Would you recommend a Vauxhall Zafira automatic for a childminder?

I'm looking at getting a Zafira as I'm a childminder and we need the extra seats. However I'd quite like an automatic but apparently they only come in 1.9 diesel, 2.2 petrol or 1.8 Easytronic. I don't...

Can you recommend a replacement for our Honda Jazz which has electric folding mirrors?

My wife's 1.4 CVT silver Jazz, bought on your recommendation, will be five next month, having done 23,000 miles. She's ready for a change to another automatic. You are still recommending them, but have...

Waiting at lights in an automatic

Should a Honda Jazz CVT be in neutral or drive when stopped at traffic lights. Which is better for the car and its fuel economy?

Best value engine size

My bad back makes driving my current Honda S2000 painful and I now need more space, an auto box and ideally a metal folding roof. I rarely use the huge power available. Vauxhall Twin-top is cheapest but...

Can you recommend a reliable automatic car to replace my Suzuki Liana?

I am looking to replace my 2003 Suzuki Liana, which has given me 63,000 miles of trouble-free motoring with a secondhand automatic. I read that some automatics have a tendency to expire after around 50,000...

Which gearbox?

Which is better, manual or automatic in the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso? Or is it personal preference?

Escalating an issue

Just to recap on my fault - you have made several suggestions which I have passed on to Hardings Renault in Hemel. I have an ongoing intermittant fault with my Laguna 2.2 turbo automatic CE04MTU which...

DMFs and automatics

I have read on this site about the 406 110bhp having a dual mass flywheel and how many problems they can cause when they fail. Can you confirm weather or not the 110 bhp AUTO is fitted with a DMF? A...

Transmissionary position

SS from Dover wrote to you about problems starting her VW Polo automatic. I have the same problem with my Octavia 2.0TDI DSG (I also have to shift the gear selector in and out of "P" a few times before...

The Daily Wail

I have a two-year-old, 2003/53 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde that has now completed 87,000 miles. The car has been serviced by Mercedes from new and, apart from one or two electronic niggles, has been essentially...