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• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Which automatic, petrol or diesel ? 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I'm looking to buy a new, or nearly new Ford Mondeo Automatic in the near future and was wondering if any backroomers have experienced driving the 2.3 petrol and the 2.0 diesel automatics and could advise which was the best drive. I only do around 6k miles per annum, so I understand the cost
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  Medium size automatic 15 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  After 224000 miles my trusty Golf TDI auto is due for replacement. As much as I love the build quality of the Golf, I hesitate to go straight for another...
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  Automatic for a nervous learner 21 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 20 year old daughter is learning to drive and despite numerous lessons is really struggling with manual transmission. She has suggested trying an automatic...
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  BMW 3 series automatics 10 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  The BMW 3 series has an automatic transmission and a sports automatic transmission on most models. The sports is about £250 extra, not much on the price...
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  Which automatic car offers better fuel economy than my 2001 Volkswagen Golf? 28 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I will soon need to replace my Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Auto, which will be 11 years old shortly and has over 120,000 miles on the clock. I would much appreciate...
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  How does the new Ford Fiesta automatic gearbox work? 16 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Are all automated clutches the same? Having changed my Jazz to the revised model CVT-7 because the auto clutch was not to my liking I note Ford has changed...
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  Citroen C3 1.6 automatic - what do you think of them? 13 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at a Sept 11 ,61 plate Citroen C3 1,6 automatic exclusive at £8995 from main dealer. Are you happy with this automatic? Test drive was good. ...
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  I would like to replace my 2004 Vauxhall Astra automatic - should I get another Astra or try a Honda Jazz? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My current car is an August 2004 1.8 Astra automatic purchased a year later, which I am now considering replacing. My two previous cars were also Astra...
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  Buying a small family car, automatic, with good fuel economy for under £10k. What would you suggest? 17 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have up to £10,000 to spend on a used car. My wife, who will do most of the driving, can only use automatics. We will do less than 8000 miles per year,...
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  Automatic towster 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Honda CRV diesel since Mar 2007, the latest model. I think that it is the best car that I've owned over the last 50 years. I have decided...
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  Sixties car 8 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Can you help us? My husband is 61 and I will reach 60 next year. We would like to change our car for something newer and also to get better miles per gallon....
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  Volkswagen vans get automatic braking as standard 31 May 2017 (News)
  
• Nissan Micra Automatic 1998 - Help 23 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  The lights on the car are coming on but the ignition wont turn over so we are not able to start the car................HELP :-)  
• Vauxhall Corsa - small automatic car £1000 ish reliable and cheap t 24 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Anyone got any recommendations?
• Why most luxury cars are often automatic only? 15 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Is it because when people have too much money they forget to drive manual? ;-)
• Renault automatic transmissions 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I know that Renault auto gearboxes have had a variable reputation in the past but I'm looking at a 2006 model. Are the problems dead and buried?
• Fiesta, Focus and Mazda 3 automatic 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Does the new Ford Fiesta use the Focus auto box or the same box as the one in the new Mazda 3?
• Automatic car alternator not charging battery 30 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  When driving a automatic car battery dies due to alternator failure when driving up a steep hill, car cuts out and rolls downhill. Brakes do not work, steering neither, handbrake disengages, all due to battery being completely dead. My question is how do you stop the car, Why does it continue
• Any - Automatic Braking 16 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  We all welcome safety improvements.  I notice an increasing number of cars with collision avoidance automatic braking of the car if a crash is likely. The theory seems excellent.  But what happens after a few years to its reliability ?  How do garages check it's state
• Peugeot 406 - Automatic transmission problem 14 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a Peugeot 406 automatic gear. When I start driving there is no problem in the beginning but after about 20 meter, the car seems disengaging from the gear (something like pressing the clutch in manual cars). Rpm is increasing with the throttle but there is no move. If I