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Skoda Fabia 5JF (2011-2014)
Perfect Small Family Car!!!
A beautiful, well made and Economical car that has the looks and the technology.
Very Comfortable and perfectly sized for a small family!!
Does 4.8l/100km - has an amazing sound system - Brilliant handling and sharp looks. We're so impressed with our MY12 Monte Carlo and we look forward to driving it for many more K's!
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Erry
- 10 reviews
Good mix of style and reliability
A Skoda owner recommended the Fabia and I bought it after research on European sites, as an alternative to a Golf.
It's solid, doesn't use much petrol, and looks good. It is thoughtfully designed, small on the outside, but big on the inside. I like the austere-looking interior (no bling there), though not the armrest, which gets in the way. The sound system is good. After 3 years, nothing has gone wrong.
The rear view is poor.
It meets my needs for a small car with a high level of comfort.
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Mat RCanberra 2600, ACT
- 4 reviews
- 3 likes
Good Little Car. Oil Consumption is Horrible.
Good little car. Handles fantastically. Engine is very punchy with a nice sporty note to it. Suits its purpose as a second car which I really enjoy driving. Has a great factory sound system. One of the best you will hear straight out of the factory. Fuel economy is great. You can give it a bit of a squirt and have fun and not impact too much on the economy. 55lt tank gets us about 700km around town. You will use a lot of oil in this car. For some reason the engine burns it up, which I noticed from the exhaust within a week of owning the car. Th...Read more
e dealership said let it get to 30k km and everything will be run in. Up to 62k km now and the same problem exists. Based on the maths from the oil consumption test the dealership finally did on the car, it will have none of the original oil in the crankcase by the time of the next service which is 15k km. So much for long service interval oil!! The car is good. The VW Group would have know of this issue prior to selling it in Australia. Perhaps that is why the diesel Fabia was so popular in Europe?! It's a real shame about the oil because it is the only con I have about the car, but it's an important one given the cost of the 5/30w oil. I'm using 5/40w oil to see if a thicker oil will reduce use. So far it hasn't. Why only 3 starts? Because of the oil use.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Badenlismore
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
great little hatch
bought one of these after my partner wanted something a bit different. The RS model we bought for around 27 000 is a little rocket. great seats and gearbox (dsg) and with the 2 tone colours, silver with black roof, really stands out. Needs at least 95 octane but I only use around 5-6 l/100km anyway. handles like a go cart but of course if on bad roads, the ride with the 45 profile tyres can be a bit jiggly. Uses a bit of oil (500ml after 2000km) but who cares.
Bad things- dash a bit old school, maybe poor resale (if I sell it)
Good things everything else
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Mr ArmySouth East Queensland, QLD
- 24 reviews
superb fuel efficiency! exceptional power and 4 star comfort
Since purchasing the car (1month ago) we took it interstate straight away and clocked 5500km on the trip. Not a single issue, runs smoothly and extremely efficient even when you give it a little.
Pros:
-Hill start is handy
-Bluetooth tech is awesome
-Cruise control is handy on the long drives
-very spacious boot
-sleek look with a unique roof style
-arm rest!! Woo-hoo!
-fuel efficiency
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Stevo76Shell Cove
- 4 reviews
Fabia Monte Carlo Forever
I purchased an un-driven dealer demo Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo that had only 20km on the clock (before I added another 30km on a test drive). Its silver with a black roof and black mags and looks great.
I wanted to buy a Polo in January but was told I could not get one till June. I bought a Holden Cruze instead which was a mistake. Went back to try and get a Polo a few weeks ago and got the same story, but the salesperson pointed me to Skoda, saying that the Fabia was based on the Polo.
I did some research and found that the Aussie Polo's ...Read more
are built in South Africa, and the Fabia's are built in the Czech Republic. I did some googling and could not find anything bad on the Fabia's. So I reluctantly went to Skoda and to my luck they had a Monte Carlo on special ($16k down from $22.5k). After taking it for a long test drive I was very, very impressed. The car looks a bit quirky, like an old mini. Cons:3 comments
Update. Will hit the 10,000km mark this week and can say that every kilometre travelled has been a joy. It is so nice to drive and I have not had any issues at all. It hasn't used any oil since I got ... Read more
it and its averaging 5.6 l/100k, The only thing is the oil temperature can sit on 98 degrees when traveling at over 110km/h which I think is a bit high. Magnificent little machine :)Update. Its now been almost a year and I have just renewed registration and had my first service.
This car is absolutely the BEST!!!... Read more
Other than petrol, the service, and renewing rego, I have not spent 1 cent on the car since buying it. I have owned a hell of a lot of cars and this is a first, I know that they always need something done... Nothing has fallen off, nothing has broken and it still drives and smells like new. I was worried about how the metallic silver paint would go with the sun because I once owned a Ford Meteor and that faded within a year, so I am happy that the Skoda's paint is still perfect. Fuel consumption averages around 5.5 litres per hundred kilometers and it never used any oil. The service was capped at $355 which was about how much my Corolla was costing every service. The people at VW were very friendly and unlike the Toyota, Holden or Ford people they were genuinely interested in hearing anything I had to say about the car and how it was performing. I am so lucky I took the leap and bought this car. I would highly recommend the Skoda Fabia II to anyone wanting a small reliable low cost car.Update. Love this car! Two years now and its still looking and driving like new, still nothing has broken and nothing has fallen off. The only thing I have done is replaced the wiper blades and the tw... Read more
o front tyres. The tyres only lasted 27k and I have replaced them with Kumho's which are nowhere near as grippy as the original Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tyres. I decided to upgrade the stereo and replaced the Skoda Swing one with a RNS315 from a 2015 VW Amarok (way cheaper and easier to source than the Skoda equivalent). It took like 10 minutes to swap out and I now have SATNAV and a touch screen. I later went the extra step and put in a reversing camera from a VW Tiguan (needed to cut the hatch handle hole bigger). I live in a busy street and the camera is good for checking for kids playing on the driveway as i reverse out.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Erry
Update: it's now nearly 5 years and I love this car. Sometimes the radio doesn't come on immediately. Otherwise, no problems at all.