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• Honda Jazz 1.4 ES I-Shift (automatic) - Driving smoothly 19 Aug 2010 (Forum)
    And the car, albeit brand new and pre pdi drove nicely, felt good, fairly agile etc.  However, although I have driven many dozens of different automatic cars in the past, I was unable to get this Jazz to drive /accelerate /progress etc smoothly - it was ponderous when deciding to change (whether auto or using paddles) and lurched even when unprovoked.
• Modern automatics 2 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  My dad has been looking to change to an automatic and two of his choices so far are a Peugeot 307 and a Skoda Roomster. Both of these are Tiptronic style boxes. Now I have never driven an auto or really taken much interest in them so excuse the ignorance.
• Kickdown Button 29 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I've fairly recently sold my manual 525i and bought an automatic Mitsubishi Galant. Only when I'd had it a week or so did I notice that it had a kickdown button. Now I've driven quite a few automatics and I've never noticed this on any others. Maybe I'm really unobservant, I dunno.
• Automatic Ford Galaxy Zetec diesel 2014 - Exorbitant price for replacement foot brake rubber 22 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Ford quoted me £37 just to supply replacement cover pad on my foot brake & I can't find a cheaper equivalent on Ebay or Amazon that will fit....
• Reliability - Skoda or Kia 17 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all  I am about to invest in a new estate car and I've narrowed it down to  Skoda Fabia Estate automatic or Kia Ceed estate automatic . Have researched both  engines but I can't decide on what manufacturer I can trust to give me  Problem free future .  Which one should I go for for best drive and reliability?
• Waiting with a TC automatic gearbox 3 Dec 2015 (Forum)
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• KIA Picanto - Picanto or i10 (automatic) 30 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I am looking for a car for my wife as her first car. We are considering the following: 2010 Kia Picanto (old shape) - £4.5k 2011 Kia...
• Land Rover Discovery 1 3.5 V8 Petrol 1999. - Hard automatic gear shift 16 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, had Landrover Discovery on rolling road couple of days ago, once it was taken off immediately the gear changes seem much more jumpy, is there...
• Ford Fusion 1.4 automatic 2007 - fails to start intermitently 30 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Normally to start the car the transmission must be in neutral and the footbrake pressed. Occasionally 3 times in the last 12 months turning the key does...
• citroen xsara 1.6 automatic - gears slip and lights on dash flashing 8 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  i have a problem with my car the gears seem to slip out and the sport and snow mode flash on the dash i would like to know what the problem is as i dont...
• Peugeot 306 - Automatic gear box 5 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Shortly after starting on a journey my 306 will suddenly jolt into 3rd gear and the ice and sport box lights start flashing together. The only way to...
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 2004 2.0 TD manual or 2.0 petrol automatic 3 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi there, I got a good offer for these two cars. Both cars have pretty high mileage (134K for TD and 120K petrol). The price is the same for both. What...
• Volvo V70/XC70 (2000 - 2007) - 2002 D5 2400 SE Automatic Oil Change Help 4 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Help please. I am planning to change the oil but am unsure whether I need to remove the large metal undertray to drain the oil from the sump. Any advice...
• Ford - Have a guess how much 22 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I often have a look at cars for sale for a laugh - the prices some people ask are truely ridiculous. Ford Focus 1.6 automatic MOT -October 2008, taxed till October 2008. Model: Ford Focus 1.6 Automatic Mileage: 65000 Year: 2001 Colour: Dark RED Doors: 5 Have a guess how much someone wants for this
• White van man safety bubble. 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I have been a white van man for the day. An interesting experience. I have never driven with an automatic sfety bubble around my vehicle. It might have been caused my driving "style" but all cars gave me a wide berth. Other white van men were no trouble to me at all. Oh well back to being tailgated etc. tomorrow and dreaming of an automatic safety bubble.
• Automatic fluid change conflictind opini 20 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Mazda eunos auto 1990 with 60,000 on the clock. I am not sure when the ATF was changed.. One spacilaist has told that that a change in the...
• Citroen C5 Automatic Gearbox. 6 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  My c5 with auto box and 2 litre petrol engine has been back to dealer four times for jerky gear changing wbich appears to be a known fault. Does any...
• BROKEN HYUNDAI TRANSMISSION. 11 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  my dads hyundai sonata has broken down, the automatic transmission tried to change down a gear, a bang was heard, and it lost drive, the engine works but the car has NO drive in any gear. please help me find the problem, and let me know of a good specialist. plus about how much will it cost (i just want a guide price) the car is a hyundai sonata, 1994 M, 2.0 cdi, automatic.
• MINI Cooper - Mini DCT automatic 7 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  The interior look is important to her. She's considering either a Mini Cooper or a Mercedes A180 petrol. Both would have to be automatics as that's all she can drive. I understand both cars use a 7 speed DCT automatic box which as far as I can tell is supplied by Getrag. I have read reports of the A class being slow to pull out from junctions.
• All - automatic transmissions 18 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Iv been driving automatics for decades so had my share of problems but learned early that the fuid does not last for ever ,a lot of people seem to think it does , As far back as the 60s a service did not include changing the fluid and these days its still not part of the service as units are either sealed for life or as the manufactures say, or in the case of renault when it breaks and we fit another unit it will have fresh fluid , Transmission fluid should be changed at or before 30,000 miles ,yes your going to say but its fully synthetic and there is no mention in the hand book about that ,point is if you change the fluid or better still flush it you get most of the muck out that blocks up the valve body and the screen filter inside , the majority of todays automatics dont have dip sticks they have level tubes up inside the drain plug that have to be taken out just to drain them ,and you need to drain them from hot  put the level tube back in and then find the fill plug and with the engine running  in neutral and at appx 60 deg pour the fluid in untill the fluid starts to run out of the drain / level hole , thats if you dont have to take the pan off ,some dont have drain plugs ,its messy and you do have to know what you are doing but if you dont know what your doing get the dealers to do it for you your transmission will last a lot longer !