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Thanks for replies. I think I'll soldier on for another year then look at replacing it with a 1.9 when I've saved up a bit. I fancy one of those nice skylights in the 3...

Thanks for your replies. Rob, I have found the same on a run, ie really marked difference between 60 and 70. Will be interesting to see what the Fabias do, good idea. Totally agree with your remarks about the Fabia 1.9SDi. I mourn mine every time I see one out and about! I have been trying REALLY hard to drive with a light touch (if that's not a contradiction), and I think I'm getting better - slight improvement in consumption. It's a challenge...

Hello there Thought I'd try and draw on the considerable collective knowledge and experience here. Am REALLY disappointed with the Roomster mpg (is a bog-standard 1.4tdi, 2007 model, one previous owner, 41K when I bought it, have done about 9K miles myself). Have ONCE managed to get over 50mpg (about 52) on a tank which was exclusively long-haul. I mostly potter around country lanes in it but it sees dual carriageways for avg 1/2 -1/3 of every tank. The last tank was a paltry 38mpg. My friend who seems to know about such things keeps saying it's the way I drive, but my last Skoda ('02 Fabia 1.9SDI) pretty much routinely got 55mpg, regardless of the type of journey, and my driving hasn't changed between cars! I realise that the engine is totally different (3-cylinder, turbo) and there's more drag, but I can't believe it accounts for the huge variation in consumption. It was a choice between this and a Roomster2 1.9, 2006 with 61K miles for same price. I'm wondering if I did the wrong thing, cos I feel like I'm getting 1.9mpg with 1.4 peformance, so I might as well have had the 1.9! I miss my Fabia so much. Would still be driving it if a prat in a 4x4 hadn't driven into me (going too fast in the lanes on an icy afternoon), but the redoubtable Fabia protected me (even though this thing landed ON TOP of us!), my unborn baby, my husband and dog. RIP lovely car. Am I just unlucky? Is there something I'm doing wrong or could fix/change? Any advice appreciated.

Hello there Thought I'd try and draw on the considerable collective knowledge and experience here. Am REALLY disappointed with the Roomster mpg (is a bog-standard 1.4tdi, 2007 model, one previous owner, 41K when I bought it, have done about 9K miles myself). Have ONCE managed to get over 50mpg (about 52) on a tank which was exclusively long-haul. I mostly potter around country lanes in it but it sees dual carriageways for avg 1/2 -1/3 of every tank. The last tank was a paltry 38mpg. My friend who seems to know about such things keeps saying it's the way I drive, but my last Skoda ('02 Fabia 1.9SDI) pretty much routinely got 55mpg, regardless of the type of journey, and my driving hasn't changed between cars! I realise that the engine is totally different (3-cylinder, turbo) and there's more drag, but I can't believe it accounts for the huge variation in consumption. It was a choice between this and a Roomster2 1.9, 2006 with 61K miles for same price. I'm wondering if I did the wrong thing, cos I feel like I'm getting 1.9mpg with 1.4 peformance, so I might as well have had the 1.9! I miss my Fabia so much. Would still be driving it if a prat in a 4x4 hadn't driven into me (going too fast in the lanes on an icy afternoon), but the redoubtable Fabia protected me (even though this thing landed ON TOP of us!), my unborn baby, my husband and dog. RIP lovely car. Am I just unlucky? Is there something I'm doing wrong or could fix/change? Any advice appreciated.