Got the delivery if my car yesterday evening. It had 10 miles on the odo. Have driven 60 miles since yesterday. Got the tank topped up today (panic buying) and it had used 8.5 litres of petrol, which I was a bit surprised by. I was expecting it to have used around 5 litres. Not too bothered about the fuel consumption as I will be running-in the car for around 1000 miles. Driving it between 2-3000 rpm at present. Will gradually take it upto 4000 rpm after a couple of hundred miles. Light controls and a comfortable drive. I bought the mp3 lead as well to connect my iPhone to the Aux out, but the sound output is very poor. Might have to buy a propriety Apple lead for that...... The brakes also need bedding in as they seem to be quite wooly at present (I'm sure the rear brake shoes also contribute to that feeling)..........One thing I was really surprised by...... The instrument cluster does not have an engine temperature gauge (I have never driven a car which did not have an engine temp gauge!!). It has an indicator light which goes off when the engine has warmed up. White colour looks great in the twilight and I got some envious looks from other motorists. There is a slim vertical line (looks like a heating element) in the middle of the front windscreen. My son pointed it out yesterday and I haven't really thought about it much. Anybody else noticed it on their Fabias?

Hi, congratulations for your new car.

As about the temp gauge. It is missing from all Fabias and Roomsters unless you have the maxidot panel. If something goes wrong with tempereature then a red warning light should appear.

As for the slim vertical line, I think is your radio antenna.

Hi, congratulations for your new car.

As about the temp gauge. It is missing from all Fabias and Roomsters unless you have the maxidot panel. If something goes wrong with tempereature then a red warning light should appear.

As for the slim vertical line, I think is your radio antenna.

Thanks Stratosg.