Skoda Fabia vRS

Why don't you try and answer your own question!

Would be interesting too see a comparison of old and new tested. Parameters,CITY DRIVING,COUNTRY LANES ,MOTORWAY - everyday use!
Checkout the alround Skoda driver "Happiness factor "
Give me my vRS SE everytime for real driver experience-and not a high revs,flappy paddle boyracer box!
Just watch the depreciation!

Read the feedback from your previous reviews, and other mags and see how many Fabia vRS owners are diappointed with the 3 year wait and £3k price hike for a VW clone. Skoda engineers could have done much better and keep it'S UNIQUENESS.

Cheers,
Keith

By keithmorris6 on 15 July, 2010, 12:05pm

A tankful of diesel and a car deodorant, please

The problem with the oil-burning Fabia vRS is that, unless you get it outrageously chipped, it's very pedestrian, more lukewarm hatch than hot hatch. I'm almost happy to wait for my 180 Czech horses, and when the waiting will be over I will also be over; over the moon. Of course, we have to be patronising and/or charitable towards people with Clarkson's Syndrome, that cruel inability to work out how to use anything new until it's become old, but it is easy to learn how to get enormous fun out of a DSG box, particularly when the combination of the torque and the horses give a pretty uniform power delivery from standstill to flat out. (I've withheld that Fabia vRS 2010 top speed to be kind to the oil-lovers). You can use your right foot to play scales on the DSG box: low revs and high gear for relaxed and smooth driving, high revs and low gear for the sound-track and some edge. IF you can afford the real vRS and IF you can learn to drive it you will enjoy your driving, and that's what it's all about. As long as the 0-62mph time is under 9.5 seconds....

By ThatOne on 3 March, 2011, 5:28pm

vRs SE 2007

i have the turbo diesel mk1 vRS and have only replace with a performance panel filter and the witty comment above about below 9.5 seconds as skoda seem to claim 9.6 for the diesel BUT i happen to know that the TDI DOES IT IN 7.8 seconds as i have recorded and a top speed on par with the new TSI. everyone thinks HORSEPOWER but you should really think TORQUE POWER. the new tsi has nothing on the tdi for this level of pulling power and for 300 quid to remap the tdi to 184hp it would gladly cruise past the new 1.4. and at the same time still return my much loved 60mpg :) and a manual gearbox is much more fun. only thing i have a problem with the new and old vrs is ride height it should be atleast anopther 10mm lower

By vRSgordon on 30 May, 2011, 10:39am

and another note it has lost its touch as putting the new 170hp diesel unit in the fabia for the vRS would have made it even more unique and more powerful than the rivals

By vRSgordon on 30 May, 2011, 10:42am

Fabia vRS HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM GROWING?

COULD ANY OWNER OF VEHICLE USING THE VW GROUP 1.4TSI 178 BHP ENGINE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THEY ARE REPEATEDLY TOPPING UP THIS ENGINE.
I'M HEARING THAT THERE MAY BE A WARRANTY PROBLEM LOOMING EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.

LOOK FORWARD TOO OWNERS IMPUT / COMMENTS.

Cheers.
Keith

By keithmorris6 on 13 March, 2012, 3:49pm

Fabia 1.4 RS

I have a 2011 model. I bought it as a demo-used with 3000 km on the mileage. I have now driven an additional 3000 km and I have used 3 liter oil. I think that is far too much, but the dealer in Norway say that this engine has to go a min of 10,000 km before they stop using oil.
Do you think this can be a warranty problem?

By bjorn on 17 May, 2012, 2:32pm

Fabia vRS oil consumption

I've had my VRs since Aug 2011. Car was run-in according to instructions. Done 6,500 miles to date and have used 5 litres of oil (Castrol Edge 5W/30). Often have to top up oil after every third fuel fill. Current fuel consumption is around 33 mpg average.
I don't consider 769 ml of oil per 1000 miles acceptable although apparently it is within Skoda/VW group limits.
Other than that a great car, which I thoroughly enjoy driving.

By GTMdriver on 17 May, 2012, 9:23pm