bye bye clio

[alginon]

after 5 long years with mrk 2 172 traded it in for fabia vrs se

 

[Richy59]

yuk...skodas only joking, hope you enjoy your new car

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

how come?

 

[DCI_DUDE]

nice vrs mate !! last of the line one !! Wana buy a dump vavle kit for it ??

 

[BSC 182]

Why a vrs ?

 

[Russ.]

Enjoy the vrs mate. Bit different from a 172 but supposed to be a good car all the same.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Slam it on Octavia wheels ftw!

Guessing he got it to save money? Seats are nasty apart from that not bad cars after a bit of tinkering with.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

Nice cars my wife came from a VRS to a 182.

Still think about going back. All that torque suits her driving style more. Shange up early & surf that torque.

There isn't that much difference in running cost to be fair. Economys a bit better but diesel is more expensive. Her fuel computer was hopelessly optomitic and said 60mpg but it was more like 50 mpg. And she now gets 40 mpg in 182.

Leather easier to keep clean compared with normal VRS seats. Blue looks good but never been to sure about tinted rear windows.

Like said above get it lowered and get som Octavia wheels (painted black) on it and I will be drooling.

 

[Ian_182]

Nice car,why derv though???

Lots of miles?

 

[Pedro]

Nice car,why derv though???

Lots of miles?

Whats wrong with derv's?

 

[Brett]

Fabia VRS is a great car by all accounts. I'd own one if i was a little older and had the petrol hot hatch stage behind me.

 

[Scoot]

Why do people go from clio's to these? I personally wouldnt be seen dead in 1

 

[RDH]

Personally couldn't think of anything worse than owning a Skoda. A neighbour has two Fabia VRS's and they don't do anything for me.

 

[Bash]

What a bad idea.

 

[alginon]

well ok, 02 57,000 172 things would start to go wrong so a change was required
+ points
£120 year road tax
£200-300 for fully comp
50+ mpg
better build quality
and looks ok

 

[R20 CWH]

leather as well on the SE?

 

[D4N13L]

Slam it on Octavia wheels ftw!

Guessing he got it to save money? Seats are nasty apart from that not bad cars after a bit of tinkering with.

saw one of these at trax looked nice

 

[vdust182]

To my knowledge isn't a skoda basically a VW now?

 

[swirly182]

I had one, suited me at the time - 19, cheap tax/insurance and diesel wasnt expensive then. Felt bloody rapid after a 1.2 Punto. Even so, they never will be as fun as an equivalent petrol (even after a remap) and next to the likes of a 182, they look a bit boring (even after lowering, better wheels lol!).

Enjoy it though

 

[MarkCup]

LOL at the badge snobbery.

It's a VAG car, might be a little less focussed than an RS Clio, but as a car to own, I can't see what's wrong with it?

 

[ChrisD172]

i might get one of these next, the clio is definately going soon

 

[polarbert]

Good cars, just slightly slower than a 182 in a straight line. Not too smart around the corners though and suffer from terrible brake fade.

 

[AlanPPP]

I've had a VRS and TBH they are just boring Might be quick etc but have no soul.

 

[TJ182]

Looks s**t

 

[TJ182]

Only kidding, brave move with the badge and I'm sure you will enjoy it to the max

 

[alginon]

i've had my fun with the clio yep it was fast and nimble but
problems were'nt far away
i think smart move a bit fun factor and cheaper
will miss it
build quality very good and leather seats are brill
ticks all the boxes

 

[Brian172]

Good luck with it, ignore the badge snobbery, Skoda's are solid cars (VAG remember!)
My dads got a Octavia, never a problem with it.

 

[p@blo]

Impressive torque-my mate has the ibiza cupra. Looks wise, could be a little sportier/lower-those plastic trims down the sides look f**king terrible!

 

[alginon]

cheers folks & thanks for the comments

 

[christian rea]

deffinatly not a downgrade in nowadays ,i went to a ibiza cupra and they are very very torqy clios still mak me want one

 

[BRUN]

nice car, ive just switched from a Clio (mk1 valver) to a vRS and i love the low down torque !

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Very capable cars, essentially a Golf/Polo

 

[Adamhodg]

Cheap cars for what you get imo.
Certainly not as bad as some people say.
Ive got an Octy VRS have had it for just over a year, much more fun than my clio ever was tbh!.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Octavia VRS has the 1998cc Turbo unit from the Golf iirc?

Id definatley have one tbh

 

[Scoot]

Cheap cars for what you get imo.
Certainly not as bad as some people say.
Ive got an Octy VRS have had it for just over a year, much more fun than my clio ever was tbh!.

What was your clio a 1.2?