First of all, hello everybody!

Im in the process of buying a Skoda Fabia Greenline. I have read the threads about it, but I live in Denmark, and here we get the Greenline for no extra cost, and with aircon etc.

I just want to know whether or not it keeps its promises regarding fuel-economy? Has somebody had problems with it?

I think you might be the first one to buy one here on the forum if you do buy it..

I would buy a normal Fabia.. I can't see how ditching the spare wheel, lowering the car 15mm, putting on a different front spoiler, using bicycle tyres, and adding some plastic covers to the floor of the car should dramaticly improve fuel economy. The tyres alone would put me of buying such a car..

You also have to drive the car harder - wasting more fuel - because the gearing is so high. Makes for frustrating driving, especially on A & B roads (non-motorway). Buy the normal '2' TDI. It make sense and it's cheaper.

You also have to drive the car harder - wasting more fuel - because the gearing is so high.

Hmm. Redlining the greenline, eh?

Not rated highly here:

Skoda Fabia GreenLine | New Reviews | Car Reviews | Auto Express

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First of all, hello everybody!

Im in the process of buying a Skoda Fabia Greenline. I have read the threads about it, but I live in Denmark, and here we get the Greenline for no extra cost, and with aircon etc.

I just want to know whether or not it keeps its promises regarding fuel-economy? Has somebody had problems with it?

I have had my Greenline for more than a month now - and I am very pleased. The average this far is 64 mpg, which inkludes a lot of urban driving att rush hour. When driving country roads 83 mpg is no problem. At motorway speeds I havent got any good statisitics but it seems to be about 65/42 mpg at 70/87 mph whith four people and luggage in the car.

The gearing is high - if i drive it faster and more active at lower gears it consumes more fuel. A typical trip to the cottage averages 83 if i drive carefully, but if dont care, if I am in a hurry, and there is no traffic it can bee as high as 65.

In Swedish press the Greenline has been quite highly rated.

It states in the article about the panels fitted underneath the model. Are these items unique to the greenline model or are they fitted to the standard model i.e.80bhp diesel.

Great to hear something from Greenline owners :-) Thanks

It states in the article about the panels fitted underneath the model. Are these items unique to the greenline model or are they fitted to the standard model i.e.80bhp diesel.

The panels underneath the car are the same as the ones fitted to the "old" Fabia.... I think they were fitted to all the versions of the old car, and none of the new Fabias except the Greenline...:thumbdwn:

Jon A

But what the articles fail to mention are the sisters cars (Bluemotion and Ecomotive) comes in 2 guises

the ones that has no road tax are without AC

If that makes a difference.

Vauxhall had a version of their Astra (model range 98 S to 03) where the 1.7DTI had an underbody tray to minimize drag.

I reckon that fitting the different tyres to the standard fabia 2 would account for 80% of the fuel economy difference.

I've ordered a Greenline estate.

The Greenline is £205 more expensive than the equivalent Fabia 2 and delivers a combined fuel economy of 68.9MPG rather than 61.4MPG for the standard model.

Based on these figures and a fuel cost of £1.30 per litre, I expect to break-even after around 21700 miles.

VED (2009-2010) will be only £20 rather than £30 for the Fabia 2

I accept that the cost savings aren't huge, and it is unknown what fuel economy improvement will be achieved in real life, but the only real disadvantage of the Greenline in my opinion is the lack of a spare wheel.

... but the only real disadvantage of the Greenline in my opinion is the lack of a spare wheel.

I presume you will be getting one of those tyre repair aerosols. But what if you get a large gash in the tyre? Do you sit there until the AA/RAC arrives? Can they get their hands on spare wheels? Or do they take you to a tyre shop? And what if it is after opening hours?

I believe the car is supplied with a tyre repair kit of the type detailed here:

Dunlop Tech IMS - Instant Mobility System: HOME

They claim that this can repair 83% of all punctures - Clearly this is not as good a solution as a proper spare wheel, but I would suggest that major tyre damage is sufficiently rare for it not to be a serious concern.