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• Who should get the second car? 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  fuel costs. However, following the ingenious method Honest John suggested, I have now measured the fuel consumption on the Rover, and it is giving 39.9, which is pretty good. I suspect I won't save that much money by switching to diesel, and that perhaps better value would be to buy a second petrol
• Fuel Guage Accuracy 25 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  After making myself comfortable in front of the TV I suddenly realised that I had to go to work to drop something off. Jumped out of the seat, into the...
• Nissan Customer Care 3 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Anyone had any good or bad experience with the Nissan Customer Care Dept? I had a starting problem with my 96N Micra 1.0S (bought secound-hand from a main dealer in mid 1998), which I found out (from said dealer) was due to a faulty temperature sensor telling the engine to inject too much fuel. I
• No need to rush - Wales 20 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  Hello One and All,                     These days of high fuel, it is shame that people only use the car for shopping and work, so I wanted to share this with you guys, so grab a coffee sit back, and enjoy.  According to the sat nav
• Reliable small cars for under 3 grand 1 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  Hello after getting rid of my old financed car I'm looking for a new small car which is reliable, good on fuel and not too boring with a budget of 3 thousand pounds. I know this is a good place for suggestions thank you. 
• Tomorrows World, the house of 2020 18 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  My wife sent me this clip of what Tomorrows World reckoned our houses would be like in 2020!, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qStTIX86mhE Interesting to note that even back then they were well aware that we needed to drastically reduce our dependency on fossil fuels........
• MG ZS 2017 excite 1.5 manual - Now 4 months on and 4000 miles since purchase 22 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  No further problems to report, Fuel economy stable between 40-41 mpg Satisfactory motoring.   SWMBO enjoying driving it...
• http://excelgarciniafacts.net/keto-rapid-max/ - http://excelgarciniafacts.net/keto-rapid-max/ 5 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Do I stick this in my fuel tank and will it make my car run any better? I think this product will easily give me 100mpg in my V8!.
• How low can it go? - The Chancellor must fair be squealing! at the lost 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  The current low Fuel prices must be hurting the Government,s revenue stream  sommat bad Is this why "they" are gonna levy the £140.00/year car/road Tax soon cheers M
• Any - Six forward gears manuals 31 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Wanting to increase my knowledge. I've noticed a number of cars now have six forward gears.  I expect this is to do with fuel efficiency. However, does it affect driving style ? Is it O.K. just to use five of the gears ? Any increase in running costs ?
• Any - Road surface and consumption 27 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Does anyone know of any evidence that different surfaces (e.g.tarmac or concrete) affect fuel consumption?  The level of road noise certainly varies, suggesting that at least some energy is lost as sound.  That might suggest that the recent 'quiet' tarmac could improve consumption
• W123 estate and Land Rover series 2 SWB diesel - Old diesel engines. 23 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Old diesel engines are what I have read not fuel self primers. If I run out of diesel how would I start them?
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Location Help 6 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hello Can anyone help me please im looking for location of EGR valve on vauxhall vectra 2.2 direct 2006 i think its next to fuel injection pump on right side of engine under the cover can anyone confirm ?   thanks
• 1.4 Furio 2004 - Citreon C2 Sensodrive 31 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Slowing down under braking almost to a halt the Engine appears to stall like as if the Fuel Cut Out has been Activated . It won,t restart for about 10 mins then seems O K  !  Any ideas as to exactly what the fault is ? 
• Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 cdti 120bhp - car and spanner light 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  anyone know why my car and spanner light comes on when starting cold it goes off after about 1/2 mile there is no loss in power. Thinking it could be water in the fuel.
• BMW 5 Series E60 - DPF 15 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Apart from avoiding short runs from cold starts, is there anything else I can do to protect the DPF on my BMW 520d (177)? Will the use of premium grade fuel improve the life of DPF? And what about the grade of engine oil?
• Mitsubishi Shogun V6 Petrol Automatic - Engine is Hnting 10 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  My Shogun has started hunting at 40 mph - up to 40 it's fine - over 40 it's also fine - my local mechanic has tried a fuel additive but no change - any ideas ?
• Peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 irratic rpm 25 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hello, I have a Peugeot 306 i.6 fuel injection. 98 model The rpm rise irratically while ticking over and requires accelerator pedal pushed to the floor before the car will start. Any ideas, Thanks, Mike.
• Vauxhall Vivaro - Fixing a winch ian a Vauxhall van 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  how do you fix a winch in a vauxhall vivrao van near the bulk head, the fuel tank in under floor in this area, can it be attached to the tie down eyes???, any help would be great.   Regards Carlton.
• which is most frugal automatic family car 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  hi need help in choosing a new car,can some one please point me towardss any automatic cars which are fuel efficient and reliable lexus is 200d/toyota avensis/mazda 6/bmw 320/passat/a4