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• 99 Megane - fog lights on when braking 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  experience with auto electrical stuff, is this likely to be something that's relatively painless to sort or is it a garage job? Is it worth pointing out that the car has a towbar as I was wondering if the towing electrics might have something to do with it? I appreciate any advice & guidance you may have
• Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  SwMBO's old clunker broke down in the supermarket carpark yesterday. Anyway to cut a long story short it seems the battery has had it. I tried to jump start it from my car but this would not get it going/turning over so we called the recovery people from her Insurance (DLine - Green Flag?) to tow
• Vectra 2.0Di Turbo hose blew off. 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  valve bypass at the back of the engine. After the tow home i put a huge jubilee clip back on the turbo hose and it seems to be staying on at the moment, but i'm worried that if there is another fault somewhere then the pressure may build up to a bigger bang. I can't drive it at the moment anyway as i am
• brake discs on 206 cc 9 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  of what 'could' have happened...I find out that it hasn't been serviced in the 18 months since she'd owned it...although Peugeot had fitted a new g/box 6 months ago. I fancy having a go at doing this job myself as it would otherwise be a suspended tow to a garage. My question is this:. How difficult would
• Renault Clio 1.6 "HELP" 5 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Just bought a 1.6RXE Clio and everything seemed fine. It had been in some ones garage for a month and had had head gasket work done on it etc - £600+ worth. Went to see it a few times and it seemed fine. Drove it home today (longest run its had in months as the guy towed it to get the engine job
• Bright ideas please 3.5T van 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  rota ! Therefore we have thought about downsizing to a 3.5t van which if we make the Mums and Dads tow the larger bikes should be plenty large enough and hopefully cheaper to run, easier to find and a bit more popular to drive - Mums too. The club is not particularly flush as any surplus funds
• dangerous 'lock out' 25 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  On Thursday afternoon I came across a woman with young kids in tow who'd become locked out of her car. The car was a Jaguar XJ series and apparently as she tried to open the doors with the remote control her daughter had gripped the handle ready to open the car. No matter what she tried after
• Unwanted Subarus? 8 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  In the summer of last year a friend of mine was looking for a good secondhand tow car to lug his small caravan around the UK. I suggested a Subaru Legacy and went with him to look at a few in the local area (Midlands) - he was looking for something in the £6-10k price band. Eventually he bought
• am i being fleeced ??? 10 May 2003 (Forum)
  last week my car (Peugot 406) was towed away to a local dealer because it wouldnt start (turned over but wouldnt catch) On Tuesday I was told that the starter relay (double) would have to be replaced which would be two hours labour and the relay which would be sent the next day. I called yesterday
• New Vectra & Factory Supplied oil 25 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . What value do you now put on a fully stamped service book? 6 Imagine a new Vectra towing a caravan in the south of Europe in mid summer, when ambient temperatures are elevated. This oil must be at "the end of its (specification) tether" irrespective of when it was last changed What
• Cambelt failure - Vauxhall Ecotec engine 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  The belt failed on my Zafira 1.8 Ecotec engine a few days ago at 57000 miles. After being towed into the local garage I was surprised to find the change interval had been cut earlier this year from 80k to 40k miles. Car had a full service history but not since 20k at a franchised dealer. And no-one
• legal protection on insurance 19 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  and rear bumpers - plus tow bar. Unless its another 940 that reverses into me next time, then my car will be unmarked in a similar 2 mph collision. Has anyone else had similar poor experience with such 'legal cover' - is it a con to get yet more money out of us? Alex
• Diesels 'pros an cons' 28 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  vehicle. However, after this, you will need to pay the typical £140.   Diesel cars are also a particularly great option if you’re planning on towing equipment or other vehicles with your car. For instance, if you love caravan trips, this could certainly be the right
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi - Focus TDCi LIMP HOME MODE SOLVED....I THINK! 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  . Eventually the engine cut out completely, power steering went.... the lot! So I just about heaved it up onto the hard shoulder, called the tow truck and waited patiently. So after an hour the tow truck showed up, and he actually just about managed to get the car started again. So I drove to the nearest
• Audi A4 - Purchased car and broke down day after 30 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  not start - eventually started and white smoke billowed from exhaust pipes - we thought car was on fire with the amount of white smoke.  Brought the car home and garage said get it to them at weekend.  I refused to drive and they towed it to their garage. They kept it for 2 days and said they had
• Peugeot 206 - Peugeot 206 gear change problem 2 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  and said it was fully serviceable. Within a year, the same problem arose - couldn't get the car into gear so the AA towed the car to a garage in Uxbridge who replaced the clutch cable - problem seemed to be solved. A month or so ago (a year after the clutch cable had last been
• ford mondeo 2002 tdci - mondeo 2002 tdci cuts out 30 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  the corner. When the rac arrived he couldnt get any fault codes to come up and I explained what happened and there was NO warning lights what so ever.   He towed me to my local mechanic and it was left overnight. The next morning the mechanic started the car first time and took
• KIA Sorento SUV (2003 - 2009) - Kia Sorento Manual Gearbox Failure at 60k miles 21 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  , on a holiday to Cornwall, he noticed a whining noise whilst towing the caravan in fourth gear and pulled over to investigate. There were some other strange noises and he pulled into a layby and turned off the engine. Upon restarting with the gearbox in neutral and his foot on the clutch, all was normal
• Ford Excursion - Any advice re: buying an American SUV 2 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  no' attitude from service staff? We need a new (to us) tow vehicle as our 21yr-old V8 Defender is starting to show her age. We pull a twin-axle caravan MTPLM 1750Kgs around the UK but would like to travel further afield, Scandinavia and Spain being two areas of interest. Due to the Landies age we
• SAAB 9-5 (1997 - 2009) - Blown turbo woes 12 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  near a lay-by so she can pull off the road. Calls AA. They are brilliant. Tow her to Buxton. Help fill the car with flat contents, tow her to Leicester and truck the car back to London. Thanks guys. AA come back next day and take the car to dealers. New turbo, new catalytic converter total cost