Fabia VRS buying advice needed..

Fabia VRS buying advice needed..

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JimmyB88

Original Poster:

21 posts

130 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Brilliant stuff!

Spoke to my insurance company about the remap and the chap quoted an extra £12. He also mentioned that most people don't bother informing the insurance company of remaps, which I thought was interesting.

I recall seeing a 'modifications' part on the v5c and thought this would belong there.. I have always had standard cars so am new to this!

daniel1920

310 posts

118 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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everyeggabird

351 posts

106 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Just to share our experience with a Fabia VRS.
It had done more miles than yours but seemed like a good buy at the time.It was a pokey little thing and had been re-mapped (badly as we later found out). We strongly suspect this accounted for the turbo failing.
The turbo failed a few hundred miles after the clutch and flywheel were replaced.When the clutch was done there was play found in the gearbox (common fault).

liner33

10,691 posts

202 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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£5.3k for a 56 plate Fabia !

You could get a SE for that which is a much better buy long term