My Greenline II was supplied to the dealer on the 28th September 2010 and I collected the car on the 3rd of October trading in a 2.0HDI Diesel Citroen Berlingo Multispace.

For those that would like to know the Greenline is 8 mil shorter and sits 16 mil lower than the standard model - the same road clearance as the sports chassis. The car comes with a 1.2ltr TDI Diesel engine producing 75bhp. The car comes with two covered glove-boxes, CD Radio, Cruise Control and a lot more - no spare wheel.

I have just done my first 85miles in my new Greenline II and I am happy.

Drove the car with four people in it two adults and two children the size of teenagers through north Wales, over the vales, around twisty roads and on some dual carriage ways.

With the car being my first Fabia I cannot say if the lowered suspension has helped with road handling. I can say is for me it seemed responsive to the steering and with little body role. the ride is quite a bit firmer than my Berlingo.

Stop Start, well for me I do not think it will be used a lot. on the journey back the car stopped its self once. For the car to stop a lot of things have to be true, Car has to be warm, battery have enough charge, not on to steep a hill and more. I do not see this technology as an issue and if you want you can turn it off for that journey. Gear selection prompt works quite well, for my drive I found I used 4th very little going almost straight from 3rd to 5th. At 35 the car says change from 3rd to 4th and at 41 it says use 5th, the rpm is 1500 ish in 5th gear, even with 4 people in the car you can accelerate.

The car is too new to really tell about MPG, but 85miles and one bar on the fuel gauge. The car is defiantly more economical on fuel than my old Berlingo.

Will I get a spare wheel? Not for me at the moment, the Fabia has quite a lot less storage places than my old Berlingo and at the moment I have used the wheel space to store bits and pieces.

I have now covered a further 65 miles of town driving and I am finding the Stop start feature kicking in a lot more than I thought it would. The daylight lights are very bright, I have been flashed to tell me my fog lights are on. At night I have to think to put the lights on as it would be very easy to drive with just the daylight lights on and have no back lights. Dip and full beam easily light up the road ahead. The radio is easy to use, CD player not tested and sounds good to me. My car was supplied with the double blip to fully open the car. First blip opens just the driver's door and the second the whole car. Beware do not to leave your keys in the boot and shut the boot lid, when the boot is shut the car automatically locks the boot and sets the alarm.

Brilliant report Dempsek, Looks like you are going to have some fun. I'm particularly interested in how the stop start works. Interesting you can turn it off for a particular journey. Please keep reporting on your new car regularly. We all want to know about it. You prolly know this but I'll mention it for others who may not, don't worry too much about the mpg's at the moment. It isn't good to drive with economy in mind on a new engine...just saying! Thanks...

Edited 6 October, 201015 yr by Estate Man

Cracking review mate.

Excellent review. Sounds like a great car with a remarkable engine.

Great review. Sounds like a great car. Im very pleased with my Fabia as well. Im going on a twisty A-road run tomorrow and will be interested to see what the comsumption will be.

Like you, I use the empty space where the spare would be for stowage! I also find the DRL`s quite effective but not good enough to drive in poor light with. However they are much better than the side lights.....so would go from DRL`s straight to dipped and just use the sides for parking etc.

Stereo is great. I have found that when turning on the heater fan, I have been knocking the Air Con button on. And also I havent got a fag ash tray for sweet wrapppers etc.....I dont smoke incidentally.

Regards

Grahame.

Brilliant report Dempsek, Looks like you are going to have some fun. I'm particularly interested in how the stop start works. Interesting you can turn it off for a particular journey. Please keep reporting on your new car regularly. We all want to know about it. You prolly know this but I'll mention it for others who may not, don't worry too much about the mpg's at the moment. It isn't good to drive with economy in mind on a new engine...just saying! Thanks...

Thanks for the info on fuel and driving, fortunately I have just been driving the car normally with the exception of first gear where I am trying not to rev it too much - the mpg indicator is a bit hypnotic though.

As I drive, it has become apparent that a two way process is happening as I get used to the car and the engine gets slightly more responsive.

As for the stop Start feature of the car, it is not fully automatic as in a hybrid car and while driving the driver can either turn it off using a button by the hand break or just not use it. To engage Stop Start the car has to be Stopped, the gear lever in neutral and the clutch pedal up - engine stops.

Press the clutch and you feel the engine start and away you go. I stopped in some traffic today on a shallow downward slope used the stop start and left my foot on the brake. As the traffic moved I thought I will just let the car coaster a bit and see what happens. As soon as the car started to move down the hill the engine started with the car in neutral.

Threadbear,

I thought the same about the Air Con button and made a discovery. If you move the air selector away from windscreen and then back to windscreen with the fan on the Air Con automatically comes on.

I think I should have ordered the green line rather than the 1.6tdi elegance

Well, having just sold the Rangie (in a weekend!) I am now in the Greenline II. And I have to say how much I am liking it.

I mean, you can never compare them, as they are designed for very different jobs.

But there is something about driving round getting 80+mpg in a new car when the old one did 28mpg and lost about 8k a year in depreciation!

It's a lot smoother than I thought it would be and the stop-start feature is very handy.

I don't find it short of power either.

What a great little car. :yes:

im thinking of buying the missus a fabia greenline to go with my vRS. couldnt believe it when i saw the economy figures , plus no road tax

My Fabia Estate GL2 is a month old and has 2,000 miles on the clock, the average mpg from new is around 57mpg at the moment (check my Fuelly sig as the months go on) and I appear to be getting 60/61mpg on a run, that's a mixture of country roads, town & city work, dual carriageway and motorway (so everything basically).

Once the engine is properly loose, the Winter has finished and we are back onto Summer diesel (and Summer tyres), I'm expecting to get high 60's possibly 70mpg and I'll be happy with that and that would be what I could expect compared to official mpg figures.

The car can hustle if need be, surprisingly, and I've had good comments from passengers, however I am transfixed on mpg at the moment and I'm possibly not driving as aggressively as I normally would. On the Mways I'm trying to keep a steady 65mph, which is a new experience. I accelerate only slightly more slowly away from junctions and lights and keep up with traffic almost everywhere else. Strangely, my journey times have not changed and my average speed has remained similar to normal driving speeds, more haste less speed I reckon. I attempt to use the brakes less and coast for longer on downhills and up to junctions, which has a good effect on mpg and the mpg monitor appears to be very accurate, I'm due to break 600 miles to a tank on the next fill, watch this space.

The car itself is great, comfy, warm, a little bit noisy at Mway speeds (but I'm used to the quietness of a Discovery 3), masses of boot space, easy to drive. Only really bad point is that in wet weather the mirrors get covered in droplets that wont shift and the run off from the windscreen covers the side window obscuring the mirror view, so I am going to try some RainX product to attempt to solve that one. Also the boot lifter is always dirty and it's a white vehicle so it's always dirty anyway, I'm not sure I can be bothered washing it this time of year.

Edited 17 January, 201115 yr by Guest

The car itself is great, comfy, warm, a little bit noisy at Mway speeds (but I'm used to the quietness of a Discovery 3), masses of boot space, easy to drive. Only really bad point is that in wet weather the mirrors get covered in droplets that wont shift and the run off from the windscreen covers the side window obscuring the mirror view, so I am going to try some RainX product to attempt to solve that one. Also the boot lifter is always dirty and it's a white vehicle so it's always dirty anyway, I'm not sure I can be bothered washing it this time of year.

GreenlinerToo the wing mirrors being covered in rain is an issue for me also, especially as I am used to using my mirrors for reversing. I did not notice it at first until I realised I had left the heated mirrors turned on all the time. Do not know if the wind deflectors would help with the car windows?

My MPG is similar to yours, except I am currently doing mainly town driving at 30mph. I to have found the mpg meter a bit hypnotic, I have now got to the point of only checking at the end of the journey and my mpg has gone up. Come March I will start putting on the miles and longer journeys and will see what the combined mpg is going to be - although I did do a drive to Leicester (using the old faulty engine) in eco mode and registered on the car 75mpg, I reckon 72mpg real.

As Raisbeck has said about his Greenline I and the gearbox being different ,slow and gradual works really well for the Greenline II push the engine and the mpg seems to really suffer - then again my engine is only a month old and and the other one was faulty.

I to have found the mpg meter a bit hypnotic, I have now got to the point of only checking at the end of the journey and my mpg has gone up.

Is this visable because you have upgraded or specced the car with something?

I can't seem to find that. Just got a simple digital tank capacity gauge, how many miles I've done and how much range still left in the tank.

Currently 120 miles done and 650 left in the tank... (if I keep driving the same)

I to have found the mpg meter a bit hypnotic, I have now got to the point of only checking at the end of the journey and my mpg has gone up.

I found that also.I now force myself to have it on outside air temp until I get to my destination. Was going to end up in someone's boot otherwise.

Is this visable because you have upgraded or specced the car with something?

I can't seem to find that. Just got a simple digital tank capacity gauge, how many miles I've done and how much range still left in the tank.

Currently 120 miles done and 650 left in the tank... (if I keep driving the same)

I thought it was just part of the car's Maxidot computer, when I press down on the right hand stick the computer cycles through temp, speed warning etc then current mpg and next click is in option 1 average journey mpg and in 2 total average mpg until reset - I cannot remember the true sequence of the readouts.

I thought it was just part of the car's Maxidot computer, when I press down on the right hand stick the computer cycles through temp, speed warning etc then current mpg and next click is in option 1 average journey mpg and in 2 total average mpg until reset - I cannot remember the true sequence of the readouts.

I think the tight arses are now charging extra for Maxi-dot. Although it wasn't an option when I ordered mine.

I know what the maxi-dot looks like, as our Yeti has it. The Fabia display is very different and more basic.

Maybe I missed out there.

I think the tight arses are now charging extra for Maxi-dot. Although it wasn't an option when I ordered mine.

I know what the maxi-dot looks like, as our Yeti has it. The Fabia display is very different and more basic.

Maybe I missed out there.

You ordered your Greenline about the same time as me and I got mine back in October - I think it was originally a dealer stock order. I would think you would have the same spec as me.

what has come as standard on your car?

The current brochure states

Standard Equipment (over Fabia S)

15†‘Antares’ alloys with anti theft locking wheel bolts

(6Jx15†185/60 R15 84T) Low rolling resistance tyres

Additional 4 speakers in rear, Alarm with tilt sensor

Black roof rails (Estate only), Body coloured handles and door mirrors

Cruise control Electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors

Energy recuperation, ESP Inc. (ABS+ASR+EDL+HBA)

Front fog lights, Gear change recommendation

Glovebox cover ,Halogen headlights with DE module

Height adjustable passenger seat, Hill hold control

Load securing loops in luggage space, Lowered suspension

Manual air conditioning, Mobile device interface

Rear disc brakes (Hatch), Rear drum brakes (Estate)

Side and rear windows in tinted glass, Stop/start function

Tinted windscreen, Trip computer

Tyre pressure monitor (TPM), Tyre repair kit (spare wheel not available)

The display on the dash is a green background LED type affair, with a gauge up the left hand side showing how much is in the tank.

It's completely different to the Maxi-dot on the Yeti.

The Maxi-dot is listed as an option extra (it certainly wasn't when I ordered mine!) now.

I've got everything on your list.

I am not impressed if they were fitting it and then stopped as mine went though the factory, as the only way I know what MPG I'm getting is to work it out manually unless I am wrong.

That seems bonkers on a car sold as the most economical Skoda ever. :wonder:

The display on the dash is a green background LED type affair, with a gauge up the left hand side showing how much is in the tank.

It's completely different to the Maxi-dot on the Yeti.

The Maxi-dot is listed as an option extra (it certainly wasn't when I ordered mine!) now.

I've got everything on your list.

I am not impressed if they were fitting it and then stopped as mine went though the factory, as the only way I know what MPG I'm getting is to work it out manually unless I am wrong.

That seems bonkers on a car sold as the most economical Skoda ever. :wonder:

Sounds more like mine. The RH stalk that does the wipers also has an up down switch on the end that cycles through outside air temp, instantaneous mpg, miles driven, time, miles remaining in tank and a few others. If you press a third button underneath the stalk near the up down switch this gives you total averages of mpg etc. If you hold that button down it resets everything. This was standard on mine. You can tell what mode your in as it shows a '1' or a '2' in the corner. '2' is total average.

The display on the dash is a green background LED type affair, with a gauge up the left hand side showing how much is in the tank.

It's completely different to the Maxi-dot on the Yeti.

The Maxi-dot is listed as an option extra (it certainly wasn't when I ordered mine!) now.

I've got everything on your list.

I am not impressed if they were fitting it and then stopped as mine went though the factory, as the only way I know what MPG I'm getting is to work it out manually unless I am wrong.

That seems bonkers on a car sold as the most economical Skoda ever. :wonder:

If the Greenline is anything like the Fabia SE, there should be button on the end of the right stalk that you can flick/press to cycle through the info mentioned - it shows the same basic info as available on the maxidot.

Edited 18 January, 201115 yr by sassinak_uk

If the Greenline is anything like the Fabia SE, there should be button on the end of the right stalk that you can flick/press to cycle through the info mentioned - it shows the same basic info as available on the maxidot.

Yes, you are right. I was wrong, I have the Maxi-Dot.

I'm used the buttons being on the face of the steering wheel for that. (Yeti)

I also had the leather steering wheel, gear stick and handbrake lever fitted today.

This has made it feel nicer to drive as my only real complaint when I got the car was the driving controls being plastic.

Yes, you are right. I was wrong, I have the Maxi-Dot.

I'm used the buttons being on the face of the steering wheel for that. (Yeti)

I also had the leather steering wheel, gear stick and handbrake lever fitted today.

This has made it feel nicer to drive as my only real complaint when I got the car was the driving controls being plastic.

It appears you have the 2010 spec Greenline II not the 2011, the 2011 car has no Maxi dot computer but does have hill hold.

It appears you have the 2010 spec Greenline II not the 2011, the 2011 car has no Maxi dot computer but does have hill hold.

That's interesting.

Being built at the end of November 2010, you'd kind of guess it'd be a 2011.

Still, I can see the economy now... that's the main thing.

Seems the economy gauge is a bit out. Shame as on the Yeti it's only 1% out.

Claimed 72mpg

Actual 67mpg

That's based on the first tank from new, 613 miles covered.

Engine still quite tight.

Seems the economy gauge is a bit out. Shame as on the Yeti it's only 1% out.

Claimed 72mpg

Actual 67mpg

That's based on the first tank from new, 613 miles covered.

Engine still quite tight.

My speedo is out by 5 mpg. It over reads by this much so it stands to reason the mpg is 5 mpg out.

My speedo is out by 5 mpg. It over reads by this much so it stands to reason the mpg is 5 mpg out.

My variance is 2.5 mpg with both engines.

CT17 what speeds are you managing to travel at? I have had to drive down the M1a few times into outer London and not managed to use 4th for very long each time.