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• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 2005 - Broken Suspension Coil and Misc Problems 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I had a problem yesterday and the recovery driver said that the suspension coil had gone, front offside(the front had collapsed after a bang and smell of burning rubber/blue smoke). Cost me £175 to join AA + Relay, towed 40 miles to home dealer. Is it normal that a 2005 Vectra should experience
• the end of the road..... 22 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  are much sought after. My car has some tasty bits such as full leather heated seats, Xenon headlights, sound doors and panels, it has Bluetooth and also a proper tow bar kit, plus loads of other bits a taxi fleet may find useful. The gearbox was re built by a specialist 2 years ago so that is in good
• Vauxhall Zafira A - ZAFIRA WONT START 25 Oct 2016 (Forum)
   by this time it was getting dark stuck  on  morrisons 3 hours  finally needed a tow  costing £50  !  this morning still nothing   crank sensor on car wont start  !  we have spent and spent on this car   we paid £900   £167
• Any - Motorway Etiquette 17 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  around M25 today (not my normal patch!) the density of trucks, HGVs & cars towing caravans meant that lanes 1 & 2 were nose to tail at 60-65mph. I was driving at a true (GPS) 70mph when conditions permitted and using outside lane as an overtaking lane (as per Highway Code
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  When should I chance the cam belt on my Audi A4? 25 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2009 Audi A6 has done just over 60,000 miles. When I had the car serviced, the garage recommended that I should be booking to replace the cam belt;...
• Suzuki Swift - Please help, the Garage ripping us off? 20 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  2 weeks ago my partner was driving to my house from bath to brighton her car broke down in southampton and she said that the oil light came on and smoke was coming out fromt under the bonnet, She didnt have breakdown so the highways agency arranged for a tow truck to take her car
• Rusted Vehicle From Garage 18 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  be (open ended) longer, accept it or take the vehicle away. Considering costs of towing I elected for the former.I checked back again, same message. The vehicle was occasional and stored under cover, so I did not worry unduly. Some time later it appears the garage moved and therefore it was moved
• Land Rover Discovery 4 - Restricted performance 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  over the last 9 months. We dread to think of what the cost might be to replace any parts owing to misfuelling - one hears of horror stories! and we would expect this will be unnecessary cost in any event. Is there anything else you could expect to be - the RAC man who towed me in suggested the ERG
• Citroen picasso 1.6 hdi - Injector seals - picasso hdi - damage by garage 11 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  asked them to put the car back together so we could take it elsewhere, they advised this would not be possible as the car no longer run, we had to tow the car to another garage as it would not even turn over, the other garage removed the injector which now need to be replaced however upon starting
• Honda Jazz Mk 1 (2006) - Immobilizer problem 12 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  didn't have a spare to check this theory.  The RAC gentleman towed me to a Honda garage and on Friday they told me that I needed a new immobilizer and transponder, which would cost £538.  I said to go ahead and fix it, but now they're telling me the ECU may have "spiked
• Vauxhall Astra - Garage / insurance advice 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  malfunctioned and a loud banging noise could be heard when slowing down/applying breaks on the short journey home. The car was towed away a few days later as the battery had burnt out and without the battery being charged or replaced and the car being tested a repair estimate was submitted and approved
• BMW 116i - BMW 116i 2005 Wont Start 6 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  .   Diagnostic machine said it was clean, only error was a crank shaft intermittent error.   He recommends towing the car to a recommended garage which he did
• Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch 30 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, my clutch pedal went floppy overnight with no prior warning or changes to how the clutch felt etc. until I came to use the car the next day, it went from fine to completely slack and wouldn't go into gear. I had it towed to the garage and asked them to check the hydraulics
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  Am I being ripped off? 11 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Peugeot 307cc, which broken down recently. The car was towed to a local garage, who told me it needed a new water pump and casing. They also said...
• Mitsubishi Outlander - outrageously uneven tyre wear 11 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  in St Helens WA10, a most excellent outlet.  The tyres are extremely fat, as were the old ones, so much so that even when fully inflated they look a bit flat.  But they're not. Anyway a couple of months on, after many miles towing a caravan and a trip abroad, I now notice
• Luxury German Make / 4 seat cabriolet - Breakdown 1 hour/ 50 miles after purchase 20 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  .   The car would then not start (after 1 hour of ownership) and was towed to the local main dealer and has been there ever since.   The main dealer believe the problem is contaminated fuel, but can not confirm whether this was the small amount of fuel in the car
• Honda Accord i-CTDI Sport 2004 Diesel - Failure to Start 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, About a month ago, my car began taking about 10-20 seconds to start. Two days later, it totally wouldn't start. I called my local garage who had to tow the car away after they failed to start it at mine. At the end of the day, they called me back to say the EGR valve was faulty
• Mazda 6 Diesel Estate - Mazda 6 Not fit for purpose - Engine Fire 28 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi All, Hoping someone can please take the time to offer us some advice. I have rejected a car within 6 months and the car was at the dealers premises after we stopped driving it. I just got back from work today and the dealer has had the car towed back to my house while my wife was out
• Renault Clio I Petrol - Run out of petrol. Won't start after refuel. 1 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  of it. I walked the rest. Bought 5 ltres in a plastic can and went back to the car. But it won't start with the the fuel in the tank. A friend tows me home. What a diamond geezer! Next day in the daylight, I put in another 5 litres to make sure there enough to prime the pump. I check the pump
• Peugeot 207 - Garage problems (mr clutch) 21 May 2013 (Forum)
  and drove 27 miles 26.5 of them motorway  when I got to the end of the motorway the gear stick snapped leaving the car in gear. I had to have the car towed back to the original garage which costed me £158. Had to leave the car outside the garage and whent in this morning, which was told