Skoda Fabia 2006 1.4
Sofía Goldthwait
My father has a 2018 Skoda Rapid se 1.0tsi 95. (skoda fabia with a boot) Only problem was turbo/turbo actuator replaced under warranty. Have read from a few posts that the actuator can become siezed if driven gently! Whether that's true not sure. Otherwise a nice wee car which doesn't feel underpowered and has a bit of grunt when you need it. Practical and economical overall averages 52mpg mix of A roads and town driving. Seen 60 mpg on a long trip in summer. Easily serviced and parts are cheap. It's a car I have surprisingly warmed to the more I've used it.
We have had a 2018 Fabia for almost 6 years now and not a single issue either with the engine or the rest of the car. We are replacing it in March but not with another Fabia which was our first choice, in the new models VAG have cocked up the the location of the handbrake in not only the Fabia but the Polo, Ibiza, A3 (and others) and this makes pulling the lever fully on either difficult or even impossible, for the wife it was impossible. If its a Mk4 you are considering check this carefully.
We drove the 95 version and found it perfectly adequate but for another 600 we could upgrade to the 110 PS version which not only gave us another 15 PS but over 20 torques, a 6 speed gearbox and rear disc brakes. When I drove it I could feel the difference but was it better, only you can decide that.
You're quite correct regarding VW group updating the recommendation for the timing belt replacement interval (this was in July 2023). When I contacted SEAT about the new recommendation for my car, I was told it's now 15 years or 180,000 miles. Basically the life of the car.
I'm driving a SEAT Toledo with the 1.0 110PS engine. Have covered 95,000 miles, engine is fine. I have kept up with regular oil changes, approximately every 10,000 miles using SEAT dealerships. Drives well, I easily achieve over 50mpg on a tankful of petrol, in the past have almost reached 600 miles, in summer and not on congested roads.
I would certainly be wary of such a car. I don't worry about the number of previous owners as much as some, but keeping it less than a year means there either something wrong or it's just not a pleasant car to have.
I had a shock about 2004 when a colleague bought his 17 year old son a very low mileage, one elderly owner Rover 820 as his first car. I asked him if he was mad, the insurance would be crippling. not so he replied, most 17 year olds go for Citroen Saxo's (or was it C2's) and Vauxhall Corsa's and their claim records make the cars virtually uninsurable, that was why most makes were offering free 12 insurance. The Rover had no history of 17 year olds making claims so cheap to insure.
Fiesta 1.25 would be absolutely fine in terms of reliability, though obviously down on performance next to a turbo alternative. 59 and 82bhp versions available though, so make sure and avoid the former!
The Fiesta 1.25 petrol was a decent engine on the mid-late 90s Fiesta, because that car was a light vehicle and the engine hadn't been remapped to reduce its CO2 output for VED reasons. My dad owned one (75hp version) and it was quite nippy - 0-60 in about 11.5 sec.
His next one, the next Fiesta (run-out 08 plate car - quite a bit heavier than the previous one [more safety features]) appeared to have the same engine (82hp version), but the remapping bumped the 0-60 time up by about 2 sec and he reported that it wasn't anywhere near as good to drive performance-wise. Reliable enough though.
Back in 1974 when I was 17, had passed my test and needed a car for getting to work (buses were pointless and dads taxi did not operate at 5 in the morning - lifts were spasmodic at best) dad insisted that the only way was for me to buy a car and insure it myself. Bought a 1965 Anglia for 80 (more filler than metal) and insured it for 40 (TPFT) a year (in my name), dad was paying 20 a year for his 2 litre Cortina with me as a named driver. I was earning about 25 a week at the time so it took pretty much all my savings.
But in the long term (even the short term) it paid off since within 18 months I had gone onto an adult wage, saved some money and built up a bit of no claims. So I got a loan and bought a 1972 Viva 1800 for about 800 and insured it for not much more fully comp than the first year on the Anglia cost.
Mates who had been getting dad to insure their car with them as a named driver still had zero no claims and unknown to anyone at the time were actually breaking the law. Took them years to be able afford a set of decent wheels.
Yes, sure, but freedom and a set of wheels all the same, and surely better than walking. Also, if him and his mates want to go somewhere, five up in the Picasso is going to be much more pleasant than in a typical supermini!.
As long as you stick to the n/a 1.2 and 1.4 petrol, not really anything to fear reliability wise in the Corsa. But, the same issue as the Fiesta of being very common. Also, as has been mentioned, Fiesta's and Corsa's are probably going to be dearer to insure for the very reason that so many young drivers choose them as a first car.
I realise the Swift is on the compact side of the supermini spectrum, but surely your bike will have to be carried on a rack whichever you go for (with the possible exception of the Jazz)?. As for inside, I've sat in the back of a Swift and found it absolutely fine. Helped by being tallish for a supermini and having a deep well under the back of the front seats for rear passengers feet.
100% certain this is our Fabia which went in PX 3 weeks ago against a new Yaris. The mileage quoted is exactly as we parked it up and since Bristol Street is a Vertu company and we bought the Yaris from Vertu Chesterfield (via CarWow) it simply cannot be any other.
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