Please report your Fabia II mpg here!

[rapidremap]

I have been testing mine - standard and not standard

1.9tdi VRS 130 - surprisingly good.


Standard - normal driving round town, in a tame manner but not always sitting at exact speed limit but not going mad at all just over 51mpg

Not Standard - tried to maintain the same driving style as above, around the same town and I managed about 57mpg

Most of our driving is round town and in a lot of cases running the kids, here there and everywhere, but when I have got out of town and driven in a tame manner, the trip computer has shown over 70mpg on a fairly flat route.

overall tame driving with a few squirts of acceleration thrown in for overtaking - on a decent run I would expect to get just under 60 mpg, although I think more would be fairly easy to get if I didn't overtake anyone, but where is the fun in that

[stevearcher]

Thought I'd bring this one up again!

Just filled up for the second time after 807 miles. First tank was probably about 50% on long runs and 50% round town. Car says 54.5 mpg.
Second tank was 20% long run and 80% round town. Car says 52.1mpg.
My drive to work in the morning provides a few surprises. Its just under 2 miles (yep, I'm lazy) but because the first 1/4 mile is down hill, and there isn't much uphill. it does gives me some impressive figures. Worst (when not stuck in traffic most of the way) is about 50mpg. Usually get 54-57 and once when I only hit 1 red light, I got 65mpg!!!

Coming back obviously involves a lot more uphill so not quite so good (38-45mpg) but still impressive to me!!!

One thing I've found that helps in town driving (especially in jams) is that the masses of torque allow me to use a kind of creep function like an automatic.
Basically, I get it rolling in 1st and then pop it into 2nd and slowly lift off the clutch. It will then hold about 10mph without touching any pedals. Can also do this in 3rd (about 15mph) and 4th (23ish).
Anyone else tried this? I guess it uses the minimum amount of fuel for that speed.
Don't think it does any harm to the engine/gearbox/clutch as I'm not putting anything under load or bogging down. If I'm in 3rd at 15 and need to pull away, I'll drop it to 2nd before I do anyway.
Used to be able to do this to some extent in my old Zafira 1.8 petrol but would only do it on a flat surface (or slightly downhill). The Fabia doesn't seem to mind even a slight incline!

Oh, and I haven't worked out the fuel economy doing a brim to brim yet as I feel that it will probably be less than what the computer says and I'm happy with the figures the computer says

...especially compared to my Zafira (25-27 round town, 38-40 on a run with a best ever of 43mpg)
...and my car before that - a Ford Explorer with a 4.0V6... 14-16 round town, 18-20 on a run and a best of 22mpg! Just think, in town driving that's 220 miles on a tank and then £85 to £90 to fill up again.

Would still love something like that again (though preferably with a V8 'cos they sound better) but with these fuel prices there is no-way I could justify it...



...unless I moved to the States

[HZ123]

TDI 80BHP

Just filled up for the 4th time and it stated to have returned 58 mpg which once again is a mix of driving but mostly on the motorway around 70mph. Not displeased with that and at only 1600 it will get better. My wifes cooper I use a bit too and I have started to use the read outs on the dash which are beter than the maxidot (just). I have to make the point that driven fast it also returns abou 46mpg (petrol) which on comparison is very good and does indeed bring into question the 3 cylinder versus the 4 cylinder debate the latter seemingly performing with greater ease.

[nickcoll]

Trawling through these posts so far (for which many thanks all round), it seems to me that most people get around 55-60mpg from either the 1.4/80 or 1.9 TDi engines when driving with fuel economy in mind. Surprisingly there doesn't seem to be any really appreciable difference between them on the economy front.

Given that the 1.9 is definitely better/more relaxing to drive, as long as the initial cost is not a significant factor, and the ongoing VED cost is not a deal-breaker, I think it probably makes sense to go for the 1.9 engine.

For people concerned about greenhouse gas emissions, even though the rated CO2 output of the 1.9 is about 8% higher the actual emissions will be directly related to the amount of fuel used. So if they deliver the same economy then the emissions in practice will be the same.

Why are they the same, something which is rather counter-intuitive? I can only imagine that the 1.9 is a more efficient design for some reason, and it must be more efficient at converting fuel into motion. This could be because the gearing is higher so the engine is running at more efficient rpms at any given road speed. Also possibly it is less necessary to drop down a gear and use higher revs when increasing speed.

All of this positive effect must presumably outweigh the negative impact of the greater weight of a four cylinder block compared to a three cylinder block, which is 40kg (the weight of a large child, to put it into perspective).

[skyt38]

My driving style for Fabia Sport 1.2 70

I average 3,000 rpm when changing up, even if the engine is willing to do more.
Average motorway driving 65 mph takes up 3,300 rpm.

I just about the published figures.

Not great is it.

[Fab Estate]

The car is now averaging 54.7 mpg over 440 miles.





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[Fab Estate]

My Fabia has just averaged 55.1 mpg for this month. Better than the Panda multijet I have.

[JSJ]

My overall average is 58 and climbing.

My daily work average is 71 mpg to work, and 63 mpg from work. Not that I rush, but my home is 400ft higher than my work, so one route has more uphills than downhills!

[Black]

In a fit of panic about how "bad" my 52 mpg was compared to others on here I stuck some STP diesel injector cleaner in the tank. Have always been very sceptical about this sort of additive but after one tank through the system I am now getting 63.5 mpg on the same 38 mile journey!
Long may it continue

[jaxx007]

how many miles had your fabia done when you put the treatment in???

[Hearny]

I have been using Millers additive and I can get high 60's with it in.

[Black]

Just under 15k when I put it in. Early days yet but there does seem to be an improvement will report back if it decreases again.

[stephenSF]

My 1.6 petrol 105 bhp. 33 mpg.

[HZ123]

In what way does the additive such as Millers actually work and is there proven sources of improved mpg?l

[JSJ]

Originally Posted by Black

In a fit of panic about how "bad" my 52 mpg was compared to others on here I stuck some STP diesel injector cleaner in the tank. Have always been very sceptical about this sort of additive but after one tank through the system I am now getting 63.5 mpg on the same 38 mile journey!
Long may it continue

Hmmm, there has been plenty of talk about the running in process and its effect on long term economy. How did you drive over the first 1000 miles?

[HZ123]

TDI 80BHP
Just completed 2000 and own workings are about 54mpg althought the maxidot would seem to give figures around 56mpg. Car running very well.

[westyRS]

Driving my Fabia 1.9 sdi like an old cnut for 15 miles i managed (according to my trip comp) 83.4 mpg
I never went over 55 and was in 5th gear in 30's

[stevehowes]

Originally Posted by westyRS

was in 5th gear in 30's

My 1.4 Fabia would get a little upset if I did that for too long.

[Bigsqueeper]

Just in the process of buying a Fabia estate 1.9 Tdi , trim level 3. Hope the performance on this one will be just as good as the one it`s replacing.Lots of oomph on the motorway,but when I drive like my Dad I can regulary get over 65 mpg to and from work,keeping within the speed limits.Even a holiday to Scotland for a week last year the car averaged 58mpg over 1100 miles,fully laden with 2 adults and 2 kids.After keeping a check on fuel used myself I worked the mpg out myself to 57mpg so at least I know the onboard computers accurate.Somedays when the weather warms up and I don`t get many red lights on the way home the mpg is around 70.The most I`ve seen on the computer is 82mpg.A full tank is around 580 miles according to the display.

[Hearny]

I know this is going slightly off this thread but have people noticed how cars are being driven slower. I dont know if it is just in the North East but on most 70mph roads, there are lots of cars doing 60-65 in the inside lane. Granted there is still the odd racing driver doing 80mph plus, but they will always be doing this, even if fuel hit £20 a gallon. The bottom line with this thread is "Driving Style", I can get 45mpg if I cain it and 65mpg if I drive sensible.