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• Pug 508 - Automatic Gearbox advice 9 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Hello any automatic gearbox experts. Can someone please explain the connection between brakes and automatic gearboxes. I have a 6 speed Aisin box and I’m getting a jolt. It seems to me that if I have had my foot on the brake whilst say at a junction in D when I take my foot off the brake the car jolts forward.
• Honda Jazz - Wife needs reliable, economical automatic car! 1 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  The words reliable and automatic seem to be at odds in the new modern gearboxes, hence why I would like to chose this car carefully. I am no automatic gearbox wizard but from what I understand generally.. Torque Converter gearboxes are the most reliable and least economical.
• Best small but powerful automatic with extras?? 11 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I currently drive a Mazda 3 sports nav 2.2 litre diesel. I love the car, but want something smaller and automatic. I would have switched to Mazda 2, but can’t get the combination of engine and extras I’m after (I’ve got used to them all now!!!) So... any ideas on a Mazda 2 sized car that has an automatic transmission that still packs some punch, but also has rear parking camera, heated seats, sat nav, electric rear windows?
• 1998 1.6 automatic vw polo - 1998 vwpolo automatic cutting out and low revs. 20 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, been having a few problems with this little car. This morning I just cleaned the throttle body and put a new distributer cap and Roter arm and airfilter...
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  What is the best non diesel car with a higher seating position? 9 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2015 automatic, 1.6 Volkswagen Touran TDI. It's driven approximately 8000 miles per year. Bearing in mind that we are in our seventies, what...
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  Why is my Kia Sportage diesel automatic not starting? 29 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I've got a 2008 Kia Sportage that ran out of diesel. I've changed the diesel filter and bled the fuel. Primed the pump but it's still not starting. It's...
• Honda Jazz 2009 - Driving an automatic in the snow 19 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  However it is becoming old and unreliable in other ways and we gave been offered a 2009 Honda Jazz automatic by a family member. I am nervous as I don't know how I would handle this in the snow on our hills. I would appreciate any advice as to whether this would be a wise move & whether I can change up & down gears or use the engine to brake at all in an automatic?
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  Mercedes-Benz CL500 auto - do I really need to change the gearbox oil? 6 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL500. It has covered 35,000 miles from new and my local dealer inform me that the automatic gearbox oil and filter should be...
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  How do I 'left foot brake'? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  All advice I see says right foot on accelerator and brake, left foot static. I believe it would be better right foot on accelerator, left foot on brake....
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  Why doesn't the Fiat 500 automatic have a 'P' setting? 4 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Dad recently bought an automatic Fiat 500 petrol which he likes. I've driven it this weekend and when switching it off I found I could only put it into...
• Ford Mondeo - mondeo automatic gearbox 14 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  ive changed engines and boxes on rear wheel drive but not front and not an automatic before. again any info would really help,    Regards Wayne (essex) :)
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  Automatic with a chain cam engine 16 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a car with a chain-driven camshaft engine and auto gear box (preferably with torque converter). Recently when driving longer distances...
• 1997 Vauxhall Astra MK3 1.6 16V AUTOMATIC X16XEL - I HAVE SEEN A ECU KIT FOR SALE 14 May 2011 (Forum)
  HELLO <*********="3"> I HAVE A 1997 R REG VAUXHALL ASTRA ARCTIC 1.6 16V PETROL AUTOMATIC 5 DOOR WITH AIR/CON +THE ENGINE CODE: X16XEL 1997 Vauxhall Astra MK3 1.6 16V AUTOMATIC X16XEL QUESTION WILL I BE ABLE TO USE THE ABOVE ECU KIT ON MY CAR PLEASE ADVISE REGARDS scotlandjim  
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  Should I be able to feel the gear changes in my Mazda 6? 11 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Is it normal to be able to feel the gear change from first to second with an automatic gearbox when the engine is cold? Once the engine is warmed up the...
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  What do you think of the Peugeot 3008 automatic? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of purchasing the Peugeot 3000 auto six-speed. I am disabled and am only able to now drive automatics. Have you any opinions on these cars?
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  Apple rumble 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am hearing a rumble and gurgling noise through the front of my 1999 Renault Espace 2.0 automatic when driving. It doesn’t happen when stationery. It...
• Diesel Automatic Fuel Economy 8 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  There is a thread in 'Discussion' asking advice about diesel automatics. Somebody wrote: "In theory diesel engines should be better suited to automatic boxes than petrol, because of the way they deliver power and torque." I would also have thought that high torque at low revs - like the big lazy V8s in American cars - would be ideal.
• Nissan Note (2006 - ) - Automatic box 17 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  My '56 Nissan Note has recently been slipping gears in Drive and reverse. Nissan Oldham cannot find any fault. Has anybody else had this problem ?
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  Can you recommend a reliable and comfortable car? 17 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Can you help me choose? I would like a medium size car, top priority is reliability but would like a good size boot 370+ltr, automatic and comfortable...
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  Can you recommend a reliable, automatic car with soft seats and suspension? 17 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a life-changing operation and require a comfortable car with an automatic gearbox. I want soft suspension and soft seats. I want something similar...