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• Honda CRV Sport Automatic Reg.01.08.2005 11 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Has anyone any experience of mechanical problems affecting this vehicle?
• VW Passat TDI - 01-05 Automatic Good/Bad Choice?? 23 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  up on it and it hasn't skipped a beat apart from a flywheel since new.. going great still. I have around the 3-5k mark to spend here which i know is less than ideal but its the way it is!!. I've two cars lined up to view. An 03 and an 05. Both around 100k miles, both TDI and automatic
• Toyota Yaris - Brake Wear on Automatic Car.... 13 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, I am thinking to purchase Toyota Yaris Hybrid as my next car.  It will be my 1st car fitted with a CVT transmission gearbox.   Can I assume if brakes(pad/disc) in Automatic/CVT cars wear out faster than cars with manual transmission ? I bet it lacks
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Coupe - automatic transmission oil & filter change 22 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Mercedes-Benz recommends that the automatic transmission oil and filter are changed once at 37,500 miles on the C 220 CDI Sport Coupe.  Cost about £220.  It seems very early  in a car's life to carry out such a change.  Is it really necessary and what is/are the reason
• Mazda Mazda 2 (2007 - ) - 1.5 Automatic - is performance OK? 2 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I am looking at getting a 1.5lt Mazda 2 automatic but am worried whether there will be adequate performance with the auto box. Has anyone here got any experience with this? I had always thought that you really needed to have at least 2lt to pull an autobox but maybe that has changed with modern
• which cars have good automatic boxes?. 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, i am looking for a car upto a 1600cc for my mam as her previous car was set alight on bonfire night :( I have seen a few cars but we need something that is going to last, so i was wondering what sort of cars upto about £800 and 1600cc have reliable automatic transmissions?
• Small Automatic Cars 30 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My daughter has had an operation on her left leg and now finds it difficult to use the clutch during a long drive. So she is looking for an Automatic small car. Her previous cars were both Pug 206`s. She would like a change of style from these, but as we are not very knowledgable on the market
• Small/Medium/Large Automatics 30 May 2003 (Forum)
  I've heard various blokes in various pubs profess that automatic transmission is a variably desirable option, depending on the capacity of the engine driving it (ie. small auto = ok, large auto = fine, medium autos = pants). Can any BR'ers offer any technical guidance as to why this might
• MINI - Automatics - CVT or Tiptronic? 25 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I'm just having a scout around autotrader for used automatic Mini convertibles (for future reference - may well get one in a couple of years, or even sooner if our Smart Roadster proves to be unfixable as per my previous thread about the gear selector being up the spout). Some adverts say
• Oh dear 24 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Automatic Honda and a big bore exhaust. What a lovely noise. MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... Why do automatics have to sound so...well...lame?
• Economical SUV with an automatic gearbox 19 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm looking for a reliable and relatively economical SUV with an automatic gearbox and a petrol engine. Are any of these any good, do they have any known problems with automatic gearbox or other issues etc? 1. Suzuki SX4 2013; 1.6 SZ4 5DR AUTO 2. Suzuki SX4 S-Cross
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - Should there b any lurch on automatic gear shifts? 2 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hi there, I've just received a 2017 Citroen Berlingo Multispace, Diesel Automatic. 15k miles. On doing a short test drive, the one thing that stood out to me were the very obvious gear shifts. I don't feel the shifts much at all in my previous Ford Focus Petrol Automatic
• Changed To An Automatic Gearbox - Advice Required. 6 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've just bought my first car with an automatic gearbox and would like some basic advice from some of you that have automatic experience. From what I've read already, there's a difference of opinion with regards to the correct use of the N (neutral) and D (drive) gears
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2005 - 2009) - Small automatics - Horrible! 22 May 2020 (Forum)
  While my car is in the VW/Skoda dealer for a new clutch I have been driving the dealer's supplied hire car - it's a VW Polo 1.4 Automatic, with about 5000 KM on the clock. It's a vile machine - the gearbox has a real struggle to make up its mind which gear is appropriate, particularly when
• Citroen C4 hdr automatic - unable to select gear on automatic 13 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  I have problems with my car after stopping it and getting out when I get back in the engine will start however no gears can be selected if I leave for...
• Ford fusion 1.4 semi automatic 2004 - Semi automatic gearbox problems 29 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Problematic semi auto mastic gearbox, car juddering when in first gear. Had the gearbox actuator removed , brushes reamed out, and unit lubricated and...
• Volvo Mercedes Volkswagen - Choice from range of automatics available 10 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I am finding out information to help me when I next renew my car.  I would prefer an automatic but there is rather a bewildering choice.  I am keen to know about reliability and smoothness of system.  Also at what mileage might there be costly repairs ( I know
• Honda Civic 02-05 - Honda Civic 02-05 Automatic transmission, good? 11 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I'm set on a Honda Civic 1.6 SE Sport or 1.7 Diesel around 02, preferably 05. But I can't help but notice there's an astounding amount of 1.6 Civics, around the 58-70k mark all automatics, was there something of a fault around this area as yesterday I found at least six, all very cheaply priced
• Any - Pedal size of accelerator on UK automatics, 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
   I need a small automatic as I have arthritis in my feet but all the cars I have looked at have exactly the same accelerator as in a three pedal car. It is just too narrow and too small. I have been advised to contact an adaptations expert but that costs money. If I have go
• Advice on nearly new small automatic purchase 28 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I am looking to change from my 52 plate Seat Leon 1.8 SE automatic to something a little smaller. I need an automatic due to slight mobility issue with my left arm. I findmyself totally confused by the options, and am hoping for some solid advice from people who actually know about cars (unlike