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Fabia Sport 1.2 42.1 MPG average, reset at fill up - 600 odd miles in total on the clock. This has slowly been climbing. Now the engine is run in a bit, its a lot better. I expect (and hope) it to increase after a few 1000 miles.

It also resets itself back to 00:00 when it goes over 99:99.

I went through some floods the other day, I live in an rural village in England so I had no choice. They weren't too bad, but deeper than your average, I don't know the depth, nowhere near 1.5 thought. I just took it very easy through them. On the way back I went another route back home to avoid them. Wouldn't 1.5 metres be over the bonnet? If so, no wonder you screwed your engine. A fabia is not a submarine!

Yes, I think you're right. At first glance it looks a lot lower than a normal yellow fabia II. I'll measure the difference. It does look a bit lower than the normal 'on stilts' look. But could just be the color that masks it a bit better. About 300 miles in, getting 38.2 MPG. This is slightly worrying me as I expected it to be much higher. I really hope it increases after its run in a bit! Other than that, top notch car!

I know there have been a few other threads on this topic that I've managed to find. So I apologise for starting a new thread about it! But is it correct from what I hear that the OEM mud flaps are no good? Why does this seem to be the general consensus on them? Are they not wide or long enough to effectively flap mud? I've looked into the alternative 'rally flapz' but these seem to only for VRS and couldn't discover if they fit a normal new fabia sport. I must say, I don't like the thought of PVC material 'flapping' whilst driving. :P I'm thinking of buying some OEM flaps. Opinions please.

I never thought of that. That could explain it then!

Actually, thinking about it, mine probably had a lot less. I only checked it when I'd got back from the dealer I'd bought it at. So I estimate it was around 30, rather than 50 as I stated before.

Ahh, that's good to know! As much as I loved my Octavia, the step up in design and features in the Fabia is just great. I'm looking forward to seeing my average MPG when I've clocked some more miles. Incidentally, when I bought it, it had around 50 miles on the clock. Is that testing in the skoda compound? Not as it bothers me.

To tell you the truth, I haven't pushed it yet in terms of speed, high revs, etc. As I'm trying to run the engine in as per the manual. So I can't make a good comparison yet. What I can tell you, which I'm sure is of no surprise, is that the fuel consumption is soooo much better than my old 1999 Octavia GLXI 1.6. I'm happy with it, I don't feel its a downgrade to be honest. Plus the way fuel prices are going now, anything with better fuel economy is a huge bonus. I'll post more pics when we get some dry weather. Whenever that will be!

Cheers, I'll check em out. Impressed with the OEM Dance radio, 8 speakers in the sport. I was thinking of changing that at a later date, but now I'm not so sure.

The last one is the saddest of them all. Oh the horror!

Hello! I am now the proud owner of a new Fabia Sport 1.2 - I have upgraded from an old Octavia GLXI 1.6. Sticking with Skoda! Here's some pics of my ride. Loving it at the moment! I intend to get it lowered in the future.