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• Ford Galaxy - max milage on a clutch, offers? 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Cos I got 215,000 on mine & it is still good, despite occasional heavy (3500kg) trailer towing, a lot of town stop start driving, plus 300miles of using in lieu of brakes, ie down through the gears. Mind two adolescents learning may just be its death knell. Cheers M
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 06 2.2tdci Lack of Power 18 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My Xtrail looses power when overtaking and towing up hill. I have read previous threads but has anyone a definitive answer. Air and fuel filters have been changed and on test no codes were shown. Any info appreciated. Thanks
• Citroen Xantia VSX Rear Suspension 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Right, where I'm at now is that the front rises and falls spot on, whereas the rear falls ok but will only rise once I start to jack it up on the tow bar so I'm guessing something is getting stuck at the rear? Anyone got any ideas at all? When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going!
• £99 towcar 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  (This is not an invitation to enter into the question as to whether you think that the resulting car might or might not be roadworthy! Though I've no doubt it will soon feature...) Suggestions for a car, for a £99 budget, that will do a few heavy tows in the short term. I dare say
• N Reg Punto 1.1 snapped cambelt 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My nephew has called me today to say that he broke down whilst traveling at about 30 mph. The RAC have towed him home and diagnosed it as a snapped cambelt and the car is probably scrap. He has only had the car for around six months and is heartbroken. What is the likely prognosis?
• Insurance 7 May 2004 (Forum)
  I thought a few BR's might be interested in this. My lad crashed his car on the 28th April, his fault. Direct Line responded very quickly, car towed away within the hour. Good people on the telephone. Car inspected and condemmed. Cheque for payment of car in today's post. Excellent service. Mind
• Diesel chipping - vw passat tdi 6 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Have test driven the Passat TDI 130hp and would like to achieve a similar result by chipping my 1999 TDI 110hp Passat (one red letter). Could anybody comment on the results and subsequent reliability of the engine and drive train? This is not for speed but to permit easier towing of a camping
• imobiliser + bump starts 19 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  I got accosted by a Greek man with a Rover 400 with a flat battery last night. He asked me for Jump leads which I didn't have but I tried giving him a tow. Car turned over OK but wouldn't start. We decided it was the immobilser that was preventing it starting. Is it possible to bump start a car
• VW Passat - Fuel injectors failure on VW Passat 55 plate 28 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  are likely to fail soon. This happened indeed 3,000 miles later. I rang VW customer care  (08000 833 920)  straight away and they were surprisingly conforting! We had to get the car towed to the nearest VW garage for official diagnostic. Injector N.2 failed and the recommendation was to have
• citroen relay van - expensive garage repairs now need new engine 14 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Around 10 months ago my van started blowing out black smoke and running flat out whilst on a journey. I managed to bring the van to a halt as was towed to our local citroen garage where i was informed the engine had run on its own oil due to oil overfill and that had blown the pistons
• Peugeot 607 (2000 - ) - 01 2.2 Parking Sensors Malfunction suddenly 2 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  . I drove from there to my house, again reversed in to my driveway and they weren't working. They haven't worked since. I do have a Peugeot fixed tow bar and electrics fitted. And I do tow a caravan. And the sensors have intermittently stopped working after I unplugged the caravans electrics
• Warm start problem - Renault Megane 1.6e 14 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  to misfire. AA called and towed it home. Local independent garage replaced coils and the car seemed to work for a week. Then suddenly it started the "coughs" again but could run for several miles to home. We took it for a short test run when it stalled. The garage towed it in again and had been looking
• Omega 2.5 V6 Oil in spark plug recess 23 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  About 5000 miles ago I towed my caravan for about 30 miles at about 60mph. When I stopped for petrol I noticed a slight blue smoke coming out of radiator grill. Upon looking under bonnet I could see about one teaspoon of engine oil on tray beneath cooling fan. I wiped this up and the problem has
• Toyota Auris Touring Sports - Rear mounted cycle carrier 28 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  I'd like to fit a rear mounted cycle carrier on my Toyota Auris touring sport hybrid- Toyota quote £840 , £840 for a 2 cycle rear mount. Is there another solution ? I'm assuming that because my car isn't designed to tow, there maybe no towbar bracket etc
• Two flat tyres due to pothole - what to do? 1 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Edge of carriageway was damaged, and the car suffered two flat tyres (both passenger-side tyres) They are brand new ~£110 tyres (fitted last week). Car was towed home. Not sure if the tyres would be a write-off? How do I tell? Is it worth getting the car checked out
• Motoring under the Tories - will it be better? 14 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Will life for the motorist improve if the tories get elected and stay in power for a good decade like labour? Will there be a return to lower fuel taxes, more road building, fairer VED and less gatsos? Or are they just going to tow the 'green' line like all the other misguided, gullible
• Nissan Tino 2.2 Diesel - Good? 12 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, I' m considering a Nissan Tino 2.2 diesel as a relaible, no nonsense, no fuss, get in and go, carry the baby gear, carry the mountain bikes, tow the trailer, a2b mobile. Fancied the Toyota Verso, but at pushing 3k more for the same plate I backed off. Any comments on the Tino? Cheers
• getting rid of a SORN car 8 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I did a sorn earlier this year on my car and I have now decided its time for it to go. Obviously its not taxed or insured and the mot ran out last month. I know someone who wants to take it but I don't know what to do. Does it haved to be towed and how do I go on about the paperwork? Thanks
• Legacy Sport Tourer 2.0/2.5 7 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  need to tow or anything. Cheers.
• Wrong fuel! 31 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My beloved just put some diesel in her Mazda, and while waiting for the tow truck, we got to wondering if topping up the tank with petrol (which would dilute it more than 2:1) would be survivable. One garage man says it would, and the other says definitely not! I think it would be OK, but I'd get