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• Honda Jazz 2012 1.4 CVT - Honda Jazz CVT problems 15 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  Hi Hoping someone can help. My wife's Honda Jazz 1.4 2012 model we have been told has some issue with the automatic gear box as it is making a whining noise when the car accelerates. Honda gave us a quote of £1500 to change the bearing and now say they can't do the job. I now have
• Gadgets (or features) I've never had 30 May 2023 (Forum)
  things I've never had or, in many cases, wanted. From the top of my head: Diesel Automatic transmission More than 5 forward gears Climate Leather seats Heated or electric anything seats More than 4 cylinders More than 110bhp Parking sensors
• Ford Fiesta Mk 5 (2003 1388 cc LX (UK)) - Power Assisted Steering Fluid Dump 27 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  else? Secondly, have been adding Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) and most recently additionally "Wynn" Stop & Prevent (WSP) Leaks Fluid to the Reservoir. Due to the time difference between the introduction of the Wynn Stop & Prevent Fluid (WSP) into the mix, and therefore
• First Car help 16 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hello I am hoping that somebody will be able to help me out as I don’t know anything about cars and don’t want to make a mistake when buying my first car. My budget is £4000 and needs to be an automatic and in insurance group 10 or below. I did narrow my options down to a Honda jazz 1.4 cvt
• What car to buy my mum? 15 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  - e.g. Ford Fiesta or Skoda Fabia. A used car with relatively low mileage. Ideally it would be economical to run, to fix and to tax. She does a fair amount of motorway driving as well as around town. It has to be an automatic, and I’m slightly nervous about her having anything more punchy than a 1.4l
• Next car debate 1 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  I have a next car dilema. I'm looking to spend upto £20K on my next set of wheels. I'm looking for: Reliability, Comfort, Effortless drivability, Diesel or Petrol Hybrid, Automatic, Economical However, I'm gonna be working in North Yorkshire (quite a lot of country lanes) so
• ANPR use extended and used as evidenece of offenc 13 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  The Road Traffic Offenders (Additional Offences) Order 2017 Coming into force 5th April 2017 This Order amends section 20 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 which allows records from prescribed devices, such as Automatic Number Plate
• Vauxhall Omega - Accelerator return spring. 29 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi.  Due to circomstances I have had my Omega adapted to hand controls. The hand control rods are fitted to the brake and accelerator pedals close to the pivot points.  Just like any other automatic the car creeps when the brakes are off. The hand control to accelerate is pulled
• AEB braking systems 8 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  I have read elsewhere that some of these Automatic/Autonomous Emergency Braking systems on lorries have applied full emergency braking when triggered falsely by road signs/fence posts on bends and other conditions
• Mercedes Benz S320 auto, year 2000 - Burning oil and smoking heavily, looses power 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a mercedes s320, automatic, year 2000 with 110500 miles on the clock. It is a great car but recently failed on me. It looses power under high eceleration (ie, going up hills) It smokes heavily and is burning oil at a high rate. I have done a "basic" presure test of the cylinders
• Any thoughts about the BMW 2.0i engine? 16 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  . The signs were very good in the automatic 220i I tried: the transmission didn't seem to sap the performance, and the strong torque that is such a feature of the Octavia seemed to be there too, although a 225i might be even better. And it was beautifully quiet and refined. The 225i comes with 4WD (X
• Car suggestions 10 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  , it has been really reliable and pass mots no problem. and revelative cheap on petrol. Now I want to get a larger car with 5 doors and manual not automatic currently do approx 350 miles a week but that may increase soon as a job im a training for will involve visiting clients houses. so economical
• 2007 Ford Focus TDCi - Electric Windows Auto Up 27 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  . The switch is two steps down, two steps up, so a slight push (one click) allows me to manually operate them, while a full push (two clicks) makes them go down all the way on their own, the same for up (1 click = up manually, two click = up automatically all the way). Since the battery
• Vauxhall New Meriva - Meriva Electric parking brake & hill starts 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  Have just bought a used 11 Reg Meriva with the electric parking brake, but no 'Hill Start Assist'. Has anyone got any advice on doing hill starts on very steep hills? We've followed the instructions in the manual for just driving off and letting it release the brake automatically, which is fine
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 2006 1.9 cdti - lacking acceleration 14 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  to remove repeated words that are automatically put in from your drop down menu choice and compulsory year and engine detail boxes}
• Ford Focus Saloon - Ford Focus Starting Problems 1.6 Petrol Auto. 9 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. We've got a 2003 Ford Focus 1.6 Saloon automatic and for about a year we've been having intermittent (sporadic) starting problems where if you turn the key, all the dashboard lights come on like normal, and then nothing, just a click. We had the starter motor replaced about 10 days ago
• Medium size used car - Recommendations? 17 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I'm looking to get a used medium sized car (astra/focus size) which is an automatic (or semi auto) and has 5 doors. It should also do more than 41 mpg which is what our current 15 year old toyota does (quoted). In terms of budget, it's up to £7k but could be extended to £8k
• £3000 auto car needed recommendations please 23 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Hi I have managed to save £3000 for a car, i cant afford anymore, it needs to be automatic, reliable, cheap to repair,tax,insure Economic Under 1.6 preferably Main use is school run, shopping, afterschool activities I hardly ever drive on motorways I do not drive fast I have one child who is 7
• BMW 3 series vs 5 series running costs 2006 -2008 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  wrong and annual servicing is only £150 on it. My budget is about 9 grand, looking on autotrader it looks like I can get a 3 series with 50k or below miles or if I want a 2008 5 series it would have to be 100k miles which is probably a lot, I want a automatic this time and am a bit worried
• Toyota Previa - black transmission fluid 27 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  My automatic transmission needs a complete reconditioning. The gear box was dismantled at a specialist transmission place and they reported that the fluid was black, burnt, smelly & low. A full exam showed the direct clutch had failed due to loss of hydraulic pressue through the direct