Ask Honest John

Most recently answered real mpg questions
I am going to have a car through work so to some extent the purchase cost is not a consideration. More important is economy and tax. However I drive about 20,000 miles per year and 70% is on motorways. I'm...
I have twice posted my real world fuel consumption figures to your site and on both occassions thay have subsequently disappeared. Why is this happening?
I have a BMW X1 2.0 diesel manual efficient dynamics model I have recently bought from a dealer. The official combined fuel consumption figure is 62.8 combined. I am driving it really carefully and changing...
The real world fuel consumption register is an excellent idea. However are drivers posting the figures from their computer or by keeping a check of fuel used and miles covered and calculating from those...
I thought your readers might be interested to know that when we were in Texas two weeks ago we saw a Fiat 500 Pop 1.4 MultiAir as part of a promotion in a shopping mall. Interestingly, the official fuel...
I thought you might find this interesting from an Italian car magazine - fuel consumption at top speed. If you wish to look at other models, go to www.alvolante.it, click on "prove" and scroll down. Alfa...
You often say manufacturers mpg figures are unreliable. When I bought my 2.0L petrol Ford Mondeo in 2003 the brochure gave the combined mpg as 35.3. The ongoing average mpg I get is 35.6. This seems about...
Just to add to the debate about the 500 TwinAir, my daughter has been running one in London for a year now, and has done 5000 miles. Average fuel consumption is 33.3mpg according to the computer - and...
We have recently bought a new KIA Venga 3 automatic for which the consumption figures were quoted as 48mpg for a long run. We've never had trouble achieving the claimed for mpg in any car in the past....
I own a Volvo XC60 D3 Manual Drive, which I bought new in October 2010 and which has completed 12,000 miles of almost exclusively extra urban runs at 60-70mph in sixth gear. Whilst it is a lovely car in...
 

Ask Honest John

Value my car

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 10% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ10 to save on an ALA policy

See offer