Appreciate the responses so far - thanks folks. The car will predominantly be used for town work, that said it's a quiet town and none of it during rush hour. The car will do around 6 journeys a day, each journey lasting no more than 4 miles. Those averages don't seem that bad, however I'd be seriou...

I'm considering purchasing a T3 manual but having difficulty sourcing a demo. Just wondering what sort of MPG folk are seeing?

Not being the driver of an auto and not knowing what type of auto Volvo uses I can't say for sure, but throughout all my life I've been under the impression you cannot tow an automatic car without damaging the gearbox i.e. neutral on an auto is not like neutral on a manual. But it doesn't really mat...