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Sick Fabia VRS?
This is a discussion on Sick Fabia VRS? within the Fabia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Seems like there might be something wrong with my trusty Fabia VRS. Well, I drove some 200 miles today on ...
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23-12-2006, 16:43
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| Briskodian | Sick Fabia VRS? Seems like there might be something wrong with my trusty Fabia VRS.  Well, I drove some 200 miles today on the A46 mostly. It was pretty quiet and relaxed drive at around 60/70 mph the whole way yet the trip only returned 45mpg! In the past this trip would have been at least 55mpg, so it used over 22% more fuel. Now I did have four in the car with a boot full of luggage but even still that's far higher consumption that I'd expect and have seen in the past. Tires are fine. I don't think it really feels less powerful but when I noticed the consumption half way though I started to think it was a bit lacklustre, that could have been totally psychological though! So what could be up? It's on a full talk of Tesco diesel... could it be a bad batch? What about some engine management fault? It's the 130PD - don't they sometimes have a problem with MAF sensors that affect the efficiency?
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23-12-2006, 16:48
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| Re: Sick Fabia VRS? Winterfuel probably
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23-12-2006, 16:57
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| Re: Sick Fabia VRS? That's about right. Cold weather, full load, heater/lights on; it will use more fuel. |
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23-12-2006, 19:22
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| Re: Sick Fabia VRS? i would be doing cart wheels if i got that |
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26-12-2006, 10:56
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| Re: Sick Fabia VRS? That's about what I've got out of mine since buying it in October. I'm hoping the summer will see better figures: The one time I've done a decent journey in quieter traffic (that seems worse in winter!), I got 49mpg. |
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