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• Breakdown cover and pets 12 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  Most of my car journeys are very local so (touch wood) if I ever needed to make use of breakdown cover, recovery and getting home would never be an issue. However, most longer journeys (holidays, visiting family etc) have an extra 2 passengers, our 2 dogs. So if we did need to be towed
• ssangyong vehicles 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Two chaps in my local have just independently bought SSangyong Korrando's. They look decent and substantial vehicles. They both have small farms and tow trailers and horse boxes etc. One is brand new and the other second hand. The new one was about £20k and used one about £16k. Looks
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 02 DCi - No revs sometimes when starting. 17 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I had to be towed away today as my car started and then just died on me after 1-2 seconds. I tried it repeatedly for about 1 hour 15 mins until the AA arrived and towed me away. I have read numerous other storied like mine...... is there a solution and is it something linked to the fuel intake
• Highways Agency 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  , the tow van man having been given duff info and thereby delayed by the motoring organsation, another call. Said info related, and the promise of another ring in another hour. Just after 9 am, another ring (by which time I was in the tow van). Very courteous, very helpful.
• VW Tourag or Volvo XC90 ? 9 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all. I am looking at replacing my 5 yr old Seat Alhambra with either new SUV (possibly the new Peugeot 4007 or Citroen C Crosser) or, alternatively getting a 2-3 yr old quality SUV such as the Tourag or XC90. I tow a caravan and need a fairly heavy tow car. If I went for the new Pug
• citreon c5 dead 12 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  it towed home checked the fuses and it had blown a 50 amp maxi fuse replaced this still no joy will not start even when being towed, all citroen said was bring it in (it's a long way to push it) any help would be gratefully appreciated
• Covered number plates and parking 20 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  they have parked up. They would obviously be quite easy to remove so my question is, is there a law that says that parking attendants can not touch the bikes and therefore can not determine the plate number in order to issue a ticket? Plus presumably bikes can be towed away the same as cars so
• Fitting a tow bar - what a job 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Just before Easter I bought a dinghy with a road trailer on ebay. My car did not have a tow bar, so I decided to fit one myself. Found a supplier on ebay at just a couple of pounds over £100 including relays and delivery. Checked the fitting manual online, seems simple enough and an estimated
• Towing - common fail D or petrol v costs 19 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  also miss a diesel (having driven them for 15 years). I'm well aware of the need to allow turbos to 'spool down' after journeys etc and have done this as much as possible - but it didn't save my turbo! I tow a boat and need power (not to mention friction) for pulling the thing up a slipway - a 4x4
• Ultimate motoring style gaffe 9 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Is it a BMW towing a caravan (saw one the other week)? Or can you think of something worse ? ? ? ?
• Ford Mondeo MK4 2.0 TDCI Diesel 140ps. - Ford Mondeo auxiliary belt problem 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Mondeo mk4 2.0 diesel on a 59 plate and have very stupidly managed to dislodge the auxiliary belt off one of its tensioners.I cannot get the belt back on myself so I have a mechanic coming tomorrow morning to tow the vehicle to the garage but i was wondering if the experts among
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2003 1.8TDCi - reluctant to start when part warm 9 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Focus Diesel 1.8 TDCI 03 plate - 115ps, 24K miles from new one owner. This car was reluctant to start when only part warm,got towed into Ford Main dealer was there 5 (yes 5 ) weeks before they got it to start. They replaced Diesel inj pump, PCM module, crankshaft sensor etc bill was £1919-22
• Honda Prelude (1996 - 2000) - Towbar for 5th gen Prelude? 12 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  with myself. This week I have called my local towing specialist to take them up on a quote they gave me before purchase to fit a tow bar (because I need to fit a bike rack). They then discover the item they quoted me on is discontinued by Witter - and nobody now makes a type approved towbar for my new car
• Recommend possible new cars for my dad? 15 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  My 75 year old dad currently drives a 2.0 hdi Y Reg Peugeot 806. He is having problems with it that I will be posting in Technical shortly but I can see this ultimately leading to him having to change the car. He currently tows a caravan that he would like to continue towing but may accept
• I was an M25 road block 26 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  M25 a couple of weeks ago. I am towing the caravan in lane 1 clockwise near junction 14. Traffic is grinding to a halt behind a stationary car ahead in lane 2 connected by a slack tow-rope to an AA van in lane 1. Lots of fraught last-minute lane changing going on and some cars using the hard
• Legacy/Forester readers mpg 27 May 2006 (Forum)
  struggled to get even 25mpg on a long run, and range with the fuel tank was rubbish as tank is really too small for these vehicles with their poor mpg. I would be looking at a forester 2.0 auto , or a legacy 2.2 or 2.5 auto. I need an estate or small mpv that will occaisionally tow a large 4 berth caravan
• automatics 13 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I'm sure theres a good reason, but why can't you tow an automatic car for any real distance, or bump start one dominic
• Other than Driver Neglect, misuse or damage - Can someone explain why clutchs "fail" 6 May 2011 (Forum)
  I cannot fathom why there appears to be this persistent myth that a clutch should be expected to fail, especially if towing a caravan. From my experience one merely slips the clutch the absolute minimum at low revs to get moving with almost neglegible wear, even when "towing
• VW Golf Estate or Skoda Octavia Estate - High Mileage 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  have full service history and seemed to have been well looked after. How long will these cars last for? Is there problem with oil changes or things like that? My other question is does towing a caravan/horse put excessive strain on engines? The reason I ask is alot of these diesel estates have
• Bypassing immobiliser - is it possible 7 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  A mate has lost his keys on his car so brought a key (all through legal channels at the dealer). Now he needs to get the key programmed to the immobilizer. Only problem is, he has to take the car to get the key programmed to the car at the garage. Option 1, wife tows him to the dealer (40 mile