Can you recommend a small, automatic car with good suspension and a comfortable ride?

We seem to feel every road imperfection that our 3-year-old automatic Astra traverses on the short journeys we mostly make. The Citroen C5 we had previously was better, but like driving a battleship. A...

What's causing my Land Rover Discovery 4 to hesitate when I try to accelerate?

I have a Land Rover Discovery 4 diesel automatic, purchased new in March 2010, mileage now 5,000. On occasions when I have driven to, say, a roundabout or junction and slowed down and stopped, when I accelerate...

Do male left-foot brakers sometimes suffer unnecessarily for their art?

I have been a left-foot braker since my first automatic in 1988 and only ever use my right foot for the accelerator. As you are no doubt aware, if the car does not have an extended brake pedal, then it...

As a manual driver for 52 years, I am struggling to learn to left-foot brake when driving an automatic.

While your advice to use both feet may be perfectly sensible for many drivers, for someone like me, 70 years old, an owner and driver of cars - mostly manuals - for 52 of those years and therefore pretty...

What alternatives are there to the Audi A3 automatic?

Thank you for your reply to my email re purchase of an automatic Audi A3. You say there are other models that are better value for money, so could you name these as I wish to consider all options before...

I want to replace my Citroen C4 automatic - should I go for the Renault Scenic or Megane with the new EDC automatic gearbox?

I am very pleased with my Citroen C4 HDI ESG Auto and am considering the new C4, but I note that the Renault Scenic and Megane have a new EDC Auto gearbox. Would one of these be a better option?

Should we replace our 2002 Jazz with the latest model?

We have had a Honda Jazz 1.4 SE since 2002 and, apart from two fairly minor problems (an EGR valve problem, which you identified, and a rear wheel bearing failure) have had trouble-free motoring since...

Can you fail your driving test when using left-foot braking in an automatic?

I was interested in your statistics on stopping distances when left-foot braking an automatic rather than right-foot braking. I started using this method about 40 years ago when I moved to Detroit and...

Thanks for suggesting left-foot braking for drivers of powerful automatics, like my Maserati.

Thanks for your advice on left-foot braking on automatics. I recently purchased an automatic Maserati and so far I have nearly crashed three times whilst in a confined space, making three point turns or...

As a former chauffeur, I completely agree that left-foot braking should be employed in automatics.

I was a chauffeur, driving numerous people from Prime Ministers to the average man in the street for 22 years. Throughout all this time I left-foot braked. I learned by having a Cortina Mk3 auto with a...