Can I reject a car due to poor fuel economy?
I bought a 2008 Lexus IS220d recently from an independent dealer. When I bought the car the salesman told me it would return 40+mpg. However, the car hasn't returned anywhere near this figure, with an average of 34mpg. What are my rights?
Asked on 3 August 2014 by Thomas Hefford
Answered by
Honest John
A used car dealer cannot guarantee a fuel economy for a vehicle because that depends on how the car is driven. You would probably do a lot better on Shell V-Power Nitro Plus, which costs more, but usually works out cheaper in cost per mile.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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