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Well the KA was only a stop gap that cost me £400, I used it faultlessly for about 3 months and have sold it for £400. So alls good there.
Wanting to get back into a hot hatch after loving and missing my FN2 so much, I started to look around what would fit my budget. And settled on a Skoda Fabia 2 VRS. Its an automatic as they all are, and its the first auto car ive owned. And it's an absolute joy of a thing. 177 bhp in such a small car is really fun, with the 7 speed auto being extremely responsive, you can have just the same amount of fun as a Manuel. It also has flappy paddles and a sequentially box if the mood takes me too. But put it on a twisty road and leave it in sport mode and the exhaust note and scream from the engine is just intoxicating. And all with 45 mpg.
I wasn't quite aware of the reported fragility of the engines though when I brought it, with Skoda having unofficially recalled 30% of the VRS'S to give complete engine swaps, but the official figure is nearer 50% need to be replaced. Apparently the rings melt really badly and the turbos are made of chocolate. With owners reporting using 3 litres of oil in 500 miles. I'm hoping mine isn't one of the bad ones, it was owned by the wife of a guy that owner a custom chopper shop in the town. So chances are if it had problems he'd be all over it. But non the less im keeping a close eye on it.
The photo makes it look like it sits seriously high, and although it is high, it's not that bad. I've got a front splitter coming to give it some definition at the bottom on the bumper, and im looking to lower it by about 25-30 mm. Other than that she's staying as original as it is.
Oh and I want a double din sat nav, radio, bluetooth thing too.
Wanting to get back into a hot hatch after loving and missing my FN2 so much, I started to look around what would fit my budget. And settled on a Skoda Fabia 2 VRS. Its an automatic as they all are, and its the first auto car ive owned. And it's an absolute joy of a thing. 177 bhp in such a small car is really fun, with the 7 speed auto being extremely responsive, you can have just the same amount of fun as a Manuel. It also has flappy paddles and a sequentially box if the mood takes me too. But put it on a twisty road and leave it in sport mode and the exhaust note and scream from the engine is just intoxicating. And all with 45 mpg.
I wasn't quite aware of the reported fragility of the engines though when I brought it, with Skoda having unofficially recalled 30% of the VRS'S to give complete engine swaps, but the official figure is nearer 50% need to be replaced. Apparently the rings melt really badly and the turbos are made of chocolate. With owners reporting using 3 litres of oil in 500 miles. I'm hoping mine isn't one of the bad ones, it was owned by the wife of a guy that owner a custom chopper shop in the town. So chances are if it had problems he'd be all over it. But non the less im keeping a close eye on it.
The photo makes it look like it sits seriously high, and although it is high, it's not that bad. I've got a front splitter coming to give it some definition at the bottom on the bumper, and im looking to lower it by about 25-30 mm. Other than that she's staying as original as it is.
Oh and I want a double din sat nav, radio, bluetooth thing too.