Hi,

after years of owning fords i am now looking into buying a VRS for a daily car, i know a few of you have or still do own one. I am just wondering what your opinions are of them, what to look for etc?

any advice is appreciated.

Thanks
Dom

 

SUPERB cars mate....................

All the best biits from the Audi/VW group.....put into a "Hard as Nails" looking car that handles superb and drives really nice, with LOADS of room, Half leather, climate control ect ect ect..............All that for a 03 plate car with 50k on.....Ł3500...

What more do you want

And if you buy one....my plate is for sale....Ł450 with everything paid, ready to fit straight onto the car

 

Had one for a couple of months now, done a few miles but FSH and not a mark on it - its economical, good handling, half leather, climate, VAG quality for bargin money, pretty nippy too - hoping to get ours remapped. Not overly common either

Can't go wrong

Z

 

I've heard nothing but good things about them - as long as you can get past the badge snobbery and the rather dull inside, then they are cracking cars!

 

I LOVED the fact mine was a Skoda............ People are so stuck up there own arse's these days its unreal......

 

Yep iof they good enough for the police and Tiff they good enough for normal people

 

The Megane 225 cup that I looked at buying had even draber interior! (Love an F1 edition though)

Its great, I'm quite nonchalant 'yes, I drive a SKODA'!
MOST people however already understand how great the VRS is/how good a brand Skoda now are

Great pics Tiff, I wanted yellow or black, got red although it looks good in red

Z

 

 

cheers seems like i will purchasing one soon then

tiff - very nice car mate and as you say i love the fact that i am buying a skoda, got some funny looks the other day when i told the mrs but sod her she cant walk if she doesn't like it

 

Wish id never sold mine tbh, im after another one, oustanding cars and by far the best car ive ever owned! Plenty of people are snobs towards the badge, but tbh my VW Bora was nowhere near as good quality as it

heres my old one....





You wont regret having buying one imo

Sarah

 

The badge monkeys have the biggest problem with the Skoda Brand. I worked for skoda uk for a few years so know all about it LOL

As for the VRS, pretty much the same problems that affect the Golf/bora/leon/beetle affect the Vrs as well.

Coil packs, maf sensors, wishbone bushes, daft electrical gremlins (usually water ingress into drivers door window mech, but most things easily sorted.

If driven sensibly, fuel consumption aint too heavy, and they are an underated quickish car.

Briskoda.net is a useful source of info as well if you get stuck on anything.

 

water pump is plastic impellored iirc, we had ours changed to a metal one.

Sarah

 

I like them,they are a nice car and they are cheap now.

 

Things to check:

Cambelt and water pump change before 60k miles.
Front wishbone bushes.
Between 1500 and 2000rpm might have a hesitation, normally caused by standard dump valve or the N75 sensor next to it - easy to replace.

They are brilliant cars and I love mine. People are not that bad taking the piss it's a Skoda. If they do ask which company build Skoda's and which company build the Bugatti Veyron

 

I've been looking at these recently, they're such good vfm.

 

Great car for fuck all cash. Can't reallly go wrong. A remap works wonders on them as well

 

Love mine to bits,goes very well,mint on fuel comfy and definately the most reliable car i have ever owned.You wont regret buying one mate

 

Just got a brand new one in race blue (last weekend), they go well and seem to be very comfy and ideal for long journeys!(you even get chaved up red brake callipers!), weve also got the old'er Fabia VRS - again brilliant cars!

 

All these people with Skoda's......................You should have a "Skoda" number plate for them

Ł450 to any PassionFord member

 

You done something with those headlights on yours TIFF?

 

Cheers all, went out this weekend and test drove one at my local Skoda dealer and that really settled it for me. thanks for all the advice

 

The headlights on it are smoked slightly internally.......