Q: In my car i have been facing problems like i am not getting the maximum mileage that can be attained by the car what can be chan

asked by on October 06, 2016

In my car i have been facing problems like i am not getting the maximum mileage that can be attained by the car what can be changed in order to maintain my car in agood condition

My car has 20 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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