Ravenskull

Sorry - haven't been on here since mid 2021 - else i'd have spotted this and replied; it seems that you had a similar set of symptoms to my greenline. ie fuel consumption is down, lots of engine revs but no power when setting off. In my case this turned out to be a combination of a sticky turbo actuator, and a damaged turbo. I've had no further issues since this was sorted out.

Noticed that I never posted an update... So, the car went for a service, which seemed to fix the problem......for about 6 weeks. However, nothing got done to rectify this immediately as we then went into lockdown - so the car sat on the drive for most of last year since I was now working from home. Anyway, as my other vehicle needed to go in for MOT and major works just before christmas, the greenline went to the garage to get looked at - so i would (hopefully) still have one working vehicle. The problem turned out to be an intermittently faulty turbo actuator; because it doesn't fail immediately the throttle is opened, it isn't obvious when doing a static test.

Having read the reviews, before buying a 1.2 Greenline 2 weeks ago, I fully expected it to be a little underpowered - not unlike my old 899cc cinquecento, back in the 90's. What i wasn't prepared for, is a car that is incapable of maintaining 60mph when you hit even the slightest uphill gradient on the motorway. is this normal?