Comments on: 2009 Skoda Fabia Super 2000

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:08:15 +0000

I really hope to get one at such pricing back home.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:02:20 +0000

Fabia 1.6 is now made by VW in Shanghai China, put to Market last December, priced 80,000-120,000 Chinese YUAN (briefly A$18000-A27000), hot here. The Shanghai VW is regarded as one of the best quality makers. Maybe, give the Oz importer a yell.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:03:41 +0000

I bought a 2.0 petrol Octavia a year ago and have been very happy with it! Great car! I drive between Sydney and Brisbane a couple of times a week for work and will be looking at buying a new Skoda probably towards the end of this year as I have already put 260000km on mine! And it never missed a bit. I’m a bit disappointed, however, about the uncertainty as to when will the Fabia be in Australia as I am looking at replacing my wife’s Yaris. The Fabia is a quality car. I rented one for a week when I was in Germany and found that it’s also a great little Autobahn muncher

By: nojunkmale

nojunkmale — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:25:43 +0000

We just bought a Roomster 1.9lTDI and drove from Sydney to Brisbane.What a hoot!!120K/H and 2500Rpm.It has the highway performance of a 6 cylinder. Much fun was had passing “ordinary” cars,who then tried to catch-up [perhaps to see what the %$#@ it was that passed them?].
Handling,brakes etc were excellent.A very solid,well-built un-ordinary car!
[Deisel mechanic nojunkmale]

By: sc

sc — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:52:52 +0000

When is Skoda bringing the Fabia to Australia? Fancy selling the Roomster here, but not the Fabia!

By: Tom Jakovljevic

Tom Jakovljevic — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:11:42 +0000

Tomas – Im not comparing the quality of cars from the two manufacturers – Im merely comparing how the public perception has changed in recent times as the quality of both products has improved.

By: Marketmaker

Marketmaker — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:49:15 +0000

This is a better car than the Polo so I don’t think they will need to worry. I agree with Yianni that they need this more than the Superb.

People will be reluctant to part with $50k for a Skoda with its current name (or lack of it) in Oz, where as they would pay $20-$25k for a Fabia I think.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:32:42 +0000

Tom Jakovljevic, Although I do agree Hyundai have come a long way, I don’t think they quite up to the same Quality Standard as SKODAs. Also Hyundai wasn’t around more then a century ago as SKODA was. And lets not forget that SKODA only become dodgy when the communist started running and controlling the company. Which was only a relatively short period, if you take into SKODA’s History as whole.

By: Tom Jakovljevic

Tom Jakovljevic — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:47:40 +0000

Hyundai have been turned around for the last 10 I dare say.

I think their time lines are actually pretty close to being side by side in terms of improvement.

By: Richo

Richo — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:29:11 +0000

Tom – Its not so much a case of skoda being the next hyundai, as hyundai being the next skoda! Skoda have turned it around for a while now.