Skoda Fabia.

[Kremmen]

Considering your mileage and fuel station visits I don't suppose mpg is high on your list now 

[Jocko]

Considering your mileage and fuel station visits I don't suppose mpg is high on your list now 

Not really, but if I had done my research before buying the car, I probably wouldn't have picked this one. I went to see a Fabia Diesel with £30 VED and standard tyes but it had just been sold. So I tried the one I bought not appreciating it was a 16 valve with low profile expensive tyres and £230 VED. The poor mpg is just the fly in the ointment.

[Westy36]

Given how badly diesel cars are suited to low mileage, you definetly chose the better Fabia option. 
 

[Jocko]

Today, I finally got my first decent run out in the car. 150 miles, mainly dual carriageways and easy country roads. It was also a cracker of a dry day. According to the Fibometer readout, 54 mpg. I know these are always optimistic but I am happy with the numbers I am seeing now.

[Westy36]

That's a cracking mpg figure. I'd be pleased with that.

My MK1 Octavia mpg computer was give or take spot on for the entire 130k of ownership. With luck, yours will be too.

So how did the Fabia compare to the Jazz on a longer run? I expect it's more refined, less NVH.

[Jocko]

So how did the Fabia compare to the Jazz on a longer run? I expect it's more refined, less NVH.

It is a bit more refined. As it was 26°C the aircon was a great treat and the cruise control is nice. The steering is so amazingly light compared to my Mk 1 Jazz and no hunting. I tried pushing it around my favourite tight motorway curve and it seemed okay though I still do not have the confidence I had with the Jazz. There doesn't seem as much side support or maybe the Jazz seats were just a bit narrower.

[Westy36]

Ah, refinement. I love my Jazz, but it is a noisy thing above 60mph for any time period.

Cruise control......lovely. Back in the days when I had to drive 50k mpa for work, cruise was frankly essential. I miss it, but don't need it.

I believe the mk3 Jazz has cruise as standard. Looking forward to that.

[Jocko]

Just got a quote in for my insurance. £366.18. Quite a rise from the £200.35 I paid for the Jazz last July.

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Just got a quote in for my insurance. £366.18. Quite a rise from the £200.35 I paid for the Jazz last July.

Hi,
If you need any help with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

[Jocko]

Dan. I am currently waiting for a quote from Adrian Flux.

[Kremmen]

Quite a few years ago, probably a decade, I got quotes from a couple of forum based insurance companies. In both cases the quotes were competitive and they included the companies the quotes came from.

In both cases I was offered 2 companies quotes so I looked up reviews.

I can't remember the others but I do remember one being Eagle Star. At the time the independent reviews, not the forum companies, mostly followed the same pattern of .... nice and easy to setup but forget about claiming, they will fight you tooth and nail.

[Jocko]

Today was my second top up and I returned 41.2 mpg (calculated). A big improvement and I am happy with that. Considering most of my mileage is in Edinburgh, albeit mostly around the outer areas, it is now approaching what the Jazz was returning in similar circumstances.

[Westy36]

Good figures for city driving for sure. The warmer weather is defo a big help.

[Jocko]

Still not a patch on my t-rusty Jazz though.

[Kremmen]

How long before you're Jazz shopping .....