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Can you recommend an automatic car with reasonable performance to replace my wife's MINI Cooper?
My wife’s MINI Cooper has now blown its cylinder head gasket for the second time in less than 36,000 miles, and I have decided that it must go. Can you recommend another small car with reasonable performance and an automatic transmission on which she insists? I would much appreciate your suggestions.
Asked on 24 December 2010 by JM, Tresaith, Cardigan
Answered by
Honest John
Used Suzuki Swift 1.5 auto, or a new Mazda 2 TS2 1.5 Activematic. Test and video of that here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/mazda/mazda-2-auto/
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