Can you recommend a reliable automatic car to replace my Suzuki Liana?

I am looking to replace my 2003 Suzuki Liana, which has given me 63,000 miles of trouble-free motoring with a secondhand automatic. I read that some automatics have a tendency to expire after around 50,000 miles and I wonder what cars you would recommend that have a longer service automatic life? Now retired, my budget is not unlimited, but I would like something capable of taking my golf bag and my electric trolley in the boot.

Asked on 2 May 2011 by EB, Gloucester

Answered by Honest John

Hyundai and KIA and Nissan stick with a conventional 4-speed torque converter automatic (like the one you are used to) in the KIA Venga, KIA cee'd, Hyundai ix20, Hyundai i30 and Nissan Note. All have robust 1.6 litre chain cam engines.

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