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My commute has recently become longer, and as a result my annual mileage has changed from 10,000 to 20,000 miles. I currently have a 06-plate Volkswagen Golf 1.6FSI, which has done 50,000 miles. I regularly...
I recently bought a Nissan Qashqai 1.5dCi and have been disappointed with the average fuel consumption of around 35mpg, and with the power and smoothness of the engine. I have been told by one friend that...
There's lots being said about the Ecoboost 1.0 and I wanted to know what REAL WORLD MPG figures it is achieving? I have heard figures as low as 25mpg but in fairness that was a bunch of journos...
I have just bought a new Mini Cooper S All 4 Countryman. Can you please explain why it is in a higher VED Tax bracket than the Mini Cooper S hatch which appears to have the same size engine, output and...
I currently own a 1999 Toyota Yaris petrol 1.0 litre. I just wanted to know how much I should expect on a full tank.
How many miles per gallon would you expect an R reg Ford Mondeo Automatic to do? The car has been regularly serviced and looked after.
I have a Mercedes-Benz E250 CDI Blue Efficiency. This car is supposed to give 53.3 - 57.7 mpg and the average ecoconomy shown on your Real MPG section is 41.1mpg. My problem is that I have averaged...
Will you please comment on the new Toyota Yaris automatic hybrid from the point of view of a Motability lease, its reliability and whether the quoted mpg figures are realistic? I have a Yaris 2009 semi-auto...
What evidence enables you to recommend certain fuels to your readers who are worried about supermarket fuels?
My wife has recently purchased a pre reg Fiat 500 at a very good discount, my question regards the stop start system. Do you think it is a gimmick or does it have any real purpose. it strikes me that the...
 

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