I had all the jokes in the past - Fix I Again Tomorow - Find Imediate Alternate Transport etc, etc, etc.
But I've had my Bravo HGT for the last 9yrs and my Coop 20VT for a year and my mates and workmates have had countless motors most of them boaring to look at or no fun to drive.
I have always liked Fiats and probably always will.
The badge these days don't always count for much on a new car anyway.
Nearly all manufactures now, including Fiat, use engines and other parts from other marques more than ever before.

I get the mick taken out of me more for driving an MG than for driving a FIAT...but I suppose thats understandable!

That's probably because most Fabia owners haven't a clue that VW own both Skoda AND (the) Bugatti (name), whereas we Italian car enthusiasts are MUCH more knowledgeable about our FIATs, Alfas, Lancias, Ferraris and Maseratis... Maseratis?

You want to try saying that on the BriSkoda forum......

You'll notice I did say MOST Fabia owners.

(probably, a fair percentage of them don't know what a web forum is )

My Dad owns a Skoda Octavia. He cant work web forums

He's just starting to come to terms with the copy and paste technique

btw we "non badge snobs" have started talking about skoda

We started over a week ago, have a look at the posts on the 22nd October..........

You should have gone to Specsavers!