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I've had my 2012 fabia greenline 2 fron new. After almost 3 years the stop start stopped working all the time. It was better in the afternoons than the mornings snd better in warm weather than cold. A new battery under warranty sirted it out. The same thing is happening again and so I guess I need another new battery. This money saving feature is working out expensive and so I shall just live without it.

Well having read all this I don't think that I have to worry. I've done 70,000 miles on my almost 3 year old fabia greenline 2 and it goes as well as ever. The government aren't going to take away its 0 tax rate and I'm out of warranty anyway. When it comes to sell I might ask a premium for a zero tax car that hasn't been altered by VW to reduce mpg and power. The unaltered engines will clearly be more desirable by those in the know.

I've decided that the whole seat is crap. I've fitted an inflatable lumbar support from Halfords and that has helped. It throws my lower back forward in the seat and I had to set the seat back a little further from the pedals. The heads restraint is still wrong so I shall look for a Mk1 adjustable one. I'll bet most people don't notice any trouble but I'm a Central London call out electrician and typically spend 3 or 4 hours a day sitting in the wretched seat.

The charge is on you and its discharging when you get out and earth yourself. Nylon clothes rubbing against nylon seat covers probably. Does your pullover crackle when you take it off over your head? Switch to cotton!

Thanks for your replies folks. If my restraints went straight up like the ones in Estate man's photos then I'd have no problem. Mine slope forward at an angle. If I have them low then the top of it pushes my head forwards below the crown and if I have it right up then the bottom of it shoves my crown forward. There is no fore and aft adjustment. At the moment I've pulled off the cover to leave the polystyrene centre and the metal tube frame. Its not ideal but it saves me backache. I guess my next move is to heat up the frame tubes and straighten the blasted thing out.

I got my mdi cable from Amazon.

Well my Greenline estate is doing 50mpg in central London and 70 mpg in rural Kent. This is with ladders on the roof and a boot full of tools and electric cable. Driving to the Alps for skiing (no tools or roof rack) it managed 55mpg alternating between 80mph and 1st/2nd gear traffic jams that lasted hours in half term week. The motorway tolls cost more than the diesel. Its a slow car, but then you can't go any faster than the car in front these days!

Is it possible to change the head restraints on a greenline 2 estate to ones that don't shove my head forwards? I spend a lot of time driving and its giving me a problem. At the moment the driver's one is on backwards which is more comfortable but not very effective. Perhaps the restraints on other models are a more forgiving shape. The Greenline ones angle forwards. Its strange how I happily drove cars for years with no head restraints but am now unwilling to do so!

My greenline 2 Fabia estate gives me 50mpg in central London and 70mpg in rural Kent. Its always loaded up with electricians tools, cable drums etc and there are ladders on the roof. I'm very happy with it.