles!
Yep seems to be a nice example!
Alot of time it's down to how you treat the car and maintain it.
Mine from new 07 vrs 1 has been great, no problems, now 2022 at 77k miles, new tyres this month, full wheel refurbish too, replaeement subframe and battery, Cam belt and alternator belt
fully servised every year, great runner I love it
Great to hear! Glad you're enjoying the car
I had myself one of these back in the days, model year 2012 (black) with IRC2011-champion badges and black trims it was a really nice car, altough it went to factory back for a transmission swap but afterwards it was very pleasant car and quite snappy lil thing! Good work to keep that beauty running and well-conditioned!
I've got a 2013 plate with only 57000 miles on the clock. The power is unbelievable for a little car...
Nice, review and Chat. Was lovely to hear an extended conversation with a two time owner of a Fabia VRS. I'm test driving an Octavia vrs and Fabia vrs tomorrow to see which I prefer. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Hamish, appreciate the feedback! Enjoy the test drives!
I've had 2 myself now own a 2013 estate variant even rarer on the roads
Yeah you don't see many of the estate versions!
Is a solid car you CAN track. Believe me.
nice review , dont see many on the roads now , test drove one once
brand new but ended up buying octavia vrs diesel , owned 1.8 t octavia vrs
mk1 which was great car then 2.0 tsi octavia , just sold superb 272 sportline
which is skodas fastest car ever 4wd made all the difference when putting
the power down ...
2 months ago bought brand new facelift skoda karoq 1.5 tsi sportline
which is my first ever suv type car i have ever owned after 27 cars , lol
first car mk1 ford capri , 2nd mk1 golf gti ...
Nice, sounds like you've owned some cool cars and in particular some interesting Skodas! Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching 👍
I had these an Ibiza cupra version of it, great little car that felt like it had a big na engine in it. Unfortunately it ended up eating itself but luckily I had extended the warranty on it. Only had to pay for new spark plugs
Wow thats lucky, not a bad result then!
@@FootToPedal it basically scored the cylinder bore, let oil past the oil rings and then stopped the spark plugs from working. Still had to argue my case for warranty to cover it (is it normal for an engine to do this with only 50k on the clock?).
Yeah that should not be happening after 50k miles, bore scoring is never good and often can be down to poor heat management from the engine. Good job you managed to get it fixed though
Beautifull 😍😍😍
Had the same engine in my Ibiza Cupra, about as reliable as lending a crackhead £100.
😂😂😂
You need CTHES engine code is polo gri engine
We're deprived of these gems in the States!
Yeah its a shame! Sometimes there's nothing better than a little lightweight hot hatch like this! Thanks for watching man 👍
Gems???? Please consult a dictionary asap.
@@RandallSlick "a person or thing considered to be outstandingly good or special in some respect."
@@RandallSlick like you...
@@mry82 You are of course correct. One might marvel at the Mk 2 VRs parked in one's driveway with a blown engine as modern art or something. It's quite profound when you really think about it.
Pretty bad fuel economy compared to the old diesel versions. They will easily do 10-15mpg more.
I had one for 3 months wouldn't have another mind me mine was 95k miles on a CAVE engine so no wonders It broke
Yeah fair enough 😂