AUTOMATIC PROBLEMATIC?

Traffic congestion and convenience considerations heavily favour an automatic transmission when shopping for a new vehicle. Modern autos are a far cry from those sluggish units of yesteryear and, in most cases, outperform manual transmissions in terms of performance and fuel consumption. Therefore, a self-shifter should be the, ahem, automatic choice, right?

Judging by the volume and variety of cars awaiting a transmission repair outside Triangle Transmissions in Bellville (), there may be a dark cloud hovering over the tech: reliability. According to workshop manager, Marc Cupido, the repair of an automatic can run into tens of thousands of rands and owners need to consider the risks. We spent time in the workshop to learn what goes