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I want to buy a small used petrol automatic with torque converter gearbox and low insurance for under £10,000. What do you recommend?
I have just bought a 71 plate BMW 118i with a steptronic gearbox. My question is what is the best way to use the auto gearbox going down steep hills. At present I select the manual option to use engine...
First time driver of an automatic car here so be kind! When shall I select neutral? Does not putting the car in neutral when stationary (such as at traffic lights) put excessive wear on the gearbox?
Do automatics have traction control?
Does it damage an auto gear box to use the paddle changers to slow down, rather than the brakes?
My wife has arthritis in both hands. She has great difficulty operating the gear levers into reverse and the button on the hand brakes on both our cars. Electric handbrakes probably would solve that problem....
In an automatic car is it necessary to use the Park position when sitting on a hill temporarily?
Which SUVs have a torque converter auto box?
Please clarify the type(s) of automatic gearbox fitted to the 2019 MINI Countryman? My research throws up conflicting information. A long thread about Steptronic transmission has multiple (unchallenged)...
I have recently bought a 2017 Kia Picanto SE automatic (Mark 2 not mark 3). I learnt to drive in a Polo and the Picanto feels very different when first starting off. The initial forward creep speed barely...