I've got a mate who I could potentially swap it over with, no idea of how good his could be though, similar milage and mods.

I've been giving it a bit of research and it's looks as if I can't really narrow it down any further until I rule it out, so may have to fork out.

Anyone comment of EuroCarParts MAFs? With discount and old swap it's probably the most cost effective solution.

Also, are you 100% sure that your boost pipes are properly connected?

Mine were bodged together until a few weeks ago, where I permanently fixed them with self tapping screws.

My MPG has gone up by quite a bit. Before, on my way to work, I'd struggle to get past 48, even being really careful. This morning, without even trying, 56. That's just a short 9 mile journey as well

Tim you got a link to the stuff you used for the cage mod?

Interesting Sam, I'll check that out thanks

Tim you got a link to the stuff you used for the cage mod?

Sure mate

http://www.maplin.co.uk/multi-purpose-siliconegrease-29006

You want the tube, not the spray can. Spray can is useless as it's all about sealing the connectors and making it air tight.

Oh and my favourite thing to do is when pulling to dual cariageway etc... when people move over to let you join... by the time I've joined they are left sat out in the outside lane with nothing on their inside.

Also another si****ion where these engines thrive... when we go to visit family in Bridlington there is a steep pretty long hill (Garrowby hill). Always leave everyone for dead passing them up that hill!

I've had mine for nearly 4 years now and it's been the longest time I've owned a car purely because it's been an absolute dream from day 1 of ownership, in them 4 years it's only had a door switch and the recent window carrier go wrong with it !

Deffinately a keeper for many years to come

ever since i sat in one at the motorshow the year they launched the vrs range ive always wanted one and definately the best decision ive ever made, considering the miles i do in the car its a dream to drive, even though ive replaced the turbo after it failed on me 8 months after i bought it after being abused by the previous owner and now ive replaced clutch and flywheel its one im going to keep as long as i can

Am I the only one that struggles to get really good MPG?

According to fuelly I've averaged 44.0MPG over 6 fill ups, 65% of which is motorway.

I very rarely see 50MPG average on the trip computer. Only if I'm doing 1 hour+ journeys on the motorway. And I very very rarely get over 400 miles to a tank (average around 380-390).

Engine has a shark remap and PD160 intake. I have to admit I'm seeing a slight increase since the remap, but not had it long enough for a proper report.

Tyres are brand new and have good pressure, I drive fairly sensibly. Just done the cage mod, which saw me a smoother engine.

Faulty MAF? I've read a couple of cases about people instantly seeing a better return from replacing the MAF, I'd prefer to only do this if it's a guarantee due to cost. Can you clean them?

Nah mine isn't that great either.... Never gotten over 50 mpg even with a 200 m/way stretch at 70mph :( (that's with resetting it all as I got on the m/way!)

The most I have had from a full tank (without the fuel tank mod) is 480 miles from Bristol to Stonehaven near Aberdeen....

something wrong there mate, i can go from my home in shrewsbury to newquay cornwall and back again on 1 tank of fuel at 70mph all the way down using the motorways m54 m6 m5 etc this journey is just short of 600 miles

Edited 30 June, 201214 yr by Nick_K

The Fabia is a fantastically capable car in most guises I think....the 1.4 16v I have is so capable in so many si****ions, and generally will do it with reasonable fuel economy.

It's a shame I don't like the new shape Fabia (apart from the fact that it hasn't inherited the new Polo base it looks a bit childish to me). I am going to need more load space soon though - although I think I'll hold onto the Fabia until I can get a decent 1.8 Yeti Elegance for around £10-12k...

...the other reason for owning a Skoda - they never seem to depreciate...

EDIT: what on earth is rude about s-i-t-u-a-t-i-o-n-s...the auto-moderation on this website is exceedingly sensitive!

Edited 30 June, 201214 yr by andrewkeith5

Tim any luck with your MAF/MPG sit-uation?

I drove a bit more careful this morning on my way to work. 9 miles in total.

Still reckon I can get more than this if ultra careful.

Damn that's good! I think my drive to work this morning was about 20MPG? granted it's only 2 miles from my GFs house though.

I'm gonna get a new MAF for it, just a case of working out where it comes on my priority list for things to buy!

My MPG can be terrible on very short runs like that but then it can also be very good on a long run.

A recent trip to get the ferry from Harwich fully loaded up with 4 adults and a boot full at 1am saw 57.7mpg on the computer.

Phil

Tim any luck with your MAF/MPG sit-uation?

I drove a bit more careful this morning on my way to work. 9 miles in total.

Still reckon I can get more than this if ultra careful.

Like blackpool illuminations :p

something wrong there mate, i can go from my home in shrewsbury to newquay cornwall and back again on 1 tank of fuel at 70mph all the way down using the motorways m54 m6 m5 etc this journey is just short of 600 miles

You do have cruise control tho Nick which helps with the MPG on long runs

I am glad to read you are keeping hold of it now, I think you would regret getting rid of the fabia after all the "big" jobs you have done.

Aha thought so, it's a bit more expensive and i'm hoping they'll take mine in part exchange

I did exactly the same, feels like a different car. Better on fuel too and only slightly more to insure! You won't look back

I've heard cruise control is worse for mpg, as the constant monitoring of speed means its working harder, I maybe wrong though.

I find that cruise control cannot react as naturally as a human - for example, when approaching a hill, we can identify and start to apply a small amount of extra power to account for the gradient, but the cruise control won't notice until the speed drops at which point it needs to apply more power to boost speed again. As a result you'll probably only benefit from cruise control if you're tired (when you shouldn't be driving anyway!) or if you aren't the sort of person that normally drives at a smooth and consistent speed.

Personally I tend to drive at a very consistent speed and think well ahead so that I never have to slow down more than I really need to, so cruise control doesn't really help...

EDIT: Yes that does mean I'm the annoying sod that pulls out far earlier than you think necessary on the motorway, but that's because you're the only one driving at sufficient distance from the car in front for me to get out. If I waited for the next gap I'd have to slow down for the truck! I'll see you at the next truck when you're stuck and I sail past

Edited 3 July, 201213 yr by andrewkeith5

Yeah, cruise control is excellent at taking the stress out of driving long journeys, but it's not as efficient. My Leon had it, and I'd often find that it would still be applying power down slight hills to keep the speed bang on, whereas if I was in control on the same hill then I'd just coast down (even if it meant engine braking slightly and losing 1 or 2mph) with a blip of power just at the bottom to keep the momentum/speed maintained when it flattened out.

Ditto with uphills, up a hill I'd often just let the speed drop a little bit so I wasn't working the car as hard, because I knew it wouldn't make any realistic difference to my journey time and that it would soon flatten out. Whereas the cruise control has only one thing in mind, maintaining your chosen speed whatever the cost, so it would just stick the power on up a hill to keep to 70 when that's just about the worst thing you can do for fuel economy.

Going back to being tired, I soon found myself not using the cruise control on the Leon because I found that the long journeys it would have been useful for, I actually preferred having one more thing to think about because it helped keep my mind on the task. Not necessarily through tiredness, but when you're in a car on your own with no conversation it's easy for your mind to wander, no matter how awake you are, so having any many different facets of driving to think about as possible just helped me stay focused on the fact I was in control of a car.

Like blackpool illuminations :p

Lol bit more tonight :p

I bought my 2006 Black Magic VRS from Rainworth Skoda in June last year, with 32,000 on the clock and Miltek. Drove it back to Spain - what an absolute blast! The cars I ****ed off as I sailed up hills past was unbelievable. As a former owner of nine Alfas, it was a learning experience. How can a car so quick and with such torque, return so much to the gallon? (As you can tell, I am new to diesel!) Of course on the Continent diesel is much cheaper than in the Homeland.

Came back this May for annual service and MOT. Wonderful fun there and back. It lives in an underground garage, and, as I have an old Ford for driving locally, it does not suffer the bangs and bored children induced scratches most Spanish cars are subject to. Thoroughly, thoroughly delighted. As, effectively, most of its driving is motorway, (our motorways are relatively light traffic, as the Spanish refuse to pay inexpensive toll fees), so it is foot down and laugh like a lunatic driving.

This car I keep!