Here are the Automatic Cars You Should Buy (£5k and Under)
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Today I'm discussing the best automatic cars to buy for £5k and under.
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That mmt is actually good 👍
Hi I’m looking automatic petrol vehicles above 2010 near 6k or 7£ need yur help to chose in Toyota and Skoda.
Why against french cars?
The honda jazz has a cvt box but is that a good one
Summary
- Avoid French or Italian
- Stick with Petrol or Petrol Hybrid
- Avoid semi autos
- Avoid CVT
- Avoid twin clutch
Brands/cars that are ok
- BMW 1, 3 or 5 series
- Honda accord, Cr-v, Jazz (gearbox may need a service). Early civics are fine. Avoid iShift gearbox
- Ford Fiesta, focus, mondeo but avoid later ones. Recommended are 06/07 focus. Make sure fiesta doesn't have powershift/durashift
- Jaguar X/S type but it has a massive engine, 18-20 mpg
- Jeep Cherokee but it has high running costs
- Kia ceed, venga, picanto (they do rust, particularly underneath)
- Lexus is-250, big engine 20mpg approx, GS-300 (but 3L, 18mpg)
- Mazda 3 (they do rust), mazda 6
- Mercedes C class, c180 compressor, CLK. E-class E200
- Saab 9-3 or saab 9-5
- Suzuki swift (some of them are semi auto, usually 1.5l is full auto)
- Toyota Corolla, prius, RAV4, early auris mk1 are fine but later ones (mk2 or later) have semi-autos called multimode
- Volkswagen mk4 golf, but mk5 onwards should be avoided
- Vauxhall astra 1.8
- Volvo S40, V40
do the cars u mentioned here help in lowering the insurance?
If you look at a proper automatic look at the colour of the gearbox oil on the dipstick. If its black forget it. It should be red, but a tinge of brown is OK. Then when you get it change the gearbox oil 3 times to flush some new oil in. You can measure how much u get out and re fill with the same amount . Then check the level after. Some gearbox's don't have dip sticks and all sorts of various ways of checking the level.
I don't think you can buy a better car for less than £5000 than a Lexus is250. Mines got heated/cooled seats, sat nav, parking sensors front and rear, Reversing camera, touch screen dvd player, Mark levinson 14 speaker stereo, memory seats, etc. Nice looking, and comfortable. And it's been absolutely bullet proof.
Running costs/fuel consumption? The higher the specs, the more there is to go wrong....and the older the car, the more likely the extra features will wear out or break. I agree that the engines and gearboxes are bulletproof.
My wife has owned a 2006 Fiesta 1.6 Ghia petrol Auto since 2008 with the full fat auto box. Its done around 95K now and we have had no issues with the the engine or gearbox in all the time we have had it. The only drawbacks are the car tax and fuel consumption compared with my Fiesta 1.4 TDCI manual.
After a mild stroke left me with chronic left leg pain I bought a low mileage, semi-auto, Peugeot 206. Pile of p**p! After much research, I found a battered old 2006 Prius and took a punt. The hybrid battery only lasted 10 months but the car was cheap. A good quality, high-end replacement hybrid battery has transformed the car, which I really liked for the spec (T3 Spirit) and the ease of driving. I should also mention the £10 a year tax! A solid and reliable car for the more stately or cost-conscious driver.
Q
How much did the battery cost?
personal experience the dsg in my 2011 golf was very reliable, lasted me a few years before i sold it, in comparison my brother had an Audi A4 avant with the cvt on a 56 reg and it had to get serviced and codded twice in the same amount of time.
Likewise I ran a skoda L&K octavia estate on a 57 plate, diesel with DSG box. Never serviced the box but got to 220000 miles before I sold it and that included towing a caravan every summer. Can’t say I ever had a problem with a DSG box.
the dsg box is a good box, i think the point is that at this price point you may end up with a dodgy one
I own an automatic volvo S80 from 1999. absolute banger of a car. has about 450000 km but still runs perfect. bit thirsty with 0.8 liter per 10 kilometer but otherwise never really had any problems with it. altho a bit big but considering that i spend a lot of time and almost always need stuff with me its absolutely amazing. great tips also, learned a lot today
Toyota Corolla 2002-2007
Toyota Yaris 1999-2005
Toyota RAV4 2000-2011
Mazda 3 2003-2007
Mazda 6 2002-2006
Ford Focus 1998-2009
Volvo S40 1998-2004
These ones are the best in my opinion and they are all in order from best (top) to less best (bottom) :)
ULEZ is the biggest problem and tax
Yaris and Corolla . Smooth as butter and very reliable.
Aren't the 1st Gen Mazda 6 total rustbuckets? I nearly bought one about six years ago and went on an owner's forum. General opinion was that the best thing to do was to paint the entire underside in Hammerite! 😂
I Had a 2004 Yaris t spirit 1.4 D4d 3 door although it was manual its was dirt cheap to run and never caused me any problems 30£ road tax and £10 worth of diesel got me on average 90 miles and had 160k miles
Anything more modern?
Greatest video,he knows what he’s talking about.I know for a fact most semi-automatic systems are rubbish,the MMT that Toyota used in Aygo,Yaris and Auris is terrible same as I-Shift Honda used in some Civics.
BUT CVT is not a bad gearbox and used in most makes.the DSG that Volkswagen uses is actually a great system only issue is it needs oil change every 40k miles,and MANY people neglect this and damage their gearbox so the used ones are risky.but if maintained,it’s a great system.
Actually, on the Ford's the PowerShift is the crap one, it's the DuraShift you want, the DuraShift is a proper torque converter auto.
I'm a true petrolhead. I love cars. I'm actually considering an Auto, even an old school torque converter type. Too much traffic in London.
Great video for low cost motoring with an automatic license. I can highly recommend a W204 C180 pre-facelift Kompressor. I bought a 2009 C180k saloon for £5k, fMBsh, one owner with 50k miles in 2017. I traded it in this year (May 2022) with 90k miles against a 2016 E350d coupe, fMBsh, one owner 39k miles and got £3.7k for it. £1,300 for 5 years and 40k miles is a bargain. I even got 40mpg on a 2000 mile holiday in France in 2019. Never had a single issue with it either.
Cheers High Peak, very useful. I have a 1.6 1997 Suzuki Baleno Auto Hatchback, still going strong, touchwood! Bought it in 2007 with 26000 miles on the clock and it hasn't let me down yet. Touchwood again! 😉
Great to hear!
I think we are close to a point where you can go for both Hyundai and Kia. Hyundai bought in to KIA in the late 90's and by the late 00's they used the same parts, as the old (Not anywhere near £5K) pre 05ish plates die off you're left with essentially the same cars.
I was searching for this commentary... I didnt understand why he didnt recommend Hyundai... Hyundai/Kia are good brands and they develop and produce their transmissions.
A friend of mine used his car an auto Mercedes-Benz. The car only ever did local 50 km runs at 100 km.
He drove it at 140 /150 for 250km
I urged him to get oli and filters changed.
Did he listen?
A few months later he told me he should have taken my advice. It cost him dear to get the valve chest removed and cleaned.
Valve chest is the Brain in the gear box.
"Citroen definitely not" 🤣👍 Cracked me up right off the bat I needed that!
I know many people are against French vehicles but the Aisin auto boxes used by Citroen are true autos. We had a DS3 (EAT) auto and it was very reliable, quick off the mark and the shifts were undetectable!
Avensis says hi upto 2009 - the 1.8 petrol after that was CVT, but reliable more than most. The 2.2 diesel was a proper torque box.
I can 100% verify your comment about the Civic i-shift gearbox - caused me so much headache when that went wrong. Garages won’t fix it and the only option was to get a replacement from the dealer for around 3K. Which was above the value of the car!
Exactly. They should never have made it
the only type of car I would buy a automatic from, is a big floaty comfort car. big estate or a suv or pick up
Hi Matt, thank you for all the great comment. Very appreciated for my search of a used car! I'm a little confused though on your thoughts about Volvo. In earlier videos on your V70 aquisitions you seem rather excited about the quality of V70 in general (2.4 petrol, gearbox, etc). But now in this video about automatics, you wouldn't recommend buying a Volvo. Would appreciate your thoughts on that. Thank you and regards. Pat
Ive got a Skoda Fabia with 7 speed automatic with 1.2 engine and it is really good to drive and the tax is £20.00 per year !!
Would pick Ford any day of the week, i believe powershift is from 2011 to 2016 that has a ton of issues, i have a 2013 powershift 1.6 petrol Focus and honestly the engines are bulletproof the only issues i have had is the clutch pack needing changing but to be honest even when the powershift is fully working as it should its not a nice gearbox to be honest it still hesitates and sometimes feels like its going to just break, currently saving towards a 2018+ Focus that has the new 7 speed in which are meant to be really good.
I have had 3 of those Accords of that bodystyle. 2 Autos and a manual. These cars are sooooo good. Very reliable
Few things are to be mentioned. The Citroen and Peugeots with the 1.6 petrol engine have a 4 gears auto gearbox, only the diesel ones come with the horrible ESG semi auto, early Hyundai have an automatic same as Kia Ceed, Rio, or picanto and after they all have a dual clutch and very good. Most of the semi autos especially on the cars like Toyota Aygo aren't bad and the clutch is the same as a manual one, the fixing cost are quite the same, even the Peugeot/ Citroen one aren't that bad, the cost is similar when it comes to the dual mass flywheel. The big issue is the garages are taking advantage of that and overpricing the repairs quite a lot...The cvt aren't bad either, except the Nissan ones which tend to fail, cars like the early nissan note or the micra will have a proper auto as well. In general any auto box that is not looked after will fail..
In NZ most of the cars are Japanese imports and are auto. Why anyone would by anything else I have no idea. The car I drive at the moment is a Nissan Bluebird Sylphy. Lovely car to drive and has a CVT. No one here seems to have problems. The garage who services it for me says the problem that some people have is caused by the wrong lubrication. Probably useing a cheap alternative. The build quality of the Japanese cars are fantastic. My wife runs a 1996Nissan Pulsar 1500 auto. Totaly reliable and wont let me get her a newer one.
Actually peugeot and citroen have switched over to aisin conventional automatics for quite some time now. I have a bluehdi picasso with an aisin 6 speed auto. These are really bulletproof as long as you change the oil regularly.
@@raufamin I don’t know about the recent ones, but we speak budget automatics under 5k so we looking at mainly pre 2010 cars
I bought a 62 plate Astra (2.0 cdti) last week. 60k, pump and belt done. Drove it for ~45 miles to find out the torque converter was knackered 😅 ended up throwing more money and getting a 66 plate 1.6cdti instead.
The most important thing to avoid is the hugely expensive Hello Fresh range: go to a farm shop and buy your veg there, make soup, and then get slim, happy, and fit!
Agreed: f9ind a differnt sponsor.
Massey Ferguson tractors are powershift and who wants one of them. Mitsubishi Shogun automatic as standard by design where the manual was an afterthought, buy and keep until they are 20 years old, cheap to service and if treated underneath they last forever, Highways Agency used them as were selling them off at three years old with 220,000 - 250,000 miles.
If the automatic gearbox is of the torque converter type it MUST be Aisin or ZF
No, just Aisin. Mazda in house are good.
@@ln5747 what's wrong with ZF?
@@spicysnowman8886 not generally super reliable.
@@ln5747 what about ZF's manuals? I may or may not have one in my car.
@@spicysnowman8886 don't know.
I'm surprised that you don't like the DSG auto box. I first used one on a rental VW motorhome in New Zealand where it was responsive and handled long steep inclines in the mountains with ease. I liked it so much that I traded in my Ford Focus (the worst auto box ever!) for a Skoda Yeti with a DSG box. I regret not keeping it today, but I am now driving a 2001 Honda StepWgn campervan which has the same power train as the CR-V and is very smooth.
I and my wife have both had Nissan CVT automatics which have been lovely to drive, but my favourites have been Chevrolets (US imports) with the GM boxes. Quality and luxury above any European models.
I had a Honda Accord 1.8 semi auto, it was a joy to drive in both congested or freeflowing traffic.
Road fund tax licencing did it for me, £280 for a year, I was gifted a Ford Mondeo 2ltr £180 road tax and with fuel economy.
Currently I drive a 2.2 Mazda 6 at only £20 road tax, ULEZ compliant, comfortable and as economical.
Not being a fan of car finance, I was able to acquire this 2015 diesel car at a reasonable rate.
Could you do a top 10 or top 5 automatic cars for first time drivers? That's would be a good video
Had a CLK320. Built like a tank, great sound and interior. Likeable car. Also with Peugeots they mostly have normal autos. Friend has a 307 2.0hdi and it has a normal 6spd auto.
Not sure why you wouldn't like the Subaru auto box, except for the lack of ratios given with the 4T. Providing service schedules are adhered to I have found them faultless. 120,000 miles with no issues on my 2.0 so far.
The problem with vw in general is you have to get the extended warranty of 4 years. In my previous audi a3 tdi with dsg I had no problem at all regarding the dsg transmission. In my golf gte the replacementvof the dsg trans fell under warranty. The shifting quality of those dsg is great and they are allmost equal if no better than there manual gearbox counterparts.
Emanuel is quite popular in Spain, or at least he was as the Club Rep on the 18-30 package holiday in 1998.
I love how you browse like anyone else would on the internet, good idea - appealed to me in Australia...
This man is as funny as he is knowledgeable. I've subscribed ! Made me interested and I LOL on a few occasions. Brightened my day up somewhat. Thank you.
Awesome, thank you!
This is such a genuinely good channel. Actually real world advice.
Surely most new cars nowadays don't even require a gearbox, a relic of the combustion vehicle age. Some models are direct drive also with the motor mounted directly in the wheel assembly
Hi .
My stepdaughter has a Nissan Juke - with CVT TRANSMISSION!
But it's reliable as I tell her to have the transmission oil changed every year (incuding the pan filter)
Its done 45000 miles.
Michael
I think apart from changing the CVT oil every year - use the car fully to its own devices (not manually)
Mike
What about under £10000, would you still recommend the same models?
Interesting video. I'm in the market for a cheap automatic. I use my car for business purposes and 95% of my driving is around town. I'm just sick of manual gearboxes. My market is very narrow:
Honda Accord
Honda CRV
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Avensis
Toyota Corolla
Lexus IS250
Toyota Verso
Yep! I know many would say most of these are boring to drive but there's no excitement in what I do 95% of the time. There's little point in buying a big raunchy performance car just to burble through town traffic all day. Anyway, I'm a steady driver. I prefer comfort to speed. I know the mpg will be bad on most of these, but I won't have a monthly lease payment or a big loan to manage so that counters the cost. A gen2 Prius or a Honda Insignia would have been perfect for me but the theft of cats deters me unfortunately. I'd also like functionality so the space of an Accord or Avensis estate or the huge room in the RAV4 & CRV are swaying me to those cars. I'd love a Lexus but why oh why didn't they make the IS250 an estate or at least a hatchback? I have a great deal of respect for the Corolla. I know people like Jeremy Clarkson absolutely rip into them, but those people are millionaires who borrow cars. I'm a working man who needs reliability, so the Corolla ticks my boxes.
So come on Mat, start getting some good cheap Japanese autos in stock. You know they'll sell. If you get some that aren't rusty, I'll be down with my wallet.
So nice to know I was recommended a Honda Mk2 2.0 I-VTEC Auto petrol when looking for my first car by a good friend. It had 113k on the clock, it cost us £3k in March when car prices were crazy then was hit with £2 a litre of E5 (19 year old cars don’t like E10) spent £1,200 to put a few issues right and it’s been flawless ever since. This is my first car (at the grand old age of 54) and insurance was under £1,000 and road tax is £360 for 12 month. Yes I could have got something smaller and newer but 150bhp and bags of room of the CRV is well worth the extra. Oh and you get a picnic table in the boot 😂
@Lee Holden. I wouldn't worry about using E10 in your car - we have been using E10 here in Australia since the late '80's, and owned 2 Honda Accords during the '90s and 2000's - an EXi 2.2 auto, and a '98 3.0 V6 auto, always used E10 where available (a bit cheaper than regular unleaded) and never had an issue, nor have I ever heard of problems here with using E10 on any reasonably modern ('90's and up) car. Cheers!
@@phillipevans9414 E5 was only introduced in the U.K. in September 2021 iirc and after a few teething problems I was advised to stick to E5 and as such my car has been running smoothly.
The Fiat 500 Dualogic semi-auto actually isn’t bad and there’s at least one fabulous specialist who will overhaul the robot system for £500 - the rest of the box is the standard manual box. We had both for about 8 years - the manual and the semi-auto - and I’d happily drive either. A semi-auto on a 69hp car is going to be better than a full auto.
A future classic video would be awesome!
Oil I'm a proud OAP, I was a multiple champion at Karting in my 30s, I started very late as I was also a recording pop star when very young. I still mountain bike and have my own downhill track and my own full size snooker table. If you can beat me at anything except making snide remarks like the pensioners car one in this video I would be very surprised. Its as stupid as me saying a car is a bit of a blond bearded Nancy boys car...joking aside (I couldn't care less about being called a pensioner) I drive an AMG Mercedes estate, it has 270 bhp and returns (according to the dash) 44mpg on a run and cost 2.5k. I enjoy your videos, please keep up the good work and the commonsense advice on buying cars. The world has gone mad for new cars wen there are bargains to be had...keep up te good work😂
We took over ownership of an aunts Micra k12 with the CVT and in 8 years it's been trouble free. My old 2004 Saab 93 on the other hand was an utter disaster.
2004 Lexus SC 430 if you want a sports coupe ? 🤷♂️. Gorgeous car for under 5k.
Mum has a 2015 c’eed auto, 1.6 diesel. It’s been a very reliable and cheap to run car. Just a shame the fuel economy isn’t better. Hard to average more than 46 mpg. The later version used a twin clutch auto which will achieve over 60 mpg
Subaru use a CVT avoid? Don't avoid, just get evidence it has been properly looked after and it will do 250,000 miles with no fuss, ask Australians who will happily buy them with that mileage.
Gearbox and diff oil changes and a full CVT service is beneficial which means oil pan cover off, fully cleaned out, gearbox oil filter and oil screen replaced. Easy to DIY with basic tools. Same goes for Nissan CVTs. Neglect kills them.
This is a classic matt money pit, heart over head job... And I'm here for it
I love automatics... I currently own a Skoda Roomster with a DSG auto box. My previous automatic cars were an Astra 1.4i LS, an Astra 1.4i GLS, Toyota Yaris CDX (1.3) and Daihatsu Sirion SE (1.3)
Ive got a Nissan Puke 1.6 petrol 2017 with a CVT, just passed 150000m no problems with gearbox or car. Computer showing 42mpg
All the cars you’re showing are much older versions which may be cheaper but then we run into high mileage and breakdown issues
I have a Renault Laguna 3 sports tourer on a 61 plate, auto box never had a problem with it or the car for that matter, I’m on my third Laguna estate although first 2 were Emannuelles, only thing I can criticise them for is little gremlins with dash warning stuff like abs and handbrake warning etc
Surprised that you skipped Daihatsu, who has many Toyota rebadge models, and went straight into Honda. whose CVT is unreliable even flushed, especially for older Jazz, or Fit
Thank you, i am now reassured as i have recently purchased a Kia Soul auto. £5,250 so just over your budget!
“Places where manuals are quite rare, such as Australia”… Hardly. Manuals were very popular here over the decades and whilst naturally diminished like elsewhere, they could not be called “rare”.
I would have no hesitation in bying a car from you
knowing it would be a good honest car
Kevin
Hey Mat, I find your videos very interesting and informative, but I have to say - the stuff about "semi-autos" is not entirely accurate. PSA`s automated manuals are generally extremely reliable, usually more reliable than manuals, definitely more reliable than regular autos. If you research they can do almost 300k ( kms ) without even requiring a new clutch/flywheel. Maintenance is very easy and cheap to do. Only real downside is, they are slow and sometimes undecided on what gear to select, but if you get used to them pretty easily. Definitely a cheap alternative to regular autos
Please do more of these. Under 10/15/20k 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 ...Very helpful. Thank you
Three years ago with mobility getting worse,(knackered knees and lower spine) it had to be an auto, a local garage had a 11reg.Renault Modus VVVT auto for sale for £3500 and 42000 on the clock it was tidy and i did a px, it has been excellent,it had had a lot of service stamps in the book but body wise only one or two battle scars! i used to do my own servicing but nowadays entrust to my local trusty garage so well maintained, mileage just turned 60000 no problems ,the auto box works well and although i cover a lot miles onlocal journies it averages 38mpg.
My daughters call it "dads hearse" or armchair on wheels!!
My wife is on her 4th Clio and i have owned 3! Renaults no problem. As with many cars Luck of the draw!!??
Yes you’re right
Only downsides to petrol is the tax is crazy and the options aren't great.
Are you dreaming; or having a nightmare?
I'm currently on my 7th Lexus, a GS300 SE-L this time. I get up to 40 mpg at 70 mph on a motorway in cruise. Around town I get between 21 & 30 mpg, depending on traffic conditions. I bought an IS250 and it lasted a month! Not a patch on the GS or LS cars. Still comfortable and relatively reliable of course; but for some weird reason, fuel consumption wasn't good. It had to go!
You often see Lexus advertised with a CVT transmission; only the hybrids have this, all the GS & LS cars have an excellent 5 or 6 speed box. Mine's a 6 speed, and it does make a difference.
Vauxhall autos have the usual auto gear lever but I believe they are all automated manuals "easytronic" on the newer models
What a cool idea for a video! Maybe some other genre/budget/criteria would be good once a month :)
Definitely! I didnt realise how popular it would be
Surprisingly that 1.8 petrol 9-3 is actually a 2.0, no idea what saab was thinking, the engine is the same as the 2.0, just detuned
Appreciate the video well presented and I now realise I probably will never ever want a sub £5k auto if you were not the narrator I could not possibly have watched until the end ....Z4 coupe manual or auto it is
GREAT vid - fan since Christmas. I'm a Spaniard living in the UK so would be interested in a video of cars to drive to the beach in Spain / France / Portugal and back under £5000? La pela es la pela 💷💶
Hey, that's my MG TF you're talking about 😂. Mine has been very reliable for 5 years (after head gasket was replaced 😉). It's a very simple car so cheap to fix. Avoid the stepspeed (though I believe it is a CVT).
You dismissed Nissan but an E11 1600 cc Nissan Note has a Torque converter, with chain driven cam made in Japan.
Can you make a video on why semi automatic is bad?
I've had 5 VW's all with DSG and they have all been brilliant. Been a bit more value than 5k though.
Hey Matt, great video as always. Thinking of buying a cheaper car like these maybe next year I should probably buy something like a Volvo or the Mercs you were looking at at sub 3k. Are Focus mk1's still new enough that a garage could get you back on the road quickly without waiting for parts? or are they becoming too "classic" now? It's been a few years since i've owned one. I know these are still cheap and simple.
And all of us petrolhead types that want an affordable auto daily will instantly forget all this and go and buy that cheap E500 or something of that sort. I got an S-Type and I'm getting the most comfortable 17-18MPG I could have wished for
🇺🇦 Really helpful video for ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme Hosts & Guests looking to buy cars in UK.
Licence exchange scheme with Ukraine only gives an AUTOMATIC UK license. 🕊
Yeeaaah, bought a new Megan 2 series sedan in 2007 with an auto box 1.6l petrol here on the continent. After about 6-7 years I started having problems with the gear box, seems it started eating the "switch pack" for the transmission, I am on the third box now in '22 and waiting for another fallers soon. Price of repairs have come down but still expensive. Car itself has been fine ( knock on wood ) but the 1.6 is a bit weak for running an auto tranny. The car needs at least a 1.8 to 2.0 to work properly. The auto trannys actually eat valuable horsepower so the larger mill would be desired. Getting back to my issue I did find on line on one of the Renault owners sites that there was actually a government notice(?) recall in relation to this issue but I have not had any luck with the link listed. There must be a legitimate fix to this issue but where I live not too many experienced mechanics around that actually know what and where to look for a recall of official fix. My dealer tells me the only fix is to replace the switch pack but I say bollocks.
Anyone out there know of the legitimate fix for this issue and where to find the official information to the fix???
I love my Mini Cooper automatic it never let me down, but you avoided it like the plague!😂…I’m wondering what I’m missing out on now 🤔
Planning to come to the UK in 2024 and pick up a cheap (hopefully reliable) unit which we can take to France/Spain, maybe Switzerland. Last time in Europe we hired a B180 turbo manual, and the gear stick being on the wrong side, had me often searching for gears, and I've driven manuals for years. So thinking a reasonable auto unit and put up with the view on the other side of the car. At least my wife won't be shrieking all the bloody time when I go from 2nd to 5th🤣🤣Good info though, thanks for posting
A lot of misinformation here, as I expect it more of a clickbait title to the video.
CVTs are very good, although for some reason car reviewers don't like them.
You didn't mention the Honda Civic Hybrid, great car. Around 50mpg and £10 a year road tax.
Your information on the Ford dual clutch cars, is a little out of date. They eventually found a
fix for this which worked very well. In the Bmax we owned anyway. They were manual gearboxes
but with an automatic clutch.
Lexus is300h is a nice car. 2.5 l engine, and 50mpg. Very reliable. Avoid German cars, especially
an Audi, which is unreliable and expensive to fix. The Yaris is very good and very reliable. With a
very good warranty. Expect around 67-69 mpg.
M really suprised Uk drivers prefer autos even with so much stop start traffic
Hehe i chose a 2001 CDX auto yaris for my first car. I was watching wondering if they actually would be mentioned.
the only thing i will say is that the teardrop eye mark 1's where made only for the british market, the flat head light mark 1s are European spec.
Glad I found this. Would this advice change if the budget were 10 -15k?
Interesting video, though shame to hear what you said about Skodas and VWs. They were 2 of my favourite choices for a first car if I were to ever learn to drive, so hearing that is a bit of a blow.
Kia Venga...dead easy to get in/out...I'd have the E500!! PS. I've had a number of Geartronics and never had a problem.
what about a Volkswagen polo twist?
The gearstick on the Yaris looks like it should pull out as a walking stick for the driver 😂 that's a very long stick
That Accord you showed looked pretty sweet.
Man going through Autotrader, even worse he’s a second hand car dealer. Everything says avoid, but still one of my favourite channels on RUclips and another great video giving some really interesting and valuable advice.
nothing wrong with autotrader or second hand car dealers ( some dealers anyway )
this video should be called 3k and under; for 5k you can find cars that are newer than these
Had a golf gti dsg 300.000 km 2010 never had an issue whit the gear box
That's it, you've convinced me to see you next year for a cheap proper auto. I'm an old codger, only listen to classic FM and only eat chips, kebabs and pizza so hello fresh and healthy eating is out and at 30 stone will need something I can get in and out of without looking like a dick. Here's hoping.
As Emma Roberts so rightly said in the movie "Wild Child": "Changing gear? That's the car's job!"
Are getting older cars from years 2009-2013 a good idea? I was thinking to get one from 2015 onwards so there would be less problems
That’s no guarantee of reliability
Hi Matt and everyone!! . Great video and very useful for people who is moving to the UK (as myself). I’ve noticed that you rule out Lexus CT200. Is this because of the CVT gearbox? I thought this car was the most reliable.
I dont get the hate for diesel lol there are naturally aspirated diesels too and petrols tend to be less economic if it didnt come out in the last 5 years. Also DPF and EGR can be "taken care" of for alot less than you think. Petrols also almost always never make 200k miles unless theyre a honda or toyota
Why not Citroen/Peugeot? Alot of them are the same Aisin box that Volvo etc use
Hi could you please advise which automatic Hatchback under £10,000 is most reliable and worth its money? thank you