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The AP four speed auto was/is absolute shit. The unreliability sank the Austin America in....America. The Mini and 1100 had a very good manual with a light clutch so an auto was a bit meh. Plus, parts are very scarce now. When it worked, it was sort of okay(ish) but fell far short of a good Borg Warner or GM.

The bigger BL cars (1800, 2200, Princess etc) had a Borg Warner 35 mounted in the sump, sealed from the engine and running its own fluid. They were pretty decent.

I converted an 1100 auto to a manual in 2005 - the car, FXF203H is sadly festering in Bloxham scrapyard.
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TBH an auto working at all whilst sharing its lubricant with the engine is a minor miracle in itself given the number of potential blockage points there are seemingly in every autobox...
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The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 6:39 pmThe Mini and 1100 had a very good manual
WTF!? I've driven both and you are massively over generous saying "very good". I'd rate them 6/10 (for rod change) and 5/10 for remote change, pretty average really.

Now the Hillman Imp on the other hand is 10/10 (we'll overlook the Rotoflex couplings as that isn't the gearbox itself)
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That brown R16 is just lovely. First car I ever drove was a 1978 Renault 6 in that same colour scheme on Pendine sands. It was rotten then at 8 years old but I loved that little car and that is what appears to have kick started this habit I have.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163702130299
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Only reason for sale is it is my dad`s car
I would not have wanted to be in the same room with my dad had I put his Caddy up for sale.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrysler-Win ... 3493486574
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Item location: Spalding, United Kingdom
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We had these as pool cars when I was working for the septics in early 80s .de
They are so gloriously shit that I always wanted to own one.

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