Should cars advertised with green credentials be advertised with laboratory fuel economy figures?

In your reply "Juke bucks jury" you highlight the discrepancy between laboratory fuel economy results and reality. The example showed an 80 per cent higher consumption than the laboratory and also, presumably,...

Which Citroen would make a good replacement for the discontinued Xsara Picasso?

My second Xsara Picasso diesel will be three years old in late March. Sadly, they don't make it any longer and the other Citroen offerings either seem too big, too small or resemble a glazed van. What...

Which MPV for a family with good load space?

My wife and I are expecting a second child in July. We are both very happy but realise that we will need to upgrade our Ford Focus to something larger. My wife runs a garden design business and would like...

Fuel Ecconomy

I bought this car four weeks ago and I am getting 35 mpg average on a 400+ mile round trip. Driving on the motorway for over 80 miles at 76 mph with cruise control on I can not get the trip screen to show...

Which small car with a large boot should I buy?

I currently drive a Mini Clubman Cooper D. I have liked the Mini’s economy and low road tax and would want at least as good, if not better economy from any new car. I do mainly short journeys but also...

Which reliable, economical small car has a large boot?

We are pensioners who currently drive a Clio Campus (last of the previous marque) that has been reliable, economical, comfortable and has a decent sized boot, but we now need to find a replacement. The...

I think older cars, like my 2003 Jaguar S-Type, are excellent value for money.

I read with interest the letter from ‘MH’ with regard to older luxury cars being value for money. I purchased a 53 plate S-Type Jaguar, 4.2 V8 model for just less than £7000 about two years ago from ‘CarGiant’...

SEAT Leon Ecomotive fuel economy

I have had a Leon Ecomotive for a few month and i'm averaging 42mpg. SEAT can't see the problem and as far as they are concerned it's working perfectly but the mpg is 33 to 50% lower then their published...

Tuning chip on a focus diesel

I have a 2002 LX 1.8 TDCi Ford Focus. It goes well but any improvement in performance and economy would help in these expensive times. What is your take on fitting a diesel tuning chip on my motor? AS...

Honda Jazz or SEAT Ibiza?

I currently have an 04 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec - bit of an impulse buy last year and now finding it very costly to run. Insurance and Tax both high and as I do mainly town centre driving - bacically pottering...