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  1. Is this the new bluey whiteness fuel ? Give it 6 months it will be available with Boswelox.
  2. Maybe some stick on mini flag poles for the wings as well............ Only joking
  3. Having owned both a 1.2HTP (did 98,000 miles before selling it) then buying a Greenline 1 and using both on the same 110 mile commute, I would actually lean toward the HTP. The HTP was a great little car to drive, I did 70-80 often and it handled it fine, just don't expect it to accelerate hard much above 60. Yes the diesel is proportionally more efficient over longer distance, but over 20 miles each way taking the fact petrol is cheaper the margins arent significant over a year. As previously mentioned the HTP is simple and cheap for maintenance. I found the Greenline a bit of a pain in towns as the gears are much longer. To be honest either car will be fine, its just in the same situation I would have the HTP. SWMBO has my Greenline now as I have a company hack, she does about 20 miles a day in it just fine, but the economy has dropped by about 10mpg as she isnt doing the longer distances at steady speed with a fully warm engine as I used to. Not definitive as the GL2 is very different to my GL1 so drive both, over the same distance you propose and make your decision then.
  4. Its just semantics. There is no separate tank, just a void above the vent point. Depress the valve you can fill it. Thats all.
  5. I do the expansion thing on purpose when going straight out on a long run. You can just fill till it clicks off then push the nozzle gently against the relief valve, you will here the air purge out then you can add some more fuel. I do this a few times to brim it. I never do it when not going on a long run or if the car is being left as there wont be any expansion space. Its never spat out fuel on the floor even when turning hard so I dont have a problem doing it. If you search valvectomy in here some folks take the valve out on purpose so it always brims.
  6. Mines an 80 HP PD Green line. Yes its a bit 'tractor' like lower down in the revs, but pulls really well and is very efficient. I quite like the rattly engine tbh. Its not the sort of engine you lug at lower revs, it vibrates a bit if you do and no torque down there anyway. Had mine since new and at 70k now. Just had cam belt done. Only ever fault was a differential pressure sensor on the particulate filter which yours wouldn't have anyway unless its a green line. Swmbo is inheriting mine soon and plan to keep it a good few years more. Green line 1 has different engine mapping and gearbox plus dpf but essentially its identical to standard pd80.
  7. I would be a bit annoyed with 50mpg. My old fabia 1.2 htp could manage that plus petrol is cheaper. My greenline 1 (pd) easily gets 65mpg in winter driving with disregard for economy on my 110 miles per day commute. 70 mpg in summer is the norm. That's just driving with the flow of traffic mixed road's and outside lane speeds on the dual carriageway. Its still shy of the book figures but I am more than happy with my economy. Even ignoring the ridiculous EU figures 50 mpg for a new diesel green line is total crap IMO. I am soon to receive a new company car so my green line will go to swmbo. I Intentionally avoided a new Skoda diesel as I still have to pay for my fuel. My dealer admitted they get complaints about economy for the new cr engines. This is nothing to do with EU figures. Just crap economy compared to previous models like mine.
  8. Biodiesel is harmless to DPF. In fact its better than dinodiesel as its got no sulfur. What isnt so good is that post fuel regen which can sometimes dilute the engine oil is worse with biodiesel as it doesnt vapour off so easily as dinodiesel. Its also a good cleaner and a better internal lubricant for your HP pump...not that my PD has one. For those that like the taste of millers its just Naptha, 2 ethyl hexyl nitrate (cetane boster) in a suspension of Kerosene. Harmless to DPF with benefits open to opinion. Personally I don't think you can beat a good long blast down the fast lane at high revs to keep it clear. Mine gets that every day and after 67K is better than ever. EDIT: All forecourt diesel has up to 7% biodiesel anyway. (EN590)
  9. If it helps I have a Greenline 1 Tyres are 165/70 R14 The rims are: 5J: This is 5 bolt holes with a 'J' type rim contour profile 14H2 : 14 inch diameter wheel with a H2 bead hump profile ET 35: This is the wheel offset from the mounting point 57: The size of the hole in the middle PCD 100: Pitch circle diamter of the 5 bolt holes
  10. Errrr...... I am not an automotive genius but what I do know is the DPF is not kept at a constant high temp by extra fuel. Its sits there as a dumb box of filtration media until it gets to a certain point of restriction, then the engine modifies fuelling for a short period to raise the temp, incinerate the soot and blow it out the back as you drive. Mine regens approx every 120 miles and doesnt appear to have any effect whatsoever on that journeys efficiency. My car wont actually regenerate until the blue light goes out. I know this because the PD is so damn obvious when it regenerates My PD engine gives excellent economy. Whatever the problem is with the CR I dont see the DPF as a major factor, if it was my PD would be equally as inefficient as the CR engine. I still say the lower injection pressure of the CR and the multiple injections to make it quiet and driveable have a cost.....efficiency. Not saying I like DPF, TBH its just something else to go wrong, which it has once when the differential sensor threw a wobbler. No fault codes shown and driving unnafected but the regens went all weird . Took it to garage and they read the fault code, all sorted now with a new sensor.
  11. My unqualified and best guess would be that the wasted fuel is partly due to the multiple injections per cycle that make your car so much smoother and quieter than mine, but not necessarily the most efficient use of fuel to make the thing go. Combined with a less atomised spray when compared to a unit injector (PD) that has higher injection pressures which 'may' make the burn less efficient. If its smoking more because its a less efficient burn you wont see it as the DPF collects all the crud. Or the above is all balls so pay it no attention :no:
  12. Just to clarify the slight typo. I get 70 mpg in the summer when driving at 70mph on a motorway. Steady speeds. Yesterday 55 mile trip from Aldershot to Littlehampton mixed roads gave 64mpg. Have a Yeti today as the cars in for its cambelt change and service. Best i got out of that at steady 60 on dual carriageway was 42mpg indicated.....Its a petrol engine but no idea what capacity.
  13. I have a Greenline 1 with a PD engine. Summer 70 mpg is easy driving normally and 70 on motorways, mix of dual carriageway and a few towns. In winter this drops to low 60's. Still a bit shy of book figures but imho its really good economy. If I drive like a hippy in summer it will beat 80mpg. The PD injection pressure is way above any of these new common rail engines and its also quite rattly. Smooth sounding diesel with a square power band clearly comes at a price. The aerodynamics of my car cant be so different from the GL2 so really its just the new CR engine that isnt as efficient as advertised. Diesels used to be simple, high pressure external injection pumps, no EGR valves or DPF corks stuck in the exhaust. So much technology in them now to help trees breathe but does nothing for economy. Skoda isnt the only manufacturer to exercise the figures or MPG test manipulation. They all do it. Fiat twinair is a typical example, doesn't come close to book figures. Until manufacturers put a car from the production line on a real road at set speeds with a proper load then I consider all advertised figures as pure bunk. I have been fortunate, after over 65,000 miles my curent Fabia has saved a fortune in fuel compared to my old petrol HTP. I wont be buying any new VAG group diesel in the future though, unless they start making PD's again, fat chance.
  14. I have the GL1. Done over 60,000 in it. Summer averages around 70 mpg and in winter around 65. Thats driving normally. I tried driving like a tree hugging hippy a few times just to see what it could manage on my 55 mile trip to work, best was 84mpg. I dont bother with that anymore and just blat it up the fast lane with the reps. Still manages mid sixties at 'motorway' speeds. Saved me a fortune in fuel this car has and from what I read here it knocks spots off the new CR engines for economy. Yes its a bit vibraty and unrefined but I quite like it. Never bother with 5th gear under about 55, it prefers to run around 1800-2200 rpm. Summer I get 550-600 miles to reserve. Mine has the skinnier wheels than a standard Fabia. 165's I think. Best tyres after trying a few was the Michelin Energy. TBH no tyres are expensive as they are narrow. Mine regens reliably every 120 or so miles, doesnt matter how you drive it. Obvious to me when it does it, you lose a bit of power and the engine exhaust note sounds a bit more 'diesely' for 10 mins. Only had one fault in 3 yrs. The differential pressure sensor on the DPF failed. No warning lights but i recognised the regens went a bit random. VaGCom showed a logged sensor fault so easy change and good as new.
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