On 11 Aug, 17:41, "Clive George"  wrote:
>  wrote in message
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> news:80e74369-6b5a-4fa0-bcec-56a321d3a55f@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
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> > On 11 Aug, 16:21, %ste...@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
> >>  wrote:
> >> > Probably because the Explorer won't start... that, and they've
> >> > probably recently realised what with the high price scrap is fetching
> >> > they're better off weighing them in. :-P
>
> >> Oh well, I'm pleased enough with mine that I'll import another one soon,
> >> even though it's not possible to buy a diseasel version. If the VRs is
> >> still going at 170,000 miles I'll be very surprised.
>
> > Plenty of leggy other VAG TDI PD stuff out there with over 200k under
> > them and still on the original engine etc., so no reason to suspect
> > the Fabia vRS will be any different - if anything the engine is under
> > less stress due to the lower weight it's having to drag round than
> > other VAG stuff fitted with the 130 lump.
>
> Since plastic french cars can manage 200k without problem, I don't see why a
> fabia should struggle.

The trim is a bit flimsy, so I reckon it would be creaking quite badly
by those sort of miles, but mechanically they seem to be fairly
robust.

The vRS has a tendency to do its head gasket at around 60k, from what
I've read on some of the Skoda forums, but that's easy enough to get
fixed.

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JackH