Crikey! Loving the Fabia vRS...

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Well, as some of you may remember i had been looking at a Focus 1.6 Zetec...some chap mentioned Skoda at work, and i decided to look at the website.

Im in love with the vRS!

More than 50mpg from a TD that will get you from 0-60 in 9 seconds, and its around £12,000 brand new?

Cor blimey guvnor, i think i might be off to my (not so) local dealer tommorow to have a chat and tell the Ford bloke where to shove it!

Does anyone have any more information on these, does anyone have one, does anyone know what sort of reasonable price you can haggle down to? The Skoda website doesnt seem to have much information really...

Excited :D
 
A Fiat? :confused:

Edit: Oh, from the above post. No, im not thinking about a Fiat. Im trying to decide between the C2VTS and the Fabia vRS. The second being my preffered choice but the first being the easier (location of dealer) and cheaper option.
 
Pug said:
Worst. Looking. Car. Ever.

All imo of course
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The Fabia, right? I would agree, but after looking at several hundred photos of the vRS im in love, especially that interior :D .

Must be a bit of a Marmite thing, at least its put me off the C2 - Fox would bash my head in if i went for that :D
 
Plunge taken...falling...

Well, i marched down to the dealer today - fell in love with it.

Test drove it. Fell deeper in love.

Haggled. Fell in love with salesman.

Ive gone for it - in Black Magic with Cruise Control (the car they had had it fitted), its not been registered and they got it in today. One of two, the other of which they had sold an hour before i arrived, they were just putting a sold sign up on it as i arrived...hadnt even put the plastic centre wheel cover things on and they had sold it!

Got a good deal imo, and am dead chuffed - cannot wait to own it, and hopefully let it please me for the next few years...

Now, do i want the paint protection jobby? TSG or something i think its called, like scotchguard but teflon based? You tell me.
 
Thanks for your comments guys. Im really chuffed as many other cars i have bought i always had people taking the biscuit. I have always like to be a little different - and anyone who points and laugh at my Skoda badge can look forward to me pointing and laughing as i speed past them.

As i have never owned a diesel how should i be running it in? Take it easy for the first 1000 or so miles?

Anything else i need to know about owning a Fabby vRS?
 
Cheers for your comments chaps.

Just sorting out some finance on it now, found a rate of 6.1% which is the lowest i can find, compared to the Skoda Finance 6.9%. Does anyone think it would be a better idea to go with Skoda Finance because it should be easier or would it be better to keep it seperate?

Think im going to go for the paint protection - if i borrow £300 more on a loan it will only add a few quid to my monthly repayment...

Hopefully will be all done by next week - cant wait :D

The only bad point i did notice was a slightly creased passenger side rear seat...it looked like the fabric had been stretched and creased, so pointed that out yesterday and the guy phoned today to let me know they had ordered the replacement seats after i left yesterday and they were fitting them later today - so far im pleased with the service, but they havent got all my money yet! :p
 
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Not having much luck with loans...tried Alliance and Liecester - was 6.1% on their website, filled out all the online forms and got an email telling me to call them for the decision - its bloomin 12.9%!

I realise i dont have a huge credit history (just a monthly phone contract for the past three years and a store card or so every now and then, but no credit cards) - but im abit annoyed that its more than double the APR quoted on their site...

Going to have to keep looking around, as i really dont want to take it out of my savings :mad:
 
PMKeates said:
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/loans/default.htm

Nationwide should be the same rate for all, which is 6.4% over £7,500.
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Any reason why their rates should be the same for all? Even borrowing 6k at 6.7% APR is fine by be...but im assuming they will be the same as everyone else whereby as soon as i phone them up after applying theyll tell me its double the dang APR! :mad:

Might just crack into the savings if i cant find anything, it would be a big old dent but at least there would be no outgoings...
 
clv101 said:
For sure! Don't borrow money at 7-12% when you have savings at ~4%!
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Its mostly as im young and want to build up a credit rating, at the moment the things i been looking at it would only cost me £190 to borrow £6000. After paying that off i would hope to have a decent credit rating and be able to get a mortgage etc later on in life?

Or should i still just use my savings?
 
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