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• Mercedes recall? 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  sluggish under acceleration,and he has tried various makes of diesel fuel to see if that could have been the problem,but to no avail. We need to know as a matter of urgency. Ken.
• Depreciation cost 31 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  My new Audi will be ready on 1st September when I trade in my 3 year old one. Ignoring costs of fuel, insurance, servicing, road fund licence (all more or less common to any car) and limiting my calculation only to depreciation and loss of interest on the £20k+ originally tied up, my car has cost
• Aluminium tank cleaner 7 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  On my Renault Premium 44tonne truck,which is 10 months old,my fuel tank is aluminium. However,even so soon,it looks like it is 10 years old,never mind 10 months,and is starting to pit. What can I use thats inexpensive to polish it,bearing in mind it's me that's having to fork out,because my
• Did I hear this right? 6 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  for granted, the implications of this rate of growth on future fuel prices, the world economy and the environment are alarming especially since oil reserves are apparently on the wane.
• toyota land cruiser what to look out 4. 5 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  im going to buy a used toyota land cruiser in the 2 grand bracket ,any advice what to look out for would be grateful and well recieved,also if you think that toyota is a bad buy pls recommend a good motor buy ,im looking for a 5 seater jeep/land cruiser with good solid engine thats good on fuel
• 98 mondeo V6 platinum plugs 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  ? not sure, car runs ok with reasonable fuel economy for size of engine. thanks in advance.
• 2004 Mondeo 1.8 LX Bargain?? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  See that I can buy a 2004 Mondy for less than £10k. Having ditched the beemer (and yes no one lets you out of junctions except other BMW drivers) I'm very tempted by the Mondeo. How many mpg can I expect? Are these ex hire ? Would I be better with a Vectra (which I hear is really heavy on fuel
• Best Diesel? 10 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I am a regular reader of the Honest John column in Saturday's Telegraph. In the column Honest John regularly recommends premium petrol such as Shell Optimax. Is there any benefit to my car, e.g. longevity, fuel economy of purchasing Shell Diesel, Shell Diesel Plus or am I best to stick to Tesco's
• Megane power loss 26 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  . It then immediately picks up again. I suspect that this could be caused by 101 different fuel/ignition problems, but is this is in fact a common problem? I would be delighted to know. Thanks is advance!
• Cavalier Mk3 won't start 22 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Mk 3 Cavalier 2.0i auto 1990, getting fuel (so not relay)& spark but it just won't start. I've tried 2 different ECUs from the scrapyard, checked and WD40'd all the connectors I can find, distrubutor cap etc cleaned, plugs & leads ok, new air filter, tried with no air filter, earths ok, battery
• Americans ! 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  http://www.iht.com/articles/124902.html "Subaru car is becoming a 'truck' to sidestep U.S. fuel rules" Only in America - the Outback is to become a 'truck', so it can continue to be nice & polluting ! Bit like all those double-cab truck things that are sprouting up everywhere over here - since
• Vectra Auto Gearbox Question 15 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  gearbox does not have antirunback feature as a fuel economy measure. Can anybody with similar car advise ?
• Peugeot 1.9 Tdi 13 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I am after some advice on behalf of a mate - his head gasket has gone on his 1.9SDlt 306 sedan - M reg. I have looked at the oil and it seems ok, though there is evidence of coolant running down the block, it looks like it has come from the head gasket just behind the fuel pump/govenor thingy. Any
• Skoda Fabia or New Nissan Micra 10 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Im looking to buy a 1/2 year old supermini and can't decide which one will be the best choice. Having read glowing reports on both, as far as reliability and low cost fuel consumption for say 1.4 engine for either of these - which one will be the best buy? I want to keep this car for many
• Best 4X4 for Towing at Weekends? 10 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi there I would like some advice on best 4x4 for towing a horsebox (max all up weight 2500 kg) at weekends but running to work during the week. In other words, I want reasonable fuel economy 5 days a week and the ability to tow me and my beloved safely up hill and down dale at weekends
• Saxo Digital dash reset 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have a Citroen Saxo VTS that I recently took to a garage because there was a fault with the fuel gauge. It was covered under the 3 yr extended Citroen warranty and the dash/instruments was replaced. When it was replaced they did not re-program the dash with my old mileage which to me seems wrong
• Increased consumption 4 May 2003 (Forum)
  Over the past 3 months or so my car\'s fuel consumption has increased markedly. Average consumption used to be in the high fifties. Now it\'s about 50 mpg. The car is a Peugeot diesel (mileage 204,000) I can\'t detect a leak & my driving pattern hasn\'t altered. I suspect it\'s a symptom
• Zafira diesel - Has the thirst for oil b 31 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  to petrol (or even duo-fuel ) versions? Or is the problem so minor that it shouldn't be considered? KB.
• Oomph or wuss? 2 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  -glycerine and take 30 seconds to get to 60mph, then cruise at 60mph for the remaining 30 seconds. Which technique will use more fuel?
• Driving and phones ... 14 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  to go," he said... Later he phoned me back - plod had nailed him R300 (ie 75 litres of fuel) for the offence...