#1: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:53 am ---- right well basically my girlfriend is wanting to learn to drive, she tried in a manual a while ago but just couldnt get the hang of it.
She really likes the 206's but i have heard some people say that the auto box is crap basically, so i would like opinions on it (especially from those who have had an auto 206) as you can pick a nice one up for good money with low mileage.
Cheers
#2: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:59 am ---- I drove an auto 206 some time ago and to be completely honest it was terrible. Don't forget it will restrict what other vehicles she can drive: ie courtesy car.
#3: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: arronmee1990, Location: Broughton AstleyPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:18 am ---- Wouldn't it be easier to show her how to change gear? Just explain what a clutch is and what it does and all that jazz. That's what I did with my sister and she soon did it
#4: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:24 am ---- tried tht, went out a few times in my old saxo couldnt get the hang of it, had a few lessons with an instructor and still couldnt so looks like its guna be an auto
#5: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:46 am ----
meady wrote:
right well basically my girlfriend is wanting to learn to drive, she tried in a manual a while ago but just couldnt get the hang of it.
Practice practice practice.
An auto only license seriously restricts her choice of cars.
206 auto - better of walking.
If she cant get the hang of a clutch & manual box should she even be thinking of driving.
#6: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:48 am ---- Get one of those controllers for an Xbox or Playstation that's a steering wheel & pedals. Save your clutch that way
#7: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Ash, Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:43 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
meady wrote:
right well basically my girlfriend is wanting to learn to drive, she tried in a manual a while ago but just couldnt get the hang of it.
Practice practice practice.
An auto only license seriously restricts her choice of cars.
206 auto - better of walking.
If she cant get the hang of a clutch & manual box should she even be thinking of driving.
It's not that bad. Though I agree, one of the shittier boxes. tbh, I don't think your gf will care/notice.
#8: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:48 am ---- Its actually a Renault designed auto box
#9: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: smileysue, Location: SheffieldPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:55 am ---- Hi, my wife just got the 206cc with auto box, she loves it. no messing around when driving round town with the gears. she says its like driving a dodgem at the fair (stop- go-easy) i just hope she doesn't use it as a dodgem when in tesco's car park
#10: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:23 am ---- Manual.
#11: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:49 am ---- Is it reliable though. Thts the main thing
i had one as a runabout and was nothing but trouble the whole time i had it then when the drive band snapped i gave up and scrapped it
#13: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:06 pm ---- im guessing though seeing as it was a runabout it was cheap, so could tht be the reason it didnt last ???
#14: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:16 am ---- I have two Pug 306 autos with the same AL4 auto box and they're absolutely super. It all depends how well you look after them. I have one on 96K miles now and it's a beauty of a drive
Auto is the way to go, it's the future, once all cars are electric there will be no need for all this macho clutch and gears nonsense
If you want manual gear selection too sometime in the future then look at semi autos which her auto licence will cover her for too. Manual AND auto in one car- you choose- utter magic! Although most people get fed up with the manual side of things when the auto can do it better and quicker than you
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. Your girlfriend will be MUCH safer too if she is concentrating more on things around her than all this clutch and gears all the time. No clutch- no gears- no fuss- no tears
Wash all your clothes by hand rather than use the auto washer? Perhaps not.
If you're driving in city traffic most of the time then a manual is an absolute ball ache. If I'm going into town I'll take the auto every time.
Take it for a drive yourself, then try it in Sport mode, it'll open your eyes a bit!
#15: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: arronmee1990, Location: Broughton AstleyPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:27 am ---- 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
#16: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:36 am ---- 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
#17: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: arronmee1990, Location: Broughton AstleyPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:42 am ---- 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
#18: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:37 am ----
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.
#19: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:13 am ---- 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
#20: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:18 am ---- 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.
#21: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:01 am ---- 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 ???
#22: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: sirles, Location: londonPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:42 pm ---- 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
#23: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:54 am ----
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.
#24: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:57 am ----
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!
#25: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Bassline_Toad, Location: Chester, UKPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:29 am ----
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.
#26: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: sx206, Location: essexPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:29 am ---- 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.
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!
#28: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Lowercase, Location: East SussexPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:38 pm ---- 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
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!
#30: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:45 am ---- 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 Last edited by Deckchair5 on Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:01 am; edited 1 time in total
#31: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: namgaj, Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :PPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:57 am ---- My mrs is the same, although she DID pass her test in a manual she wont drive them as she cant get the hang of them properly, her lessons and test were in a diesel, and she says that a manual petrol is harder to drive.
Anyhow I drive an auto silky smooth, and my Mrs now drives a clio auto, having drove it after having my jag for 2 and half years, it really isnt that bad
#32: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:56 am ---- No STANDARD 206 auto is faster than the manual version.
#33: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:02 am ----
E5GDM wrote:
No STANDARD 206 auto is faster than the manual version.
Unless the recovery wagon has the speed limiter removed
#34: Re: 206 automatic ??? Author: jaypug206, Location: LondonPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:48 am ---- Anyways despite everyone saying there crap, i bet they haven't had 1.
I got a 2004 206 1.4 auto 64000 miles, i live in london thats why i choose auto, my car drive fine for the mileage, its fun 2 drive but is a bit slow picking up on speed but its only a 1.4 but my car has got the clutchless manual so when i wanna put my foot down i drive in manual without the headache of a clutch.
Just make sure when you buy one you got paperwork and service history with it.
But auto license honestly does restrict on car choice and buying an auto usually costs more then the same car in manual.
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