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What is the best new automatic for two adults and three teenagers, please? My budget is around £11,000 to £13,000.
I have a Motability Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI with the DSG automatic gearbox. I love the car but have found the gearbox unsatisfactory in that it can slip out of gear when reversing slowly (uphill, usually) and...
Any suggestions as to what I should replace my 4-year-old Mondeo Titanium X TDCI 5-door auto with? Since acquiring it in 2009 it has completed 50,000 miles and has given excellent service (apart from...
Should I buy a Focus 2011 1.0 Ecoboost 125ps (6 speed manual) or a 1.6 ti-vct 125ps (6 speed automatic-dual clutch) both 5 doors? 80 per cent of my driving time is urban. What other options do i have?
Yesterday, my wife she was driving her aunt’s Motabilty car, a Ford C-Max diesel automatic. When she returned to the car with her aunt, she had great difficulty manoeuvring out of a parking space due...
In your reply to JT you wrote that you hoped that Toyota will put its 2.0-litre Valvematic petrol engine in the 2013 RAV4. I have a RAV4 bought new this June, and it has the petrol Valvematic 2.0 litre...
I'm currently using a Mercedes-Benz R320CDI L to tow my caravan. It's a lovely, comfortable car that tows with ease. However the fuel economy is not great (about 22mpg when towing). I'm thinking of changing...
I need to buy a new small automatic for my mother-in-law. She currently drives a 2004 automatic Corsa. I have no idea about automatics and have about three days over Christmas to get the new car. Which...
Back in August I traded in my trusty 10yr old 1.8 auto Avensis for an '09 1.6 auto Kia Cee'd. I love everything about the car except the awful real MPG. I am lucky to get 32mpg even though I am a sensible...
I wish to replace my wife's Citroen C3 with a new similarly sized car but require an automatic gearbox. Whilst impressed by reviews of Ford Fiesta, it seems that the automatic box available in only certain...
 

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