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  Could you recommend a more economical replacement for my wife's Subaru Forester? 10 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is using a Subaru Forester XT 2.5 auto which we bought in 2009. I anticipated that the annual mileage would be around 6000, but in fact it's double...
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  Should I replace my Toyota Avensis with the current model? 18 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1999 Toyota Avensis estate (2.0-litre petrol) has, after 170,000 trouble-free miles, expired due to a burst radiator and subsequent cracked cylinder...
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  Fresh fried turbo 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently having my TDI serviced today at the Audi dealers. I had previously reverted to the fixed 10,000 ml service routine at 24,000 at last service...
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  The lessor evil? 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A small problem to which I think I know the answer. We have two cars, both ‘57’ reg: a Toyota RAV-4 XT4 and a Hyundai Tucson CRDT Limited’. Both cars are...
• Peugeot 508 - Peugeot 508 2019 engine and clutch failure 2 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  breakdown assist charged me £96 for a 2nd tow as the dealer was shut at the time! Peugeot have declined any goodwill and have said it is a pure wear and tear item. They also reckon their extended warranty is through a third party company, so my complaint lies with them, not Peugeot! Aside from
• Ford Fusion (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.4, EAC fail - (petrol) re-curring TPS fault 3 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  failing. GOt back to southampton ok, and the next day we started out going back. It went 30 times between southampton and oxford. Got the AA to tow from Oxford to nottingham Being a bank holiday i then had a day when i couldn't do anything. Got it to a garage, explained the fault and they replaced
• Renault Clio Mk3 - Nasty ball joint failure on car bought 1 month ago 16 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  had to be towed and is now in for a £450 repair. I am still thanking my lucky stars I was going at low speed on a quiet road when it happened. I was just 60 seconds from joining the motorway sliproad. I am now nervous and concerned that a car in such seemingly good nick with an innocuous
• Vauxhall Insignia - Vauxhall Insignia engine replacement 8 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  last June, we have driven 7k miles in it so far and had a full service from a independent garage 1k miles ago. Since then the car broke down, and after paying a good chunk of money towing it about, and having to pay Vauxhall for an engine inspection, they have concluded the Aux belt has snapped, been
• Family car recommendation 5-7k 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  . The Civic has been great in all respects of the above but a bit more space will make more sense. I also tow occasionally but only motorbikes, nothing heavy. I'd like something 2012 onwards, mileage under 80,000, petrol preferably (or a super reliable diesel), half decent mpg (ie. around 40 or above
• Any - Poor breakdown service - Missing the obvious 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  (won't start, dash lights on, knocking sound). The operator said it wasn't something they could deal with on the drive. We would have to call and pay a garage ourselves but Britannia would cover up to 10 miles of tow fee if necessary. Some readers will be ahead of me here but the "knocking" would
• Audi A3 - Accident claim - Black-Box 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  I didn't have the tow-bar attached. I was too busy to do anything about sorting-out the aftermath straight after the event, and was mulling how to proceed on the journey home, when his insurance company called me literally pleading to "take care of me" and get me in a hire car. Apparently his
• Mazda 3 2010 turbo diesel - mystery fault.. please help! 11 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  This could be a bit of a long post but i will try to keep it as brief as i can. A couple of weeks ago my beloved Mazda 3 1.6ts diesel...died on the motorway    It was towed to a local independent garage, where £800 later the turbo was replaced, the dpf was filled
• Meriva A CDTi 1,7 diesel - spanner light fixed it 30 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  and fiddly in that engine bay Car still difficult to start so a new battery was put in and it starts  just like new Last three fuel changes needed car to get a jump start,  Maybe with new battery it will pull the fuel through and I wont need a tow Hope this helps
• Vauxhall Astra left hand drive 2004 - Vauhall Astra wont accelerate and then gears stuck 10 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  , we had to keep driving as there was no hard shoulder and no where safe to stop. We made it to a carpark where it died and had to be towed. Any ideas what this could be and what are our chances of the dealership backing down when I threaten small court action against them AND finance company
• Mazda 3 - Brand new ball joint failure caused damage 18 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  to avoid ploughing into the parked cars. Drove the car a few metres home and rang the Garage. They came straight out and said the new ball joint had failed. As it was good friday they couldnt get a tow truck so offered to fix it on the drive. They decided to put a new wishbone and ball joint on and send
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  New cam belt has snapped - who's liable for the repairs? 25 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I had the cam belt replaced on my KIA Sedona 11 weeks ago. However, last week, whilst driving, I heard a clunk and lost all power. The car was towed to...
• Vauxhall Corsa C - Diagnostic Problem Not Showing 3 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  home he found the coolant bubbling. He ran number on his warranty they came out and also diagnosed gear box problem they towed the vehicle away. Yesterday the car was taken to a garage used by the warranty they state the fault is not registering but thye can see it as a problem so they asked
• Vauxhall Meriva - Easytronic Gearbox "F" on dash HELP!! 6 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  and passed the MOT. So 120 later we had our car back! Until Thursday when the dreaded F appeared on the dash. Car was towed to nice garage and this morning they got back to us to let us know what was going on. I'm going to have to ask you to bare with me because I'm totally stupid when it comes to cars
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  Renault Megane blow blue smoke and refusing to start - what's wrong? 7 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday, on the motorway my Renault Megane started puffing blue smoke out of the exhaust. About a mile later the on-board computer appeared with the...
• Vauxhall Zafira - Zafira Won't Start - Help! 29 May 2013 (Forum)
  either.  We had it towed to the garage we normally use. After