Foxgoose,
I thought I was reading something I had written there - my thoughts are exactly the same as you. I had to reverse up towards a window just to check the lights were coming on! It is very difficult to see out the back and with the camera, and as for the view throught the mirrors forget it! Just edge back slowly and hope you don't hit anything! ;) I prefer the old fashioned way of reversing anyway - just tend to use the camera for distance from the post/wall etc
My mileage certainly seems to have dropped this last few weeks since the cold weather. I think it is that my journey to work is about 3-4 miles country (ish) roads then a quick 3 mile blast on the motorway, so the engine hardly has time to warm up and get ticking over? Mine is certainly run in now at 5.5k miles.
Got to say that I am not amazed by the mileage but love the car overall. I find that when I get into other half's LS that I am constantly trying to get some 'e's!!
So what do you reckon is the best driving style to maximise mileage? I have to say I have slowed down since acquiring it, I always used to bomb up and down motorways at 90+ in my IS and was fairly nippy on the A roads, but now do about 80 on mways and drive 'sensibly' on the A roads?
One thing I guess that is useful is that there is less chance of adding to my 6 points with this style!!
TS