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View Poll Results: What age is all those Fabia VRS Drivers out there ??? | |||
| 17-20yr old owner/drivers |     | 13 | 8.90% |
| 21-25yr old owner/drivers |    | 29 | 19.86% |
| 26-30yr old owner/drivers |    | 22 | 15.07% |
| 31-35yr old owner/drivers |    | 21 | 14.38% |
| 36-40yr old owner/drivers |    | 23 | 15.75% |
| 41-45yr old owner/drivers |    | 15 | 10.27% |
| 46-50yr old owner/drivers | | 7 | 4.79% |
| 51-55yr old owner/drivers | | 8 | 5.48% |
| 56yr old plus owner/drivers | | 8 | 5.48% |
| Voters: 146. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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12-11-2004, 21:39
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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| Newbie with a silly question Hello, have enjoyed browsing this forum over the last few months and am due to pick up my black ex-demo Fabia VRS on Wed. cant wait. My silly question is what age is the typical Fabia VRS owner/driver out there? I'm nearly 45 and my wife says shes embarrassed with me buying the VRS, because she reckons that everybody else that has one will probably be 20 something boy racers and that I'm having a mini midlife crisis by trading in my Citroen Picasso MPV for this hot hatch. I've tried to set up a Poll on the subject so hope it works and folk answer it truthfully. Last edited by Monty; 13-11-2004 at 08:50. |
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12-11-2004, 21:50
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| 200 laps....... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Essex
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|  Hello and Welcome, haven't got a Furby but i'm 30 so i don't consider myself a boy racer anymore,oh who am i trying to kid!!!!once you get in it you'll change into one straight away,especially when a BMW comes up behind you!!! lol have fun.
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12-11-2004, 22:06
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| 500 Power  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kent
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My wife calls my Furby vRS my mini midlife crisis, Try this response, it works for me " This is the Golf GTI I couldn't afford when it very first came out "    
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12-11-2004, 22:08
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chester
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Im 29 and the wife is saying the same that I need to grow up and get a sensible car..... I say a Furby is with 52 mpg 
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12-11-2004, 22:24
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| Briskodian | Guess what! Same here too! Calls it .."your toy" and isn't it time you grew up? Frankly...NO, sweetness! |
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12-11-2004, 22:33
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| Old Git  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire
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| 48 tommorrow and the car puts a smile on my face every time I drive it, worth every penny. swmbo still says it's too fast though |
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12-11-2004, 22:52
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| ............... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Monday: MK Tuesday: MK Wednesday: MK Thursday: MK Friday: MK/Home Saturday: Home Sunday: In bed ;o)
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| I am 19 and beleive i am the youngest Fabia vRS driver on this forum 
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12-11-2004, 22:54
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| ............... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Monday: MK Tuesday: MK Wednesday: MK Thursday: MK Friday: MK/Home Saturday: Home Sunday: In bed ;o)
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13-11-2004, 01:07
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| Old Git Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire
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| Starting to get worried then.......phew!!! I'm not the oldest on here ... unless someone has clicked in the wrong space |
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13-11-2004, 01:12
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| Briskodian | IIRC we have a member in here in his 60's that thrashes around in a Furby Vrs. FANTASTIC! |
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13-11-2004, 03:13
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON
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| Never mind this midlife crisis balony,your as old as you feel,and your a long time dead,buy your furby Vrs and enjoy. |
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13-11-2004, 09:10
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex
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| I'm 35 (but look 28 ) and do NOT consider myself in any way shape or form a "boy racer". I wanted a hatchback with a quality feel and already ruled out VW as my last two cars were Golfs and I was getting bored. Having said that I like the VW build quality so to stay within VAG was one of my preferences. In the end I decided on a fab vRS as it had the understated looks, quality and performance I desired and whilst i dont exactly go hotdogging in the car park of my local Burger King with spotty youths in their chavvy modded XR3i's I certainly take advantage of the power i have at my disposal out on the open road, WITHOUT being a danger to myself or others.So, anyway is there a certain agegroup the vRS is aimed at??? I dont know although few articles I read about the car before i decided to purchase it suggested that Skoda aimed it at the maturer market. Whatever, I love it to bits
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13-11-2004, 13:08
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| Techie Teacher  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hertfordshire
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| I'm 26 and have had mine for a few months now. My dad is 55 and collects his next Saturday having been impressed with mine. I went on the test drive with him (not in my car ) and he loved it. He wanted to downsize from a Rover 45 but wanted a bit more power at the same time with good economy so it ticked all the right boxes for him.
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13-11-2004, 15:52
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maidstone
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| Just added my vote to the 45 age group and it seems we are joint leaders with the 30 somethings. My last car was a fiat coupe so I am calming down a little and saving some money in the process. My wife enjoys driving it too, just don't let her get to carried away !! Live long and Prosper for tomorrow we ....... maybe i should think about that power up grade ?? |
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13-11-2004, 17:15
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| Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bicester, Oxon
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| Monty - you've got a bit to go friend................ 61, 2 months ago. New Furby vRS in June, 16,000 miles - and love it. Been on the "performance" driving course with "Big John", and generally drive in brisk fashion wherever possible and safe to do so. (Recent trip thru France to Spain 2,500 miles, average 74.7mph, 47.6mpg). And I live very close to AMD........ Mind you, got 2 "ex" wives.................. My Furby responds every time she's kicked...............<VBG> |
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14-11-2004, 00:02
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| Briskodian | Quote:
TOLD YA!! Not a car just for young whippersnappers! | |
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14-11-2004, 01:34
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| Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: kent
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| My wife thought I was going through a mid life crises (i'm 45) in downsizing after using a Saab 9-3 for a couple of years. Then I took her for a ride in it and she understood. still thinks i'm a boy racer though. Wol |
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17-03-2005, 15:05
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| Site owner  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hill & Mountains of North Wales
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| The fabia is such a good deal it appeals to the entire market place. I really is a fantastic offering*. On our last welsh drive out totally out of the blue a retired gentleman and wife pulled into the snowdon view carpark where 10 or so of us were parked...not sure who was more shocked, he to see us or us to see him in the fabia our of the blue and it was Yellow....thumbs up to him, made my day It really is a great package and you should not be in anyway be worried by the youth who have good taste. *other VAG offerings exist
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17-03-2005, 15:06
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| Site owner Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hill & Mountains of North Wales
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| baa somebody voted on this and it brought it up to the top.... So how is it going then Monty?
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17-03-2005, 15:08
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| Briskodian  | sometimes your a bit of a plonker col...  i would vote but i dont own a fabia... actually will vote for my uncle he has one....
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19-03-2005, 19:32
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| Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire
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| I bought it as it is fast, economical and cruises superbly on the motorway. Had a little fun today with the Mrs next to me, some 'new recruit' soldier types in an Alfa 155 2.0 petrol with big, big wing on it. It pulled out (safely) and accelerated away (well it tried). The Furby has 150 miles on it (running it in today) so didn't really wanna trash it But we exchanged positions for a bit of fun I reckon up to xxx mph it was very close, then it pulled away a little (but as there was traffic, not for long) Great fun, we got some good smiles in both cars, thumbs up and then went our separate ways Obviously they were impressed too, and we all had a great laugh. Normally you'd get people cutting each other up and stuff, but we left loads of space, so that was good
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20-03-2005, 01:38
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| Briskodian  | A 59 year old colleague was dropping out of the company car scheme and after all my glowing reports on the Octy vRs and other factors really fancied a Fabia vRS. His wife put her foot down as she would not entertain a Skoda on the drive. Poor man ended up with a H*n*a J*z* |
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22-03-2005, 00:08
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| Fabian  | Wot me worry? You're as old as the car you feel. So that makes me about 8 months... |
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26-03-2005, 03:11
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| Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: cornwall, England
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I will go with that! My huby is 35 and our Vrs still reduces him to the mental capacity of a 17 year old
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26-03-2005, 19:26
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| Briskodian | Hi Nothing wrong with that i,m 46 and enjoying my tavia vrs Ita still got all the luxuries that i need and when youre next to a boy racer in his crap corsa at least you know you can leave him there if you want! Quote:
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