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• Trip computer inaccuracy 28 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  We are talking about around 20mpg. The car consistently displays for motorway majority trips around 55mpg of fuel consumption. At the time, I thought it too good to be true; after all, I had come from a 2L Diesel Toyota Auris and that one did about 45mpg. The reality is that the RAV4 does about 30-35mpg. And this is what I would expect from a small diesel SUV, so I’m not complaining about the performance/consumption but the inaccuracy of the trip computer.
• Electric Car (EV) Interior Heaters 1 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  With a conventional combustion engine you could could have kept your engine running for the whole time (for heat), provided you had a reasonable amount of fuel in your tank. My question is how does the interior heater of an pure EV work (Not a hybrid)? Does it use the car batteries? If so, it would surely have flattened the batteries shortly after being stranded leaving the occupants freezing (or dead) and leaving an non-driveable vehicle needing recovered.
• LPG - why is it still so niche? 20 Jan 2020 (Forum)
    There's 1400 LPG stations in the UK - concentrated on more populous areas - so not hard to find. LPG Fuel economy is 20% less than petrol equivalent, but it costs 50% less to begin with.    So why oh why are LPG vehicles so unloved?      
• Citroen C4 Cactus - Need advice on new car 18 Jan 2020 (Forum)
   She has been using Citroen C3 1.6 Diesel Manual for the past 9 years and her new requirements are:   Automatic (Smooth gear changes) No diesel Refinement and less road noise Parking assistance Apple Carplay / Android Auto Good colour Fuel efficiency is not a concern as she does only 15 miles daily. Not a slow car   Budget is max £16K cash buy   We have shortlisted the options to the below 1.
• Any - V power and Shell Go+ reward rate 17 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  I will be going back to my local Budgens BP for my next fill with a straight 3p a litre discount (5p I think for their premium fuel). It's applied immediately at the point of sale with just the need to show a local loyalty card. Simple.
• VW FOX 1.2 2010, CHFB - 2010 VW Fox 1.2 random intermittent rough idle 24 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I have a VW fox 1.2, 2010, CHFB engine code, 95K on the clock. the car randomly looses power for a few seconds at low speeds, also once stopped at the light etc the idle will be very poor for around 10 - 15 seconds as if its gone into limp home mode, no warning lights are displayed, no fault codes found when I plug in the OBDII device, I have changed all coil packs, spark plugs, fuel filter was done recently, air filter, new injector seals, the 02 sensor has been replaced recently. also the timing chain was replaced at 80K. I've also carried out a compression test which didn't show any problem.
• Something interesting for £7k ? 21 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Annual mileage 10,000 with daily commute of 8 miles each way. More power would be good, minimum 200hp. My man-maths "budget" is the fuel economy. In my head any car that gets 30mpg or better is a winning proposition. As engine technology has moved on since Saab created my engine it looks, on paper, like BMW can get well in excess of 250hp from their 3.0 litre six and still get 35mpg.
• ANY - Electric vs ICE cars - why not use a bicycle? 19 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  In reality, the 'well to wheel' carbon footrpint of the electric car is still around 60% of the typical ICE equivalent - because in UK, Germany and many other EU countries a large amount of fossil fuel is burnt to generate the electricity. So unless you charge your EV in France or Sweden - or pay out £8000 for a full 4KW SOLAR PANEL ARRAY on your rooftop you are not really saving the planet.
• Peugeot 306 - Turbos for pug 306 1.9 dt (XUD9TE)?? 13 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  i Let here some mods/specs i have done: Top mount intercooler; Stock turbo: Garret T2 (not shure) 1.25 bars full boost (~3200rpm); Lucas pump;           - turned 90º on max fuel;           - LDA almost to the max (tell me if it's wrong doing it);           - Advanced 1 "teeth" on the belt (pump timing); Decat (keeping the middle and back box) Stock Intake Running 10W-40 semi-synthetic oil.
• Ford Focus - DPF problem - 2.0 Diesel Focus 2006 8 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  This lasted a day, the light returned.  Does anyone have any idea of what this could be? I'm having a new fuel sender unit installed as when I bought it, I knew it needed one.  Also in the times where the car was running OK, cruising at 2000rpm presented me with a slight hesitance/judder. Enough to rock me back and forth In my seat.
• Hyundai Tucson 1.6 GDi Blue Drive SE Nav 5dr 2WD - Negotiating a discount on a used Hyundai Tucson 23 May 2018 (Forum)
  radius=100&model=TUCSON&sort=mileage&keywords=camera&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&fuel-type=Petrol&advertising-location=at_cars&make=HYUNDAI&postcode=g664uh&year-from=2017&page=2
• Vauxhall corsa D - Won,t run above 1000 revs 18 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  They got someone in and linked an expensive diagnostic machine to it. No faults show up. No faults (or codes) on the dash. Headgasket ok. No contamination in fuel. The diagnostic man does not know what is wrong with it. The garage don’t know what’s wrong. Can anybody help me ???   
• Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.8 - 2004 Citroën Picasso 1.8 keeps blowing fuse 15 4 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  F15 30A - Ignition coil - downstream oxygen sensor - upstream oxygen sensor - cylinder injector 1 -  cylinder injector 2 - cylinder injector 3 - cylinder injector 4 - purge canister solenoid valve - diesel  injection pump - EGR + butterfly electrovalve - carburettor or throttle housing heater resistor - all  or nothing solenoid valve (EGR) - diesel fuel heater  Could it be a faulty ignition coil. Any help would be much appreciated.  Thanks matt 
• vauxhaull vivaro 2005 - vivaro, problems with revving and running 8 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  it splutters and misfires then stops at 2400 revs and blows grey smoke out the exhaust...a lot of it. it seems to be over fueling as it smells of diesel. every now and then it will clear the 2400 but it doesn't rev clean at all. its been on a computer and had a few faults, but we think these were from disconnecting sensors to see if it made any difference. it does go into limp mode after a couple of minutes.
• Ford Fusion 1.4 tdi 2004 - Intermittent .. wont go up steep hill .. sluggish 26 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Seems until car gets to 3k revs not Much acceleration... When it's playing up.. wonder if it acceleration prob  Or fuel not getting through .. could a pipe kink severely going uphill Hopefull u know a fix thanks
• New Car? Commute Change 13 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  We have 3 options with regards to her new commute, basically the new commute will cost her about £10 a day in fuel (Yaris), £12-13 in the Mazda. 1) let her use the Yaris, its better mpg but not ideal due to type fo travel, 2) Use the Mazda which has a worse mpg  3) Replace 1 car with a diesel due to the distance travelled, but if so which car to replace and which to buy (one still in warranty?)?
• Chevrolet Kalos 2007 1400 - Chevrolet Kalos - Loss of Power When Cold? 8 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  The engine light goes out on its own after a few days. The battery is fine and it had a fuel filter change in the summer.  Spark plugs were also changed last summer.  Any suggestions please? Thanks
• Vauxhall Zafira B - AF40 locking into 2nd gear 2 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  I have tried the following to fix: New engine oil & gearbox oil, New battery, New thermosat & coolant and coolant level sensor, New fuel filter, Cleaned EGR valve, Replaced engine ECU, Cleaned MAF. OP-COM shows more than 10 errors after this happens and the TCM shows as "not present ???" until the car has been left off for 20 mins, then it's ok.
• Nissan Xtrail 2.2 di sport - Air Flow Meter? 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Last year I had a problem with my car stalling when slowing down and kangarooing as if there was a fuel blockage.  I went to my garage several times and then took it to a Nissan dealership at their suggestion,  no faults came up on the computer but they suggested I needed to replace the Air Flow Meter at the cost of £450 (part only).
• Ford Fiesta finesse 52reg - Fiesta starting problem 14 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I'm really stuck and need help! The immobiliser light goes off but when I turn the ignition key and try to start it the fuel gauge and lights seem to flash on and off! When it's trying to fire up! I'm stuck and don't know what to do a alike I say it was fine all day until then and I've never had a problem stating it before!