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• Unintentional Acceleration Syndrome 6 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  In David Lacey's letter under the very long thread which becomes 'Psychology of the Smell' he mentions drivers of automatics confusing the brake pedal with the accelerator. This crops up in my snail-mail bag on a regular basis. Someone has just had a crash in their automatic which "ran away with them" and they want support from me to blame the car.
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2000 automatic - Transmission Fluid 16 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hello, does anyone know how/where the transmission fluid goes? i can supply pics , thanks, Brian
• Car tax change 15 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hi does anyone know when you put a private plate on a car does the tax automatically continue? Do the DVLA swap it over automatically ? I currently pay by DD monthly Thanks
• Toyota RAV4 - Another automatic accident 17 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/car-crashes-through-tent-at-burnhams-flower-show-carnival-2018-1-5607628 Presumably a manual licence holder unacustomed...
• Honda CR-V 2014 Petrol Automatic - Brake squeal and grind noise 20 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  I bought and now have had my Petrol 2014 automatic Honda CR-V for two weeks. But I've now noticed the brakes are making a grinding and squeal noise when I'm braking, the car has 18500 miles I just wondered if anyone has had this experience.?
• What car? Automatic 5 door hatch low annual miles 18 May 2016 (Forum)
  I would like a hatch back with an automatic gearbox , and good reversing cameras and parking sensors, sat nav as standard . Nothing too low . I do short journeys so am I better petrol or diesel? Looking to do a pcp deal. I'm looking at second hand I think as I want to pay sub £300 per month.
• Citroen C2 (2003 - ) - yr 2003 - VTR - semi automatic gearbox Problems 20 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  My son has a 2003 C2 VTR (semi-automatic gearbox). It has developed an odd problem where it jams in 5th gear and hence cannot be driven. To recover it is necessary to disconnect the battery, short out the positive connector (apparantly to reset the management system) and then reconnect.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Astra automatic is stalling 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Our V reg 1999 Astra automatic has been fantastically reliable.  It has now done approx 79,000 miles.  From Oct  2011 we switched to using "super" unleaded only.  Since then on 4 occasions the car stalled when approaching a junction.
• Small/medium automatic needed 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  A work colleague is looking for a small to medium sized automatic. His wife has MS so needs the auto for her occasional use and the car will do at most 5,000 miles pa and probably less, with most journeys being about 3.5 miles each way to the office. He wants a small to medium sized car costing no more that £4,000 and probably no more than five years old.
• re golf mk2 automatic 21 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi im interested in buying a very clean low mileage ( under 98k miles ) mk2 golf automatic, my question is are they any good i mean the auto boxes?? i did have a escort auto P reg a while ago and well frankly, ford ought to be lined up and shot because they are so shat in making them.
• 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...
• 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?
• 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) :)
• 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  
• 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 ?
• Petrol, Reliable, Automatic, Family Car..... 27 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    I could go back to a manual if you think it is the best option? but I really like automatics.... The only other petrol / automatic cars I can come up with are: Mazda 6 Tourer, Suzuki Vitara, Suzuki SX4 S-Cross, Honda Civic Tourer - (However I hate the look of the Honda) What do you guys think???????