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• 307/A3/A4/Golf/focus - Economical Car - 500 miles a week 18 Feb 2011 (Forum)
    Auto or manual. Budget - 2-4k. I currently drive a three door 1600cc Honda Civic 03 Automatic. Any suggestions/views most welcome. Thanks Neil
• Galaxy/Octavia - why do some insist in starting in second in snow? 6 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Genuinely puzzled, I understand from what i have been told that some automatics "lock out" 1st and start in second when the snow/slippery  button pressed, and have also been told it is better to do so with a manual as well. This I cannot understand.  I have always used first, modulating the torque with delicate clutch control, & it has always worked for me, how can second work any better?
• Espace 2.0 Priviledge Y reg. Auto - Renault Espace gearbox problems 6 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, I need some advice for my Espace that broke down today. Renault Espace 2.0 Priviledge Y reg. Auto. It seems to be the automatic gearbox, it won't go forward but will engage reverse. Prior to this we had an electrical sign appear for a few weeks when I accelerated the gearbox got stuck in 2nd or 3rd gear and the sign would come on.
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.4 sports mode light flashing, no power pullin 18 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I have 1.4 R reg vauhal corsa automatic. The sports mode light keeps flashing when i turn engine on and there is hardly any power in pulling away. In the past, i used to be able to turn engine on and off again to sort the problem out, now though, if i switch the engine off while this problem is occurring, it wont start up again until a long time has lapsed.
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - Any experiences? 12 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I've had a gander at the c-b-c, but would love to hear of any real-life experiences. We'd be looking at a diesel, I think preferably with an automatic gearbox, because I'm lazy! Ta in advance.
• Vauxhall Signum (2003 - ) - 03 2.2DTi - P0638, P0234 codes advice 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Once my vauxhall signum 2.2DTi, diesel, automatic, sept 2003 has warmed up, anything more than very gentle accelaration causes "spanner" to appear & car to go into limp home mode. Switching off ignition & restarting clears spanner & limp home until it repeats.
• Ford Fiesta (2009 - ) - Good deal for Fiesta Zetec 1.4? 27 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I've been hunting round for good deals for a new Zetec 1.4 (met paint), and so far the best I've had from a dealer is: £10096, inc 12 months RT, mats, fuel, automatic wipers+lights, Vision blue met. paint. Does that sound like a good deal? Any feedback would be appreciated :) I've seen a couple of places cheaper online, but I'd like to part ex my old 06 Fiesta Style Climate 1.25 (22k miles). £3700 part-ex value from that dealer.
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 97 1.0 Auto - peculiar noise at low speed 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Sorry if this sounds ridiculous, but my girlfriend's 1.0l micra automatic makes a noise at very low speed (just moving) that can only be described as the noise flipper the dolphin makes when he comes out the water. It also chugs a little at the same time. Anyone know what may be the problem and how much work/money would be involved in sorting it out?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.3 Endura A - fitting an auxiliary belt 3 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I don't know the routing of the belt as it snapped when I was driving, and every route I try ends up leaving a fair amount of slack. Plus I can't tell whether it has a automatic tensioner or you use the alternator. any help with the routing would be much appreciated.
• Dazzled by Mitsubishi 11 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Each unit comprised approximately 23 LEDs and when held up at traffic lights etc. they were exceptionally bright when the brakes were being applied and as this was an automatic it was very uncomfortable being the car immediately being said vehicle. Surely there should be regs. limiting the amount of brightness emanating from this type of assembly - they should be attenuated during the hours of darkness.
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 1997 1.6 cuts out on cold start 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Any idea what's causing the issues on cold start? {No need to repeat what you've already selected from the drop down menus as this automatically gets included within the subject header}
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.7 Injection Pump re-programme 19 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  it would need as it has the older engine. Cheers {No need to repeat what you've already selected from the drop down menus as this automatically gets included within the subject header}
• Volkswagen Golf V estate (2007 - ) - Any reason to NOT buy? 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  The following have been test driven and EXCLUDED: Passat (too large), Touran (too wide), Volvo V50 (just didn't feel right). Car must have automatic, park sensors, folding door mirrors, at least 2 litre engine. I suggested Skoda Octavia Estate which they have yet to investigate. I welcome comments.
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 04 1.4 auto, service interval display 5 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  my wife's 1.4 polo automatic 04 has started pinging every time the ignition is turned on. we've had the car for 6 months & i do all the servicing myself when it pings a spanner symbol appears next the trip mileage display i've tried resetting it manually following the owners manual to no avail it says i should go to a main agent!
• A6 Avant vs Freelander 12 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I'm looking at new cars. My self-imposed brief is a) CO2 < 225, ie not in top VED band, b) automatic, c) 4-wheel drive, d) must be good ON-road, OFF-road irrelevant, e)medium/large estate, f) image totally irrelevant. So far I've got Audi A6 Avant SE 2.7TDi Quattro Tiptronic and Land-Rover Freelander 2.2Td4 SE Auto on the shortlist.
• Ford - W reg mondeo auto 2.0 petrol estate 12 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  hi all. im possibly going to buy a w reg 2.0ltr petrol automatic estate mondeo. 80 k, fsh, 2 owners. it is the first time i will have bought an auto, is there anything i should know about the model itself ? what should i look out for regarding the auto box?.
• BMW 520i - Mechanic in East London? 22 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I live in E14 and any BMW specialists I've found listed are at least an hours drive away! Also I understand that for automatic transmissions I need to get the the auto fluid changed by a transmission specialist since it's a "sealed for life" transmission. Does anyone have any recommendations? Ideally I'm looking for a small garage who specialise in BMW's and who don't charge ridiculous rates... any advice would be greatly appreciated!
• when to do Proton Persona timing belt? 24 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Today we bought from a Proton main dealer a 1998 R Proton Persona 1.6 automatic for my mam, its done 45000 miles and has full main dealer history (only cost £655 too), but i was wondering when we should change the timing belt?. The handbook says 54000 miles but the guide in the 'car by car breakdown' section of this wonderful website says regular changes are needed, so i dont know if i should wait until 54000 miles or not.
• Speed limiters on all cars 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  What a cracking idea - linked to GPS technology to automatically reduce the speed of the car to the immediate prevailing limit. Advantages: lower fuel consumption less points on licenses probably less accidents/road deaths less chance of being slammed into at 90mph by someone coming the other way.
• Pug 406 radio not turning off 15 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  My peugeot 406 has gotten into the nasty habit of not automatically turning off the radio when I take the key out of the ignition. Happens in about 1 in 10 times. The only solution is to restart the car (not just put the ignition on - at least this is how it appears to me) until the stereo on/off button decides to work (usually about three times).