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• Audi A8 - Luxury motoring 19 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I'm looking at my next car purchase (sometime before March 2018). Having been through a series of PCP agreements I've decided to purchase my next car outright.  Looking to spend around £25k.  I'm after something luxurious, quickish, automatic, not "sporty" - I'm after
• VW Golf MK6 - DSG gearbox 13 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  So I took my car in as it had the DPF light on which they managed to fix for 80. While doing this they told me they thought my gearbox which has only 40k on had a bearing issue. I hadnt noticed any issues noise or problems getting in gear however it is automatic. This went on for a whole day
• Smart headlight 8 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  cars.  If not, I can imagine many young drivers coming to rely on their ‘automatic’ headlights and the resultant accidents. But, why does a driverless car need headlights at all ?   Can’t they have Daytime Running Lights so that they can be seen and rely
• New car for Mrs Happy Blue? 24 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  .   Any other suggestions?  She wants automatic, SatNav and a reversing camera and style/image is important to her, so suggesting a Kia Venga will not go down well.......Is a Mini Countryman a sensible option?  
• Ford Focus C-MAX 1.6 TDCi auto, 2006 - Yet another CVT gearbox failure question! 17 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  My wife and I are the "lucky" owners of a 2006 Focus C-MAX 1.6 TDCi automatic which suffered a gearbox failure last Thursday with only a little over 51000 miles on the clock. We purchased the car back in October last year for a little under £5000. We've both been reading with disbelief
• Ford Fiesta - Radio reception Fiesta vs Zafira 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  that the signal was too weak and not worried about it. I'd tried a number of times to have the radio search for another channel and often the automatic search failed to find anything. Recently I was driven along the same road in a 2012 Vauxhall Zafira and I realised that the radio reception was fine
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 03 1.1 Easytronic gearbox might need replacing 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  or what exactly i should do? i live in northern ireland and no one seems to know how to fix an automatic : (
• Changing vehicle 1 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  . We need a car with easy access, reasonable power from the engine, 4 passenger doors (fussy sister!), new type automatic gearbox (no fluid flywheel - too expensive to run), reasonable amount of space inside a well-appointed cabin and good space in the boot with rear seat down if necessary
• Repair 01 Honda Civic or new family car???? - Family in Need of a Car 12 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  any car"  said it would give us £600  in the online valuation.   2) what are good new/used car recommendations  (prefer an automatic, petrol,  family hatch or saloon) that is stylish, reliable, with reasonable repair and running costs
• Nissan Micra - 04 micra stalling and battery drain 25 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi there   Just bought this 2004 K12 Automatic Micra. I have two major issues with this car. It sometimes cuts at traffic lights (usually when cold). When starting from cold the car seems to cough up a little and rev goes down as if it's cutting off, which sometimes
• Toyota Avensis, Honda Accord - Auto Avensis, Accord or something else for <£3k 12 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  hatches and now want something with a smooth ride, a comfy and spacious interior, decent acceleration, but still reliable, economical and relatively low maintenance. Oh yes, and it must be automatic. I am planning to keep the car until it runs out of steam completely so am not worried too much
• Renault Grand Scenic 6 years old, 60000miles - Renault Scenic loss of power/handbrake fault 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  would only move in small movements and wouldn;t shut automatically when the car was locked.   the AA checked the alternator, which was fine, and just suggested I get a new battery which I will do today.   Any thoughts on if this sounds like a battery issue
• Skoda Yeti 4x4 140/Skoda Octavia 1.6 Estate - General 1 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  for the 1.6 diesel rather than the 2.0. It has more than enough power, is very quiet and smooth particularly with the 7 speed DSG box and the money saved over the 2.0 is sufficient to go for Elegance trim which gives satnav, bluetooth and a decent DAB radio plus automatic wipers and headlights. Added to which
• Ford Tourneo Connect - Ford Tourneo Connect 28 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  . So how come these van based cars aren't built to tow, when their appeal is to a section of the public that want to tow? Surely the powertrain is used for much higher weights on other Ford products. Is the rear end of a TC made of plasticine?  Oh and what happened to the automatic
• Travelling to buy a (used approved) car? 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  What are peoples opinions on travelling for a used car?  It seems all the best ones (Toyota Avensis, Estate, Automatic) are 150-200 miles from me, and a 2.5-3 hour journey away.   How does this work? Do you negotiate over the phone, then travel down, test
• Any Make or Model - Tagging for Disqualified Drivers and Car Thieves 15 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  driving/driving whilst disqualified could be fitted with an electronic tag that automatically imobilises any car they attempt to drive - in the same way that all modern cars are imobilised until the valid ignition key is detected/inserted by the built in security systems
• Volvo V70 - Which Volvo estate, or something else? 11 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  for: Classic 2.4 petrol, 170bhp, automatic, maybe with the 7 seat option, with as much fsh and as low mileage as I can find, then to keep it going ... forever! Some questions which you may be able to help me with please: 1. When was the Classic available? 2. In which colours? 3
• Dexron III instead of Dexron II 1 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  At some point I will be changing the transmission fluid on my 1995 Toyota Celica 2.0i 16v (175bhp) Automatic. It is a 4-speed arranged as 3plus O/drive button, as Ithink most Toyota autos are. It is 6th Generation Celica (one with 4 separate headlights) The car is a grey import by the way ( I am
• Any - Narrowing down new car options 14 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  ) Honda Accord - 2.2 Diesel     (Manual/auto) VW Golf - 2.0 Diesel     (Manual) Lexus IS220 - 2.2 Diesel     (Manual) Lexus IS250 - 2.5 Petrol     (Automatic)  
• Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI CVT - Ford CFT23 CVT (C-max or Focus) 24 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hello, I after some advice from a Automatic Gearbox Guru. My sister owns a Ford C-Max 1.6 TDCI CVT 55k miles-ish that’s packed up can get a bit of Reverse but no Drive. I drained the ATF and only about 4 litres came out I was expecting more like 6-7 based on the 8.9