hi Ade,
never found the two I owned particularly slow as long as I used the sport switch rather than the kickdown, but they were least desirable of the Dedra's, mainly because all the autobox ratios were wrong, but I'd certainly agree the 25mpg, and that was on a good day, in heavy traffic it could be even worse, Tony Field who I bought my last one from, always reckoned he could get 30mpg, but he must have been real fairy footed on the throttle, although this figure was easily obtainable on the manual with a best of 36mpg obtainable on a long run.
Brian
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