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FeaturedCar maintenance
“Every 12 months or 15,000 km”: why a service interval is two deadlines
Most service schedules give a time and a distance. Here's why the word "or" decides when your car is actually due — and how to track both.
3 min read · Alex Marin Fuel & charging How to work out fuel economy when you never fill to the top Partial fills make the usual "litres divided by kilometres" sum wrong. The full-tank method gives a correct L/100 km or MPG figure — here's how it works. 3 min read 
Car Care Coffee & latte art How to pour a latte art heart: high to fill, low to draw A latte art heart is two moves with one jug — fill from high, then drop close and draw. Here's when to switch, how long to hold, and how to cut the point. 4 min read 
Cup & Pour Coffee & latte art Heart, tulip, rosetta: the order to learn latte art in, and what each one teaches Each classic latte art pattern adds one skill to the last. The heart teaches the drop, the tulip teaches stop-and-start, the rosetta teaches the wiggle. 4 min read Cup & Pour
Car Care Coffee & latte art How to pour a latte art heart: high to fill, low to draw A latte art heart is two moves with one jug — fill from high, then drop close and draw. Here's when to switch, how long to hold, and how to cut the point. 4 min read Cup & Pour Coffee & latte art Heart, tulip, rosetta: the order to learn latte art in, and what each one teaches Each classic latte art pattern adds one skill to the last. The heart teaches the drop, the tulip teaches stop-and-start, the rosetta teaches the wiggle. 4 min read Cup & Pour