I just sold my scoob for a Fabia VRS and 900 miles on i'm very happy with it.
Performance once moving is very respectible, its quiet, well built and economical, but since its a family run about you are going to hate the fact that the seats are pretty much beige (in fact they're light grey), any spills or mess will REALLY notice.
It may be worthwhile looking at a 1.9tdi elegance fabia, its pretty much the same car but doesnt have all the tarty boy racer bits on (since thats the market for the VRS), 110hp from that and you can jabbasport it to 170. You'll also get softer suspension than the VRS.
The Fabia has a largish boot but the rear isnt that big, probably ok for kids tho! Octavia is a fantastic car tho
