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As you don't recommend small automated manuals, what small/medium automatics would you recommend please?
I have friends who own a Vauxhall Insignia and they have already had the DMF and clutch replaced once. You have indicated that there are other cars likely to be affected with this problem. Can you please...
The current tyres on my 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK are Avons which need replacing at the front after 10,500 miles. Any suggestions? The car is an automatic and therefore should l have the gearbox...
Can you please explain how the i-Shift in a 2008-2010 Jazz works in practice? Do you have a choice between fully automatic and using the steering wheel paddles to change, or must one always use the paddles?...
I would like to replace my Jeep Cherokee 2000 model, which has done 150,000 miles, with a Land Rover Discovery 4 and, as it will be the last big car I buy, I am hoping to find an ex-demo to save something...
I'm looking to buy a small car. It has to be safe, reliable, good value for money, cheap to run (tax/insurance/fuel). Preferably automatic. Only doing short nursery and grocery runs. It will need to easily...
I need to replace my beloved Toyota RAV4 auto which is 13 years old and has done 105,000 miles with a more economical secondhand car. The requirements are for a car of small size with low road tax, good...
My husband can only drive an automatic car, but some of the newer small cars are technically automatic/manual combined. Can he drive these? I don't really wish to drive an automatic if there is a way...
Hope you had a nice weekend and thanks for your advice over the years. What is your recommended used automatic supermini for £4k and a maximum age of 7 years. My initial research seems to favour Nissan...
I’m retired and drive a maximum of 6000 miles a year. It may be only my perception but it appears to be getting increasingly difficult to find large secondhand cars that have both petrol engines and automatic...
 

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