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Which small car offers better fuel economy than the 1.6-litre Golf?
My mother recently had her reliable old Ford Fiesta written off after a car hit her. She has replaced it with an S-reg 1.6 Volkswagen Golf, but is only getting 26mpg. She bought it from a recommended local dealer and is hoping he will find her a five-door car with good fuel economy for her budget of £1800, and part exchange it for the Volkswagen. What do you recommend?
Asked on 3 October 2012 by JH, Denvilles, Hants
Answered by
Honest John
She really needs another Fiesta, the model with the 1.25-litre 16v engine. They are very reliable as well as easy on fuel.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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