New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review

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Tue 14 Oct 2014 23:07
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Trilogy

www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/skoda/fabia/first-dri...w

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Wed 15 Oct 2014 02:06
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - brum

Even giving a journalist a great little expenses paid holiday in Portugal, didnt guarantee a completely critisism free review. Reading between the lines, its too expensive, and the 3 pot diesel drives much like err...well...a vw 3 pot diesel, prone to stalling in eu induced fashion.....

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Thu 16 Oct 2014 16:05
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Honestjohn

We get to check it out next week.

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Thu 16 Oct 2014 18:27
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Ordovices

I read the article and came away with different impressions:

1. The journalist was a sloppy driver, stalling a car which has an engine lauded for its low down torque and suiability as a city car.

2. The diesel engine is not unpleasant to the ear under hard acceleration, with the distinctive thrum of a three-pot seemingly overriding the traditional diesel clatter. That doesn't sound like any kind of deprecatory remark, just that it sounds like a 3 cyl diesel. No indication that the engine drives any differently to any other small diesel and that VAG 3 cyl diesels are distinctly different to drive.

3. Expensive? Spec a Corsa to the same level and it comes in at around £15,900.

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Fri 17 Oct 2014 19:34
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - daveyK_UK

The corsa will be discounted to the hills, the Fabia will not.

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Sat 18 Oct 2014 12:05
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Ordovices

The corsa will be discounted to the hills, the Fabia will not.

A bold statement for a car which isn't due to be released in UK until next year.

Currently the discount for a Corsa and a Fabia is identaical on DTD.

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Sun 26 Oct 2014 10:55
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Honestjohn

Here's our test of the 2015 Skoda Faboa 1.0 MPI 75 and 1.5TDI 105, as promised: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/skoda/skoda-fabia-.../

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Sun 26 Oct 2014 21:02
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Trilogy

Here's our test of the 2015 Skoda Faboa 1.0 MPI 75 and 1.5TDI 105, as promised: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/skoda/skoda-fabia-.../

Can't believe how cheap and nasty some of that interior looks. Skoda carpets hve no right to be called carpets.

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Mon 27 Oct 2014 07:34
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - bazza

And it's not exactly cheap is it? A lot of overlap with the Polo and even the Audi A1. Too much for what it is in my opinion.

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Mon 27 Oct 2014 08:11
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Honestjohn

When the Polo, A1 and Ibiza get the MQB subframes they will be priced accordingly, with the A1 and Polo at a higher level than the Fabia and Ibiza. VAG deliberately structures its trim levels. For example, Skodas and SEATs are not allowed to have velour lined gloveboxes. Audis and VWs are allowed to have them to increase the perception of quality in what is basically the same car.

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Mon 3 Nov 2014 10:07
New Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi review - Trilogy

And all the plastic in the boot to get scuffed/scratched reminds be of the interior of a Felicia.

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