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• 99 Megane - fog lights on when braking 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  experience with auto electrical stuff, is this likely to be something that's relatively painless to sort or is it a garage job? Is it worth pointing out that the car has a towbar as I was wondering if the towing electrics might have something to do with it? I appreciate any advice & guidance you may have
• Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  SwMBO's old clunker broke down in the supermarket carpark yesterday. Anyway to cut a long story short it seems the battery has had it. I tried to jump start it from my car but this would not get it going/turning over so we called the recovery people from her Insurance (DLine - Green Flag?) to tow
• Vectra 2.0Di Turbo hose blew off. 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  valve bypass at the back of the engine. After the tow home i put a huge jubilee clip back on the turbo hose and it seems to be staying on at the moment, but i'm worried that if there is another fault somewhere then the pressure may build up to a bigger bang. I can't drive it at the moment anyway as i am
• brake discs on 206 cc 9 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  of what 'could' have happened...I find out that it hasn't been serviced in the 18 months since she'd owned it...although Peugeot had fitted a new g/box 6 months ago. I fancy having a go at doing this job myself as it would otherwise be a suspended tow to a garage. My question is this:. How difficult would
• Renault Clio 1.6 "HELP" 5 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Just bought a 1.6RXE Clio and everything seemed fine. It had been in some ones garage for a month and had had head gasket work done on it etc - £600+ worth. Went to see it a few times and it seemed fine. Drove it home today (longest run its had in months as the guy towed it to get the engine job
• Bright ideas please 3.5T van 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  rota ! Therefore we have thought about downsizing to a 3.5t van which if we make the Mums and Dads tow the larger bikes should be plenty large enough and hopefully cheaper to run, easier to find and a bit more popular to drive - Mums too. The club is not particularly flush as any surplus funds
• dangerous 'lock out' 25 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  On Thursday afternoon I came across a woman with young kids in tow who'd become locked out of her car. The car was a Jaguar XJ series and apparently as she tried to open the doors with the remote control her daughter had gripped the handle ready to open the car. No matter what she tried after
• Unwanted Subarus? 8 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  In the summer of last year a friend of mine was looking for a good secondhand tow car to lug his small caravan around the UK. I suggested a Subaru Legacy and went with him to look at a few in the local area (Midlands) - he was looking for something in the £6-10k price band. Eventually he bought
• am i being fleeced ??? 10 May 2003 (Forum)
  last week my car (Peugot 406) was towed away to a local dealer because it wouldnt start (turned over but wouldnt catch) On Tuesday I was told that the starter relay (double) would have to be replaced which would be two hours labour and the relay which would be sent the next day. I called yesterday
• New Vectra & Factory Supplied oil 25 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . What value do you now put on a fully stamped service book? 6 Imagine a new Vectra towing a caravan in the south of Europe in mid summer, when ambient temperatures are elevated. This oil must be at "the end of its (specification) tether" irrespective of when it was last changed What
• Cambelt failure - Vauxhall Ecotec engine 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  The belt failed on my Zafira 1.8 Ecotec engine a few days ago at 57000 miles. After being towed into the local garage I was surprised to find the change interval had been cut earlier this year from 80k to 40k miles. Car had a full service history but not since 20k at a franchised dealer. And no-one
• legal protection on insurance 19 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  and rear bumpers - plus tow bar. Unless its another 940 that reverses into me next time, then my car will be unmarked in a similar 2 mph collision. Has anyone else had similar poor experience with such 'legal cover' - is it a con to get yet more money out of us? Alex
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  Running in 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2Diesel R - In just 600 miles per Handbook? 4 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  With my previous car - a 2006 Kia Sorento CRDi XS purchased new, in the absence of advice form the Handbook I ran the engine in over 10k miles following...
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  Should the dealer pick up this bill? 16 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a vehicle VAUXHALL VECTRA DESIGN CDTI from Halesowen Motorhouse in the West Midlands on 2/5/2012. I had never purchased from a dealer in the...
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  A misfuelling service didn't remove all the fuel - can I claim against them? 29 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I put petrol into my diesel, Freelander 2. I realised at the pump and called a fuel removal service who sucked out the petrol. After a month of intermittent...
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  Can I remove the courtesy car option from an insurance quote to make it cheaper? 29 Feb 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Is there any way one can get the 'free' courtesy car offer removed from a quote? Questions are asked about access to other vehicles. If you have access...
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  Are differential failures common on the Hyundai Santa Fe? 7 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Just been told by my local garage that the rear diff on my car has failed and needs replacing. The car was last serviced one month ago but not by a Hyundai...
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  Can I put a rear-mounted bike rack on a car with a spoiler? 24 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I’m looking for a bike rack that will fit a Mk5 Ford Fiesta. All that I’ve found so far will supposedly not work due to the rear spoiler.
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  Will the manufacturer contribute towards as a premature failure of a major part? 17 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi Q5 TDI Quattro was bought new in December 2014. It has covered 75,000 miles and has been serviced regularly by Audi dealers. At a recent service,...
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  Should we buy a PHEV to replace our diesel estate? 12 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Toyota Avensis Estate diesel which was bought new in May 2014. We followed the then-Government's advice to buy a diesel car. We assume the car...