Has your car got spaceship...
Has your car got spaceship mileage, or do you only cover a few miles every week? Auto Express is looking for three-year-old models with very high or low mileage. And if you do the average 12,000 miles a year, we want to hear from you, too. Email ross_pinnock @dennis.co.uk with your details if you can help.
You might need an A-Z...
You might need an A-Z to navigate a new town – but what about a car? Mercedes seems to think so. The German firm has realised its models are so complex that it has issued a handy guidebook.
Called Transparent Technology, it is packed with explanations for the maker’s most complicated kit. The 271 pages cover subjects such as active and passive safety, electronics, chassis and engines. So if you can’t tell the difference between ESP (Electronic Stability Program) and APS (Auto Pilot System), it explains all. There’s even a section that gives you useful phrases in five languages. Not showing much faith in its own product, it includes the line: ‘Send me a breakdown lorry’!