Now thats Fab - 1.2 MPI

 

I own New Skoda Fabia. Rs 5.83 lak is fab on road in bangalore  ( 1.2 MPI Ambient - mid range model, purchaged in Jan 2011)  in cities like Mumbai may be 20k-30K less , starting at 4.19 ex-showroom in mumbai,  & also 10K corporate discount (if u work for big company, check with Dealer for that)- Adding skoda shied for 2+2 yr warranty cost on road ~ 6 Lak inclusing my owne music system - Hightlights, It give u highest boot space, Its the longest hatch in india, Rare leg room is also very nice. Its AC is very strong, it has vents for AC at the bottom of the front seats. Safest hatch in india as it will give u 2 air bags at that cost of 6 Lack!!! Best in class finish, Ivory finish from mid-level, simply rich

The stearing has horizontal & vertical adjustments as well are too cool, well me tell u not many in class have this feature, Gear box is excellent. Its got top class ride quality, highway drive, I find Fabia is excellent, even at 120 or 140 u will feel very stable.

Its heaviest hatch in class so mielage is may be 1 KM less than the light the other light hatches in India.

It gives 12-14 so almost equal to others. Fog lamps!!!  Biggest & sexiest in class... But you get them only in Elegance model. Sad part is u can not fit them in Ambient but can in basic model

Fab key is too cool, But you get them only in Elegance model.

What I got from dealer: Mud Flaps, Sun film, Mats, Idol, Perfume, Side beddings of the door. NOW MOST IMP PART *** ppl will discourage u but on A.S.S & Maintanance, I guess the rumble against skoda in Team bhp has more to do against their A.S.S rather than the cars themselves., Believe me the A.S.S is improving greatly here(Touch wood).Partly because of competition, partly because spares are more localised and easily available and with increased volume its slowly becoming viable for the dealers.For example a clutch plate which used to be imported from Prauge and costed 35K is localised now and costs 16K. So prizes have revised from Jun 2010, unfortunatly i have the scan copy in pdf format so can not give more egs. Also frankly i have not comapired them but per wht I heard from experts is its not huge diff for the spare part prices.

Let me tell ppl that its the NEW fabia facelited on 12th Oct 2010, with new heart ( engine) same as VW Polo. (VW is parent campany of Skoda). The fabia has actually a new lease of life after the facelift and dropping of prices.Sales have increased from the 200 odd to over 1000 a month now. Opening and closing the door once is enough to tell the difference from the ALL others in the segment, THE GENUINE THUD and a premium feel unmatched by any car the south of 15lakhs, All will tell u same stuff for Fabia its built like a tank. There are hundreds who just buy whatever sells the highest numbers. That's the only reason Maruti is the market leader (purely my opinion). The service intervals are getting longer ie 15k KM, dealers are being more responsible, extended warranties are being offered ( 2+2 yrs, isn't that too cool !!!) so definitely things are moving in the right direction. The aura surrounding these polos and skodas ( car from same Parent Company)  cannot be matched by other hatches. Let me tell u... Skoda Octavia Petrol ranks highest on the TNS Total Consumer Satisfaction study - Scores 100/100!, It has raced far ahead of competition such as the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Chevrolet Optra Magnum Petrol. This tells that skoda is gr8 brand & you will certaily feel proud to tell others I own a Skoda car.

So u Test Drives all the hatches in india & then only take a call is my advice, also u need to get advice from many ppl in ur locality on how good are the local dealers,.... remember take any hatch & u will have ppl with good & bad experience.

And my final word is - If the heart says yes, just go for it.. for that matter any car u choose .. u  don't buy car often so take a call carefuly ... 

I did huge amount of review for all Hatches in india, so per me its the best VFM car. Its just that you need to think little out of box & do not go by word from ppl unless u see & test it of ur own. My only worry is about small cities A.S.S

 

Best in class Boot space,Best in class built, Best in class Warrenty 4yr, Best in class Ride, VFMOff-course A.S.S & Expensive spares 10-20% more