Pedal toe the metal

My grand-daughter was driving her 2001 VW Polo in the outside lane of the M25 last week when her clutch system failed. Fortunately, with the aid of flashers, good driving, courtesy from other drivers,...

Service schedule for motorway cars?

What in particular should be serviced more or less on cars which just do long distance motorway commutes? The brakes used a lot less than in town driving but surely high speeds over long distances affects...

What RPM should a Focus do at 70mph?

I've recently bought a petrol second hand 59 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec, replacing a 52 reg 1.6 Focus LX. When cruising at 70mph in 5th gear the engine sits at just over 3000 revs and feels like its straining,...

Renault Clio (2009 - 2013)

Clio facelifted for 2009 with same look as Laguna. 1.5 Eco2 diesel down to 98g/km CO2.