Does Anyone Else Miss The Mk1 Škoda Fabia vRS?

Does Anyone Else Miss The Mk1 Škoda Fabia vRS?

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David87

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212 months

Tuesday 4th January 2011
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Is it just me, or does the new Fabia vRS just not hit the spot like the old one did? Despite not having ever driven one, I've always been drawn to the original one because it offered something different from the norm in being a TDI, but the new one has just become run-of-the-mill with its petrol motor. Okay, it is the fancy turbocharged and supercharged 1.4 unit, but for me it's just lost its uniqueness in not having the diesel. I know many on PH will see the dumping of the fuel of the devil a good thing, but for me the Mk1 vRS had a certain charm. Anyone else feel the same way?

David87

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6,658 posts

212 months

Tuesday 4th January 2011
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I know it's not extinct.hehe For some reason I never found the same engine in the Ibiza anywhere near as attractive... perhaps it was that clever marketing. Oddly, somehow the Škoda just seems cooler.

David87

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6,658 posts

212 months

Tuesday 4th January 2011
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Ah, you might have just ruined my enthusiasm for them.laugh