09-02-2016, 07:26 PM
My comments on fuel economy were based on my real world experience, albeit on "flat" Norfolk roads (A47), driver only, constant speed (mostly) and another car on similar journeys that could only attain 50% of it's posted mileage, (that's not just driving style, is it) I expect if I drove my car on rural roads in Yorkshire the economy would plummet! I don't think I could afford to run the eco friendly Kia in that instance. Lawrence hit the nail on the head, when he said you get what you get, and things haven't changed much, the last petrol car I had was built in 2001 and had similar thirst to one I owned with similar body and engine size built in the early seventies. Despite motor manufacturers claims, you still have to obey the laws of thermodynamics, but they sometimes turn out a real lemon, then refuse to fix it for the poor sap who's just given them all their cash.
