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• what is the best / worst automatic car ? 21 May 2009 (Forum)
  I have heard that a 1.6L mark 4 Cortina automatic was a terrible car. very underpowered and drank fuel. So are there any better / worse ones ?
• Are older automatic cars more risky to buy? 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  While looking around for a car in the price range of £800-£1000 (so around 10 years old), I've seen one or two automatics for sale. It's a big gamble buying a car of that price range and vintage anyway, but do you think that a car with an automatic gearbox would be a risk too far? Or were the auto boxes quite reliable by the late nineties?
• Small automatic runabout recommendation 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  It's only a second car, which gets very light use (to and from work if I don't cycle, and occasional evening trips when the other car is in use), so I'd like something smaller, and I'd like an automatic. What would backroomers recommend as a small, cheap, reliable automatic for up to £5K?
• Diesel Automatics-do they exist? 2 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  For my next car I need something at least as alrge as my current Vectra Estate automatic. I found the Vectra very thirsty (c 28mpg) so does anyone know of large diesel automatics? I don't think that the Mondeo has this option. I suspect that SKoda Octavias do, but this car doesn't have much rear legroom for our growing children.
• Do automatics offer engine braking? 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  What's the correct answer - yes, little bit, depends on car or not at all? Couldn't find a definitive answer from web search. PS: talking of conventional automatics, not semi-manual things.
• Japanese diesel automatics? 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Are there any?
• Nissan Qashqai - automatic gearbox 26 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  i am considering buying a 2011 Nissan Qashqai Tekna 2.0 petrol automatic. the listing says that the car has " a seamless japanese auto box".  what gearbox would this be?  were there any problems with this box?
• BMW 320 Diesel - Automatic transmission fluid change in 320? 8 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Just wondering if the automatic transmission oil should be changed occasionally in this car or is it really a 'lifetime job'. There is no mention of it in the service booklet. The car is a 2006 with 200,000Klms.
• Suzuki Baleno SZ5 Automatic - Suzuki automatic gearboxes 11 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  I have had 3 Swifts and a Baleno over the last 12 years - all bought new All TC Automatics and the 6 speed Baleno gearbox has been absolutely brilliant and faultless - it doesn't hang on to 3rd gear as the old gearboxes did It averages over 50mpg and is super smooth and instant changing I would like to know why Suzuki have decided to stop using the torque convertor box and instead move to a slow changing automated manual box on (all ?)
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  Foes my Ford Fusion have a Durashift gearbox? 21 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a Ford Fusion automatic, but the adverts don't seem to distinguish between full and semi automatics. Can you help?
• Renault Espace (1985 - 1997) - 95 2.2 Automatic gear box/MOT 3 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I've got an offer of an espace but it has a strange fault. Basically when you first start it you need to use gears 1, 2 and drive (as gear 3) as the automatic gear box doesn't work initially. When you have driven a mile or so you can turn the engine off and on again and the automatic gear box works fine. Does a fault like this mean an automatic MOT failure?
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  What small automatic car do you recommend? 18 Feb 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to replace my wife's ageing Punto with a small automatic to help with her arthritic condition. It needs to be reliable, cheap to run (including...
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  How reliable is the Kia Carens automatic? 28 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a Kia Carens automatic (2009-2010 reg) however I'm not sure what kind of automatic gearbox it has? I'm looking for something reliable...
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  Is there an economical, more roomy alternative to the Vauxhall Corsa? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My husband and I are in our seventies and in 2011 downgraded from a Vectra to a Corsa automatic. We decided on an automatic because both of us are now...
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  What small, used automatic? 28 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for suggestions for a replacement small car - I currently run a 2007 Fabia 1.4 diesel (estate) which manages a genuine 57mpg in the summer. Due...
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  Are Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto and the Ford Fiesta 1.4 auto 'proper' automatics? 11 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a small automatic and am interested in the Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta, but want a 'proper' automatic box, not one of those that is...
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  What is 'surging', and how would I identify it in an automatic Renault Clio during a test drive? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am hoping to buy a Renault Clio 1.6 RT automatic (2000) and checked your review section for some background info. You mentioned that some automatics...
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  Auts and crosses 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you help settle a domestic? My husband says that Toyota did not make an automatic Celica. I say they must have done (but what do I know I...
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