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• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 05 1.3 Help! engine failure @ 51,000 miles 17 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  starting it using easystart but no joy. He recommended taking it to the main dealers cathryns in ashford after checking the priming pump pressure at 2 bar and the manifold pressure at 90bar. Once arriving at the vauxhall dealers in ashford [after the breakdown van towing my hits the brakes to hard
• car stolen off driveway 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  day my tenants texted to say a scrappie knocked on the door to say he had an agreement with the landlord ( which is me ) to take the car away... I called back to say no such agreement was made , they were naive and told him nobody was going to be in the next day.. when the car was towed off the drive
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.0 HDi low power after hitting flood. 23 May 2008 (Forum)
  FAULT", a tow trip to the garage and a 100 euros to reset. and its still the same.
• Had an accident but have some queries 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  First thing first, no one in family is injured! I was pulling out [turning right] from a side road to main road (small country road), I've already crossed the central line on main road, suddenly all I saw a car + towing caravan appeared from nowhere on my left side and I heard BOOM. I thought my
• 03 Laguna repair - opinions needed 13 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My wife's been having problems with her 2003 Renault Laguna 1.6 petrol in the past week or so. She was out doing some shopping last Friday week when the car refused to start back up. She reckons it was running extremely 'growly' prior to parking it. (Direct quote!) Garage towed it back
• If you have an S-Max.... 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  constant (apart from when going up hills and down hill when it did change), so I thought I'd get there no problem. I missed the garage by about 500 yards!!!! AA came out and just towed me to the garage, I filled up with diesel and primed the engine while I was still filling up to ensure that all
• Which car is a better bet? 6 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  need to tow the line on this one. Anyway, whilst I would like to have a Mondeo on the list, I'm still not in too bad a predicament :-) Blue
• Citroen C4 1.4 (54 Reg) 25 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  ). On a journey on Wednesday the car became completely undriveable, I called out Citroen Assist (RAC) who diagnosed the flat spot, and they towed the car to the nearest Citroen dealer, which happens to be the same one I bought the car from. Citroen Assist gave me a hire car. The Citroen dealer called me
• Whats your Crash CV 4 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  paid cash. Capri (diffrent one), Looking at pretty girl in Fulham Broadway, swerved over road and hit another car coming the other way,. New Radiator valance and wings. 80's Fiat 131, lost it on an icy road, backwards through a hedge, Car towed from duckpond the next morning (ducks very upset
• Best way to get a car home? 9 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  a tow-bar on the 406, so can't collect it on a trailer. Guesing getting one fitted and rental of a trailer would be quite expensive? Would my insurance company be likely to agree to switch my insurance to the Clio for 1 day? I've e-mailed them to ask this but didn't know if anyone here would have
• Why the huge jump in diesel performance 22 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Mods - feel free to move to the Technical forum if you wish, but to me this was more a Discussion item. In simple terms, add some electronic gubbins, whack up the turbo boost, wind up the fuel injection pressure to some giddy value, and hey presto you have a high performance diesel that'll tow
• Mazda MPV 7 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  . As regards price (and with no haggling) the ex demo 53 plate silver model I drove was offered at £15.5k (£500 off screen price) and a 6k model with tow bar for £15k (again £500 OSP). He'd do a new one with metallic for £18.2k (£2.2k off list) but suggested the ex demo models were much better value. Drive
• Blown Turbo - Opinions please 3 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  , car continued to slow, dropped from 5th gear to 4th gear, no more power in 4th, loud pop followed by masses of smoke from the exhaust. I knocked the car out of gear (not clever I know) and coasted across onto the hard shoulder. Leoness bravely towed me home and on giving the motor the once over, I
• Insurance claim dilemma 21 May 2002 (Forum)
  Last week on the eve of its MOT, daughter's beloved Visa was rear-ended by a Toyota Starlet, of all things. By hitting the offside corner it pushed the bumper under and buckled the boot floor and offside rear wing which is part of the bodyshell. After judicious use of a tow rope and a gate post
• Volkswagen Passat - Newly purchased car and not the legal owner. 7 May 2021 (Forum)
  20 miles home. Halfway home on the M5 the power cut out and I had to stop it on the hard shoulder. The AA towed it back to my house for £99 as I hadn't got round to setting up my membership, On inspection by a mechanic it was found that the Cam belt was knackered and he reckons it's going
• Volkswagen Tiguan 2017 - Tiguan 7 speed DSG gearbox dead after 30k miles 5 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  and the display showed it thought it was moving out of P but nothing but the engine revving when trying to pull off. Trying to get the car onto the tow truck it was obvious that the gearbox was still in P (despite the lever position and what the dash said). You could feel the car rolling slightly but the park
• toyota auris diesel semi automatic 1.4 - faulty gearbox transmission 26 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  and possibly the actuator.Total cost over £2,000. The outcome was that it needed a new clutch/flywheel but was told actuator ok.Cost near £1200 which i paid. The problem continued and increased and it finally remained 'stuck' in the flashing neutral position.I called the AA out to tow
• BMW M4 - BMW M4 Seat Issue 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  . Obviously shocked by this, I took the car immediately to my local service shop and was told the car couldn’t be fit in for 2 weeks or 6 if I want a courtesy car. They suggested calling BMW Assist. A tow truck later and an overnight stay in a compound and my M4 was at the same service centre I visited
• Corsa 2008 Diesel 1.2 - EGR Valve, Fuel Injectors the list goes on.... 30 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  , but this time car did not correct itself and so had to get towed to dealership. Dealership are now telling me that the alternator needs to be replaced before they can do any further diagnostics on the vehicle. I have been informed that this is nonsense and they can charge the battery
• Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 - key will not turn all way in ignition to start eng 18 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  -  if immobiliser issue, to emergency join the RAC/AA pay their extra costs, but not sure if the RAC can re set an immobiliser - cant afford to pay out twice (join the rac only for them to tow me to a garage) as i only work part time:(