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Title: car people Post by: oxford_fan on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 16:37:07 i currently have a 1.1 fiesta.
my gran has offered me her 1.6 civic coupe automatic for free, W reg. the civic adds £260 onto my premium but i will get this back from selling my fester. any long term considerations i should make? my dad tells me automatics are v.expensive to fix but hondas don't go wrong too often do they? Title: Re: car people Post by: Reg Smeeton on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 16:40:00 Quote from: "oxford_fan" i currently have a 1.1 fiesta. my gran has offered me her 1.6 civic coupe automatic for free, W reg. the civic adds £260 onto my premium but i will get this back from selling my fester. any long term considerations i should make? my dad tells me automatics are v.expensive to fix but hondas don't go wrong too often do they? Course not...they're built in Swindon. Title: car people Post by: Ralphy on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 17:16:40 Honda's are VERY reliable
I'm on my 2nd Type R and drive it like i stole it everyday :soapy tit wank: The engines are bulletproof mate, just keep it topped up with oil and serviced regular and you've nothing to worry about. Title: car people Post by: oxford_fan on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 17:27:35 i've never driven an auto, are they much different to manuals in terms of performance? i presume i won't be able to rag it about so much, but thats probably a good thing as the servicing on my fiesta has been massive!
Title: car people Post by: walrus on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 17:34:55 I drove an Automatic in Australia which was huge fun, although granted it was a 4.0l Ford Mondeo equivalent saloon (no, I wasn't legal....). The kick-down is immense and good fun, though you don't have the control of a manual in certain situations. It's hard to argue why I'd prefer a manual to an automatic, but I just do..... :?
Maybe it's just a matter of personal preference, and how good you are with you're left foot?!... Title: car people Post by: Ralphy on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 17:55:24 You do lose a little performance on auto boxes unless it's a BMW SMG box.
If it's a good gearbox like a Honda then it will be very smooth. Title: car people Post by: Compo on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 21:41:40 its free..........take it
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