| SKODA'S latest Fabia is proof, if it were
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| | pedal travel may be long there's plenty
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| needed, that you really can have your
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| | bite at the end to stop you safely.
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| cake and eat it! And their recipe for
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| | There's plenty engine choice in the range
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| success is in building a car that's one
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| | - seven in fact - the least swift being
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| of the best value for money machines in
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| | the 1.2 litre three cylinder 60bhp unit
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| the supermini class. Although some might
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| | in our test car, an engine used in other
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| question whether the Fabia is really a
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| | VW Group products. There's a thrummy
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| supermini, because there's not a lot
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| | quality to the engine note, and it has to
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| miniscule about its dimensions. It offers
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| | be said that in town it's perfectly
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| you a healthy sized slice of metal which
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| | adequate. It's just left lacking a bit
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| will carry a family of four in adequate
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| | when the road opens out a bit and the
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| comfort and with room to spare. Probably
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| | traffic thins out, which is where its
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| why the original car, launched seven
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| | breathing thins out and it gets a bit
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| years ago, has been such a hit in the UK.
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| | like the wheezy fat boy trying to keep up
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| Buyers here have snapped up over 130,000
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| | with the rest on the school cross country
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| of them and more than 1.5 million have
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| | run. Using the cake analogy it doesn't
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| been built in that time. And it's won a
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| | exactly put the zip in the marzipan but
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| shelf full of awards. The latest model,
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| | then there are plenty others to choose
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| launched earlier this year, majors on the
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| | from if you feel the need for a bit more
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| benefits of the previous Fabia as it
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| | speed. People opt for a Skoda for a
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| takes on the likes of the Ford Fiesta,
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| | variety of reasons - value for money,
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| Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio in the
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| | reliability and overall user
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| battle for sales, and starts at a
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| | friendliness. The latest Fabia ticks all
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| competitive £7,990 for the entry level
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| | those boxes and this one in particular,
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| 1.2 HTP 1. It has a decent amount of
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| | while only the entry level model, proved
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| standard equipment in a CD player, ABS,
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| | a comfortable enough method of transport,
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| power steering, immobiliser and dual
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| | and an economical one too. Its extra
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| front airbags, but obviously sacrifices
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| | urban figure is a shade under 59mpg which
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| have to be made to keep the price down,
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| | means that as well as not costing a lot
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| so you won't find remote centre locking
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| | to buy it won't cost a fortune to run
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| and electric door mirrors on the Fabia 1,
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| | either. Oh, and it's insurance group 1
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| the lowest trim level. And I was briefly
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| | into the bargain. So, a neatly styled
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| left wondering if they'd forgotten the
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| | five door hatch that's a definite
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| brakes as well on first acquaintance, as
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| | improvement over its predecessor. Piece
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| they proved to be a bit softer than I'm
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| | of cake really.
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| used to. But rest assured that though the
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