Fabia vrs for commute.. Choice of 2!

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1
Black
Chipped (professionally to 170bhp)
78k miles
Dealership
600 mile trip to get it! Grr

£4200

2
Yellow with much nicer seats
Standard
92k
Private
100 mile round trip

£3600

Both are 2004

Which would you go for? I really cant decide!

 

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Both are similar ages, from what i gather the main service is at 60k with a new belt. Both have been done but will confirm before parting with cash.

I cant find many and need something soon, my s2000 is hitting my pocket hard at 30mpg on the new commute.

Im keeping the s2k btw

Im worried the yellow will be faded, im guessing both will not be majorly desirable as one is yellow and one is chipped.

And the one in scotland is so damn far, i would not be happy if not as described!

Ive got both down by 400, these cars are not particilarly cheap!

 

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faded bannana yellow, lovely.............

Yep that is a worry, if they were both close would the consensus be the black?

Am loosing 50£ per week not having this lol

 

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I'd take the yellow one , if the black one hasn't been chipped using a map that delivers the torque smoothly the clutch will be gone or on its way. plus the massively shorter journey to collect.

Angel tuning? Not very knowledgable about individual companies chip quality

The yellow one has nicer seats

 

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I'd take neither and instead would buy a Seat Toledo or something with the same engine for less money. Better car as well.

The Fabia is hilariously over-rated.

The 06 shape?

 

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So buying the £4200 VRS will pay you back in about 18 months - and that's assuming no unexpected bills come up and you don't mod it.

Spending £4k to save £50 a week is a false economy IMO. £1k would be more like it.

I only need the car until xmas and hoped something like this would hold the majority of its value until then

 

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The fabia vrs is very overpriced.
Have a look at a ibiza sport if you don't need 4 doors, same platform/car but looks a bit nicer and it seems cheaper.

Or do the sensible thing and look at a toledos/leon/bora. You can get something with much better value for money.

I still think they are nice cars - the diesel torxxx will make the effortlessly accelerate in gear as they are quite light. But they are definitely not worth the money people ask for them.

Been looking at the ibiza sport actually just now. Seems quite nice interior. Im guessing the 1.9 tdi fr is practically same as the skoda?

Any opinions as to which handles better?

 

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I would probably be driving 160 miles a day a couple of days a week on mainly dual carrige ways, probably about 65ish steady. I would like to get a 130-180 hp diesel really, just because of the value they hold at higher miles.

Only really looked at cars with that engine, not on purpose, its just the reviews always come back to that as the economy and bhp is there. I did see an ibiza at a garage with 20k for 3500

Like i said, my s2k gets exactly what the book says, these longer commutes will wreck my s2k milage, (currently 54k) and its this reason as much as to save momey on fuel im looking for a car.

Ive always liked nice handling over high speed