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Just over a month ago I bought a March 2009 Mazda3 1.6 Sport. Under the technical details of the car the Combined fuel consumption is 40.9mpg (Urban 31.7 and Extra Urban 49.6). Since I bought the car I covered over 2,000 miles, a lot of it on motorways. On motorways I usually drive between 60 -70mph. The best economy that I achieve is between 36 and 37mpg. If I take the car back to the Mazda dealer, is there anything that they can check and correct?

Asked on 24 October 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
What the car achieves in EC certification tests and what it manages in real life are two different things. Some people have successfully sued over the difference. (Small Claims Track so no case precedents.) Check the tyre pressures. The car might do a bit more
on Shell V-Power petrol, which is better for the engine as well. But I
doubt more than 2 - 3mpg better.

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