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• Diesel Tc automatic with Street Cred 30 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  My son will soon be after a replacement motor, he requires a diesel because of the milage he does and would also now like an automatic but a Torque Converter type...there appears to be no such cars in the VW group (would have liked the 1.9 pd engine) Has anyone any sugestions,he will have approx £2000 to spend, he would like something with a bit of street cred not something his Dad (me) would drive.... thanks in advance.
• Garage doors - up and over v automatic roller 5 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I can't decide between a 10ft automatic roller door or a standard manual up and over door. Both are around £600. Does anyone have a auto roller door? I've seen one and they appear immensely practical as they roll up like a curtain blind but the steel material its made of seems very thin.
• Mercedes-Benz - Automatic gearboxes - Torque Converters 2 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  I've decided that I'm definitely going down the torque converter route with my next automatic rather than double clutches and electronic gizmos. Has anyone got any advice or details of their experiences with the best and worst out there? Do I stick with mercedes in house 7g/5g tronic, often highly recommended?
• Toyota RAV4 - Automatic troubles, slipping, bumping and no creep 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  My Rav4 (2002) automatic is giving troubles intermttently. It may have no creep on level ground when drive is selected, or it is reluctant to change from 1 to 2 without slipping as if in neutral and then may change with a bump.
• Peugeot 206 automatic - Car cutting out when driving 6 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  My Peugeot 53 reg, automatic keeps cutting out when driving, then restarting immediately.  Also the airbag warning signals and stays on and the fuel gage signals as empty when it isn't.  What is going on please? she also drives slowly and judders first thing in the morning as if she is going to stop especially up hill.
• I'm looking for automatic diesel estate under £3k 16 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, could you recomend me what used car to buy under £3k? The criterias are: * diesel * automatic * under £3000 * as low maintenance cost as possible I was hoping to find Toyota with these criterias but so far no luck. Can anybody say anything about 2002 CITROEN C5 2.2 HDi SX?
• ford focus zetec automatic 1.6 2000 mod - Oil into gear box 24 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi     How do I put oil into the gear box of my automatic ford focus...?  I was told at the garage where I take it  for its annual     mot  that there is a separate filler for this I thought  you just put the oil in the engine oil filler on the top of the engine   and where is the filler part to do this ?
• Automatic 2002 Honda Stream - My car is starting but not driving 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 automatic honda stream and just recently as i was driving the drive (D) light on the dashboard started flashing and all of a sudden the car was failing to pull. I parked the car to check and i started the car again, i put my leg on the accelerator and the car wouldnt drive and was just making a rattling sound with the (D) light still flashing.
• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - Automatic Handbrake 10 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Recently my above mentioned car was parked( I put on the automatic handbrake) on a hill on a side road. I was gone about 15minutes and as I was returning I saw the car rolling down the hill. It came a halt when it hit a bus shelter which was demolished and my car was badly damaged at the back.
• Brake life - Automatics and DSG 17 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Would I be right in thinking that brake lining life (e.g. front pads) is significantly shorter in cars with automatics than manual transmission? With the new DSG boxes from VAG, do these perform active engine braking - by that I mean do they change down gear when slowing down in a way that engine braking is significant?
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 00 1.4 Automatic stalls at traffic lights 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I drive a 2000 206 GLX Automatic, however it has developed a weird but intermitten problem, when I hit the brakes to slow down and stop at lights of in traffice the car stalls, it appears to be a fuel problem but the garage assure me they have checked and there is not a problem, this issue happens for about an hour and is then fine, I am so confused any ideas??
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - Automatic headlights? 20 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I know that my car has a function where as you press a button and the headlights come on automatically when it starts to get dark. I know where the button is situated, but i have no idea how it works. Ive pressed it and it has got dusk and nothing has happened. Now it may just be that it needs fixing, maybe its broke, or maybe im just being abit thick ?
• MPG for automatics 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I\'ve had a 1990 E30 320i for a year now and getting a bit pink fluffy dice off at how bad the MPG is, the best i can get on a long run down motorway is 25 mpg, i end up driving like a granny cause if i put my foot down the mpg goes well below 20 mpg. Is there any other car around the same size with a 2 litre engine thats automatic thats got a better MPG.
• Diesel and Automatic - ideas? 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My Dad's looking for a newer car to replace his ageing Ford Mondeo 2.5 V6. He's got around 10k to spend, and needs an automatic. He'd also like a diesel if possible, as nearly all his journeys are long motorway ones, and economy is important. It also needs to be capable of towing a 2 berth caravan. It'll do around 15k miles a year and be kept for the next 10 years or so.
• How to choose an automatic 19 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a small automatic to replace my J reg Clio which I bought in June and drove for a whole 5 months before the autobox failed. I learn from this website that Renault autos are not reliable, and I know old Fiesta autos are not worth looking at - any other tips as to what to avoid?
• Towing with automatics 18 May 2003 (Forum)
  I ask only because I'm interested... Why does there seem to be a presumption against towing with automatics? I regularly tow a horse & trailer (total about 1.75 tonne), previously with an auto Rangey classic, and now with my X5. I've never had a problem, but when I tell people, I get the pursed lips and shaking head treatment.
• Jaguar xj v8 2001 - Transmission shift(automatic) 22 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Cant get the gearshift out of park,anyone had similar problem?Whats the solution?Thanks.
• 1992-Volvo 940 Automatic Estate - removal and refitting of volvo sensor 26 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Does anyone out there have any tips for the easiest way of doing this
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  The automatic gearbox in our Nissan Juke has seized. Should Nissan contribute to the repair? 11 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My wife’s 6-year-old, 36,000-mile Nissan Juke has a seized automatic gearbox. There appears to be a lot of similar problems with the automatic gearbox....
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  What's the best budget £5k small auto? 18 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  What small automatic can you recommend? My precious Toyota Yaris has just failed its MoT and needs work that is more than the car is worth. My budget is...