Unfortunately my memory card snapped hours after me shooting this, so lost the walk around and outside shots!

Because it looks like a school shoe your mum used to buy you from Clarke’s because they’re ‘hard wearing’.

Come on...over 3 minutes repeating the same thing. Turbo and supercharged. Got bored and stopped watching.

"why is no one buying the MK2 Skoda Fabia VRS?" You said it yourself. 1.4 TSI was a piece of garbage.

Because the engines are chocolate

Running 200bhp in my mk6 golf gt tsi, with same engine. Get the timing chain done and regular services and they're fine. Treat them like shit and the engine will fall apart 😂 Really underrated engines though as they're wicked.

Great car! Mine has 94,000 and still going strong. This is my 2nd car I bought after I turned 21. The insurance isn’t too bad on the Skoda as long you don’t get into trouble lol. I paid over £ 3,000 on insurance for my first car when I passed XD

Well I went and purchased one based on a couple of reviews including your review on 12 plate with the cave engine. Holy f£$king heck this car is a beast !! Great review

So this is a 1.4 with a supercharger and a turbocharger and also did i mention this car has not just a turbocharger but also a supercharger and its a 1.4!

i curently have MK2 Rs late 2010 in combi variation CAVE engine and drove over 30 000 km without any problems. The car itself have now 126 000 km total. The car is really FAST.

because the MK1 is better

It's a shame they didn't put this engine in the 1st gen Monte carlo as I think the monti carlo looks more sporty with the black trim. As for the diesel vrs, was a great little car, I got to test drive one and was really impressed, makes me wonder if Skoda got to hear about the impending doom on diesel engine cars, hence the very low price you can pick a series 1 fabia cars up for.

My mum has the mk 1 fabia vrs will last forever (133k miles and going strong always starts whether is -5 or 35 ) and get twice the mpg maybe not as much hp but can easily make more. And the pint about the oil with the mk 1s most of the tdi engines do but most of the time there thrashed about and that's probably why I check the oil regularly and hardly ever have to top up

I wonder how many people who have commented on one of these have actually owned one. Unfortunately they do have problems with oil consumption and the gearbox, no one can deny that. I had one for several years and it had real personality. It was quick, could be quite economical (it was released in 2010 so obviously more modern cars would have better economy). However, it is a great mix of power and economy and if you get a good one, it is a great car, and I loved mine.

I would have buyed one to replace my Mk2 Diesel Fabia, but apparrently they have a lot of issues with the engine (even on the revised version), it is apparently a matter of luck, either it will have absolutely no issues, or it will have a lot of issues. So i'll just keep it and buy an Octavia RS later on.

The twin charge bit makes me more concerned about the reliability then excited for the boost

Because the older VRS's had better engines ...

I had 1 did enjoy it got rid before any major problems. It consumed as much oil as fuel. But was a fun car to drive and could do 14.3 quarter mile with tuning box. More tuning available now including dsg remaps. Look for overboost and rtmg performance

Had one. Loved it. But spent most of its time in limp mode.

That 1.4 is GARBAGE and VAG don’t wanna know 1 second after the warranty expires. The fact no one buys them makes me happy.

Still driving the 2013 'estate' version. Pottering around town, only 26,000 miles on the clock and it's been perfect. Great car. Oil never a problem, but then see earlier I suppose.

Mk1 with 1.9TDi way better, especially with a tune

Just sold my Mk2 Vrs. Had it 5 years it had 93k on the clock. Only issue I had in those 5 years was a wire on one of the air flow sensors snapped (at the back of the engine bay) which was a bastard to diagnose. I also went through A LOT of oil as it was an earlier engine. It was a decent family car tbh. Handling wasn't great and the whole experience was a bit vanilla. I bought a Fiesta ST3 and they're like chalk and cheese. The ST is a great car. So much fun and more chuckability. The only thing I dont like about it is the boy racer image but I can live with that as its just so good.

1:18 in and he’s told us the same thing 3 times 🤭🥵

From what I remember, the engine and gear boxes are made from chocolate and aren’t as customisable as the 1.9PD130 found in the Mk1

For people saying because it's a skoda have absolutely no idea about cars. So skoda engines are terrible burn oil etc. So that must mean audi and vw and SEATs are terrible because they are the exact same. Skoda now are fantastic long term reliable cars. Will last almost 3x as long as most makes out there.

Is is turbo charged and super charged ? He makes no mention of this

The mk1 had some form of economy to go with the power/torque, and it was manual. The mk2 just doesn't tick all of the boxes. Bloody good fun to drive though (for an auto)

I have one from new when the dealer was doing a vat free offer on them, every extra, bright green, black roof, black alloys, sat nav, heated seats etc for £14000 in 2013 and it is a fantastic car and been faultless for 6 years and 20k mileage got a custom sports exhaust on it and it sounds and drives great 220bhp with cthe engine and exhaust, not many cars can beat this from 0-30 mph.

Top quality timing chains

Just waiting for that 3rd cylinder to go out the exhaust pipe🤣👌

I've had mine since 2014, 14 plate 43k now on clock. No issues... yet been a good car. Same dark grey colour. Upsets a lot of people in golf gti's. It's a good laugh.

Iv got a 2014 fabia vrs 210 brake it’s insane I love it

The same thing happened with the seat ibiza cupra tdi , because of the ambiental regulations they cannot put more the 1.9 diesel engine, so they use this 1.4 in both cars

Just over 100,000km and already on my third engine and second gearbox, that's why.

It’s a 1.4 & dsg that’s why mate. If it was a 1.9 tdi or 1.6 tdi manual then you’d not be asking the question. The 1.9tdi sport in the mk2 is spot on

Great video. Could a video be done on a Ibiza Cupra, 2012+? Would be another good one

Whats the name of the newer one you recommend? I can't find it.

It would have done so well if it didn't look a grannys shopping trolley. Awesome review though, always good to get a bit of insight into other cars :)

Chocolate engines chocolate gearboxes and for the money there are more fun better looking better built cars around nobody wants one

I had a mk2 fabia monte carlo 1.2 tsi, such a fun car and actually miss it

Why? I have 2 friends with MK2 RS, one have dsg damage and the other one engine damage. For 7000€+ you do not risk so quickly.

They kept the engine for the Octavia if which they get most of their sales. People who like sleepers get these. If you want a normal hot hatch, get a fiesta st or corsa vxr. These blend in, its brilliant. They dont make them anymore as there wasnt an audience for them. Im keeping mine, Vrs badges removed.

It is twin charged, they charge you once when you buy it, and again when the timing chain stretches 🤪

I owned a CAVE for 7 months. Fantastic car. So fast etc. The oil issue was huge. Car had done 32k and would go through a litre of oil if you ragged it every 200 miles... CTHE is another league and way more reliable. Insurance wasn’t bad too! As it’s a Fabia 5 door 🙏🏻

Encouraging review I thought 👍🏻

When someone who loves cars but doesnt understand them.

Not true CTHE engine still burns oil more than stated in the owners handbook

Good car had one but have problems with the cave engine and the later model has problems with gearbox and clutching so got rid of it due to costing me 7k for gearbox and clutch in mine which only had 40k on the clock and 14 plate

Mechatronic unit is prone to failing and then theres the timing chain issues that ive heard of those are the reasons i changed my mind on getting one

I bought a polo gti with the same engine with 18k miles and....it needed a new engine after a month due to a misfire. Other than that it was a great car and couldnt fault it, felt much faster than it was

Because the engines in these break down every week

because they got the design all wrong, its too tall unlike the mk1 which was a great car.

Its similar to the vw scirocco having the 1.4

Simple answer: First version of the engine had problems Also very little tunability That being said would love one as a second car once my insurance goes down a bit.

Can we have a "turbocharge" and "supercharge" counter

Also the only reason vag stopped using these engines in because of the supercharger prices per unit. Not the 'unreliability' that most clueless people say.

Because they burn oil! There was a recall on them which required a full engine replacement!

I had the polo gti 1.4 and had nothing but trouble, drank oil for fun, miss firing and just a bad engine in general. Such a shame as the idea sounds great it being twin charged as the supercharger sounded amazing in mine but it just didnt work out unfortunatly

How can you tell if its got the Cthe engine ot the other?

After 2013 if got CTHTE engine code built to last it's polo GTi engine but it ended production in late 2015 end of fabia vrs MK2

Love the vrs monti Carlo

One because the engines are made of cheese and two because they are a skoda, not a polo or a seat. My mate has the older polo gti 1.4 twin charge, his is 250 brake and he'd never buy the skoda just for the badge which is a shame considering they're the same car

So you don't shower after working out at the gym?

You nailed exactly why its not as popular as previous gen because even tho its got a the pocket rocket engine and box tunability is poor and its too big soft and floppy not what the old vrs was we understand because of laws they cant do the turbo diesel but that was small light tight and nippy in comparison !!!

The answer is that it is the “Cake” Fabia. This is the mark 2 version that was marketed with an advertising campaign that how sweet, literally, and how cute it was. This is fine but you cannot then try to market your car as a performance vehicle. The mark three version is more angular, looks good, and yet it has no VRS variant. It’s a major screw up for Skoda as if you had a model like that it would look as good as it does but was level with a Golf GTI or an Audi. A1, it’s an amazing product. A thinking man’s alternative.

1.9 was made when diesel was the saviour of the internal combustion engine. Post 2009 realisation came that diesels are just as bad as petrols. So 1.4 happened.

I’m buying one with my redundancy next year, already looking at getting it mapped! It’s a little beast

I recently part ex,d my polo gti it was a nice car but the twin charge engine even though it was the newer engine was unreliable and drunk oil all the time and it was so smooth it didn't even feel that fast so it got pretty boring

Before 2013 they all had problems, 13/14 plate cars are pretty pricey too

Why didn’t they drop the 2.0 diesel lump in it ? Doesn’t make sense considering all the issues. Octavia RS has it so what was the problem ? The Mk 1 Fabia vRS was an amazing car but they crippled it after the 53 reg cars with a stupid close ratio gearbox which nobbled the top speed.

No way! I’d be driving on eggshells too much down to luck with these

I prefer the previous model, sharper lines that just looked better.

If it had the CR170 engine, this would be a brilliant car.

They burned more oil than fuel Coolant leaks Rattling timing chains DSG gearbox Dropped in favour of 1.8T for later Polo GTI

What sort of engine has it got?

I owned a seat ibiza cupra boconegra. Same engine and gear box and had nothing but trouble with the engine. Not worth the trouble they bring. Swerve them aha.

It won so many awards did this engine and the 1.2 tsi.

Good family wagon judging by the baby seat in the back. Lol

I had one and recently traded it in and bought a 2018 BMW M240i. And for some reason I miss my little Skoda. It was fun and raw.

2:41 that fluff😫

Loved mine but engine blew after 25000 miles,shit internals

I bought one, with 33k miles, drove it for 2 months, 4 ppl broke into my house took my keys and i never saw it again

Bad owners. If you find a good one with full service history. A real banger. I beat the cr4p out of mine. And pure joy that little hatchback. Engine> upgrade the coils and spark Gearbox> remap to tvs or rtmg stage 2

Great videos! Quick question: Would you get the Skoda Fabia vRS or the BMW 135i M sport? Obviously very different cars but right off the top of your head, which would you pick?

Needed a 2.0 lump in it why a 1.4 🤦‍♂️

What size engine again mate 🙄

Cos it’s a twin tarjed engine 0:18 lol

Dsg gearbox breaking can total the cost of the car

My theory is it doesn't look like it will be fast. it's a great sleeper I personally like them but my mate don't because it doesn't look fast and looks like a granny mobile

Probably a stupid question would this be a good first car (I'd be 22)

Because nobody wants to own a skoda?

They really want my SKODA FABIA 1.9 TDI VRS SEIN BLUE

i got to 1:51 before realizing that the annoying music doesn't actually stop. And a 10 minute video to question what a split second Google search will answer (what most car people have known for years now anyway)? The engines are shit and break.

Yeah like many of the comments here I heard the engine is a ticking time bomb

Because they've read how weak the engines are lol

mk 2.5? the new ones look so much better then the original mk2

like a broken record stuck on repeat , supercharger turbocharger twin charged power boring !.

My pal has a mk3 looks alot nicer but they've stopped making the vrs fabia

I do like them I just don’t think they look as aggressive as the mk1s