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• Fallen star fails to proceed... 20 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Mate of mine owns a Mercedes E320 estate avantgarde, 1998, 120k miles. It's an auto, and decided to stop moving forward the other morning whilst on its way to work. No horrid noises - just lost drive. I know how it feels. Anyway, upshot was a tow to main dealer (Nooooooo!!!), diagnosis
• glowplugs vw caravelle 2.4 d 18 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  to check them and how, any suggestions would be a great help ,once started shes fine all day but when left over night the problems begin,weve even had to tow her once because the battery drained trying to start her and within a matter of yards she started,its only started doing this in this very cold
• New Octavia 4x4 tdi - Any experience? 13 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I'm looking to replace my current Volvo S60 D5 auto. I've recently started towing and could do with a the 4wd for "Green Ice" and slippery mud paths and roads. I've driven the Volvo XC70 which is expensive and I didn't like the way it rolled in corners. The Audi All Roader is a bit pricey
• FWD & Caravan & Mud - How to get grip. 20 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Yes, I know, brave indeed to mention the "caravan" word on this website, but I need some help. I have a fwd car automatic car. It's usually okay when it gets a bit slippery as it has a winter mode which locks the car in to a higher gear when it gets slippery. However I'm going to start towing
• bangernomics vehicle of choice 4 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I am currently giving consideration to replacing my aging vauxhall Corsa with something a little more inspiring to drive (it would also be useful if it was up to a little light towing). Bearing in mind it essentially a banger that has been 100% reliable for the last couple of years, maybe
• Bora stops because the lights don't work 15 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  stop driving". Breakdown service comes out and tows the thing into the VW garage who keep it overnight. Next morning they phone up saying if was the rear lights that failed. It cost £80 to fix mind you. Is this a scam to get cars into the workshop? Who are VW to tell you to stop driving without
• Reverse sensors - smarter than you think 23 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  When I bought my Citroen C8 last October, the dealer politely declined to fit my trusty Hollywood towbar-mounted bike rack on the grounds that it would make the tow hitch protrude into the reverse sensors' line-of-sight and would confuse the system. This I accepted. The plan was to fit the rack
• Cheap, reliable new diesel car 16 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  likely be used to tow a ligh trailer at some stage. Tricky bit is the money, an absolute max of £15k but ideally something around £13-£14k would be easier to swallow.
• Scam Alert Buyers Beware 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  it is with a tow truck or the Keys. So my question is, what is there to prevent someone selling you a car, then using a spare key to nick it the next day...?? and is this common? Brains
• Preserving an autobox 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  this autobox. So my questions about any autobox are: Apart from checking the colour and level of the fluid, what else can I do to preserve it? I am a gentle driver with most miles done in the urban areas. No towing things. What style of driving should I use? What should I not do? I have a sport / normal
• omega rear damage 18 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  can anyone please help me. on friday night i was hit up the rear end. the other car was only doing about 20-25mph when he hit me. the tow bar saved my car from major panel damage all i got was a slight mark on the bumper or so i thought.... the guy was going to pay for the damage himself. but when
• Start Xantia TD with 3 duff GlowPlugs? 7 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  can’t even tow it due to the suspension. Simon
• Blown up 325tds 1 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Mate at work has just blown up his 325tds. It had just crossed the 200,000 mile mark, M-reg car - it was overdue an oil service by 12-15,000 miles (yes I know!) and the oil filter exploded! So no oil left and it grinds to a halt/seized on the motorway. A new starter motor, some and a tow has got
• tyre service RIP OFF 22 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  /50/16 Goodyear Ventura £176 each, I normally pay £85 each total. How to rip off the stranded motorist, the patrol arrived 1-50hr later, put on the spacesaver, towed me to their local depot . £108 each for 2 Goodyear F1, still not good, but not deleted Rip Off, if you read
• Buying a Focus 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  slightly high compared with a book dealer value of about £9300. Should I 1. Knock him down to £9500, and ask for a tow-bar to be fitted (to occasionally pull a small trailer)? 2. Go for a brand new Focus 1.6 Ghia from a supermarket for about £10,500? 3. Pay a bit extra and seek out a 1.8 Ghia
• 1998 Omega 2.5 V6 blown EGR valves 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  adore the car and I would cry my eyes out to have get rid of it due to sudden poor reliability - I've just been towed home 40 miles along the M6! Clearly there's something causing these valves to fail and I'd like to get it sorted out - any ideas? or is there a good Vauxhall specialist that I can
• The snow circus comes to town 3 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  ) really not think ahead? Local residents were manning the grit shovels and a couple of 4wd's were giving tows, but really, have any lessons been learned? Oz (as was)
• ZX and MINI 5 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  response' teams where here for 8 hours and had most >of the interior out in my garage and still it wouldn't go, its going to HQ in >special transport (hidden undercover inside a recovery truck) for further >investigations , a courtesy car arrived another mini towed on a trailer by a >ZX 1.9td , so they do
• Tune Up. 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Paging Mr A Moorey or other Tune Up engineers. I have a friend in Southampton with a K plate 1.3 Fiesta. It broke down on the A23 - loss of power, pulled over, failed to start. AA say it isn't the HT Circuit and thought it might be Fuel Injection. AA towed to her driveway. Do you folks have
• More on water in the gearbox 20 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I have a '96 Citroen Synergie diesel. In early '99 I successfully (so I thought) drove it through about 50m of floodwater up to bumper height, avoiding a collection of locals who were offering to tow me through using assorted tractors and 4x4s, and not for free, either. This is the only time