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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1027.0. "Anyone for an automatic? Small automatic..." by SYSTEM::GOODWIN (Pete Goodwin. EDI. DPII) Tue Apr 17 1990 15:02

    There a few cars I can think of that I can describe as 'small' and
    automatic. For instance, Mini-Automatic, the Ford Fiesta CVT (sp?), the
    Fiat Uno Selecta (I understand this uses the same CVT as Ford?) and the
    Nissan Micra Automatic.
    
    These are all cars around the 1000-1300cc engine size. What are they
    like? Underpowered? OK? Passable? Dreadful? I test drove an automatic
    Micra - seemed OK, though I never got a chance to try anything that
    needed a bit of 'poke'.
    
    Pete.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1027.1	Skip the ford!	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	Live long and prosper	`Wed Apr 18 1990 09:17`	8
	I had the fiasco (sorry fiesta) CVT and drove from Gatwick to Newbury. It got there; but it's not a car to hurry. The right pedal is volume NOT acceleration!, The car does it's own thing about speeding up. Not recommended except if your a dodery old pensioner. Richard
1027.2		FOOT::WRIGHT	LDIR can make the earth move	`Wed Apr 18 1990 09:20`	5
	Yes, I liked the way the rev counter and speddo went in oppsoite directions :-) Tony
1027.3		PEKING::TAYLORG	Bodybuilders do it till it hurts	`Wed Apr 18 1990 09:57`	7
	My my used to have a DAF 66 Marathon that had the CVT automatic and that was not slow for a car of it's time (1974). It did have an advantage though it had the Renault 1800cc engine. My mum used to have races with BMW 316's and win :-) Grant
1027.4	I still prefer a manual gearbox	AYOV27::ISMITH	Mr The Fish?	`Thu Apr 19 1990 11:17`	7
	My mum has an automatic Metro with a 1.3 engine. It is not quite as nippy as her previous 1.3 manual Metro, but it is quite a pleasant car to drive. I now refer to it as the Go Kart, because it is rather like driving one. All in all, not a bad little car. Ian.
1027.5		GVA01::STIFF	Paul Stiff, EHQIM-OIS DTN:821 4167	`Tue Apr 24 1990 10:26`	9
	I have the 998cc Automatic Mini... It is a very nice 1971 model, but it is somewhat underpowered compared to a normal 998 mini - about 10% power loss, which is absorbed in the transmission. It is for sale (in Switzerland) if anybody is interested. Paul
1027.6		SYSTEM::GOODWIN	Pete Goodwin. EDI. DPII	`Tue Apr 24 1990 11:23`	2
	The Nissan Micra I test drove was 1000cc... I don't think I'd go for anything less than 1300cc.