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• Vectra B - x20dth engine will not start 4 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Engine stopped as i pulled away will not start - towed to dealer they say it needs new injector pump is this right?  Can it be the crank sensor?  I have codes P0725 and P1651 from the dealer Help please
• Another Hit On road Legal Drivers 11 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  The GB under Gordon Brown. Another hit on the law abiding motorist. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1241766/150-frozen-car-Recovery-firm-tows-away-vehicles-abandoned-night-charges-drivers.html
• freelander td4 23 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi i am considerimg buying a freelander td4 to tow my caravan,this will be my first 4x4,it will more than likely be a x,y or 51 plate due to money restraints,any tips on buying+owning a freelander would be appreciated ta a.j
• BMW X6M - 6 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  because of a tow bar has been fitted by a 3rd party and that what was causing the problem, but not once have a picked up a bill from BMW Relating to this so i know that was Rubbish i have reports of the warranty work and job sheets and technicians finding but not 1 off them says it a tow bar
• Diesel/auto estate -suggestions please! 3 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Will be needing to change my corolla at the start of summer to something that will tow a large 4 berth caravan.... Needs to be an estate, and probably on the large side, I checked out kerbweights/towing limits of primera/avensis size cars and they are approaching 100% of the caravan max weight
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  Would you buy a diesel car? 1 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  If you were looking for a new or newish SUV with a view to keeping it over ten years, would you still buy a diesel?
• Peugeot 308 SW 2.00 Hdi - Peugeot 308 2.0 HDi Cutting out for over 6 months 19 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  2009 308 2.0 HDi wifes car bought last summer cuts out but would start again after a few minutes this happened a lot of times but no pattern hours to weeks Diagox no faults at all tested several times lately is has been worse had to tow it home but always started the next day till last week
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  How reliable is the auto box in the Volvo V60? 16 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have been offered a friend's Volvo V60 D5 automatic. The car has covered 45,000 miles and is used to tow a caravan. Am I buying into problems for te...
• MK 3 Mondeo 2.0 Diesel Auto - Torque Converter and Brakes issues 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Hi,   I have recently bought a 05 Mondeo Auto 110K  I have noticed while towing I am getting a lot of shudder in the car  ( like running over cattle grid/ or about to stall) when towing the car. It seems to be around 55mph, Revs just under 2000mph
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  Is there a bigger Ford pickup than the Ranger? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me if there are two Ford pickup trucks on the market? I was travelling on the A25 when an enormous Ford pickup truck passed me, I thought...
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  1.0 Ecoboost, or 1.6 Ecoboost? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in the Ford C-Max. I do not do more than 8k miles per annum and will not tow a trailer. Would you recommend the 1.6T or 1.0T 125 PS ecoboost...
• Daewoo Korando - Jerky Auto Transmission 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Our ancient (2000) tow-car is a Korando with the Mercedes 2.3 4 cylinder and automatic (4 speed) box. Recently the box has become "hesitant" : put it into drive, give it revs and after a second or two it leaps forward. It can also creep backwards down a hill when in Drive. The car is used only
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  Are cars stopped on the hard shoulder of a motorway at immediate risk? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A friend recently attended a Speed Awareness Course and said that they had been told the average time stopped on a motorway hard shoulder before being...
• VW Golf MK6 - VW Golf MK6 clutch problems 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I brought an ex demo Golf MK6 in April this year, it had done around 9000miles. The car has just done 20000 miles when on Tuesday the car lost all gears all of the sudden. It was towed to the garage and the outcome is that the pressure relief plate has overheated and to replace
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  Ticking over a turbo to cool it down 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Recently purchased a Ford Mondeo turbo diesel and cannot recall how long to tick over after a run. Could you please advise.
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  Towbar Electrics 2 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm fitting a towbar & electrics to my Ford C-MAX 1.6 zetec petrol 2008 reg. Very confused on electrics! Is by-pass relay good enough or should I fit car...
• 4x4 owners - tell us your snow experiences? 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  you find it kicked in during your snow driving or was the normal set up enough? Anyone raised some money or goodwill through towing the neighbours out of ditches? Did you go out in your car purely to test its capabilities? Any 4 wheel drive power slides in deserted car parks? And please, no anti 4x4
• Towing Nose weights and cycle carriers 31 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I just want to make sure that I understand something correctly. We are thinking of down sizing from a large estate car to a small car as we only really...
• New Van ? 29 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  the odd motorway trip, so aceleration and tourque is a must. curently I am towing 1.5 tons with the isuzu however the extra space the van will provide should not make towing so frequent. I have driven hire SWB transit 280s and citroen relays and found both severly underpowered. My curent thinking
• New Mondeo as towcar - GrahamM 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I'm thinking of buying a used new model Mondeo LX 2.0 or 1.8 hatch or possibly estate to replace our 1994 1.8 petrol (I'd like a TDCi but it's beyond my budget and any way I'm a bit put off by the starting and other problems highlighted in this forum). We tow a small caravan, max permitted weight