I bought my MX3 a year ago, and it's been a joy, but it feels as if it's slowly
losing it's power,
and I mean as in over the last 6 months or so.

I'm beginning to notice that at the lights, I'm no longer the first guy to pull
away, I put my
foot down, it takes about 10 seconds to get past 30 miles an hour, unless I
floor it, and if I
do that , my petrol gets drunk. I'm pretty sure that there might be a lot of
issues with my car,
and I'd like to get her in top shape before summer really gets here.

Basically, it's a 1.6 engine, K reg, automatic. I get about 35/40 miles on ten
pounds of petrol,
which when i did the maths, is about 16/18 miles per gallon, which sounds REALLY
bad to
me. I even use optimax all the time.

The acceleration no longer gives me whiplash, a feeling i miss, and as it
changes up through
the gears, you can feel the slight pause.

any pointers, as to what I need to do to sort this out, will be much
appreciated! Thanks guys!