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• Which Compact Family Estate? 23 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Hi All, Apologies in advance for the long post. I am looking for a suggestion from the group members. I am searching for an automatic compact family estate car with a petrol engine. I don't want to go for a loan, so my Max budget is 12k. MPG matters, but I am not looking
• Mercedes-Benz SportCoupé Kompressor - Too Shiny For Me 19 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  of quote. I was thinking maybe shocks and/or suspension bushings, but it seemed OK from a bounce test, for the very little that's worth. I don't like driving other peoples shiny cars, and once they'd seen me do it (havn't driven an automatic for a long time and tended to confuse the brakes
• Big Brother Speed Limiters 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  From page 33 of today?s Daily Mail: ?Big Brother? in the boot that will stop drivers speeding? by Ray Massey, Transport Editor Cars are to be fitted with electronic devices that will automatically keep drivers within the speed limit in trial costing £2 million. If successful, manufacturers
• Nissan Qashqai - Low miles (little service history) Vs Higher (fsh) 16 May 2024 (Forum)
  .) All automatic transmission, petrol-engines... Cheers!
• Fun 2 Seater Sports Car between 6k and 10k 6 May 2024 (Forum)
  Smart Roadster.  It was the most unreliable car I have ever owned but I loved it in equal measure.  I loved just going out for a drive.   I don't do this in the MX5! Automatic  Petrol as yearly mileage is about 5K.  I would prefer a Coupe
• Toyota Yaris - Should I buy a Toyota Yaris hybrid (2020-present)? 6 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  warranty. Is the warranty a more of a “gimmick”? The yaris ticks all the boxes except the battery issue. I live in a remote area where public transport is lacking. I am looking for automatic and open to other car suggestions if Yaris isn’t the best choice for me
• Using km/h speedo in UK 1 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  /h (or 125 if you stretch it) without having to fear of getting ticket. Keeping track of posted speed limits is not an issue. The car automatically converts it. So if I am on 40 MPH road, the car displays 64 on dashboard. Also, mental calculations are not difficult - 20 MPH is 30 km/h, 30
• Family car with adaptive cruise & steering assist 15 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  children as they become >6ft teenagers, and for our suitcases when we go on holiday. The Hyundai Kona, for example, is not quite big enough.   Must have an automatic gearbox, adaptive cruise and steering assist.    To clarify (as there seems to be a lot
• Nissan Navara - Runaway Truck 27 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  was a courtesy vehicle while his was in for a service. He normally drives an automatic Navara and this one was manual. He admitted that he had probably not set the handbrake as he was used to just leaving his car in park and getting out. They readily agreed to get the wall repaired and we cleared up
• Peugeot Bipper Tepee 1.4 HDI SA 2010 - Peugeot Bipper Tepee transmission fault 13 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  tried a few times but the same thing kept happening so I switched the engine off, waiting for a few seconds and then switched it back on again and pulled away with no problem in both automatic and semi-auto. This issue happened a few times and always when I was about to stop in gear (either mode
• Vauxhall Corsa - Advice on car bought 2 weeks ago please 13 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, Sorry if this is in the wrong place I am new and not done this before. I am looking for some advice. I bought a second hand car from a dealer 2 weeks ago and something doesn't seem right with it. I am only allowed to drive automatics and this is a corsa D breeze 2008
• Kia Sportage - Kia Sportage vs Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 29 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Hi.  My last car was a Honda CRV, which I sold when I moved country. I need a new one car and want an suv automatic. I considered the Honda CRV here too, but it seems you can get more for your money elsewhere. I ruled out a couple I didn't like because of the shape
• Changing the clocks 28 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  says that there must be an 8% reduction in Spring when the clocks go forward, but I have never heard them say so (I wonder why?). Computers, modern central heating timers, radio controlled clocks and watches adjust automatically, so it is a simpler change now than in 1971. Claiming
• Looking for a new Compact SUV 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  and higher driving position Must have a Automatic Transmission or Hybrid. NO MANUAL GEARBOX or ELECTRIC. I dislike the former for city driving and not equipped for the later. Will be slightly used/like new. Not looking for new. Want to spend about 20,000 EUROS MAX. I am mainly a weekend
• Seat adjustment. So little choice. 6 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  automatically returned to my settings. Absolutely priceless. This came as standard on my Superb Elegance. However this cannot be specified without buying a whole package of leather/heated seats and other gizmos, some not required. The ability to split options was a real bonus years ago. Being able to buy an L
• Toyota Prius - Real MPG 26 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  ".  My Auris TS Excel on 17" was also good but I had a loned Auris hatch on 17" while waiting for my Prius and it was very noisy, thirsty and not to my liking at all. While I am sure there are plenty of diesels that could do long quick trips at simular economy but I doubt they are Automatics
• Chevrolet Cruze and Fiat 500l - Auto under £6000 with decent boot 22 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Hi wondering if anyone has any suggestions for my budget of £4000-6000 for an automatic with boot that's in the 350 litre plus range. I have a few other requirements/requests but I'm fairly flexible. I have two toddlers so a boot that can accommodate a double buggy is needed. I currently
• Honda Civic 1.8 - insurance LV renewal - European cover included now 16 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  , legal cover, enhanced personal accident cover). It now automatically includes 180 day comprehensive European cover. I probably don't need this so I ran comparisons without it. A Comparison site and Direct Line could get me down to about £190 for a similar package. If I stuck to the household names
• Seat leon - Large and unexpected repair cost 8 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all, wondering if any car savvy people could lend me some advice on my particular issue. Basically, I purchased an automatic seat leon from a second hand dealership back in Nov 2016. I was very pleased with it and have been for the past 18 months. Until two weeks ago, where completely
• Toyota hybrid, Seat Leon, Ford Focus - Used car recommendation 30 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  I am looking for a reliable, decent to drive and ideally with an mpg of around 40 or more 2016-2017 petrol automatic to have for the next 3-5 years. My budget is about £15000. I am not interested in the way it looks very much, but I do care about reliability, decent comfort