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• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 2.0 HDi Auto Diagnosis Light 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  -incidence but I had filled up at a supermarket about 20 mins before the AD light came on. I have read that supermarket fuels are not as good - is this true or fuel snobbery? I am not that bothered about the car being in limp mode but am towing a caravan in about 8 weeks and wouldn't mind having the power
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 95 1.2 Engine wont start after engine swap 27 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  of this forum and the king lead sparks i have tried towing the car off but nothing any ideas would be appreciated, cant afford to take it to garage as on the old dole and parents need it off their drive thanks in advance
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 05 1.4 My C3 is immobilised!!! 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi- I'm new and desperatley seeking a solution I hope you can help me, I'm very depressed. A week ago my Citroen C3 (2005) diesel wouldn't start. The immobiliser was preventing it. I had it towed to the local garage who plugged in the ECU to the computer but it wouldn't/couldn't read
• Mercedes Benz Vito 123 kombi (2005 - ) - 2001 110CDi - Starting Problems 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  that the van will start then if I turn it off and try to start again it will turn over but not fire!! If I take the van on a run and get it warm it does start. This morning I got up tried to start it and no chance (it wouldnt even fire when my brother in law towed me!!) Anyone got any ideas please please
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 95 1.8 - Cuts out. Could it be the fuel relay? 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  to the conclusion that it was a relay but he couldn't tell me which (I didn't know there was more than one - actually the whole thing is new to me!). I ended up being towed home and here it sits. If anyone could shed any light on this I would be eternally grateful.
• Renault Megane II (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.9 dci electrical fault after jump-start. 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  reved his car and mine cut out and came out and displayed a msg 'electrical fault'. I had to have the car towed home. It is completely dead but lights, cd player, locks all work fine (although a message also at the time stated auto lights fault. I do not have the cash to take the car to the main dealers
• Isuzu - NQR lorry - Sparks from battery when starting 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  ? There are signs of heat on the neg terminal that wasn't there last week. Terminal connections are tight and good as is the connection from earth strap to the body. I'm guessing there could be some kind of short with the starter motor? Starter relay? Really grateful for any ideas as it's too big to tow
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 2004 / 1.8 Zetec - Oil Loss. Advice Needed. 8 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  with the breathing system i think? Either way i still have the problem. It doesnt appear to be leaking so the oil is going somewhere? Doesn't really seem to be too smokey either? But it uses lots of oil especially at long distance motorway cruising speeds or when i'm towing my caravan.....My mechanic spoke to two
• Pulling over or leaving a gap 19 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  have done about 15 miles! How much collective time was wasted? What was the knock on effect in congestion terms? All because the driver could be bothered to pull over for perhaps a minute in every 10 to let some vehicles past. On the return I was following two cars both towing caravans, they were
• Running two VAG diesels is uneconomic. 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  other small hatchbacks - until you work out the cost of cambelts. Running 2 VAG PD diesels will cost about £200 pa in belt changes alone as each car would need a belt every 4 years under my operating regime. The Superb is here to stay (towing, legroom etc) but it seems running another VAG diesel
• Can you recommend a suitable car? 30 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  to and from kennels/airport, but nationwide). Manual gear change. Options that would be nice but not essential: A decent towing capability would be nice but not essential. A sunroof would be nice, so long as it does not impinge on headroom. Air conditioning and central locking. We have no real preference
• Astra air con problem 5 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  . The car has had a new air con radiator and it was recharged or whatever they do to it last October as someone reversed their tow bar through the rad. Has anyone got any ideas what it might be before i take it in and get told it will cost me loads to put right like they always tell you,it is booked
• 1997 Alhambra 2.0 auto - opinions? 27 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  is, as this would be bought as a car to run to the scrapyard, would the 2 litre/auto combination be capable of towing a caravan or small trailer (with a suitable cooler fitted to the box) or would I become a rolling roadblock as soon as I set off for the ferry? (Its priced at 6000 euro; for comparison, a similar
• 'Sticking' Polo Clutch Pedal 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Daughter got caught out on her way to work yesterday. Unfortunately I wasn't in the county at the time so unable to help. She got a tow via her Breakdown recovery service to a local garage who bled the hydraulic system (£30total cost) but were unable to find anything else wrong with the mechanism
• Micra Starting Problem 26 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  always lived on a street with a hill and I can bump start it 100% of the time (which is fine unless I stall it right at the bottom of the hill). Point here is it would always catch and start. Last 2 days, however, it wouldn't catch first time and wouldn't bump either (got the wife to give me as tow
• Garages - have you had bad experiences? 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Arhh another episode in my saga to get my car fixed... Cam belt broken.. had to get my Renault Laguna 1.8 RT towed to a garage.. Its been in there almost two weeks. I got a original quote over the phone..£450 plus Vat to fix it... apparently more than one valve was bent.. it seems to drag
• new discovery - no gearbox 7 weeks 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  up I drive a seven seater as I need a big car, i also tow a trailer every weekend & at least once during the week guess what , they offered me a ford focus as a replacement- so we've had 2 children to a seat belt & ruined weekends for the last few weekends , I've just been told if the dealer cant get
• Best Auto MPV 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  ..... which is always dangerous I know. The wife has that Nissan Almera auto but has been keen on exploring a combined car. I am perhaps tempted by a newer Discovery automatic. I know they are hopeless on economy but I do find myself needing sonething to tow a trailer on occasions and I like the Discovery
• Megane Alternator problem 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  was loose and appeared to be extremely worn - it was clear that it had been like that for some time. He assured us that he would point it out to the Renault garage when he towed it there. The same Renault garage are now quoting us over £500 + labour for a new alternator - because, as the car has air-con
• 1991 ford fiesta 1.1 starting problems 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  and engine always turned over fine. Garage never could work out what problem was as could never find the fault but towing always seemed to start the car. Garage eventually replaced all possible problem parts they could think of and referred to Ford main dealers without anyone ever really ever finding out