Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year

alex163 · 18-12-2006, 19:19

Hi all,
Been browsing this site for a while as i'm thinking of getting a Fabia VRS when ive finished uni in about 18 mnths. Decided it seems like a good place to be and so joined up.

Here are my 2 babies at the moment.

My daily drive the fez, at the moment shes soaking up 80miles per day. and is so much fun to drive.

lowered 35mm on Koni springs and dampers, front upper, lower and rear strut braces, Janspeed cat bk exhaust, Escort cosworth front brakes, and O.Z super'ls.

and this is Jordan no - 163 (hence the username) these pics were taken befor i purchaced her.

Just got BMC induction kit DC 4-2-1 manifold, decat and Magnaflow cat bk exhaust. ( NOT powerflow )

sharkrider · 18-12-2006, 21:29

I like the honda.............

the vRS is a good car, but don't expect skoda to honour the warranty, even if you don't modify it!

mluton · 18-12-2006, 21:35

Welcome to Briskoda

Mr Grumpy · 18-12-2006, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkrider

I like the honda.............

the vRS is a good car, but don't expect skoda to honour the warranty, even if you don't modify it!

Don't pee on his bonfire

the Fiesta looks nice, but is far too silver.
Honda is Japanese for fridge.
Buy a Fabia vRS, don't mess about with it, just enjoy it for what it is.
Reasonable performance, decent economy, and well built, all at a favourable price.
This isn't an advert btw.
I have yet to find a comparable car.
Small sporty diesel hatch...
Polo too expensive.
Ibiza feels too fragile and cheap,
Ermm, that's it.

alex163 · 18-12-2006, 22:55

A couple more pic's i've found in the depths of my laptop. Please note these images of the Jordan do not show a the true colour. The first images are much better in terms of colour.

And a poor quality vid just to give you an idea of the sound of her.

B3ats · 21-12-2006, 18:05

That is a nice sound!

chuck686 · 21-12-2006, 18:22

well worth considering, as the old styley goes out in May, and the new styley comes in... I want to get shopping around May, there's gonna be some bargins to be had I'm sure

Thinking... I can then upgrade from my wonderful and fabialous 1.4 16v, to the vrs, or I'm considering sticking with the petrol, and might ask banks to let me go for the new 1.6 16v, sounds tempting with the 6 speed tiptronic. C

pixi · 21-12-2006, 19:14

I don't mean to add to the wii ing on your bonfire, but make sure you check out the threads on the fabia vrs stutter in the Fabia section of the forum.

Just so you can make an informed decision

alex163 · 21-12-2006, 21:58

Yea thanks for that ^

am i right in thinking its just the 2006 vrs's that suffer from this??? has the problem now been sorted???

pixi · 21-12-2006, 22:15

I believe there has been a couple of 55 plate ones suffering too. There has been a fix put out to the Dealers, it hasn't completely cured it but it's less obvious. skoda are now calling it a phenonemen because of strict emissions laws so basically washing their hands of it in my opinion. See the email i received the other day in the thread that details the fix in the fabia section, I believe it's been made into a sticky now

I have an 06 vrs and had the fix recentely. It has improved but was never that bad. I love my car but just not Skoda UK's attitude

alex163 · 21-12-2006, 23:05

Wow, i really didnt relise it was that big a problem! and more so that it has still not been properly sorted. It jus seems madness!!!

definatly having second thoughts as am wanting a car that will be no more than a yr old. And i know a stutter like that would just annoy the hell out of me.

pixi · 21-12-2006, 23:18

I think from reading the stutter poll thread people are experiencing different levels of annoyance or their tolerance of it is different to others. As i said, mine was never that bad. Maybe you should have a test drive of one with a fixed stutter before you decide not to get one, or indeed before you get one. Not all people have suffered it.

It would never cause me to sell the car because of it, it's just a small niggle in the grand scheme of an otherwise fantastic car to me. I just think it's fair that you should know if you are going to be shelling out your cash. You can bet that skoda wont be telling people who order them.

Babs · 21-12-2006, 23:25

I asked, and they said it was fixed. If it's not, then I'll park the car in the showroom

tonystop · 21-12-2006, 23:33

Hi Alex

Very nice Fiesta there! I have a rather old Vrs now 03 plate and I have to say that it great.

However don’t except it to handle as well as the Fiesta because it wont. I know this because I have a 10 yr old Fiesta as a second car.

A rear ARB and new strings and shocks do go a long way to sort the handling out though. Leather upgrade is a great but expensive mod for the interior. Then there is a brake upgrade, air intake upgrade and then a remap for the performance side of things. However any performance mod will invalidate your warranty.

If you want a reliable, fun and "warm" hatch then for the price there is nothing that can touch it and this is still the case.

Its been mentioned already, the Polo is just too expensive, the Ibiza can handle better but the interior is naff, and the Grande Punto is a Fiat. Enough said (However they seem to be an improvement over the old model)

Anyhow here is a pic of my Fiesta.

I hope I have not put you off; the Fabia is a great car with ticks nearly all the boxes. Just take one for a long test drive and then decide

All the best anyway.

Tony

alex163 · 22-12-2006, 10:35

Cheers for that pixi!!! i think i will definatly test drive a couple. I'm just wondering if the 07 cars will have the same problem???

Thanks for your comments Tony!!! I think a few long test drives are in order!

ap0gee · 22-12-2006, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex163

thinking of getting a Fabia VRS when ive finished uni in about 18 mnths.

Blimey! All I could afford when I finished uni was a weekly season ticket on the train - all right for some, obviously...

Welcome to Briskoda, though!

stourjohn · 22-12-2006, 11:45

Just buy one, no need to modify just drive and enjoy. Stourjohn.

anonymouse · 22-12-2006, 11:54

As Stourjohn says - no need to modify, just drive and enjoy.
A seriously fun fast motor.

Babs · 24-12-2006, 00:09

I'm still at uni...

but I do work practically full time!

alex163 · 24-12-2006, 11:18

Same ere Babs

18-12-2006, 19:19	#1
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Hi all, Been browsing this site for a while as i'm thinking of getting a Fabia VRS when ive finished uni in about 18 mnths. Decided it seems like a good place to be and so joined up. Here are my 2 babies at the moment. My daily drive the fez, at the moment shes soaking up 80miles per day. and is so much fun to drive. lowered 35mm on Koni springs and dampers, front upper, lower and rear strut braces, Janspeed cat bk exhaust, Escort cosworth front brakes, and O.Z super'ls. and this is Jordan no - 163 (hence the username) these pics were taken befor i purchaced her. Just got BMC induction kit DC 4-2-1 manifold, decat and Magnaflow cat bk exhaust. ( NOT powerflow )

18-12-2006, 21:29	#2
sharkrider rider of sharks Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,677 Thanks: 186 Thanked 89 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I like the honda............. the vRS is a good car, but don't expect skoda to honour the warranty, even if you don't modify it! __________________ Fiat Grande Punto Sporting (158 bhp 314 lbs/ft) in Red.... Furby vRS , black magic,passenger airbag de-activation switch, (now gone, but not forgotten!)

18-12-2006, 21:35	#3
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18-12-2006, 22:55	#5
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year A couple more pic's i've found in the depths of my laptop. Please note these images of the Jordan do not show a the true colour. The first images are much better in terms of colour. And a poor quality vid just to give you an idea of the sound of her.

21-12-2006, 18:05	#6
B3ats Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year That is a nice sound!

21-12-2006, 18:22	#7
chuck686 Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year well worth considering, as the old styley goes out in May, and the new styley comes in... I want to get shopping around May, there's gonna be some bargins to be had I'm sure Thinking... I can then upgrade from my wonderful and fabialous 1.4 16v, to the vrs, or I'm considering sticking with the petrol, and might ask banks to let me go for the new 1.6 16v, sounds tempting with the 6 speed tiptronic. C

21-12-2006, 19:14	#8
pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 5,940 Thanks: 95 Thanked 82 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I don't mean to add to the wii ing on your bonfire, but make sure you check out the threads on the fabia vrs stutter in the Fabia section of the forum. Just so you can make an informed decision __________________

21-12-2006, 21:58	#9
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Yea thanks for that ^ am i right in thinking its just the 2006 vrs's that suffer from this??? has the problem now been sorted???

21-12-2006, 22:15	#10
pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 5,940 Thanks: 95 Thanked 82 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I believe there has been a couple of 55 plate ones suffering too. There has been a fix put out to the Dealers, it hasn't completely cured it but it's less obvious. skoda are now calling it a phenonemen because of strict emissions laws so basically washing their hands of it in my opinion. See the email i received the other day in the thread that details the fix in the fabia section, I believe it's been made into a sticky now I have an 06 vrs and had the fix recentely. It has improved but was never that bad. I love my car but just not Skoda UK's attitude __________________

21-12-2006, 23:05	#11
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Wow, i really didnt relise it was that big a problem! and more so that it has still not been properly sorted. It jus seems madness!!! definatly having second thoughts as am wanting a car that will be no more than a yr old. And i know a stutter like that would just annoy the hell out of me.

21-12-2006, 23:18	#12
pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 5,940 Thanks: 95 Thanked 82 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I think from reading the stutter poll thread people are experiencing different levels of annoyance or their tolerance of it is different to others. As i said, mine was never that bad. Maybe you should have a test drive of one with a fixed stutter before you decide not to get one, or indeed before you get one. Not all people have suffered it. It would never cause me to sell the car because of it, it's just a small niggle in the grand scheme of an otherwise fantastic car to me. I just think it's fair that you should know if you are going to be shelling out your cash. You can bet that skoda wont be telling people who order them. __________________

21-12-2006, 23:25	#13
Babs Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newport/Preston Posts: 3,766 Thanks: 123 Thanked 111 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I asked, and they said it was fixed. If it's not, then I'll park the car in the showroom __________________ - Andrew

21-12-2006, 23:33	#14
tonystop Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Waterloo, Liverpool Posts: 251 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Hi Alex Very nice Fiesta there! I have a rather old Vrs now 03 plate and I have to say that it great. However don’t except it to handle as well as the Fiesta because it wont. I know this because I have a 10 yr old Fiesta as a second car. A rear ARB and new strings and shocks do go a long way to sort the handling out though. Leather upgrade is a great but expensive mod for the interior. Then there is a brake upgrade, air intake upgrade and then a remap for the performance side of things. However any performance mod will invalidate your warranty. If you want a reliable, fun and "warm" hatch then for the price there is nothing that can touch it and this is still the case. Its been mentioned already, the Polo is just too expensive, the Ibiza can handle better but the interior is naff, and the Grande Punto is a Fiat. Enough said (However they seem to be an improvement over the old model) Anyhow here is a pic of my Fiesta. I hope I have not put you off; the Fabia is a great car with ticks nearly all the boxes. Just take one for a long test drive and then decide All the best anyway. Tony Last edited by tonystop; 09-04-2008 at 17:38.

22-12-2006, 10:35	#15
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Cheers for that pixi!!! i think i will definatly test drive a couple. I'm just wondering if the 07 cars will have the same problem??? Thanks for your comments Tony!!! I think a few long test drives are in order!

22-12-2006, 11:45	#17
stourjohn Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: stourbridge Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Just buy one, no need to modify just drive and enjoy. Stourjohn.

22-12-2006, 11:54	#18
anonymouse Nuts Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 8,353 Thanks: 147 Thanked 249 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year As Stourjohn says - no need to modify, just drive and enjoy. A seriously fun fast motor.

24-12-2006, 00:09	#19
Babs Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newport/Preston Posts: 3,766 Thanks: 123 Thanked 111 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year I'm still at uni... but I do work practically full time! __________________ - Andrew

24-12-2006, 11:18	#20
alex163 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thinking of getting a Vrs in the next year Same ere Babs

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