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I would like to know the optimum speed to use for the least fuel consumption in a Toyota Corolla (2000). Equally, are there things I need to do generally to lower fuel consumption while driving.
My 1995 Micra 1.0l refuses to start. Engine turns over normally but is not firing. Any ideas?
I do low mileage and have the usual cam belt change query. In one of your answers you say that 1.4 & 1.6 VW engines can have plastic pulley issues, but that the diesels are good for 60,000mls. Is this...
I have a Volvo XC90 D5, Model Year 2010 (PS185), which is just 2 years old and about to have a service. I'm really pleased with it, but one drawback is that it's a heavy car and feels a bit underpowered...
I have started my Volkswagen T5 motorhome after 1 month idle and emission warning has come on. Handbook states take to dealer for check but in your article in Telegraph you suggest a good run might clear...
Following eye surgery I could not drive my 2007 BMW 320 diesel for a month. Since restarting my use of the car, the average fuel consumption shown on the computer over my usual mixed trip distances, including...
We purchased a brand new Vauxhall Astra at the end of last year (2011). The combined economy figure quoted was 51mpg. Upon driving the car the average has been around 25mpg. Comparing this to other cars...
I have a 2002 Volvo V70 T5 Automatic. I bought it in 2005 for over £10,000 with 60,000 miles. It now has done 187,000 miles. Lots of history, but for the last year I have changed the oil, filters & plugs...
My wife has just had an articulated lorry rip the side off her car on a roundabout and, of course, we are now in the usual insurance tangle. The car is a Citreon Berlingo Multispace HDi VTR 1.6 Diesel,...
Owners of classic and vintage cars are being advised that new fuels with ethanol are incompatible with some materials used pre-1960. We are informed that Esso 97 unleaded does not contain ethanol. Is this...
 

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