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  Which automatic would you pick from the B-Max, C3 Picasso and Nissan Note? 1 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have decided its time to trade in my old Renault Scenic auto. I have narrowed my search down to three models, the Ford B-Max, Citroen C3 Picasso and...
• Lacetti 1.6 SX - Chevrolet Lacetti Automatic Engine Warning light 10 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Cut a long story short, a few months after purchase the car started to struggle to change it's gears (automatic transmission), and had a loss of power, uphill especially, the engine warning light appeared, and car had loss of power. NOTE, this only happens when the roads are wet. Took the car to my local garage where purchased.
• any - boot size 2 May 2021 (Forum)
  Which similar car, at under £2000, has the same or greater boot capacity. It must be ULEZ compliant, preferably petrol automatic and capable of carrying about 700Kg? Is anyone interested in my 850? Good tyres, 6 months MOT, drivable.  
• Mercedes A180 CDI - Mercedes A180 CDI Alternator causing Transmission 1 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  I have an A180 CDI Avantgarde 2005 (automatic). Have been driving it for 1 1/2 months without any problems. Last weekend I got the alternator error on the dashboard and drove it to the local garage. It appears now that the car won't move at all as there is a transmission problem.
• Hyundai i10 - grrrrrrr noise 18 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  2009 automatic 72000miles, noise starts when I boot the gas down from a standing start. comes from bulkhead low down central area. gearbox fluid looks ok and box works as it should. at first, the noise stopped when slipped into neutral but now it's just the same. makes noise when stationary and moving, gets a bit worse as revs rise. driven gently its all ok for a few hours.
• Potentially going onto 12 points 14 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Speed Awareness course and potential hardship aside, 3 of my 9 points will lapse on 26th November. If they don’t get round to issuing a summons until after 26th November, will the summons automatically lapse, as when they check my record, I’ll only be showing 6pts, and if that is the case, will they just send me a 3 point penalty and a £100 fine?.
• Car Recommendation 22 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi All,  I have really been struggling to find my next car of choice which I intend to keep for the next few years. I want it to be slightly luxurious, no bigger than medium sized, ideally an automatic (but no biggie), petrol, and more importantly have all the extra such as pano roof, heated seats and sensors or reverse camera. Honestjohn recommended a Kia Venga/ Hyundai IX20 but are there anymore recommendations?
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 10-03-2018 Part 2 17 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Ref the question ' Pressing matter'. The comment about left foot braking on automatics. Will the automonus city braking prevent a runaway incident where the accelerator is pressed instead of the brake? I have a Kia Niro with this automonous braking feature, and because the parking/emergency brake is foot operated I do not consider left foot braking an option.
• Accord and Avensis CVT 30 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Sorry for another post but thought the topic was changing in my last one. I want another automatic large family car. Avensis/Accord size. I like the sound of CVT’s. I’ve heard many hate them but I’d like to try one and Honest John reckons the Multidrive S CVT in the Avensis (2009-2015) is a great one. which Accords had a CVT and was it as good as their other auto boxes?
• Ford Mondeo - Which gearbox and maintenance requirements? 4 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, I believe the MK5 Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost 240 (Petrol) has a '6F35' automatic gearbox which is a traditional torque convertor box.  Can someone confirm if this is true? If so, does it have any service requirements?  I don't see any mention in ETIS about it but my dealer says it has a powershift box and requires fluid and filter change every 30k or 3ys.
• Toyota iq - Buying low mileage car 2 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I was looking for a small automatic car and found the Toyota IQ in Toyota garage. It's 7 years old but have only 12k miles on it. Clear MOT history. What could be the problems with this car as it had low mileage? Could it already start to rot?
• Citroen C3. 2002. Auto - Citroen C3 - auto gearbox problem 23 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I have read that under the air filter is  nut which I can remove and partially fill with automatic gearbox oil and should cure the problem? Any help with this please? Thanks.        
• Audi A6 AVANT 3.1 FSI SE Quattro - Buying an Audi A6 8 Mar 2016 (Forum)
    In particular does anyone know if these engines are good and what are the automatic gearboxes like?  Also, how do they drive?  It's done 65,000m   Thanks in Advance,   Peter
• Renault Grand Scenic - Radio only works when lights are switched on! 6 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I have now got this but it will only switch on when the lights are either switched on or come on automatically. Can anyone give me some idea of why it's doing this and what I can do to remedy the problem. Many Thanks
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  What's the trade-in value of my BMW 3 Series? 25 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What is the value of 2008 BMW 320d automatic?
• Ford Focus Mk1 - Timimg Belt 22 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I have a Mark 1 Ford Focus bought new in 2001 with a 1.6 petrol engine and Automatic gear box with 43000 miles on the clock, yes 43K. Passed MOT no problems but garage has suggested Timing Belt should be replaced, due I think to age rather than mileage. Can anyone give me any guidance about the adviseability & cost of have a replacement timing belt fitted?
• mazda 3 sports - Dashboard lights off when headlights on 9 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have a Mazda 3 sports 2006 model, it has auto sensor healights and noticed when going through a tunnel the dashboard lights went off when headlights switched on automatically. This also occurs when you manually switch on the headlights everytime. Anyone have any suggestions what to check for please as I dont know what to do? Thank you  
• Real MPG 31 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  The topic on small, petrol automatics prompted me to click away in the Real MPG section. If you choose a manufacturer, each model you click on gives you a Number of RealMPGs submitted . Taking Suzuki as an example, the Alto 2003 gives a total of 42,766.
• Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 Petrol 2003 - Rough running on start up 21 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I found if i stay put and push the throttle a couple of times the rev counter settles back to idle speed and then the car drives fine. Any ideas? Is this something to do with the automatic choke perhaps? Suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers
• Vauxhall Astra H Estate - vauxhall H easytronic gearbox 21 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  i have read a few horror stories about them, i am looking at getting a 1.6 vvt easytronic but not sure about a semi automatic,i have only driven manual boxes and will probably never use the auto part, does the gearbox need regular maintanence and is it a diy job as i like to do all the routine servicing myself.