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• Land Rover stolen yesterday under our noses 4 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Christmas shopping in Lidl car park yesterday, 11.15am, while inside shop a man got in the Land Rover and female accomplise in a van hooked up to our Landy and towed it out of the car park not 10 yds from the Lidl huge front windows and tills in board daylight in front of all.  Our
• 1.9 cdti with dpf - Dpf and/or engine experts please help 22 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  as it can be from an engine and just stopped. Towed, although when cooled could be started again. Into Vauxhall, changed manifold and dpf and they said I had a lot of excess oil. Genuine manifold, aftermarket dpf. Since then, when regening, huge blue smoke comes out and doing the process for way too long
• mini one clubman'59 plate - mini one clubman '59 will not start at all 3 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  was immobilised. The key was turning on the radio and some of the dashboard, but not all the dashboard. Absolutely no response from the engine  The garage came round and thought maybe low battery, so changed that, then changed it back. Immobilised and local garage not able to tow. Local mini services says
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  Is this website a scam? 22 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  The http://usedcars-shop.com/vehicles website seems to have numerous bargains is it a scam? Although it requires you to pay for a vehicle unseen, it promises...
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 03 1.1 Easytronic gearbox might need replacing 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  hi my corsa club is a 2003 semi auto but in the last 2 weeks iv been having trouble with it and can't get it to start regularly! it got towed to the nearest vauxhall dealership, they said it needed a new cluth actuator but then after a few days they said it was running fine, didnt need a new one
• Nissan Terrano II (1993 - 2005) - 99 2.7 failed tail-lights 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  in fusebox both fine. front side lights are on. All connections at rear clusters appear ok. Tight if a bit muddy! I haven't yet taken them all apart, anybody know the colour code for the loom? Bulbs OK, no power to bulbs though. Co-incidently perhaps, I couldn't find power on tow contacts. I don't have any
• VW Golf GT TDi 140 - Tensioner stud shears in VW Golf - any recompense? 24 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  replaced by garage when cambelt and tensioner had.  VW have introduced a replacement stud into their kits as of August 2013. Garage say not their fault. £70 for tow truck, £195 for Dekra, ~£500 to check engine, need new cylinder head, so further cost just over £3k in car
• Ford Mondeo ghia tdci 2007 2L - Damsel in distress Ford mondeo start up issues 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  after that long enough with jump start so had to get it towed,  Mechanic advised New battery but replaced with lead alkaline, I have read it needs to be silver calcium due to smart charge and I believe this is part of issue as 24 hours later car won't start again but when new battery was installed
• Renault Megane Scenic 01 - Used Car 13 days out of dealer and cam belt snaps 9 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  for various reason) and all in that range now are small 3 dr cars.  Not only that but to return the car is a cost of £150 for towing, waiting around with 2 children whilst they inspect, getting home etc.  Any advice please? 
• Honda civic diesel - Cambelt failure liability 2 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I have a Honda Civic 2005 (diesel) which broke down while on the road. The recovery mechanic suspected a cambelt failure. The car was towed to the dealer where I bought the car and where the servicing has been done. The dealer has undertaken an initial
• Peugot 306 1999 1.9l Estate - Starting Issue 14 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  it overnight and it started first thing but drive 1/2 mile and switched off... same problem, would not start. The problem was intermittent until eventually acomplete stop and a tow home with the AA forced a fuel pump actuator solenioid change. After changing it, the car started first time (yesterday). I
• Peugeot 306 - New wiper motor - dodgy wipers still 4 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  On the way down to Cornwall last week, my wipers packed up. During some heavy rain. Visibility = zero. It pained me to get towed back, but there you go. Can't drive if you can't see. Anyway, I had a new wiper motor fitted at my local garage. Drove it home. Made the mistake of not testing
• Renault Espace - Failed repair to alternator 14 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  had car towed back to them!   We have also had to pay the French garage for all the new parts they have fitted and pay towards our extra night accommodation. Please could you advise?
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - yr 2004 - ECU pin corrosion 28 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Car wouldn't start due to an electrical fault. It turned out that one of the pins in the ECU connector had corroded away because water got into it. Got the car towed to the garage, solution sir; new ECU + new wires + labour, total cost = £1400 HELP! No one has touched these wires since
• Ford Focus - Turbo blown, 1 week old, where do we stand? 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, can you tell me where I stand legally. I've had a turbo go in a car a week old, this has been confirmed and verified via the AA and an independednt garage, the turbo is blown and had to be towed by the AA. The dealer has offered to have the turbo repaired but by the garage of his choice
• Skoda Octavia 1.6 Elegance Estate - Fault Code 16706 5 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  filling with fuel. Also occasionally stalling at traffic lights.  Usually re-starts, but I get EPC light and car then runs lumpy. Once cold again and/or reset codes, car starts and runs fine.  Recently, car stalled and wouldn't re-start and towed to garage who replaced starter motor
• Seat Arosa 1.0i 1999 R reg - Seat Arosa starting problems 2 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  to having to turn the engine over for ages to get a start. It eventually broke down completely and she had it towed to the nearest garage. They have cleaned the breather pipes, replaced plugs and cables and done a few other things (I don't have details as information is coming via my girlfriend
• Insurance Advice Needed, Please 16 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All, I need some insurance advice, please. My girlfriend and I were invovled in an accident earlier this year when we were towing our caravan. Essentially, we were approaching a small roundabout and wanted to turn right. As we did so, a car came up in the left lane and, as we
• Volkswagen passat - Passat 2006 1.9 TDI engine won't start 20 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Few days ago I wake up in the morning start my engine, went to work with my passat 2006 1.9 (engine BKC)TDI estate , after about 10 miles, my dashboard quickly flash I lost the power and the engine stops. After that I can't start the engine at all, I get towed to vw centre, they made diagnostic
• Toyota RAV-4 (1994 - 2000) - 1996 2.0 Immobiliser problem 22 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  ) My options are ( if i can somehow get car towed or transported over there) 1: Have "zapper" unit re-programmed, if still dead, 2: Have ECU in car re-programmed. 3: If above fails, have all wiring associated with immobiliser removed, but noted that they do not have wiring diagrams, so would have