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• Fuel Calculator (Article)
  Petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid - which is right for you? Our petrol or diesel calculator shows which fuel will suit you best - and factors in potential savings on hybrids and electric cars to boot
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  Classic owners face introduction of higher ethanol fuel by end of 2019 (Article)
  Petrol stations will have to display new labels to show motorists how much biofuel and ethanol is in their petrol and diesel as fears mount the Government is paving the way to introduce E10 fuel – a blend that is potentially dangerous for classic cars. From
• MISFUELLING A CAR: What should you do if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car?  (FAQs)
  Information kindly supplied by  https://www.fuelfixer.co.uk/ About a third of a million UK drivers every year put the wrong fuel in their cars. Petrol in diesel cars, diesel in petrol cars
• DIESEL v PETROL: Which is better for me?   (FAQs)
  Diesels are generally dearer to buy but in the past have held their value better. Though this may change. Over 2007/08 diesel fuel in the UK became about 10% more expensive to buy than petrol, but regained parity on 2009. Diesel automatics can lose a lot
• FUEL ECONOMY: What MPG should I be getting from my car? (FAQs)
  Fill to the brim and write the mileage on the receipt. Then do at least 250 - 300 miles, fill up again to the brim and note the mileage on the receipt. Subtract mileage 1 from mileage 2. Then multiply the litres of fuel on the 2nd receipt by 0.22 and divide the answer into your mileage. Continue
• FUEL: What are the benefits of running a vehicle on Superunleaded or Superdiesel? (FAQs)
  safely at lower RPM than lower octane petrol, as well as giving higher power at high RPM. In testing, Ford found the increase in power at 6,000rpm to be as much as 10%. The 'better burn' itself helps to keep the fuel system and valves of an engine clean: Branded Super also contains
• Real MPG (Article)
  What is Real MPG? Real MPG was created after we received thousands of complaints from readers that their cars could not match the official claimed fuel economy figures. Unlike laboratory tests, Real MPG gives real world data from real drivers and allows owners and buyers to see
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  Top 10: Winter tyres (Article)
  Blackcircles.com Value Choice One of the least expensive winter tyres on the market, these Blackcircle.com offerings are rated E for wet weather grip, 71dB for noise and F for fuel economy, coming it at only £49.60 each
• LPG: Where can I get my car converted to run on LPG? (FAQs)
  UK LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) is wellhead gas, rather than refined from crude oil, and current estimates are that there is enough under the North Sea to last 40 to 60 years. Usually a petrol engined car running on LPG suffers a 10% to 20% increase in fuel consumption. If it uses significantly
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  Top 10: Classic diesels 17 Oct 2024 (News)
  We felt it was time we took a look at this oft-neglected section of the classic car scene. After all, for anybody looking for the ultimate in fuel economy and low running costs, a diesel classic makes a lot of sense.
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  the engine management computer (ECU) takes control of the process. Active Regeneration Active Regeneration occurs when the level of soot in the filter reaches around 45%. The ECU makes small adjustments to the fuel injection timing and increases the exhaust gas temperature
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  Review: Bridgestone Turanza 6 tyres (productReview)
  to improve traction on wet surfaces by channelling water away from underneath of the tyre while also minimising aquaplaning. Bridgestone says the Turanza 6 offers best in class wet performance plus better along with improved fuel economy and a 20% increase in mileage over
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  Motorhome and camper van tax rates (Article)
  after 1 April 2017) Fuel type 12 months 6 months
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  Review: Suzuki GSX-S125 (productReview)
  What is it? Low prices and good fuel economy make 125cc bikes hugely popular with young riders and urban commuters.  And Suzuki's newest offerings into the naked 125 market definitely make their mark. The Suzuki GSX-S125 is based on it's
• STORING A CAR: How should I prepare my car for long term storage? (FAQs)
  of condensation and lube oil dilution.  Regarding fuel in the tank, over one winter, if the tank is full you won't get much condensation over the top of the fuel in the tank. How critical that is depends on in whether the tank is plastic composite, alloy
• ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
  Electronic engine management systems in new cars are compromise programmed to provide reasonable performance and emissions and in a wide variety of weather conditions on a wide variety of fuels. They are also programmed to give best fuel ecomomy in the specific EU fuel consumption comparision
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  Review: Honda Versatool (productReview)
  network should make purchasing easy, as well as having dedicated customer service if anything goes wrong.  Filling up the fuel tank is very easy, as is actually starting the machine with the pull cord and attaching the interchangeable tools. The first time we tried to start the Versatool, it didn't
• Best Car Tyres Companies & Makes 2019 (Article)
  and refined even at high speeds. They're also very fuel efficient."  
• RUNNING IN A DIESEL: What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine? (FAQs)
  the DPF will require the car to regularly be driven significant distances at 2,000rpm plus for the DPF to get hot enough to regenerate and burn off the particulates in it. DPFs also have an 'active' cycle where additinal fuel is injected into the combustion chambers to creater hotter than
• Real MPG (Article)
  What is Real MPG? Real MPG was created after we received thousands of complaints from readers that their cars could not match the official claimed fuel economy figures. Unlike laboratory tests, Real MPG gives real world data from real drivers and allows owners and buyers to see