Hi, could anyone give me realistic fuel figures for the 1.4 tdi fabia estate?? based on town driving, i have a Vauxhall zafira 1.6 doin 30 mpg and i'm thinking of changing. just not convinced of the diesel/petrol argument yet?? any help would be great!

In town expect high 40's to mid 50 MPG maybe even a tad more, very frugal engine.

Thanks for that, i trying to work out wether the economy was worth the extra cost of the fuel, i do about 5k a year. seems like it is!!

I had a 1.4TDI hatchback for almost 3 yrs; drove 42,000 miles in that time and kept accurate fuel figures since the car was knew. It was a very good car. Last summer I averaged a true 56mpg which went to a tad under 54mpg in winter weather with winter diesel. These are accurate figures that are a mix of rural with some urban miles - I dont sit in many traffic jams.

If you are only doing 5,000 miles a year in urban driving I would not recommend a diesel; the engine will not get to full operating temperature - diesels take longer to reach full engine temperature that do petrol. (My 1.4TDI took a good 5 miles in winter weather to get to operating temperature). For your situation I would definitely go petrol - be aware also that the three cylinder 1.4TDI is VERY noisy at tickover and low revs - its fine at decent road speed but it would not be my choice for low mileage urban driving. Hope this helps.

All the best

Norfolk Skoda

Thanks for that, its just the info i was hoping for... i'll keep a look out for a petrol one then!!