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- Hi Guys, in this video I talk about what's going on with the Budget Automatic cars which have been going up and up for a few years now and unlike most of the sectors have not come down. We take a look at some recent auction content of cheap autos and what they are doing and I give my view on why this is happening currently in the UK and if prices will come down.
Filmed February 2024
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I have drove manuals for years now got an auto and wouldn't go back to manual with all the traffic and congestion now. Its not about about being lazy they are just better in every way now just as fast and fuel efficient they have moved on leaps and bounds. I love autos have so much more concentration too.
All the speed bumps and the associated gear changes makes sense to move to an auto.
I switched to an auto when my left knee started to suffer from pressing a clutch pedal when commuting to and from work. My wife also started to get a sore left knee and that cleared up when she no longer had a clutch to press.
@@martinconnelly1473 I have arthritis in both knees and my left would flare up with the clutch, since being in an auto it has been a lot Better. I agree it's another benefit.
I drive a P plate Toyota Starlet. It’s small, automatic, never gets cleaned, always passes its MOT. Was disappointed had to buy wiper blades for it last year. Only 148,000 on the clock. It’s a thirst beast mind
I also use a an automatic A3. At 60+ would I go back to a manual, probably not, as I can’t see what advantage a manual has over an automatic. As eventually the Starlet will get stolen, and I will have to replace it. If the manual equivalent has a 20% price advantage then that might be a reason not to get another automatic.
I disagree. After 40 years of driving manuals I craved an automatic because these days 95% of my driving is urban. I bought one and yes it was easy to drive but I quickly realised I prefer to be in control and balancing the throttle and clutch to my requirements. I kept it for 4 months before selling it and buying a manual city car which is superb. The gear change is so light it's no hindrance at all, in fact it's fun and keeps you alert. Each to their own though.
Just a short video on Automatic vehicles including some auction content. Let me know your thoughts on Autos in the UK, are you struggling to find a decent one or think they are just overpriced in the used market ?
Yeah the prices are through the roof, even salvage auction cars are going for stupid money. I have an astra I was going to scrap but might get it fixed and sell it instead.
Keep these great vids coming please. Past my test in a manual,5yrs after (Mid 90's) i went to auto....my 2015 Yaris 1.3L CVT does the same MPG as the 6speed Yaris manual! That's fact & in their stats/brochure. Get 58mpg on the way up north! My old 2002 Yaris 1.3L got 49mpg best! Just the once lol
@@AL-PAKAis that the new x1 ?
I drive a golf 2018 1.4 125bhp DSG It’s a nippy wee car and I love it 😊😊
Good as always
At 75 with a dodgy left knee an automatic is a godsend.
I've always liked auto's and as the roads have got busier they make the most sense being so relaxing to drive in heavy traffic. In this country we are very late to the party, Most other countries shy away from manual.Another nice little video, thanks for sharing.
Brilliant video again! I’d never go back to a manual! Ford ranger 10speed automatic is brilliant and doing 25,000 miles a year it’s a far nicer driving experience
Smart move with the watermark Lee. Great content as ever.
I think you're bang on the money - autos are on the up because it's easier to pass a test for the kids and also most immigrants into the UK will find auto's much easier to adapt to. I know I couldn't drive a stick shift on the continent or in the US!
I have been driving since 1986, I bought my first automatic recently and love it.
Know a driving instructor that switched to auto only years ago due to the increase in demand so make it makes sense for people wanting cheaper auto’s as first cars.
What a lot of people don't realise though is that taking a test in an Auto makes your insurance a lot higher than if you pass your test in a manual, often 15-20% higher. That is both driving an Auto obviously and with all things being equal. I read an article from Admiral about it the other day.
I do love a manual car, there’s nothing like a fab engaging drive of the manual, I’m scared to move to auto as I’ve heard a lot of stories about un-reliability. Great video 😊
Been on the lookout myself for a 1.6 full automatic preferably Japanese. Its a mine field ,they're like rocking horse shit. So many are tectonic I shift cvt but I'm talking a true auto box.
my girlfriend has just recently handed her company car back and decided to just get a cheap run about herself and same as you we where looking for an automatic 1.6 (ish) we had a nightmare looking for anything half decent at around 3-4k market.
I've had 3 dozen automatics , I only buy torque converter autos , they've been around forever and rarely go wrong.
CVT is the way forward my friend. My 2015 Yaris 1.3L CVT does the same MPG as the 6speed Yaris manual! And no worries about a clutch replacement. £££'s I get 58mpg on the way up north! My old 2002 Yaris 1.3L 4sp auto got 49mpg best! Just once lol
@@tardeliesmagic sorry but I've just parted company with my Honda civic cvt it would have been my dream car had it been a full automatic box. You can keep the cvts , just my personal preference but I don't like them.
I’m still running a 2004 civic 1.6 vtec auto 4 speed with torque converter lock up 48mpg and bullet proof nippy and reliable had it 4 yrs and apart from wear and tear items cost me £35 in repairs for a second hand TPS. 😘 cost me 1K.
The old economic adage of supply vs demand Lee. Small auto's are always a minority of sales here in the UK ( though its expected in prestige models ) and we are all living longer so older folk want auto's that are not there so demand is up but supply remains static.
In laws have a 16 plate i10 auto that the mother in law crashed. Everyone - including the insurers approved repairers - were asking would they sell rather than get it repaired. I advised not because whatever they took for it would not buy them a replacement outright now they are both retired. The trade were desperate to snag it because frankly it wasn't a difficult repair and wasn't written off so would not be a Cat car. They got it repaired.
not just old people......alot more adults around on p plates and barely there driving skills
I had a 2008 Corsa with about 40k on, retailed it at 5k and people were queuing up for it, crazy!
Good vid Lee. Personally I don’t mind a manual (or auto) if the manual cars are dropping in price I will go for one.
The UK seems to have changed from a primarily manual car market, to an auto market.
agree over 60% of new vehicles being auto now, only going to keep growing
Lee could you do a video on your experiences with auto gear boxes, ones you like, and ones you would avoid like they were an eco boost engine? I think that video would get a lot of views @@carukchannel
Have to agree. Here in Canada manuals are getting hard to.find now.
I had an auto VW EOS. Fantastic to drive. Then a manual MX5, OK ish. Now an Ev which by definition is only 1 gear so auto again. Brilliant to drive. I think everyone needs to learn manual but single gear driving is so much easier and relaxing I understand the better prices.
Great video, Lee. I would have gone for that rio at £2500 plus fees. You still would have made a great margin on it, and because of the mileage, you might have been able to retail higher than £3995.
Lee, about the autos - back of the net there mate. I lived in SE-Asia from 2004 to 2013 and the take-up of automatic cars & pickups there was astounding as the Tiger economies recovered from the 1999 Asia crisis and car buying became a must. even trusty 100-125cc class scooters went from being mostly stepped manuals (a foot operated manual gear change with an automatic clutch) to fully automatic twist-and-go.
much easier to pass an auto test but thats about it. cost of ownership is nasty and although not in all cases, fuel consumption is not so good.
interesting to see your watermarking on the auction parts of the video. I'm guessing the cloners have been taking advantage...
I've had a couple of automatics and they are boring . There's something about changing gear yourself when you want to not when a machine does it for you . We're geting so lazy
Depends where you live. And how much driving you have to do
Went to the States for 3 months about 10 years ago and drove an automatic. When returning to the UK l immediately ditched my manual car. Have stuck to automatics ever since, as they are so much more relaxing to drive, especially in traffic or city driving. Never thought l say that but it’s true.
Relaxing but also pretty boring. I switched o an automatic after 40 years of driving manuals but went back to a manual after 4 months.
Lots of people are not bothering to do their tests in Manuals these days. New drivers with auto licences will fuel the demand for cheaper Autos. One to avoid though is the Toyota MMT (Multimode manual) gearbox which is a robotised manual. A friend has one and it has been constant expense and trouble.
I drove a Toyota Aygo with a MMT gearbox for 8 years and it was perfect. No problems at all…
And here I am struggling to get a good approx. 5 year old car with manual transmission, manual handbreak and non-low profile tyres
Old school like myself. I Wouldn't touch a button handbrake either.
I know driving and drivers are getting worse but, cant they even change gear now??!
Autos work better with cruise control
Wife prefers to drive automatic so we had my father's Nissan Note 1.6 Tekna auto which was OK to drive but poor quality as a car. I thought about a Ford S-Max but that's Powershift so no way I was going to own that gearbox. Bought a VW Tiguan auto because it is 6-speed torque convertor auto and not VW DSG which can create huge bills if they fail. Didn't much like the Tiguan so got what I really fancied which is Jaguar X-Type Sovereign 2.2 auto which is such an excellent car. Auto 'box is also in all Volvo Geartronics, most Peugeot automatics and lots of Suzukis so I would recommend thinking about those. Main thing with auto's: knock them into neutral if you're stationary in traffic for more than a few seconds. Have the fluid changed and serviced if it's possible to do it. Avoid Ford Powershift at all costs.
In the end, I will go to an "automatic" ECVT Toyota hybrid. Troublefree, worry-free, low on fuel cost and low on everything until the battery fails for 1500£ replacement but thanks to those Uber business and those hybrid cars have gone too far to.
Great video my daughter is taking an auto test as are a lot of her peer group with the knowledge that EV's are all auto going into the future.
I've been suggesting the same for 18 months now. A couple of teenagers round where I live have been trying to pass a manual test for a couple of years now, why not make it easier and take the test in an auto. It's always an option to retest in a manual later if required. Win-win as they say.
Yep spot on@@st200ol
We bought a 2014 micra visia auto in Sept 2020 for 4k privately and it had 77000 and when we traded it in jan 2022 we got 3k for it with 97000. 3 months ago,it sold for £5395 with 115000 at a dealer! It was a great starter car and mint for age tbf!
Your 100 percent right , because in 15 years time a manual car will be thing of the past
Wrong.
@@shaun7638Right. ;-)
I still remember tv s without remotes .To be honest, if maual gear cars become cheaper, I'd go for one 😅
Our first auto was a 2.7 Ssang Yong Rexton. Loved it. Bought 2015 for less than £2,500 - sadly steel worms underneath knackered it. Now got 2010 Freelander 2.2 Diesel AUTO. Very tidy - £5,000. Like others on this page - auto for me anytime! (Miss the old Rexton tho' - loadsa room.)
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Great video as always Lee, keep up the amazing content 🎉
Thanks! Will do!
After 30+ years of manuals, I switched to autos from 2004 onwards and never looked back. Great for current-day driving conditions imo. My first auto was the Honda Jazz CVT-7. Great car, but I had to suffer the jibes about typical demographic haha. Been DCT since, which I prefer. Even had experience of an Up! auto in the family with its automated manual - a bit quirky and could be jerky tbh, I liked it, others not so keen, so little power, but a nice engine. How times have changed, autos used to have a stigma. Not so much nowadays eh!
Why anybody would buy a stick shift car as opposed to an automatic I'll never know.
Bought a Rio saloon 1.4 petrol auto 2007(80km full history) about 3 years ago €1050 here in the republic .He upgrade to a 17 Reg swift ,sold Rio for €1500 with 147 km on clock .
Showing my age here but when I started driving most autos were 3 or 4 speed. Their performance and fuel economy was terrible and the people that drove them were either old, disabled or couldn't pass a manual driving test. I now own a DCT that shifts faster than I can blink and offers better economy than a manual so it's no wonder people don't want to shift cogs by themselves any more.
ive never drove an auto not sure i would ever want one
Me neither
Autos are great till they go wrong.Nobody can ever seam to fix them.
not saying they are bad ive just never had one @@shiTthebed86
Once you drive an autos you would never go back Iv switched in 2012
Id never go back to a manual
Another cracking video lee,its mad isn't it what the autos are fetching atm,have a great weekend 🙂👍
I need an Auto, I passed on a manual but due to being disabled an Auto is much better for me. Have an 1800cc 2006 auto Astra. Looking for a smaller car more versatile like a Mariva.
Great vid as always Lee, insightful 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Lee, Last Thurs Auction at EAMA a Honda Jazz Auto 1.4L 2011 with 60K on the clock went for 5,100. It wasn’t in great condition. Nuts!
Got rid of automatic astra and got manual focus. Missing the automatic big time 😮
Was it reliable?
I'M Very surprised it has taken this long, outside of Europe nearly every other country switched to majority autos a decade ago.
We own a VW UP auto. with the asg box. Not the best auto in the world, but we love it £20 ved £120 ins.per year. What's not to like. Was bought for my wife as she has a disability and can only drive autos. We go everywhere in it. Easy to park, pretty economical. Whats not to like. Haven't driven my S3 for months
I wished i had an auto when i was stuck in a 5 mile traffic jam crawling along for an hour on the M5 changing from 1st gear to second then back again multiple times.
Yes its annoying having a manual in stop start traffic
Exactly! There's no fun driving manual cars any more because traffic is everywhere and it's horrendous. May as well just have a nice comfy auto and relax.
@@zootius Not true. Get a little city car with a light clutch and a throaty exhaust note and cities suddenly become playgrounds.
Thanks for your help on sale day cheers keep up the good work great video's
No problem 👍did you bid on the car in the end ?
Yes bidded on it , try to win the grey one too , but it made to much money with the fees, had few bids on the kia sportage to cheers Lee
Hi Lee, I bought an auto i10 last Sept - 17 plate for £10065. Couldn’t find another with clean service history, clean MOT’s and in good condition with low owners for less money. I agree autos are fetching top money. Dave Birmingham
I bought a top of the range used 2019 1.0L Skoda Fabia automatic back in 2021 with 11k miles, for £12k. Shortly after that I retired so mileage is still under 20k, and because I’ve the time it’s a minter and looks as good as it did when it was new, maybe better.
Anyway according to Autotrader, I’ve only lost £1000 in those 3 years as a private sale valuation. So happy there, but on the flip side I also bought a Renault Zoe, and that’s halved in value in the same 3 years. So not all roses
We don't interfere with any other function of the cars operating system , why would I want to decide what gear suits it best in any given situation.
Last car I bought with a manual gearbox was a 2012 Touran. Now moved to BMW and I would never touch a manual. In fact manual BMWs are definitely less sought after as are manual Mercs.
Manual Gearbox Cars are for People with a limited Budget..! To replace a clutch on a small Manual gearbox Car is around £600- £800 pounds. To replace a Wet Clutch on a Automatic Car costs around £1000 to refurbish a Automatic Gearbox CVT Transmission is around £2000 To £3000. So in the Long Run until Automatics become the Norm. Manual Cars will always be more Popular to people in the know..!🤔🤔😇😇👍👍
Glad you went with bigger watermark Lee
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I got a Citreon C1 2015 plate, first time driver, automatic, it cost me £7500 with around 46k millage, definitely expensive climate!
yes too right lee,we have been struggling to get an auto for 5k ,low mileage fiesta,s going for 7 to 8k,joke for a 14/15 year old car.
Almost hopeless to find cheap automatic cars in Norway as well. Ended up with an old Auris diesel auto for my 18 y.o son.
Have you noticed that car companies in UK still offers manual as default?
yes but sadly shrinking. thanks for watching from Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks for an interesting video
Crickey, thats an eye opener, maybe my Almera 1.8 auto saloon is actually wort something haha
I used to own a 2005 Meecedes A class auto. Didn't struggle to buy or sell it but struggled to fix it. It had so many problems.
I had a semi auto a class with a gearstick and no clutch pedal. very strange concept , it was like something you found in the old buses
2003 auto freelander we found
115k
3 door diesel
Paid £1500 end of last year
Your right thou
Auto getting hard to come by
Devon uk 🇬🇧
great new used car auction content lee m8
I gotta admit I'm the cheaper end of the market, when I'm looking at manual Citroën c1 pug 107s I don't think there's much cheaper. I agree about new drivers seem to learn auto
I'm glad you shared your thoughts on why small automatics are so popular as I have never understood it. I always thought that small cars should have a manual box with a nice light clutch and automatic boxes are better suited to big lazy cruisers. Maybe however I'm remembering Metro 1.0s with the AP 3 speed auto box. 30mph and that's you in top already😅 I have 2 autos, a petrol Saab 93 and diesel Rover 75. They are lovely and relaxing to drive but I think large autos are never going to be as popular due to the relatively high road tax and higher fuel consumption.
So I guess I'm happy to leave the small autos to those that need or want one!
I have ran a rover 75 auto and a Saab 95 auto both brilliant cars. yes them early 3 speed boxes in the metro were painful
Small Auto's with low mileage have "always" been scarce and made seriously good money, more so if japanese, korean, VW polo etc, throw in some high spec and you'll pay over book ..... they just do😢, nothing unusual here, except more than just elderly drivers looking for them now as young drivers also enter the fray 😮
If you're buying a £40,000 car then overpaying by 10% or 15% - £4,000 to £6,000 - is a biggish deal. But adding that to a £1,500 car - £150 - especially if you're a private buyer or you're a trader with a buyer in their pocket, it really doesn't matter in the great scheme of things.
I’m a dyed in the wool manual driver but spent several years in north London and eventually went automatic because of the constant queues. If I found myself doing that kind of driving again I’d reluctantly go for an auto.
Trouble is these days, you’re just as likely to be queuing on a motorway.
Try a Saab auto :-) I have a Saab 9-5 Aero manual, tax is still a hefty £330, the autos are £600ish a year, hence they're cheap to buy!
I’m not surprised. Generations getting older who don’t have the dexterity for using a clutch and gearbox. Traffic has gotten worse, more traffic jams. I moved away from a manual to a auto due to getting fed up with doing the left leg workout 😉 Plus if you buy a car such as a VW group etc.. They come with Auto as standard to cope with power delivery. Only manual I have is in a pure top down where autos don’t work well.
Stay away from DSG they're not reliable
AUTO gearboxes are nice convenient but once they mess up you best pull out the money
Another great video Lee.Thankyou.
Had an auto years ago when they were 4 speed and it was rubbish. Had modern 8 and 9 speed autos and now wouldn't go back as I do 20k business miles a year. That said I also have a manual porsche that i wouldn't change either
You do not have a FULL UK driving licence if you don't pass in a manual. Most jobs that require some sort of driving will only be open to those with a FULL licence. Otherwise it's handy for hiring vans etc but of little use. I've switched to automatic but I could jump into a manual if I needed to.
I can jump in any vehicle except a motorbike. Anything from a smart car to an articulated lorry or bus with trailer. I love hiring cars or getting courtesy cars always get a look and then questions when they see the back of my license filled up.
An auto licence is still a full driving licence, it just excluded manuals. there's a shortage of drivers for driving jobs. it wouldn't be wise for a company to buy manual vans or trucks. When some people can't drive them or don't want to drive them
@@quackcement Its not though its a restricted license since it rules out half of cars and vans in the UK.
of course its restricted, but an automatic license isn't like a learners license .for the purposes of driving a car legally it is "fulll" with the exception of manual@@gravemind6536
Cheap car that Rio, Would of flown off your pitch at £4500 k ❤
Great video bud, I sold an auto astra recently, sold it in the first hour of it being advertised.
👍Why can't they all be like that 🤣
@@carukchannel they can be mate if you just buy autos, but will we pay the money?
I’ve been looking for a fiat 500 auto they are hitting 9k for 10 year old at main dealers 2 year old ish 16k . I watched a slave age auction this morning a cat n 2013 went 3300 plus fees whereas a 2016 cat n went for similar money it’s bonkers . I used to get laughed at at dealers in north of Scotland asking for autos in past
Most premium cars tend to auto only, with said cars you usually have 8 gears, in some cars 10 speed, so would you want a manual anyway, Mercedes for example as a brand that do list manual gearboxs but as most people know Mercedes manual gearboxs are crap,plus there are certain premium model cars that don't even list a manual because it would effect the resale value, I drive a Volvo XC90 and a manual gearbox would be unthinkable, so Auto the onlw ahead, as for small auto cars, such as shown in the video clips tend to be gutless, most being CVT which are truly awful, unreliable & mega expensive when they go wrong, as ever a great video, I do like to see the auction reviews, are very interesting. 👍
I've heard to stay away from the Nissan cvt auto jatco make one, because of problems.?
hi lee when i got my skoda kamiq in dec 22 i was looking for auto with 1.5 tsi engine demand would mean i couldnt get one in auto for a year so got the manual and got it in 3 months they cant make auto fast enough. i making sure whn its time to renew my motability car i gonna order an auto in plenty of time. my mate got a fiesta auto and people ask if he selling it so he hanging on to it a bit longer price will go up for sure. great videos
This is weird, unless the gearbox is Asin Warner or ZF which are only included on premium brands the reliability on these is awful and the driving experience is average at best. These are all looking at £2-3k in repairs at 80-100k miles.
My brother came to uk after 30 yrs in NZ north island. Said virtually zero manual cars there. Also any autobox repair shops!!!
Nice one Lee you are right it was a piss take if you only had a auto license in the 80 90ts I had a auto mini in 97 payed £70 for it it was like driving a dodgem I wonder what that wud be worth now have a Top week Lee 🙂🔧🎥✌️
During Covid our daughter gave birth to twins and decided to start taking driving lessons at the age of 52 when the first lockdown ended,thinking everything would be back to normal lol. I started to learn to drive in a manual,had a total of 38 hours at £26 per hour but unknown to me on my lessons the instructor was pressing the clutch down when he thought I was going to stall (I had no previous lessons full stop) on my test I couldn’t even start the car (not fully engaging the clutch) I eventually stalled in the middle of a busy junction (being beeped at is an understatement) the examiner said I’d be best suited to an automatic and after taking a couple of days to think about it I decided on auto lessons. In total I had 11 lessons in an automatic A class over a period of three months and passed. But I’m actually back in a manual instructor car again at the age of 56 and my test is at the end of March (I must be a glutton for punishment) My first car and still own is a 2003 Honda CRV MK2 2.0i petrol Auto and I’ve covered over 20k miles in just under 2 years and love it.
I got a 2007 Toyota Raum 1496 cc automatic petrol only done 27,500 miles, immaculate..i imported it myself and this video makes me think i may have picked a winner ultimately.
We just paid £3800 for a 57 reg micro Nissan auto 29899 I thought it over priced but to your vllog it wasn’t
Yup I got my first auto in 2019 , didn't really go for an auto box , but the car a Citroen C4 was a well priced, pre-registered example. Anyway, now I certainly wouldn't want a manual car , if I have to drive a manual car , I hate it . I'm converted, or torque converted .
Always love watching you at these places been looking for a small auto car around £5000 in Northampton and not found anything for 3 months now your auctions my be my best bet so I was wondering why you don’t snap Kia’s up with low miles for £2500 I would have loved that car for £3.500. Am I crazy or something but no with traffic 5pm slow gear shiftings just a nightmare on roads around my way plus the big tyre non low profile stuff helps in pot holed roads. Nice to hear your thinking on why you don’t buy this and and make a quick £1000.
Brilliant Video as always
Brilliant vid again Lee
GREAT WATCH THAT LEE 👍👍🚗🚗👍👍
i have a ford ecosport 1 .5 auto . 2016 and i love it .
It's amazing the automatic have taken of in the u.k,their are only a hand full of cars here in the states you can buy
With a manual box
Lee Congrats on getting a mention in The Sun news paper. I have been watching you for quite a while and wanted to let you know if you did not know already
Hi geek, yes another viewer pointed it out to me, thanks for watching GS 👍👍👍
@carukchannel I have not found you on insta, do you have an insta account. GeekOfShaves was from an old hobby / interest, these days I have got into private plates and hence the fascination on all the car channels. Yours and Shifting Metal I find as two of the best, very natural. The others all seem way to polished for my liking, but I am not the norm on that.
Will only drive automatic cars now, just a more pleasant drive especially in traffic….
My girlfriend was a late learner driver started in a manual but soon realised an auto would be better and quicker to pass her test, especially taking into account the cost of driving lessons etc. bought a 10 plate Citroen C4 hatch that was tidy and 70k miles for £1950 but was not convinced if it would be reliable and sold it for what we paid. A few months of looking and paid top money for a 12 plate Auris 1.6 auto but it seems a good car. Probably holding it's money better than my A5!
Unless you've got a sports car, autos are the way to go. Most of the rest of the world prefers autos. I've got an SUV with paddles and I never use them.
What do you think the fascination is? I have an auto license so no other option but would be interested to know why autos seem to be the in thing since covid
Hi Lee. I don't know about Auto's in the U.K. but it's mostly Manuals here in Ireland, except for Large Vehicles. Wow that Kia did Great money for an 2008. Good luck Lee mate. 😅🇨🇮 PS that Corsa LOOKS nice lol.
Sitting in traffic is the biggest issue so auto is better option but these days they are more economical. My BMW has 8 Speed ZF box that sits at 1800 rmp at 70 mph not bad for a 3L M140i with 400 hp
Hi Lee i got a little Nissan Micra Hatchback
1.4 SVE 5d auto 57810 miles 2 owners only £2450 if your interested
First PC video I have seen from you.
Say it as it is?
I’ve a 55 cmax 1.6d auto power shift I get the gearbox serviced every 3yrs and I wouldn’t swap it for the world!…
Hyundai coupe was my solution for a cheap automatic(find one from a grand), I know it's not really classed as small but insurance is cheap for us it's £260 ISH but we're 50 something, our other car is Dacia Sandero(not auto) the only factory LPG so saves on fuel, both cars good budget motoring examples