Roomie in for annual service - it's coming up on time rather than miles now I'm not doing Uni runs.
Courtesy car is a pretty well brand new Fabia, white but with a grey/red stripe from front to back over roof and red covers on the mirrors. Petrol and according to DVLA 999cc. A bit of digging suggests it's a TSI 110 and a Redline Special Edition.
Like several others I've reported on it's three cylinder engine, a turbo, is reasonably smooth at idle but quite raucous when your put your foot down. Controls follow usual VAG protocol so after the Roomster everything falls to hand. Stop start caught me out for a fraction when I thought it'd stalled at lights but operates pretty seamlessly. The 110 motor in a smallish car gives very good acceleration, easy joining at slip roads etc.
A deviation onto the M1 from 15 to 16 showed it's quiet and comfortable at 70 in 6th and pulls out smartly enough to overtake although it's a good idea to drop to 5th if you want to pull into a busy lane 3. Computer suggests it's doing well over 40 to gallon in spite of what's presumably a lot of cold start stop/go.
Although the service guy who handed it over suggested it had lots of toys, it is, apart from having modern info screens and bluetooth not much advance on the Roomster - the addition being cruise. No satnav though. In fact the trim is downright basic. Seat covers are a rough charcoal cloth, comfortable to sit on and with ample support once I'd raised it up a bit but look as if they'd be devil's own job to keep clean. Rear windows are wind down!.
Decent sized boot which easily passes the can it swallow a Brompton test. Courtesy pack including top up oil was still in boot along with an umbrella.
Thought I'd have it all day but Rachel from service has just rung to say the Roomie's ready. Will pop back via Morrisons to replace the fuel I've used - a fiver's worth should do it.
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