Fabia VRS mk1, how long can they last for....
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Hey fellow Briskodians,
I’m after some initial advice on my near 15 yr old Fabia VRS mk1, shall I keep it any longer?
The car has done 102,000 miles, FSH, 8 years Official dealer stamp, 7 years VW Specialist stamps.
The first owner had it for approx 8 yrs, old lady had it, did local runs put 19,000 on the clock. 7 years me, average 15,000 motorway miles a year
Apart from usual maintenance, pads, disks, cam belts etc.. It had Injectors reconditioned under warranty, (to try and solve idle engine judder) and console bushes changed and uprated, in 2014/15.
On July 2019 replaced master cylinder, full clutch kit, flywheel, (all oem parts). March - July 2020 – Alloy wheels refurbished, both rear callipers replaced, (with oem), EGR valve replaced, (with oem), battery replaced.
The car drives very well, it has been well maintained, turbo is responsive, just wear and tear on bodywork due to motorway miles, bodywork excellent, (was autoglymed in the past), bumper, spoiler, wing mirrors etc faded, due to the car being red. I may also be doing less miles in the short term at least, poss 8,000 miles a year max.
My questions are, after taking a big hit on costs in the last 12 mths, could anyone say what else could go wrong at this stage? (I appreciate no one can say for sure, but an indication would help). 2 x mechanics tell me to keep it. What do you guys think, and why?
Any help is much appreciated.
I’m after some initial advice on my near 15 yr old Fabia VRS mk1, shall I keep it any longer?
The car has done 102,000 miles, FSH, 8 years Official dealer stamp, 7 years VW Specialist stamps.
The first owner had it for approx 8 yrs, old lady had it, did local runs put 19,000 on the clock. 7 years me, average 15,000 motorway miles a year
Apart from usual maintenance, pads, disks, cam belts etc.. It had Injectors reconditioned under warranty, (to try and solve idle engine judder) and console bushes changed and uprated, in 2014/15.
On July 2019 replaced master cylinder, full clutch kit, flywheel, (all oem parts). March - July 2020 – Alloy wheels refurbished, both rear callipers replaced, (with oem), EGR valve replaced, (with oem), battery replaced.
The car drives very well, it has been well maintained, turbo is responsive, just wear and tear on bodywork due to motorway miles, bodywork excellent, (was autoglymed in the past), bumper, spoiler, wing mirrors etc faded, due to the car being red. I may also be doing less miles in the short term at least, poss 8,000 miles a year max.
My questions are, after taking a big hit on costs in the last 12 mths, could anyone say what else could go wrong at this stage? (I appreciate no one can say for sure, but an indication would help). 2 x mechanics tell me to keep it. What do you guys think, and why?
Any help is much appreciated.
Great little cars mine is on 175k and apart from a couple of brake capillers and battery and alternator needing replacing everything else has held up on the car.They take well to a map and the engine if serviced on schedule the expression often used is bomb proof.Mine is probably worth a grande but such a reliable cheap to run car I'm just going to run it into the ground and it still is cheap affordable fun in a warm hatch shell
I used to sell Passats with the same engine.
I'm surprised you haven't had to do a radiator yet, I did loads on Passats that were weeping.
I'd keep it going if I were you.
My friend still has a PD engined Passat that he bought off me, it's now on 271,000 miles.
He's had three clutch/flywheels, at least two radiators (I did one)
Other stuff as well, but still on it's original turbo.
I'm surprised you haven't had to do a radiator yet, I did loads on Passats that were weeping.
I'd keep it going if I were you.
My friend still has a PD engined Passat that he bought off me, it's now on 271,000 miles.
He's had three clutch/flywheels, at least two radiators (I did one)
Other stuff as well, but still on it's original turbo.
The Cardinal said:
Given the history, I'd hazard a guess at the next area of renewal being the suspension (shocks, arms etc).
The car will almost certainly run for as long as you're willing to renew parts. Whether this is economic or not is up to you!
Agreed - basic mechanicals will go to the moon, it'll be smaller wear items that start adding up (although on a Fabia nothing is particularly expensive).The car will almost certainly run for as long as you're willing to renew parts. Whether this is economic or not is up to you!
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