VRS - im getting 65mpg@70mph on the motorway and 55-60 around town.

I have a 1.4 16 valve and I get about 38 mpg on the round trip to work and back 170 miles on motorways cruising @ 80 ish.My wife however uses it on her 13 mile each way comute and gets the same even though she drives on A roads.

A friend of ours must get terrible milage ,her driving is just awful,she`s on and off the trotlte like a yo` yo ......lol.What I`m saying is that some is car related ,but with care you can really maximise the mpg.

To the OP that is running the 1.2 Fabia.

I had one as a hire car, and done about 350 miles in it, mixture of country and motorway roads, and my average MPG worked out at 31mpg.

Not impressed at all.

Although, they are very short geared, so sitting at 80mph it was revving fairly high in comparison to any other petrol car i've driven.

I think in town it may be a lot better, but certainly not for a long journey.

I run the low power 3 pot 6 valve 1.2 and I get about 42 mpg average on motorways at 70mph, as shown by computer. I don't think that's bad for a car that's bigger and heavier than most in its class.

BUT I sometimes get over 50mpg and I think this is related to either tailwinds, different petrol (always use 95 RON) and it also went up to about 50mpg for a few hundred miles after I put in some Redex fuel system cleaner. I am promising it a new airfilter but I gather with injection you don't get the overchoked syndrome, just less power.

I have now rid myself of the Skoda Fabia level 1 (60) fuel guzzler. This may raise a few eyebrows but I now have a POREDUA MYVI 1300 cc which is doing well over 58mpg on a run and 50 in town. The skoda dealer has the franchise. Mr Skoda pse note.

Rgds to all from rainy Edinburgh.

II now have a POREDUA MYVI 1300 cc which is doing well over 58mpg on a run and 50 in town.

Have to say, not a bad looking car them.

Who's selling them in Edinburgh ?

West End Garage Broxburn