Scooby2FabVRS

I think you would be surprised. I used to have a Subaru Impreza Turbo and the acceleration from standstill significantly increased with a quarter full tank to a full tank. I reckon if you tried booting your VRS with a full tank over a short distance and timing it, then trying again with a third full tank you would be able to see the difference. Also most of the effort in shifting a car is over the first 10 or 20 feet which is when you will see the oil blowing out the back. I am seriously tempted to lose the 25kg balancing weights off the rear bar as I don't flog the car and with that and experience I don't think I'm likely to spin it. I believe someone on here has removed them to improve acceleration already.

I am now positive the car is staying in a lower gear longer than before which is contributing to the increased fuel consumption. Although several comments on here say fuel consumption has increased in these lower winter temperatures, I never had this problem the previous year when I didn't have this breather pipe fitted. It was the dealer garage that said the VRS's can't have variable service which comes from SUK and showed on the document from Skoda that I was showed. Oil usage is dependent on how the car is driven and hard acceleration from low gear seems to give the worst oil usage. I am wondering if the weight of the car makes a difference i.e. running regularly on a full fuel tank uses more oil in being a little harder to pull. I tried filling half way a lot recently and oil usage seems to improve things a bit. Don't know if anyone else has tried this.

In the course of sorting this VRS Oil consumption problem out. I have been told a number of things by the Skoda garage which I need to correct some of the comments on here. 1, The Fabia II VRS cannot have variable service. It is strictly fixed services every 12 months 2, Although we are supposed to use the very expensive Castrol edge 5W30, 504 rating, it states clearly on the Skoda maintenance printout (which I have seen), that VAG approved 502 is to be used on the fixed service. So most of us are paying over the odds for no good reason. (They use 502 rating Quantum (this is the commercial version of Castrol) that has been put into my car on both services) 3, I have the same result of increased FUEL consumption (not something you would notice unless you look for it, so well done to whoever first posted this info) after the new breather having been fitted. I have gone from an average(2) of 39.5 miles per gallon to an average 35.5 miles per gallon. (I personally believe this is possibly due to the gearbox now not changing up through the gears soon enough, but this is from observation so just my opinion. I guess there must be a pressure sensor that has been affected by the new breather). 4, You will visually notice that most oil usage is used, when you toe the accelerator from a start or if you accelerate after hitting a bump! (one day I will find out what our road tax goes to fund, clearly not road surfacing) So presumably, it is when the oil is being thrown around the engine and therefore past either valve seals (which I think) or piston rings. After my car then failing the second oil consumption test since the breather was fitted, I decided that there was no way I was going to have a replacement engine fitted due to any other problems the excess oil going through the system will have caused such as damage to the Catalytic converter, which will reduce its life (you won't know this till it needs an MOT which is after the warranty runs out!). The bottom line. Which I have to congratulate Skoda UK agreeing to: I am having my car replaced with a brand new car (another VRS, as its still the best car in its category for fuel economy, power and practicality ratio), with me only paying for the USE of the vehicle for two years (which I think is perfectly reasonable) based on pence per mile. As I have only covered 15k in two years, all I can say is bravo Skoda UK for a good deal. I'm changing from the green/black roof to the blue/black roof this time. It means next time I leave my car parked in summer, it wont be the car that's the only one in the car park that's covered in greenfly as they think its a big plant! (True!) Total time from first oil test to Skoda agreement: Exactly 2 months ( Now where's the icon of the yellow man doing a dad dance )

Well I've not been on here for a while and thought I'd give you an update of where I am relating to my awful oil usage. I have had the first oil consumption test in October which it failed and have had the replacement pipe fitted. That was a waste of time and my extrapolated oil usage by the garage for the second oil consumption test was 0.81 litres per 1000km where the maximum allowed is supposed to be half a litre in 1000km. Why they are working in kilometres in the UK heaven only knows. I have just had my second year service to keep it in warranty and I have now contacted Skoda UK and then written to the dealer rejecting the vehicle. I have been told that due to the age of the vehicle and so having two years use out of it, I will have to pay something towards the replacement of the vehicle to get a new one. Not heard yet how much this figure is so watch this space. I intend to get another Fabia VRS as I think it is otherwise an excellent vehicle and this time will change from the bright green to the more subtle blue. I have covered only 15500 miles in the two years I have had it and I am on my 6th, 4.5 litre bottle of oil. It will be interesting to see how Skoda Uk and the dealer, deal with this vehicle rejection/replacement.

I didn't nanny it from new, but then didn't thrash it either. I drove it and still do in the same manner as I used to drive my Subaru Impreza before it. Well maybe not quite as hard as the whole idea was to get something almost as quick but with twice the fuel economy which it is. My driving routine is 22 miles a day looking to get good economy for the trip to work (39.2 mpg shown on overall average with occasionally hitting 50mpg on the trip average) with the occasional quick start from the lights or an overtaking burst. What I have noticed recently is that if I accelerate hard after hitting a small bump in the road then it blast out the oil in a cloud at the rear. I am wondering if the engine is splashing the oil upwards inside it. Perhaps there is a Briskoda member mechanic, that might comment on this. If it wasn't for the oil consumption this engine would be the dogs bo...cks

I bought my VRS Fabia car in November 2011 and it drinks oil for fun. I have done 13500 miles and I am now taking a close measure of the oil consumption, as the Skoda garage charge for the oil consumption test if it doesn't use more than the guarantee limit of 1ltr in 600 miles. If I had know that was the possible oil consumption I wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole. Shame on VAG. Unfortunately it looks like I will be right on the borderline.

Have you got the link for the autoexpress test, it sounds interesting. Probably explains why I bought my VRS in preference to the Corsa VXR which felt a little slower and was murder for a headache when I test drove it due to such hard suspension. Still feels subatantially slower than my 208bhp Scooby but definitely the next best thing if you want significantly better fuel economy (just don't mention the oil!)

And thats because these days you need 180BHP in these new cars to pull all the extra weight. Pity you didn't compare the weight of the two vehicles, I bet that would highlight a real shocker! Please don't mention all the safety stuff, heavens knows how we survived without it PS you will find a lot of cars with similar or better specs i.e. 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo Information Summary Body: hatchback Length: 3589 mm Weight: ONLY 855 kg Engine Capacity: 1397 cc Cylinders: Inline 4 Max. Power: 119.6 PS / 118 bhp / 88 kW @ 5750 rpm Max. Torque: 165.0 Nm / 122 ft.lb / 16.8 kgm @ 3750 rpm Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 7.30 seconds (With only 118 bhp!!!) I know a little off topic but has more than one person actually got 7.3 secs and 140 MPH out of their STANDARD Fabia VRS. The figures for the Renault were not rolling road figures that we have to accept as truth these days.

I guess that if I can accumulate enough speeding tickets it will reduce my oil consumption one way i.e no car. Isn't this rather ridiculous that in these so called modern times, we are discussing the fact that we are using more oil in 10,000 miles than we used to use in the life of most 20 year old cars bar oil changes and that includes what used to spew out onto the drive as leaks! I actually think VAG should be ashamed of themselves for suggesting this is acceptable when it isn't something a potential buyer even dreams of asking when buying a car.

Hi Guys, Well I've had my VRS since November last year and took the car back in Jan due to the oil light coming on. They didn't seem concerned and filled it up which looked like around 1.5 to 2 litres. Nothing thought about it since everyone seems to think it takes a few thousand to bed in. Well I have now got 6 and a half thousand on the clock from new and since Jan I have had to put in a further 4 litres! To be honest I drive the car to and from work and have no choice but to hang around the speed limit due to being urban running. (One speeding ticket since getting it in this obsessive speed policed country was one too many!) At around £50 quid for 4 litres of Castrol Edge this is a seriously expensive car to run. You might say why get a VRS then but it was the most economical car with some go since I had to let go of my rusty Scooby :( This amount of oil consumption doesn't seem like it is going to reduce with my road use so not sure what to do next apart from get rid.

I'm sorry I have to disagree. I prefer having manual control of the clutch as it enables precise control of the vehicle at low speeds. Having changed from my 97 plate Impreza Turbo (due to number of parts about to need replacing due to age) to the new 2010 Fabia VRS there have been a few situations already, where control of the clutch bite would be preferable to enable very slow movement of the car. These examples are: 1, to mount the car half on to the pavement on a very narrow road for parking without flying forward once you have mounted. 2, to move the car out of ice ridges without flying out of the hole and having to slam the brakes on once you reach the top, which is what I'm expecting after last winter. 3, when reversing into a parking space that is on an incline upwards (that was at the dealership!). 4, to apply maximum or higher revs to be nearer the peak power point before setting off for a faster start (before you say it I did 113k miles on one OE clutch on the Scooby so no I'm not a nutcase but why buy a quick car if you not going to use it occasionally). The Fabia VRS is an excellent car, but I would have snapped the Trader's hand off if he would have offered me a Fabia VRS in manual. My first car was an old Cortina Mk2 automatic (oops showing my age) and that was a good car in its time, but since then all my cars have been manual and even had to double de-clutch in one car I learned to drive in due to its synchromesh knackered between 2nd and 3rd. Yes it shows my age but also my experience of cars too. All I will say is wait for the next hard winter when you want to get out of an icy carpark in your automatic and I'm sure I'll be cursing from in one too If I recall rightly the Mitsubishi Evo V was issue with an automatic gearbox of the same style to this, albeit with substancially greater strength due to nearly twice the power output and I have seen comments by owners that they prefer the older Evo VIII with the manual gearbox. PS when will car makers start testing fuel economy on the Mira test track so that it will give realistic figures. I'm averaging 34mpg, not the ridiculous 45mpg average they state and 55 on the motorway continuous is never going to happen even after 3k miles when its loosened up a bit!