Skoda Fabia 2006 1.2 petrol estate.

job seeker · 10-06-2017 11:08pm #1

Hi all.

My mother is now looking for a new (to her) car. It's a 1.2 petrol engine one owner 2006 skoda Fabia estate with 41,000 miles. What's your opinions? Thanks.

Edit: Sorry thread title is wrong it's a skoda Fabia estate.

bazz26 · 10-06-2017 11:14pm

I think that's the same 3 cylinder engine from the Polo which is a horrible engine. They are very unrefined and are not particularly reliable, think they have timing chain issues.

job seeker · 10-06-2017 11:20pm

bazz26 wrote: »

I think that's the same 3 cylinder engine from the Polo which is a horrible engine. They are very unrefined and are not particularly reliable, think they have timing chain issues.

Would you advise to leave it where it is? It would be a main dealer that's selling it.

colm_mcm · 10-06-2017 11:23pm

I wouldn't buy one, they're not a great engine, and they've gone out of their way to make it feel worse than a polo.

bazz26 · 10-06-2017 11:24pm

What sort of warranty is a main dealer offering on an 11 year old car?

job seeker · 10-06-2017 11:26pm

bazz26 wrote: »

What sort of warranty is a main dealer offering on an 11 year old car?

3 months.

bazz26 · 10-06-2017 11:41pm

Ok but what's covered for 3 months? On a car that age I'd say the bare minimum - engine and gearbox with possibly a mileage limitation too ie 3 months or 3000 mile, whichever comes first. Also how is it price towards similar cars being sold privately? A main dealer is going to charge a premium to cover the cost of a warranty on a car of that age which can bump up the price of the car above its market value.

mikeybrennan · 10-06-2017 11:44pm

job seeker wrote: »

Would you advise to leave it where it is? It would be a main dealer that's selling it.

Don't bother with it

Arthur Daley · 10-06-2017 11:47pm

Is this the tsi engine specifically or all VAG 3 pots?

colm_mcm · 10-06-2017 11:49pm

The 1.2 TSI is 4 cylinder.

corks finest · 11-06-2017 8:55am

job seeker wrote: »

Hi all.

My mother is now looking for a new (to her) car. It's a 1.2 petrol engine one owner 2006 skoda Fabia estate with 41,000 miles. What's your opinions? Thanks.

Edit: Sorry thread title is wrong it's a skoda Fabia estate.

If it's the 3 cylinder , chain driven engine,no problem,as I had an 08 one,noisy,rattly,but economic,dependable,,I rated mine as v good

job seeker · 11-06-2017 9:54am

bazz26 wrote: »

Ok but what's covered for 3 months? On a car that age I'd say the bare minimum - engine and gearbox with possibly a mileage limitation too ie 3 months or 3000 mile, whichever comes first. Also how is it price towards similar cars being sold privately? A main dealer is going to charge a premium to cover the cost of a warranty on a car of that age which can bump up the price of the car above its market value.

2k all in. New n.c.t also. It really wouldn't bother my mother if it sounded like a bag of spanners. But she would want something fairly reliable.

job seeker · 11-06-2017 9:55am

mikeybrennan wrote: »

job seeker wrote: »

Would you advise to leave it where it is? It would be a main dealer that's selling it.

Don't bother with it

Blunt and straight to the point. I like it.

Arthur Daley · 11-06-2017 10:45am

What do ya want for 2k and nct. Light on fuel and tax.

Toyotafanboi · 11-06-2017 12:14pm

Arthur Daley wrote: »

What do ya want for 2k

A shot at reliability.

Just browse through the DIY section on here alone and see how many people have Polos/ Fabias/ Ibizas with that engine that they can not get through an NCT emissions test where some mechanic has been spunking air flow and oxygen sensors and catalytic converters at them with your money only to then finally decide they need a top end rebuild.

They are pure rubbish.

colm_mcm · 11-06-2017 8:23pm

Something like this for €2150 would be a much better bet IMO.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-honda-jazz-1-2/15705031

corks finest · 12-06-2017 8:06am

Look up honest John reviews,,3 c no problems,chain driven,underpowered,but reliable

colm_mcm · 12-06-2017 5:37pm

I can't say I'd agree with HJ in that case. That engine has known issues and I've seen a good few of them first hand.

job seeker · 13-06-2017 1:48am

colm_mcm wrote: »

I can't say I'd agree with HJ in that case. That engine has known issues and I've seen a good few of them first hand.

What problems exactly Colm are you referring too? I did a search but I can only find threads on the older model Fabias.

job seeker · 13-06-2017 1:54am

colm_mcm wrote: »

Something like this for €2150 would be a much better bet IMO.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-honda-jazz-1-2/15705031

I'm all for Japanese cars. But the low mileage on the Fabia is the main thing that has interested my mother in this particular car.

The Yaris, it was brought to the mechanic and he says a second hand door and back brake shoes will be required soon. So with that in mind and the current issues it's looking like a few hundred is needed to be spent on this Yaris. I've done a search on done deal an there are 99 Yaris's going for max 200-300 with n.c.t with lower mileage than our Yaris (158,000). Therefore, it's isn't sensible to fix the Yaris and that is why she is looking at a new car.

corks finest · 13-06-2017 5:33am

job seeker wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

I can't say I'd agree with HJ in that case. That engine has known issues and I've seen a good few of them first hand.

What problems exactly Colm are you referring too? I did a search but I can only find threads on the older model Fabias.

Drove an 08 Fabias sport,chain driven,absolute no issues,eco,uber reliable,tad underpowered,3 cylinder,noisy ,but fab

Skoda Fabia 2006 1.2 petrol estate.

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