looking to buy a skoda fabia vrs
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Sorry for late response mate, been super busy and missed the thread.
Yes you can 'chip' these, Skoda did mine for me. Pushed it to 400nm torque and 177bhp (as per RR day with OCuK).
For what they are, they are expensive, but can be good fun. Running costs are amazing too.
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This is because people furiously masterbate over the idea of the 1.9tdi as they will get 50mpg.
Also 130hp really is not a hot hatch.
As much as I agree Fabia vRS isn't "hot", your bhp statement just discounted about 80% guaranteed, documented, acknowledged hot hatches from that title.
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Am I missing something here. Why won't the OP be able to handle a VRS?
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A heavy 1.9 diesel unit in the front of a small hatch is not going to prove as fun as a lighter petrol unit. It rattles the cabin quite badly too.
Of course there is more to it than horse power, but an aggricultural-sounding late 90s tdi engine design is not the answer for a 'hot hatch'.
Sorry for late response mate, been super busy and missed the thread.
Yes you can 'chip' these, Skoda did mine for me. Pushed it to 400nm torque and 177bhp (as per RR day with OCuK).
For what they are, they are expensive, but can be good fun. Running costs are amazing too.
Sorry - Skoda chipped your car for you?
Please can you give me some more details about Skoda chipping vehicles?
Because I'm assuming that if Skoda do it your warranty will not be effected - whereas the various 3rd party remaps can cause warranty issues.
Never heard of Skoda doing any form of remapping - but would be interested to hear more.
To be honest, VAG used the same engine in Seat Leon Cupra TDI, FR TDI, Ibiza Sport, Golf GT TDI, and thanks to aftermarket chipping it was very successful sales pitch to the sector that needed styling and modding options but with low insurance, low risk car (read - young people around Europe). Fabia vRS is crazy "cold" hatch in comparison with anything on the market, but popularity of that car on the continent is based purely on what can be done to it, rather than what it comes with from factory.
It is the consensus or the motors forum steering committee that anyone who owns or wants a Fabia vRS is deluded into thinking that it is some kind of supercar based upon the slightly optimistic opinions of an owner or two in the past.
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I really have no idea what HOT, WARM or COLD hatch is. It seems one person's hot is another's cold. Pure statistic doesn't really mean much, power to weight ratio doesn't mean much.
Take for example, no one, even me, agrees that my Yaris SR is a hot hatch, it is not in the same league as the Clio Sport, which we all agree is a hot hatch. But on paper, it has a 131 bhp per tonne ratio (eg alexisonfire stripped his Clio to skin and bone and it is still heavier than my fully ladened car with 4 seats in) 1.8L NA petrol engine, short gears ratios and has 4 seats to boot.
Sounds as though most of the factor comes down to the handling.
Take for example, no one, even me, agrees that my Yaris SR is a hot hatch, it is not in the same league as the Clio Sport, which we all agree is a hot hatch. But on paper, it has a 131 bhp per tonne ratio (eg alexisonfire stripped his Clio to skin and bone and it is still heavier than my fully ladened car with 4 seats in) 1.8L NA petrol engine, short gears ratios and has 4 seats to boot.
Sounds as though most of the factor comes down to the handling.
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Or in simpler terms - it is a joke.
Yet it's quoted 0-60 is 9.0 seconds?
I can't fathom that, my car is around 120BHP/tonne (150bhp, ~1250kg) and doesn't have particularly short ratio gears yet is almost a full second faster to 60 than your Yaris by parkers numbers. Having a turbocharged engine will probably give me a bit more low range torque but I can't see it being enough to justify that 0-60 difference given the power to weight is down on your car.
Either Parkers have got the 0-60 of your Yaris too slow, the weight way off or the ratios are actually rather long not short. I'm not sure which is more likely.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...&y2=&txt=cupra&px=&filter=P&o=a&Submit=Search
far better than a diesel IMO
far better than a diesel IMO
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I like them too, I think I've settled on one.
I have the added bonus of being a to get a miltek Turbo back system through work around half price and a free remap at Amd Essex.
I have the added bonus of being a to get a miltek Turbo back system through work around half price and a free remap at Amd Essex.
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Yet it's quoted 0-60 is 9.0 seconds?
I can't fathom that, my car is around 120BHP/tonne (150bhp, ~1250kg) and doesn't have particularly short ratio gears yet is almost a full second faster to 60 than your Yaris by parkers numbers. Having a turbocharged engine will probably give me a bit more low range torque but I can't see it being enough to justify that 0-60 difference given the power to weight is down on your car.
Either Parkers have got the 0-60 of your Yaris too slow, the weight way off or the ratios are actually rather long not short. I'm not sure which is more likely.
There are videos of Youtube where people do a standing start and 0-60 shows it is around 7-8 seconds if you pause the video when it hits 60mph.
The question is how accurate is the speedometer.
When we bought the GF her fabia VRS the Skoda guy said when we went to pick it up "The Revo guy is in today, if you want it doing we can book you in and give you £100 off?". We didn't, and haven't to this day.
When I asked about warranty he said "well we are doing it and it won't be a problem if you bring it back here and anywhere else I doubt they would notice".
And to the OP. When I drive the GFs car I am always pleasently supprised. It's not blisteringly quick, but it's a perfectly good car. You can put your foot down (at any sensible speed) and quickly pick up enough speed to overtake anything (as long as it's not trying to race you).
You just have to remember it's a TD and running to the redline (which seems to be my default choice when overtaking) that your just wasting your time. You might as well change early.
Fuel consumption is very good and you can easily see 55mpg on long motorway journeys (as long as you stick to the speed limits).
It handles pretty well, it is a bit heavy up front, but the suspension handles it pretty well.
The brakes are very good, when she first got the car and we were driving on the motorway (and I was used to driving my polo) the braking concerteena started infront of me and I applied the brakes. I accidently applied the same force and amount as I would in my polo and came to a complete stop about 10 metres before the car in front of me.
Overall I think it's a good car, it's not going to set the world alight, but it's got power (torque anyway, and that's really where all the fun is) a plenty and you can string corners together quite easily. Just don't expect to win any traffic light grand prix, but then again I don't think that's what your after doing anyway with the sound of it.
Problem wise, and she has had it for 4 years this year:
1x blown wiper fuse (switching on the wipers when it was iced up)
1x broken rear drivers side interior door handle (annoying chavy kid)
1x fuel cap not shutting (the plunger thing had come out of it's housing. A 30 second fix)
3x sets of front tyres (it seems to like eating them, especially seeing as she has done about 30k miles since she got it. The last time we bought some the garage said "just buy some cheapo tyres, you will save yourself a fortune as the expensive ones will only last you another 500 to thousand or so miles extra". So as long as you drive sensibly it shouldn't be a problem on tyre costs).
Suddenly makes sense.
Revo being the VW partners, but they do not offer any "official Skoda" maps.
If you have a Revo map and anything happens to the vehicle then you will need to fight for warranty - especially if it is something that could be linked to the remap that has failed.
Maybe they themselves will take a look for free - however any other dealership will be able to tell immediately if the car has taken a remap (even if you put it back to factory settings before taking it in).
Scanning for possible re-maps is standard procedure before a warranty claim is settled.
From what you were saying I got the impression Skoda themselves had offered you a remap.
Suburu for example offer "official" maps which don't invalidate any warranties and I thought maybe Skoda had moved in that direction too.