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Land Rover Freelander 2 (2006 - ) - Anyone with experience of an automatic ? 13 Feb 2008 (Forum)
Just road tested Freelander2 auto & have to say I was impressed. Build quality far improved & even the dealer say's they would rather not talk about the... -
03 espace auto brake/ticking fuel pump 9 May 2007 (Forum)
My 03 espace 2.0t auto(petrol) seems to have a problem with the auto handbrake,it works as it should in the handbook manually and automatically, but when i insert the card and it checks systems it comes up on the dash AUTOMATIC HANDBRAKE FAULTY, also the service light and P warning light stays -
Automatic Gearbox- Unwanted Shifts 20 Apr 2007 (Forum)
Been driving a Toyota Avalon rental car for the past two weeks. Very comfortable cruiser in California/Arizona/Nevada. It had a 3.5l engine, 268 bhp (SAE)... -
Golf automatic choke 3 Dec 2005 (Forum)
Grateful for any help, Our is a Volkswagen Golf 1988 4=E 1.8 . On a run back from Brighton to Bordon the autochoke stuck on and it used so much fuel... -
Can't get an a mazda 3. what else to buy 1 Jul 2004 (Forum)
Hi, I read honest johns road test of the mazda 3 and well, thought, that is it, time for a 1.6 TS Mazda 3 Auto. But, I discover, even though it has been out for ages, there are NO autos in the UK! No automatics is what I have been told. And now I am told they won't be available until dec 2004 -
Clio Auto Warning Light 9 Sep 2002 (Forum)
Hi, Can anyone help with the following please: I have a 1992 (K Reg) Renault Clio Automatic. The automatic transmission warning light on the dashboard comes on intermittently, although if the ignition is switched off and the car started again the light will go off (although appears again at any -
BST/GMT-clock change 29 Oct 2018 (Forum)
Does the 2018 MazdaCX3 do the clock change automatically on sun. or will I have to spend a dreary 10 minutes searching the the dreaded manual? -
mercedes A170 T reg 26 Apr 2013 (Forum)
should i buy this car. it is 13 years old and automatic, full service history. 12 months mot and tax till june. -
Berlingo Multispace / Ford B or Grand C Max? - I need help choosing next vehicle 7 Jan 2022 (Forum)
and wanted sliding doors, economy reliability etc. Unfortunately, I broke my ankle 20 days ago badly 3 bones and have a long recovery ahead before I can drive again. It's been advised I get an automatic car going forward. So since I've had the Berlingo 2 batteries have been replaced -
Skoda Superb Estate II 2.0L TDi - 2015 - DSG 6 Speed Semi Automatic - Clutch Wear & Replace 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
as the cost from Skoda is astrononical. I have quite a few manual clutch changes under my belt, transverse and inline but have never done a semi automatic. So a few questions: Should I change the DMF as well as its a pretty pricey part and I cant here any knocking or bumps when gear changing so -
Automatic petrol with a bit of panache and flair 28 Aug 2017 (Forum)
Why are the general masses endeared by diesel cars? I do about 5-6000 miles a year and irregular journeys of about 15 miles there and back to work place three days a week. A diesel will just not cut it. I would like a petrol engined car, an automatic, with a bit of pizzazz -
MPV for up to £5,500.00 - what do you recommend? 29 Jun 2017 (Forum)
? I will have about £5,500.00 to spend. One quick thing - my car before the Volvo was an old 1996 Merc C200, which I adored (still best car I have ever driven). It was an automatic and I had if for a good ten years or so. Because of this, I really missed driving a manual -
vauxhall corsa D - Corsa D 1.4 Automatic Gearbox Issues? 13 Mar 2014 (Forum)
My mother bought a Corsa 1.4 2009 about a year ago, it is a 1.4 automatic which I believe is a 4 speed. The car has around 15K miles on it but the gearbox has issues. Sometimes the gearbox will just not move out of the Park position. It has been to a dealer whom suggested she -
DSG Transmissions 8 Jun 2013 (Forum)
It's not rocket-science to realise that DSGs, whatever they're called, are more economical than the traditional torque converter + planetary gears automatic transmission - that's the whole reason they're being introduced. Internet reports of DSG failures and problems are anecdotal -
What licence should I have? 1 Feb 2013 (Forum)
I passed my manual car test in 2007, but stupidly got 6 points before my 2 years were up (actually 3 weeks before the 2 years) for 2x speedng offences. I eventually got my licence revoked in august 2010. I retook my test a few months later and passed in my own car which is an automatic. I -
Exeos Vs Skoda - Automatics CVT Vs DSG 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
new" company car.. It needs to be a 2litre diesel with automatic gearbox, a good reliable runner and reasonably fuel efficient. After visiting several dealers, I'm coming down on either a Skoda Octavia with DSG or a Seat Exeo with their CVT transmission which fall neatly -
Beware hiring an "automatic" car. 2 Nov 2009 (Forum)
I booked an automatic car for our holiday. I chose an Auris, out of interest, which happened to have an automated manual box. It did not have the conventional P on the quadrant. Instead you had to select R or a drive position on the quadrant else it was in neutral. I did a RTFM to find out what -
Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 2.0L VAS 50/51 can cancel the automatic window 7 Sep 2008 (Forum)
I have a VW Passat 2002 (B5.5), 2.0L, 85kW automatic. I had to replace the Yaw rate sender (G202), and people here adviced me to try only to clean the connectors. This is what i did, for now. Ths scanning also show that the driver's door latch need to be replaced (I had some problems with locking -
What a lot of car for the money (What a cash sink) 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
1991 H Reg JAGUAR XJS 3.6 Price: £998 137,000 miles Automatic Red Petrol Saloon 3590 cc 4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Petrol, 137,000 miles, Red, MOT-06-2009. Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Alloy wheels, Anti theft system, Central locking, Computer, Cruise control, Electric -
Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.9CDTi automatic gearbox - jerky changes. 13 Feb 2008 (Forum)
I have a Vectra Design (April 2006) 1.9 CDTI (!50PS) automatic saloon. After 24.5K miles the gearbox started to make "jerky" changes when changing down when up to working temperature. This only happened when under load and from 6th to 5th or 5th to 4th, but not on the overrun, i.e. changing down