I Bought A Fabia VRS For £500!
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Carbon wrap the bonnet 😎
Rory was class
Do u want my address now to deliver the skoda and my list o stuff to do to it Alex o and get Rory to do it as I wouldn't trust you with lego 🤣
Mate the car is a massive gem that magically appeared out of thin air for you, this is a fucking amazing car with lots of potential. Great job lad 🙏🏼🍻🍻🍻
Alex can this be run on waste veg oil?
Terrific cars! Bought one new in 2005 and ran it for 6 years and over 100k miles. 52 mpg average over that time and never got tired of the mid-range pull from 2,000 rpm; took many a BMW 320 by surprise!
Took many things by surprise - they just went so under the radar. It was the first car I bought myself so it will always have a place in my heart!
I also bought one new in ‘05, kept it for 10 years and 120k miles. Barely missed a beat, only sold it when I needed a bigger car. Still miss it
I have a Peugeot 308 2.0 turbo diesel and that exact pull is my favourite thing about it. Second gear 20-40mph is a blast!
Once you get to about 1900rpm on full throttle the turbo realises what you're doing 😂
@@tomcanningmusic4923 if you like the old diesels, especially PDs, you should try electric. Instant torque from the start. Since i bought an electric car (diesel had to go…) i relive the old days a bit. Big buffed car aside me at the red light? No problem, floor it. Yes, he’s faster, and yes, he’s bigger. But i have fun and i drive cheap, just like back then 😁
‘BMW 320’ is a slow car. So not saying much.
My first driving instructor car was the SEAT equivalent to the Fabia VRS. I had came from a Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo and the PD130 didn't feel slow.
fancy seeing you here, just finished watching one of your videos!
The Seat looks much smarter than this Skoda, I would buy the Ibiza Fr over the Fabia any time.
The ibizas are worth a shout for sure, the FR was the 130, and they made a diesel Cupra with a PD160 in it
A 20v Turbo was the fastest FWD car in the world for a while. Different league to a VRS , ask any Sierra Cosworth drivers who left their cars standard how quick the Fiat was.
Fancy seeing you here aswell.. I had a PD130 Ibiza for a bit, good car and i miss it a lot. Also love the fiat coupe.. my dad's got a 20v turbo fiat coupe but i don't think he'll ever let me behind the wheel of it lol.. frustrates me how he never pushes it that hard, never goes beyond 3K rpm.. i want to hear it sing.
My ibiza was an early 2003 'sport' one (not fr)... had a lovely long ratio gearbox on it, great economy on a long run and buckets of torque midrange.. even more with a chipped ecu off ebay. i'd happily have another one but finding one that's in decent condition isn't easy these days.
Literally every video alex makes: I bought the cheapest ... In the uk
Uk version of hoovie lol
@@LostinWales U beat me too it!
🤣🤣🤣
And we love it! 😅
I love it, cheap thrills
I never liked diesels much until a mate of mine bought one of these back in college. The torque made it so much fun in the mid range. But your comment about the handling brought back memories. Definitely required some extra care in the wet especially.
I had the polo equivalent, and it handled beautifully. Probably down to your mate putting shit tyres on it more than anything else. But mine also had BC coils and a whiteline rear anti roll bar, and quite an aggressive alignment. I only ever ran pilot sports on it. It used to be more likely to OVERsteer rather than under lol such a fun car.
Hey Alex, the vRS was my first car I owned above 100hp and my first car I modified and started working on myself, and made myself a something of a self styled expert. This has got factory projectors and looks like cruise as well? Which are rare - most fabias had 0 option boxes ticked so any sort of spec is uncommon. The roof bars are a cool item, and those floormats have been discontinued for a few years - there's still some stock kicking around a few warehouses in Europe and a few TPS's, but they tend to be on back order and take a while to arrive. The mileage is nothing for these, and there looks to be minimal rust on arch and sills like these suffer from. As you say they get crashed a bit so unmarked body parts are rare and 90% are all up north. Those seat bolsters always wear really badly, the foam comes off the bar which breaks the fabric. TT seats DO NOT fit - only polo/ibiza/A1 FRONTS fit in a Fabia. If you're looking for a bit more kick, mine was 177hp with an ebay decat exhaust (which is always available and cheap as chips) , an 80mm intake cone and a generic map off ebay lol. Plenty of hybrid turbos to go on these as well, best ones are made by JW Automotive
Front mats only got discontinued last year
Got an 57 plate 1.4s ibiza for breaking on the drive, seats are pretty sporty and comfortable
'rare'
Those seats are plug and play even for the airbag connection?
Ibiza FR seats look lovely in these, also the standard air box is good for up to 250hp 👌🏽
Me and my boyfriend both have MK1 VRS’s and absolutely adore them. Best cars we’ve owned and so fun to mod and drive. If you get a 1756 turbo and with a FMIC, straight through ect. you’ll push 220+bhp! Loved watching this video and been watching you since lockdown/car throttle days!
Loved mine back in the naughties too, embarrassed many a supposedly sports car at the traffic lights GP even when it was stock.
Fit a 1756 turbo and it will still be slow as fck and cost you £££. Don't bother.
@@jimmymcgoo8641 going from 130bhp to 230bhp for less than a grand is expensive as fuck? Hope you never mod any other cars then 😂
@@TomoHawKzZ my turbo costs 4 times that alone. But I said it will cost ££££ which it does, it costs 1000 according to you. Show me where I am wrong.
@@jimmymcgoo8641 for the price of the car itself, take Alex’s for example; £500. A 1756 turbo will cost in the region of £600. If you can fit everything yourself and fit the FMIC, new headbolts, and then a map it really does only cost about in the region or £1000-£1500. Now a 230bhp+ car in todays world, even a 10 year old car, would cost a lot more. Like it or not the VRS is a great car to modify yourself and have some fun in and make some great power. I’m 20 years old and I’ve always gravitated back to the PD engines as they are cheap fun, just like what Honda’s used to be like! My VRS cost me £1500 over a year ago and had not once let me down, and for the price I paid I get a LOT of fun times out of it; and to me that’s all that matters in a car.
I used to have 54 reg vrs with 211.000 miles on it when I got rid and it never skipped a beat! Fantastic little car 🤙🏾
That Fabia vRS is an interesting car for some reasons:
- it is a hothatch which has a diesel engine
- its gearbox includes two different defferantial ratio; for the first 4 gears it uses the first differenatial gear and for the 5th and 6th gears it uses the second and the longer one.
Many modern 6-speed boxes are using the similar setup, including some hot hatches like Golf GTI and Focus ST. It's also 5th and 6th final drive for reverse (well, at least my ST has got it that way).
Ah yes, i know some of these words.
@@Agu_Ra Sorry could not understand phrase "it is also 5th and 6th drive for reverse".
Could you explain it if you have time for it?
@@ugurakar8928 the final drive ratio, the differential gear.
I mean, it's one ratio for 1-4, and another for 5-6 and reverse.
I had one of these and it was bulletproof. I drove it for nigh on 100k miles and apart from consumables (tyres, discs, pads etc.) the only thing that failed was the brake light switch which cost me £35 fitted! It returned stupendous mpg commuting in it from Sheffield to Leeds. Brilliant car.
I like how your stuff is way more interesting than the previous channel now, and it shows on how many views they no longer get now.
Honestly you make the show good. And I’m glad you got your own channel
Rory definitely needs more 'in front of the camera' time!!!
His Mum will be proud!
Yesss !!!
Agreed!
Had my 05 reg one since 2007. 145,000 miles, 52mpg, immense fun to drive,FSH, been totally reliable, well looked after, love it loads, and won't part with it. Got a Focus RS mk3 too, but would part with that before Fab'.🥰
My first car was an '03 Fabia 1.2, absolutely lovely little car. 6 cars later, I've now got a '08 Skoda Octavia 1.9 PD105, also a fantastic car! Skoda know what they're doing!
PD105, good luck
@@Sbanar they are allright, just dont put singlemass flywheels on them
@@Financmajster BXE and BLS are probably the worst PDs
nice to hear
mine was a fabia sdi, probably as slow as the 1.2, i have an octavia vrs now
I used to work with Matt Pollard a few years back and he had one of these at the time, we had quite a lengthy commute to work everyday (usually about 1:45-2hrs each way!) and the PD engines were the best bang for your buck, great power and the all important fuel economy. When I saw his MK1 Fabia VRS, I had totally forgotten about these little gems. Brilliant cars/engines, a great all rounder! I was shocked to see your video creating Mattwood, I had no idea he was ill until seeing that. Such a nice chap, my thoughts are with him 🙏
1.9 TDI PD 130 horsepower with a 6 speed, that is a dream!
in a little B-segment car!
I had a 130 pd in my golf, got it mapped to 160, run it 200,000 miles on stock internals an turbo, although i put in a uprated intercooler, engine never failed, although V.N.T on turbo can stick, best car ever.
Nice. I have recently qualified as a SKODA technician. Must admit during my apprenticeship and now in the 4 years I’ve worked there. Only seen one or two of these. I worked on one recently and really enjoyed working on it. They drive quite nice too, plus there’s the bonus of having that PD engine. My old mentor used to have one too. He had that remapped and it didn’t half shift.
I had a Peugeot 206 with a 2 liter diesel. Not as powerful as the VRS but it was the same concept of small shitbox with a large, torquy diesel.
You could be going 50mph in 5th, floor it, after a second the turbo kicked in and suddenly you're doing 80+. Such a fun car to drive.
I’ve always liked that shape of the fabia I think it’s so underrated looking forward to seeing what you do with it
specsavers are doing a black friday deal , just ffs dont drive there with your eyesight
Yes, looks are subjective
I have one of these, actually it's a break from 2003 with 1.9 TDI 101 HP, at this moment she has 380,000 Km and it's still running perfectly fine, mechanical taking this engine it's a real tank.
I think it's a brilliant car! I'm glad you're enjoying it. I've been waiting for what feel like forever since you picked it up! Don't forget to name it!
Older cars are great,we have a 54 Honda Civic 1.4(Possibly the slowest car ever) but its just gone through another Mot with no advisories and my mrs wanted to scrap it!Absolute bulletproof!
I like how you managed to get Valtteri Bottas to drive the car. Increased the value massively!
My first car, back in 2014, was an X reg Fabia 1.4MPi. Absolutely boggo spec. Had nothing. But needed plenty (of work). However, I loved it.
I’ll forever be a fully-fledged Fabia fanboy.
I rode in a Y-reg Fabia 1.4 MPi in 2016 and it didn't feel like it even had the claimed 67bhp, a Tesco delivery van was actually "stuck behind it".
Fabias I think it’s so underrated looking forward to seeing what you do with it
Still have mine having put 100k miles on it. Even with a 2015 RS3 as my second car, the Fabia VRS doesn’t get boring!! - no one understands it until they drive one, but I’m glad you’re in agreement! However, put a rear anti roll bar on it to MASSIVELY improve the handling, and a powerflex gearbox dog bone mount really sorts out the gear change that you talk about. Brakes I cured by fitting grooved EBC front discs and decent pads with braided lines. Thank you for the mega videos!!
Hey bro, can you please explain to me what's the difference between VRS and regular fabia MK1? I have a regular fabia MK1 with 1.2 12V AZQ engine (64hp)
Are just the engines different, or are they structuraly different cars?
VRs is always good. I have a 2014 Octavia RS with EA888 engine. Planning on Stage 1 next summer to get 300bhp and 440nm. Pretty nice platform for a wagon and 610 liters of boot space isn't bad either :)
yes do it it drives brilliantly with stage 1 also the boot space is really nice even on the sedan one
Shame it's not the same EA888 as fitted to the Golf R/S3/Cupra. Don't cry now.
@@jimmymcgoo8641 it is the same engine it just has a diffrent turbocharger you can swap it though
@@andreasstrauss5194 it's not. At a guess it will have a different compression ratio, pistons, injectors etc
@@jimmymcgoo8641 nope same engine slightly diffrent materials for the connecting rods but the gti engine ones are still good for 400hp
My friend, as an older owner of one Fabia VRS, you made the best buy ever. That engine is "war" material, he doesnt die...this little car is the best combo for city driving, its fast (enough) and fun.
The original brakes doesnt stop you, just slows you down... Better disc, pads and wider tires resolves it. Dont forget to check the front axle and suspension arms, they also suffer from the torque steering.
Love the Fabia VRS, fantastic little car. I learnt to drive in one of these and it makes me smile whenever I see one. Was hilarious overtaking people on the bypass with an L plate on the roof :-)
My old Ibiza FR TDi had a mesh panel filter, a bigger intake pipe from the grill to airbox & a 2.5" turbo back exhaust and it made 144bhp with no smoke or remap.
That power is quite low even for an old vRS.
With that mileage and being stock, the EGR & Intake manifold will be choked up and the air flow will be terrible. The cat might be fairy clogged up as well.
I'd fit an EGR delete, get the intake manifold removed and professionally cleaned, a more free flowing downpipe. 2.5" with cat removed is ideal for stock turbo.
A full service as well might free up a few ponies, depending on when it was last done.
If power was still poor after that, then it would need to be down to a boost leak, or else a very worn camshaft.
100% that engine has leaks everywhere
This was my dream first car. I’d definitely pick one up as a cheap daily for my channel if one came up at this sort of price! You got a steal! I’m glad you share my excitement for the VRS, it should be remembered for the cult classic it is 😁
Just after I was born in 2005, my dad (unfortunately) sold his (from new) EP3 Type R to spec a brand new silver Fabia VRS just like this. Apparently the VRS was the better car and the only car that’s made him smile all the way home. My earliest memories are in this car and the MK2 VRS after, it’d be awesome for me to have one a mere 17 years later👍
Had one in 2006. Took it to a place in Kirkcaldy that did programmable maps.
It was doing 180bhp and 440 nm torque.
40-70 was like lightning and still doing 45mpg.
As you say in gear acceleration and ride the wave of torque and its amazing.
What place in Kirkcaldy? Star performance?
@@jimmymcgoo8641 I think so. They had a yellow fabia Vrs at the time. I got a switchable remap that would take out the factory one and put in the custom one and if returning to the garage could swap out the custom one for stock one.
Was a very very good car and remap.
Had an 04 and loved it. My favourite car. Upgraded to the 1.4petrol dsg vrs before landing on a octy vrs 2.0diesel. Love the Vrs range and the original fabia vrs will forever be a bit special. If you’re looking a good home for this one. Feel free to message me
Have to say I have always loved this shape fabia, used to admire them when I was an apprentice mechanic years ago, great little motors
My wife father own octavia 2006 1.9 for 8 years no issues with engine until now no issues. 4 month ago i got mine 2009 FL octavia model so far no issues and i love it ❤️! Did service on mine full. Plus winter tires and drives amazing. 🙂
Another fun fact about the vrs for you Alex that you probably already knew subconsciously but didn't realise, it was the first diesel hot hatch with no petrol equivalent. A fairly boring fact but still a cool one to know.
Not boring interesting never realised
I own an 03 Octavia estate with the same engine, peppy little engine and bulletproof. Definitely not as quick as this VRS but still love my estate. It’s got 3 owners including me and my father who drove it 240k miles. It’s at 318k miles right now and the engine hasn’t missed a beat, currently in the process of partially restoring it mechanically. Since it needs some love, it still drives around 18k miles a year. Planning to keep it for quite some years to come
had a punto evo with the rare 1.6 diesel, and that had 320Nm of torque and 125hp, and the in gear acceleration in that was great. More torque then my current fiesta ST had stock
JTD the best
I have a new found appreciation for these as my Mrs just got a 9n3 pd100 polo and I can't get enough of it! Small cars with big diesel engines are just epic!!
Fun fact: Skoda's performance version "VRS" is called normally only "RS". However though for the British and perhaps the Australian marked they have to use "VRS" because of Ford's performance version "RS".
I've been subscribed sine about 100. I do love that you still do stuff with car throttle
Wow, now this is a bargain! Great car! Looking forward to the prize draw!
I had one for 5 years between 2008-2013. If you think it's quick now wait until it's remapped! Fit the 312mm front brakes from an Audi TT, & a whiteline rear ARB....👍
Hi Alex, you must change the cylinder head bolts for Pd 150 ones otherwise you run the risk of suffering head lift requiring a new cylinder head as It cannot be re surfaced.
Looking forwards to how you sort the car, I have one that is an 06 with 72,00 miles full service history that my son tuned and suffered head lift, ie-combustion gasses in to the expansion bottle, have a new head ready to fit this winter.
Martin
The man is a legend, been looking for a cheap vrs for the last 6 months and he finds one like that
Moving back to the UK from Australia soon. Would be amazing to have the VRS. :) Love the channel mate, keep on at the videos.
Watching this on Saturday currently 20:44 hope you’ve had a nice night 😉
Alex, as a fabia owner you need the PD150 headbolts if you want this thing to live! Love my fabia they’re great cars 👌
Not really mate it’s only pushing 147hp, 180+ is when you need the pd150 head bolts upgrade.
I hope the tuner checked for headlift before the tune, and long live the pd130
@@cxhxzz5679you’re wrong. These things will headlift with factory 130 bolts if they’re on boost for too long. You can empty the coolant tank within 5 minutes if you keep it pinned over 80mph constantly on boost.
150 headbolts are recommended for even standard cars
@@porshgt3 He’s not wrong. Depends on which engine, I have a pd130 Asz stock bolts with 170 pony map. Remapped at 85k and it’s now on 176k. Never skipped a beat during that time other than new clutch and general components....
My first fast car. Got it staged 1 mapped and loved every Minuit of it. One of the best cars I’ve had. They look cool af aswell. Mine was silver also.
Its like they were nearly all silver. Miss mine too.
I had a 56 plate one. Coming from a mk1 Focus Zetec the steering felt so slow and dull, and you could feel the weight of that pig iron engine up front. But mid range torque was great!
Those grey seats though....
I've got a golf mk4 pd 130 and i absolutely love it! Puts a smile in my face everytime i drive it specially when overtaking.
Love these engines. I know you've had a few. I had a Bora TDI 130 highline, hybrid turbo, new clutch and SMIC and it was the best car I've ever owned. 220bhp, so a great sleeper, "muggage for days mate".
I've got a 220bhp Polo 6C GTI now, which is brilliant. Drives better, looks better, handles better.... but still miss the Bora!
Just got rid of my Bora :( upgraded to a V6 TDI Audi A5 which I love, but god I will miss the bora
@@Winnister I upgraded to a Polo 6C GTI. Absolutely brilliant car, 220bhp and better in almost every way, but still miss it a lot... A5 is a definite upgrade! Remap time?
YESSSS. The Fabia has a special place in my heart, I had it as my first car with the 1.4 16V 75hp petrol....such good times
Alex, you have to do this with a Clio Sport 172/182 - try get a 182 with cup pack suspension or even a trophy. Its like a VRS but takes the correct fuel type and its way more exciting
My sister had a 182 Cup (I think, it had really light seats and cool winglets on the front splitter), I had a country lane blast in it one time, great car
Always had a soft spot for the MK1 Fabia VRs . Thanks for your awesome videos, they keep me entertained at work!
Please do a drag race video with all the cars in your fleet !
I have one Mk1 1.4 shitbox. Great beginners car and dosen´t weight enything. Easy to work on it too. Parts are pretty cheap if you dont destroy powersteering pump. Only issues what can be problem is lack of maitains and rust. Add some eyeborws on front lights and looks way cooler.
Alex has his official dogging vehicle!😂
WE ABSOLUTELY NEED MORE RORY ON FILM
Gotta love a Diesel Skoda
I had an older Family member that owned one of these. It was bought as she lived in a hilly area and needed the torque! It was surprisingly peppy and was one of the most reliable cars she ever had. Very comfortable inside also!
Nice one. I had an '11 Fabia vRS. Cool car but many problems, mostly regarding high oil consumption.
My dad had one it didnt consume oil that much but it blew the engine after 2 years wich was luckily replaced under waranty
That wouldn’t be a diesel then, that’s the 1.4 petrol tsi engine. It’s bad
Mk2 Fabias are not a patch on the MK1
I love this, I just bought a £300 base spec 1.9 SDI Fabia as a cheap run around and now Alex buys this.
Was great to meet you guys and a pleasure to have you down at Northampton Motorsport.
"Whoever thought of putting a 1.9 diesel in engine in a little hot hatch is a genius."
Peugeot would like a word with you, Alex 😂
My dad used to own one of these when I was 8, so this brings back lots of nostalgia!
It’s worth £500 just for the engine
We’ve owned one of these since 2016 as a daily. The only modifications I’ve made are Octavia vrs front and rear brakes, white line front and rear anti roll bars and bilstein b12 suspension. In my opinion this is all it needs. It doesn’t need a remap, the torque is has is perfect for a B road blaster. The engine does not rev like a bmw diesel, it’s a different beast. It needs to stay in a high gear and just let the torque surge do it’s thing between 2-4K rpm. I’ve had a lot of fun and reliable miles in this configuration.
I agree the gearbox feels terrible. The steering is a bit slow, not bmw good, but typical of the vag polo platform. Not sure if I’m imagining it, but I feel like the steering is less power assisted (nicer feel) with traction control off (the only way it should be driven). They’re electric pump, so I’ve convinced myself it’s a thing.
I’m now in the sad position where the chassis is starting the rust, but the car is still going well. I never thought I’d fall in love with it like I have, despite it’s shit electric locking modules and cheap components. But I think that what I like about it. It’s a drivers car. No frills, just smiles per mile.
Oh and one request, please don’t put modern Skoda badges on it. Go to the dealer and get the wheel badges, they’re like 40 quid.
Awesome engine used to have a Ibiza FR with the same 130PD engine and had a VW Bora 1.9PD 150 ARL tuned to about 240bhp
I had a red one 04’ vintage as well. I’m well jealous of this £500 example. Take the roof rack off and powder coat the wheels gunmetal grey + new centre caps. It’ll look ace. Put a RARB (rear anti roll bar) on the back and it liven’s up the back end, no more VAG ‘safe’ understeer; lift off oversteer ftw! 👌🏼
I used to have an octavia VRS 2.0 PD and it was THE best car I've driven. I'm in the motor trade and have driven everything but nothing beats the smoke and the noise that comes from that engine. I've a 120d now and I'd swap it in a heartbeat for my old octy. Can't beat a VRS, I love these cars and will one day buy one!
Lower it - pd150 head bolts , front mount , 1856vk turbo , sports cat and map it will easy make 250hp , however change the clutch ! Use a sachs sre non spring loaded clutch and it will be a monster
Got a yellow 55 plate on 180k miles. Over 6 owners, no paperwork apart from R-Tech receipt and printout of map results. On cheap coils, cracked octavia spiders and ive stripped it with a rear strut brace + netting. Most fun I’ve ever had in a car🤩
Awesome cameo by the German Shepherd!!! That's how we know Alex Kirsten is a first class human being. The dog was happy to see him and Alex forgot what he was doing......hello doggy!!!!
Been wanting one of these for ages and you finally made me bite the bullet with this video - it is the perfect daily ❤️
Videos like this are the reason I bought my 320d for £500 all the quirks add character and give these tin cans a soul amazing video Alex smashing it
@autoalex1317???
It 100% belongs in the DB7 extra cool fridge, it's a little hero 👌
having grown up with a regular fabia, the vrs has always had kind of a special spot in my heart, kinda like a dream car of sorts
Just sold my 5th one of these, just can’t keep away! Practical, good mpg, fast, look really well with the rights mods. Can’t beat em.
I had a lairy yellow Fabia vrs for a couple of years. Stage 1 mapped plus a few bolt-ons. Wicked fun little car, watch out for seized rear calipers, door locks randomly failing that lock you out of the car and rust on the sills. The engine mounts will almost certainly be shit along with the ARB droplinks.
My dad had one of these about 16 years ago, I had it’s big brother a Mk1 Octavia VRS! The Fabia was an absolute little beast of car , looking forward to see what Alex does with it.
I had a VRS Fabia when they wasn't too old. Was stock and a really good car, was going to do a Octavia front calliper upgrade but never got round to it.
Later finally got a PD160 Ibiza Cupra R, having a PD150 turbo and FMIC from factory along with the AP 4 pots was a great car!!! Mine had EGR delete and Map and was just under 200BHP and 302ft/lbs. Looking back was one of my favourite cars, power to surprise a Fiesta ST leaving it seeing a puff of black smoke, and MPG that never went lower than 45MPG
Good video
On a side note when you service it why not dyno it see if new air filter etc restored lost power
I've had some fantastic cars; E46 M3, two RX7, Supra, 2 Civic Type Rs, one Clio 172, one Clio 182. My brother in law had a Fabia 1.9 TDI, real basic spec and was cycling everywhere and didn't know what to do with it as it was just sat not getting used. I said I would use it for a bit then sell it on. One of my most favorite cars ever. Leaned in corners, basic inside but it made my giggle because the torque in such a light, small car was surprising. Punching out of corners was a riot. I never had a chance to drive one of these but would take one in a heartbeat. No one got why I drove it so much, its was my best kept secret. Oh, it was epic on fuel too!
currently drive a bright yellow mk1 1.2l fabia and its great, would love a 1.9
DRV! Sold Audis back when the mk1 A3 1.9Tdi was out. Used it as my company car, back and forth to Exeter from Herfordshire every weekend. That engine is awesome.
The first car i drove after passing my driving test was a 2006 Fabia 1.2HTP 54hp.. It was so far removed from any form of speed you could rev the bollocks off it in every gear and you would just be cracking 60mph after 16secs, it had ZERO Luxuries, to the point that each door had to be individually locked and opened..
And ever since then, that is what started my love for all things for the Skoda Auto.. And have always always wanted a Fabia vRS 1.9TDI PD130.. Especially when Skoda brought out the Limited Edition in the Race Blue
Seeing your Fabia vRS with the Optional Xenon Headlights always made them stand and but more unique compared to the Standard Halogens..
I've had mine a few month and even with a bad boost leak she's still going strong!!!!
Loved mine from 2004-2007… JBS Auto Designs in Chesterfield got it to 187bhp and 290lbft with a super flat torque curve. TT 312mm front brakes, H&R Coilovers, and Porsche “Design 90” alloys. Great memories!
I had the Ibiza fr pd130 (same engine) and did a egr delete (clean the inlet manifold too!!! So much carbon and mine was only at 40k at the time) then revo stage 1 map. Best ever economy run I got 72mpg on a 16 mile return trip. Insane car and loved it
So, these came to Greece with two engine options, one being the 1.9 tdi and the other one being a remapped 1.4 na petrol engine with 116 whp and manual 5-speed..i had the later for around 3 years and i have to say great great little car!!took me on a few adventures and loved being thrashed..hope you enjoy yours alex cheers!!
The 1.9 TDI PD130 (also PD150 and 160) is such a great motor. Lots of potential for modifications, super reliable and doesnt need much fuel.
I also love the characteristic of this engine.
One of my favorite engines of all time.
They made a 160?
@@piovo1 yes the seat ibiza cupra. Its the strongest 1.9 tdi
Amazing cars I had one tuned to 214bhp that was mental. That fast snapped the cam belt twice only got lucky once would love another one to modify to the standard of that one. Put dunes on yours they look mint on one
It is a cool little car. I was a teenager when this launched and everyone wanted one, because it was cheap to buy, fast, nicely styled and was a viable first car. Today, nothing has changed. It's still a cheap, reliable (mostly, it's becoming a bit mixed with age), viable warm hatch that a new driver can lark around having fun with while being able to afford the thing. It barely qualifies as a warm hatch today, but it will still thrash a lot of the basic city cars that new drivers have to make do with.
So based on the fact it still does what it was meant to do perfectly well, it is cool.
Great little cars! My Dad had one when I was about 10. That car got DRIVEN!
PD150 head-bolts is a MUST!
This Fabias looks so freaking mean.
I love the look they had back then.
Great little car you got.
Lovely engine, that. I bought a SEAT Ibiza FR with the same, back in 2005. Went like stink, would go up a hill on tickover, and was bloody economical.