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Volvo V50: Diesel v petrolThere has been much debate recently over the cost of diesel cars and the premium paid at the pumps. It has been the case that higher costs associated with diesel have...27 Apr 2009
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Volvo V50: sat navVolvo’s satellite navigation system is typical of some of the unique thinking on Swedish products that goes into solving problems. I first drove a Volvo with sat-nav in 1999. The system...24 Apr 2009 -
Volvo V50: Premium or mainstreamVolvo markets its car range as premium products. It’s one thing for the marketing department to claim this, but another for the ‘market’ to accept it. I think most customers would...24 Apr 2009
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Volvo V50: Fuel economyA series of long drives has allowed the V50’s diesel engine to get into its stride on the motorway and has resulted in good economical motoring. The 136bhp diesel engine is...24 Apr 2009
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Volvo V50: No trip computerI was surprised to find my Volvo V50 doesn’t come with a trip computer as standard. Of course you don’t need a trip computer to work out the car’s fuel consumption,...24 Apr 2009
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Skoda Fabia: Diesel is smart optionWe recently ran a news story showing that as the gap between petrol and diesel prices has closed, smaller diesel cars have been making more of a case for themselves. This wasn’t the case 12...17 Apr 2009
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Skoda Fabia: One tank of diesel down ...I’m now 340 miles into life with the Fabia Greenline. And although it’s early days, it’s a case of so far so good. My first 340 miles has consisted of...17 Apr 2009 -
Skoda Fabia: 1.4-litre Greenline HatchbackThere’s little doubt that Fabia is a popular car among users of parkers.co.uk. Not only is our Fabia review one of the most popular on the site, but Fabia seems...17 Apr 2009 -
BMW 3-Series: Final scoreThe 318d has certainly proved an economical choice, but it’s proved almost impossible to achieve the 60mpg average BMW claims it can do. Despite every eco-driving trick in the book, the...2 Apr 2009 -
BMW 3-Series: Practical, premium family carOur BMW has proved surprisingly practical including carrying two adults and two teenagers plus all their holiday kit for a couple of weeks away in Cornwall. In fact, the saloon’s boot is...2 Apr 2009 -
SEAT Leon: I wonder ...Out of curiosity, I’ve just discovered that the touch screen sat nav/entertainment system will play regular DVDs. Thought I’d put one in to see what happened and – hey presto...25 Mar 2009 -
BMW 3-Series Touring: Winter DrivingWell, anyone wondering whether the snow will come can’t be in any doubt now! Snow covered roads are a real test for any car. The back roads and especially my driveway...23 Mar 2009