My Mercedes-Benz E220 Coupe returned almost 60mpg on a long trip - which cars can beat that?

Your correspondent LD of Weybridge should ditch his Fiat 500 TwinAir and buy a Mercedes-Benz. I have just driven my four-month-old E220 Coupe from Northallerton to Winchester, at motorway speeds throughout,...

FIAT of imagination

I would like to make you aware of a strange situation. We recently purchased a FIAT 500 TwinAir. We get between 30mpg to 35mpg. My wife runs a 2006 Ford Fiesta1.25 Zetec. She gets well over 48mpg out of...

Snow Tyres

I am about to have snow tyres fitted to my Fiat 500 Abarth SS. I have been speaking to an ex AA patrolman and he informs me that I should lower the tyre pressure on my snowies by 7LB in each tyre. Is that...

Can you recommend a fun replacement for our Renault Megane convertible?

I am recently retired, and am looking to change our second car (a Renault Megane Convertible) in the spring. What I would like is the fun of an old Mini, with all mod cons. We don’t like the new BMW MINI,...

Midlife carsis

At the moment I'm driving a VW Golf 1.6 and am planning to buy a new car but can't decide what. I'm nearly 53, the kids don't live at home and the dog's gone to the happy hunting ground in the sky so for...

Fundamental

My wife has a lovely red W reg Ford Puma 53k miles that she has run for 9 years. The car is rusting around the rear wheel arches and is becoming unsightly. Otherwise it is in very good condition. I am...

Taking a barth

When my husband died I was left with his 10-year-old SLK Kompressor and my own Abarth. An ideal combination. Unfortunately a recent illness has made it impossible for me to drive anything other than an...

Taking Abarth

I'm due to retire shortly and my Audi 3.2 quattro lease goes at the same time. I'm looking for a replacement second car and I'm looking for something small, practical but fun and speedy. I thought about...

Little ship-wreck

The garage has just confirmed today that my beloved FIAT Barchetta is almost certainly a write-off. I'll really miss it. But I think I'll go for something more solid next time. How do you rate the FIAT...

Gran sport

I'm looking to replace my beloved Fiesta 1.6TDCI Zetec S and want something with the same sort of performance - either diesel or petrol. Now retired, I drive about 5,000 miles a year, and enjoy fast but...