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 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:36 am |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2011
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Location: Bath UK
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I've been a passenger to some manual car drivers who do the same thing 
Sounds like your dad's car needed some attention, should be smooth as silk. Kick down acceleration should be instant
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:42 am |
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Joined: Apr 22, 2010
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Location: Broughton Astley
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Yeh I spose. People should just learn to drive a manual and then decide whether to have an automatic car. I think having an auto license really hampers you with car choice
He got shot of it before it got too bad
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:37 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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| meady wrote: |
| im guessing though seeing as it was a runabout it was cheap, so could tht be the reason it didnt last ??? |
You have obviously set your heart on letting her buy a 206 auto so this thread is totally pointless.
Dont come back on here crying when it throws its toys out the pram.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:13 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
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Location: basingstoke
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I aint set my heart on nothing i got my own car so its up to her what she drives.
How is it pointless she likes the 206 so i wanted to find info ( website is called 206info afterall) about the box before rushing into anything
Why would i come bk on here crying. If anything goes wrong you just pay to fix it. So if thts all you have to say go join the other trolls and spam other threads
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| PAST -2008 Vauxhall Astra VXR / 2002 pug 206 GTI
PRESENT - VW Golf GTI Semi - Auto
Now have my 106 GTI track car 
TEAM - I HATE FACEBOOK | |
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:18 am |
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Buy your girlfriend some breakdown cover for xmas, shes gonna need it 
You asked, you where told by several different people there crap / best avoided, you aint listening as you dont like the answers given = end of thread.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
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Location: basingstoke
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so me asking if they are reliable (for all i know people saying they are crap could mean the gear change isnt the best or something like that) means that i aint listening ??? i dont think so.
and yeh i have been told that they are crap but i have also been told that they are good by a few other people. So what makes you think i dont like the answers ???
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| PAST -2008 Vauxhall Astra VXR / 2002 pug 206 GTI
PRESENT - VW Golf GTI Semi - Auto
Now have my 106 GTI track car
TEAM - I HATE FACEBOOK | |
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:42 pm |
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Joined: Aug 13, 2011
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Location: london
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on! have to say that after driving several renault laguna autos, and experiencing a jerky ride and unexpected kicks in the back, i decided to buy a 206 1.4 auto as it was recommended to me, BUT, as i feared, when test driving the car along country lanes in essex, it was smooth as silk and then purchasing and driving it to london and back every day, it really is jerky and ultra sensitive and its throttle has to have a very feathered touch!
Also, it doesnt change up until it reaches 3000rpm, which really is frustrating when in traffic and this also makes it very throttle sensitive and jerky!
This has resulted in a very achey right foot / calf AND i am seriously distressed to read on this forum that the auto box is Renault designed which would explain the similarity in the jerky shifting i experienced in the Laguna....Gutted!
Ii love this car but the auto box really lets it down!
Les
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:54 am |
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| meady wrote: |
I aint set my heart on nothing i got my own car so its up to her what she drives.
How is it pointless she likes the 206 so i wanted to find info ( website is called 206info afterall) about the box before rushing into anything
Why would i come bk on here crying. If anything goes wrong you just pay to fix it. So if thts all you have to say go join the other trolls and spam other threads |
if the box has been recon then it shouldn't go wrong easily.
make sure you only use the correct grade of ATF and retro fit an gearbox oil cooler.
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:57 am |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2010
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Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!
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| Seabook wrote: |
| meady wrote: |
I aint set my heart on nothing i got my own car so its up to her what she drives.
How is it pointless she likes the 206 so i wanted to find info ( website is called 206info afterall) about the box before rushing into anything
Why would i come bk on here crying. If anything goes wrong you just pay to fix it. So if thts all you have to say go join the other trolls and spam other threads |
if the box has been recon then it shouldn't go wrong easily.
make sure you only use the correct grade of ATF and retro fit an gearbox oil cooler. |
All this to get your missus in a car...... to be honest i think it might be easier to bin her off and get one that can drive a manual!
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| This 206 IS going on a trackday despite it's every effort to stay at home in the garage! | |
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:29 am |
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Joined: Feb 14, 2010
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Location: Chester, UK
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| arronmee1990 wrote: |
| I'm not sure. My dad had a 206 1.6 petrol auto for a very short period of time. Everytime it changed gear it nearly threw you out of your seat it was that jerky. And downshifts when you try and overtake someone take an absolute age |
Saying that, that's something you would pick up on the test drive though.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:29 am |
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Joined: Jul 28, 2011
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Location: essex
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my wife had an auto 1.4lx which was 7 years old and had 80k on the clock.i would take it when working in london and loved it.sure it is not the best auto out there but cheep as chips to buy and maintain.its your gf choice really.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:07 pm |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 3977
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Location: Halifax
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| D4NTP wrote: |
| Seabook wrote: |
| meady wrote: |
I aint set my heart on nothing i got my own car so its up to her what she drives.
How is it pointless she likes the 206 so i wanted to find info ( website is called 206info afterall) about the box before rushing into anything
Why would i come bk on here crying. If anything goes wrong you just pay to fix it. So if thts all you have to say go join the other trolls and spam other threads |
if the box has been recon then it shouldn't go wrong easily.
make sure you only use the correct grade of ATF and retro fit an gearbox oil cooler. |
All this to get your missus in a car...... to be honest i think it might be easier to bin her off and get one that can drive a manual! |
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:38 pm |
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Joined: Mar 30, 2010
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Location: East Sussex
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i have an auto 206.
mines the 1.6 16v tip auto and i like it. i mostly do city driving so its great for that.
and despite what people think, its smooth on the changes (i cant stand being in other peoples cars and getting thrown out my chair every time they change gear)
is nice for long journeys too, is relaxing.
providing the engines a decent size, then autos are fine, and learn to work the throttle to control when it changes too (or use the tip-tronic).
i only have an auto license and it doesnt really both me, i am practising to re take my test though - purely because i want to drive them aston martins im working on ehe. and have plans for an old golf or something as my next car.
but - get a decent engine and the auto box should be fine. my 2 cents
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Essex
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| Deckchair5 wrote: |
| Don't listen to the "I want you to struggle the same as I did" merchants, all most people want to do is get from A to B without needing an engineering degree to do it. |
'engineering degree'!! s**t man, we're talking about driving a poxy little car not piloting the bloody space shuttle!
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:45 am |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2011
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Location: Bath UK
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If you think about it, you'd be amazed just how little "piloting" is done on a Space Shuttle. it's almost all done on AUTO and they don't tend to have imminent collision hazards to avoid every 10 seconds like we do on planet earth. They must have a pretty big clutch though
When you see Clarkson and Hammond driving like loons in modern power cars, what are they? Autos
When electric cars come in, what will they be? Autos
I love auto wipe, I like not having to mess about with a choke in the mornings, I love remote central locking, I enjoy electric windows, I like power steering and power brakes. I could do it all manually but it would be like going back to the stone age
You can do everything with your feet like Fred Flintstone but a modern auto can change gear quicker and smoother than you ever can and whilst you have your clutch in then you're not accelerating. The auto has already done its smooth shift in less than a second whilst you're still messing about with clutch and gas and is already accelerating away from you. Food for thought
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