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What is the BMW model you have that gives you nearly 60mpg? This coming September I will have owned my Volvo C30 three years and have an option to hand the car back to Volvo at a fixed price (£10,800 as...
As almost all regular readers will know the quoted mpg figures bear little or no resemblance to real life. How do manufacturers arrive at figures for electric car mileage? Is it by a set formula and regulation...
I was always under the impression that new cars had better fuel consumption than older ones. I recently bought a new model (second hand) Honda Civic 1.8 ivtec ES auto having had the old model (same spec)...
We are looking at changing from our disappointingly uneconomical Civic 2.2, which averages 38.4 MPG. We are thinking about one of the “Eco” super minis on the market, namely the: Toyota Yaris Hybrid Kia...
What's a small reliable car with good mpg?
Can anyone advise me on the real mpg which is achievable in the Twin Air petrol version of the new Panda 4x4. Official figures suggest 57 (average) but is this anywhere near realistic?
My company car list has arrived and, having looked at the options available, this is where I am. A new Audi A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI - the MPG is 70+ (claimed) and I only have to put £40p/m to it from my own...
I puchased a new Hyundai i10 Automatic in April this year. I do two or three daily journeys of about three miles a day, in total about 50 miles per week. I only seem to average about 22mpg. I was told...
One of the reasons we recently bought a Renault Megane was the very impressive combined 80mpg stat. I had my doubts but was reassured it was true by the salesman. Of course, we have had nothing like that...
Back in August I traded in my trusty 10yr old 1.8 auto Avensis for an '09 1.6 auto Kia Cee'd. I love everything about the car except the awful real MPG. I am lucky to get 32mpg even though I am a sensible...
 

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