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.

I am plodding along at 62mph most of the time according to the speedo with the minibuses/coaches.

As they are on the inside lane and speed limited to 62mph anyway it suits me quite well. I'm not holding everyone up.

80% of my commute is like that, the other 20% is in London, so a bit stop-start.

I've just run through a tank on high speed runs, around 80mph indicated (77mph GPS) on 50% motorways & dual carriageways and 40-60mph 45% country roads, 5% town work, each run lasts around 1 1/2 hours. The car is 2,500 miles old and is returning around 55/56mpg on high speed runs. Tank lasted 485 miles before a fill of 39 litres.

I've noticed the fuel economy really increases when I'm slowed by traffic and easily heads towards mid 60's, now if I could only lose my lead foot!

I'm surprised at the amount of torque available from this 1.2 engine, on hilly country roads it pulls up hills in 3rd or 4th gear a treat and the front wheels don't appear to slip much, maybe that's due in part to the ContiWinter Contacts I'm running at the moment, this car is quite an impressive package so far.

Edited 27 January, 201115 yr by Guest

Hi All...

I'm thinking of changing my Superb Elegance (maxed out with extras) - now 18 months old with 30K on the clock - doing about 55 mpg combined for a Fabia II Greenline Estate to save on fuel costs, put a few quid back in the bank, and be a little more eco-friendly! I've also toyed with the idea of a Greenline Yeti... or even Octavia.. but at the moment I think the fuel cost savings and having some spare cash outweigh the higher spec vehicles... Whilst the Greenline II Fabia Estate doesn't come with a tow option I would need to add a tow bar to pull my T@B (500kg) caravan.... any thoughts... cheers K

Hi All...

I'm thinking of changing my Superb Elegance (maxed out with extras) - now 18 months old with 30K on the clock - doing about 55 mpg combined for a Fabia II Greenline Estate to save on fuel costs, put a few quid back in the bank, and be a little more eco-friendly! I've also toyed with the idea of a Greenline Yeti... or even Octavia.. but at the moment I think the fuel cost savings and having some spare cash outweigh the higher spec vehicles... Whilst the Greenline II Fabia Estate doesn't come with a tow option I would need to add a tow bar to pull my T@B (500kg) caravan.... any thoughts... cheers K

THoughts...

Don't do it!

In my opinion the Greenline Fabia is fine for everyday use, but there is no way I'd want to be towing a caravan with it at all, even if it is a light one at 500kg. The wind resistance and extra weight will make it very frustrating to drive and you'll probably have to be thrashing it to get anywhere.

It's not a tow car.

Maybe you just fancy a change, but I have to say this... if you are getting 55mpg already why change?

You'll lose a fair amout trading in the Superb, just to buy another new car that will then depreciate heavilly in the first couple of years, which will probably outweigh the saving by getting an extra 10 or 15mpg.

The Greenline Yeti looks nice. But a combined of 61mpg is not that good. In real life it's more likely to be a little bit down on that as most cars struggle to match the combined figure in real driving conditions. The Yeti (we have one) is like a brick, the drag figure is only slightly worse than a Range Rover so you're unlikely to actually get much more than 55mpg in my opinion.

Sorry if this is not what you want to hear, but (again, in my opinion) you'll be moving down to a lower spec model without the extras you now have, not saving a fortune on the deal, but in the process buying a car that is not as good as yours which will be new and so you'll go through the worse part of the depreciation curve again.

However, if you just have the itch to change I'd go for the Yeti Greenline as it's a better tow car.

The Yeti is also a nice vehicle overall, certainly our Yeti is better than our Fabia. But you have to pay for that.

But overall a non-Greenline product may be better. A 1.6 diesel Fabia may be more suitable to your needs maybe?

Smaller, cheaper to run and with the power to pull a 500kg caravan. Will still make 60mpg+ too.

I have a greenline 2, have towed a trailer tent in the past, I wouldn't recommend it. As said above, 55 mpg is good.

If I concentrate I can get 73 mpg, if I just drive it's 65mpg, not a big enough increase to warrant changing car in my opinion, only worth it if you were changing now anyway. ( I am talking about the fabia, I know nothing of the others you mentioned). All this of course is only my opinion.

THoughts...

Don't do it!

In my opinion the Greenline Fabia is fine for everyday use, but there is no way I'd want to be towing a caravan with it at all, even if it is a light one at 500kg. The wind resistance and extra weight will make it very frustrating to drive and you'll probably have to be thrashing it to get anywhere.

It's not a tow car.

Maybe you just fancy a change, but I have to say this... if you are getting 55mpg already why change?

You'll lose a fair amout trading in the Superb, just to buy another new car that will then depreciate heavilly in the first couple of years, which will probably outweigh the saving by getting an extra 10 or 15mpg.

The Greenline Yeti looks nice. But a combined of 61mpg is not that good. In real life it's more likely to be a little bit down on that as most cars struggle to match the combined figure in real driving conditions. The Yeti (we have one) is like a brick, the drag figure is only slightly worse than a Range Rover so you're unlikely to actually get much more than 55mpg in my opinion.

Sorry if this is not what you want to hear, but (again, in my opinion) you'll be moving down to a lower spec model without the extras you now have, not saving a fortune on the deal, but in the process buying a car that is not as good as yours which will be new and so you'll go through the worse part of the depreciation curve again.

However, if you just have the itch to change I'd go for the Yeti Greenline as it's a better tow car.

The Yeti is also a nice vehicle overall, certainly our Yeti is better than our Fabia. But you have to pay for that.

But overall a non-Greenline product may be better. A 1.6 diesel Fabia may be more suitable to your needs maybe?

Smaller, cheaper to run and with the power to pull a 500kg caravan. Will still make 60mpg+ too.

Thanks for a great response and details on the Yeti... will continue to explore options... but now 70/30 in favour of keeping Superb...

Might just have to work a little harder to pay for fuel... or use the car a little less...

Now then... where's my bike pump?

TC Keith247

Have to agree with the others, I would not use the Greenline Fabia to tow a caravan. The big thing with towing is having extra grunt to pull the van.

The fabia Greenline 2 produces 180 nm at 2000rpm the 1.6 TDI produces 250nm at 1500 to 2000rpm,

Have to agree with the others, I would not use the Greenline Fabia to tow a caravan. The big thing with towing is having extra grunt to pull the van.

The fabia Greenline 2 produces 180 nm at 2000rpm the 1.6 TDI produces 250nm at 1500 to 2000rpm,

Thanks again... have seen Fabia CR TDI 105 has won awards for towing caravans... might consider it... had a Fabia diesel a good few years ago and know spec is much better now... will get some basic maths done...

Fuel economy still looks good and VED is low... with VAT off at the moment depreciation in first year will be limited too.. being quoted a good trade in against purchase price on Superb... so VAT back makes up for any loss and may still get a good few thousand in the bank...

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.

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.

thanks for so much info on Fabia Greenline. I'm looking at purchase thro' Motability. Probably the estate. Such a waiting list, tho'.

Hi Greenline owners!

I have a question about the Start/Stop system over-ride button:

When you press it, how does the system show it is turned off?

Is it in the maxidot display as a warning light or does the button itself light up as the warning?

If the button lights up, what colour is the warning and which part lights up? i.e. just the "OFF" text or the whole thing?

Also presumably it has green illumination with the dash lights?

Sorry for all the questions - just not released in Australia yet...and maybe not ever as a Greenline anyway, as we are classed as a "tropical country", so currently even the Bluemotion Polos are not sold here either.

Diesel is still only AUD1.44 per litre at the moment anyway (thats ~ 90 pence/litre).

Edited 13 March, 201115 yr by graeme86

Hi Greenline owners!

I have a question about the Start/Stop system over-ride button:

1) When you press it, how does the system show it is turned off?

Is it in the maxidot display as a warning light or does the button itself light up as the warning?

2) If the button lights up, what colour is the warning and which part lights up? i.e. just the "OFF" text or the whole thing?

Also presumably it has green illumination with the dash lights?

1) The button lights up and when the system should have switched then engine off the dash display shows the text "not active", "switched off" or something similar.

2) The whole button text and picture of the A in an arrow that is white lights up orange.

Edited 13 March, 201115 yr by CT17

Thanks very much for description.

Thanks very much for description.

I was wrong. The dislapy doesn't tell you when it's switched off. Only the button lights up.

The display only tells you that it's active (when it is) and when it's "not possible", meaning it should have switched the engine off but can't for one of a variety of reasons. Such as low battery, air-con needs full power etc...

Obviously you only get either of these messages when the system is switched on.

Thanks again for clarification.

MPG again !!

Just emptied a tank at an average 51.9mpg which I'm quite impressed with considering most of that was spent at 95mph (private road of course). I wonder when my lead foot will allow me back into the 60s mpg

It would be interesting to compare driving styles and mpg. I see CT17 is getting high 60s, but what kind of driving is that?

MPG again !!

I see CT17 is getting high 60s, but what kind of driving is that?

That was running in, but it's done 3000 miles now and seems to be improving a bit. Currently averaging 70 to 72 mpg per tank. Hopefully it'll increase more as the engine loosens up.

I've never driven it over 70mph and typically drive everywhere between 60mph and 65mph. This is easy as I go in and out of London and the traffic and roadworks means I am going about the same speed as everyone else in the left hand lane.

I do make an effort to drive economically too.

No hard braking, plenty of coasting up to traffic queues etc... and I always have the stop-start on.

I have noticed the wind can make a big difference. Got over 80mpg going with it and then 60mpg going the other way!

(allowing for display error in mpg)

Yes, my post above was correct.

682 miles since last fill.

£59 @ £1.38 per litre, I make that 42.75 litres.

So an average of 72.5mpg over the whole tank.

Not bad with only 3200 miles on it.

CT...that's extremely good for an engine with just 3200 on it. Well done. You may well find you are hitting 80+mpg in the summer with more miles on it and summer diesel.

Well not a greenline but the 1.4tdi 3 cylinder 70bhp done brim to brim and average 64.2 mpg,so am very happy redex and the K&N panel filter has made a difference,not only to the economy but its like a little rocket,

Just an update as I've done another tankful and it's looking quite good.

712 miles, then filled up with 43.82 litres.

So the economy is going up. 73.85mpg.

Time I go home today it'll have 4000 miles on it.

Well had my GL2 for nearly 6 months now and driven more than 6000 mile in it with two engines. This engine has done just over 4000 miles I calculate my cars mpg is 5% out and on long runs 1.3% on fill to fill. I am starting to see some of my town journeys showing 70 mpg (66 mpg) and combined 80mpg (76mpg).

I traveled down to Wembley at the weekend and averaged 65.5 mpg with four adults in the car and traveling at or just under the speed limit.

Getting to that alledge cusp now, will the mpg improve?

Well had my GL2 for nearly 6 months now and driven more than 6000 mile in it with two engines. This engine has done just over 4000 miles I calculate my cars mpg is 5% out and on long runs 1.3% on fill to fill. I am starting to see some of my town journeys showing 70 mpg (66 mpg) and combined 80mpg (76mpg).

I traveled down to Wembley at the weekend and averaged 65.5 mpg with four adults in the car and traveling at or just under the speed limit.

Getting to that alledge cusp now, will the mpg improve?

Hi - I'm contemplating placing an order for a Fabia Greenline 2 estate and was a bit concerned that you are already on your second engine. Is there a fault with them or were you just unlucky?