Is my tank bigger than the manual says?

I filled up at a Shell station with V-Power following you advice. The range indicator was 60 miles before fill-up indicating 7-8 litres of fuel remaining,and the fill up sign had not yet appeared. The...

Is there a fun, environmentally friendly car that I can replace my Mazda MX3 with?

I sadly have to bid farewell to my 14-year-old Mazda MX3 due to age (suffers from wear and tear, like us) and road tax cost. I want a ‘green’ car. I have researched electric, but although I usually operate...

How does the use of electrical appliances in an electric car affect the vehicle's range?

I am a regular reader of your excellent columns in the Telegraph, however, the following points do not seem to have been covered. Nothing appears to have been said in the media about the effect of operating...

Eco worrier

I have just bought a 2004 manual BMW 320 diesel ES Tourer. I switched on the computer at the start of a run largely in 6th gear of 130 motorway miles. At the end I had done no better than 45mpg according...

Cantankerous

I have a new S3 on its second tank full of fuel. Driving on the A1 with almost a quarter tank on the gauge and 65 miles left on the fuel range & no low fuel warning light on, the car came to a sudden stop....