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• Running two VAG diesels is uneconomic. 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  other small hatchbacks - until you work out the cost of cambelts. Running 2 VAG PD diesels will cost about £200 pa in belt changes alone as each car would need a belt every 4 years under my operating regime. The Superb is here to stay (towing, legroom etc) but it seems running another VAG diesel
• Can you recommend a suitable car? 30 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  to and from kennels/airport, but nationwide). Manual gear change. Options that would be nice but not essential: A decent towing capability would be nice but not essential. A sunroof would be nice, so long as it does not impinge on headroom. Air conditioning and central locking. We have no real preference
• Astra air con problem 5 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  . The car has had a new air con radiator and it was recharged or whatever they do to it last October as someone reversed their tow bar through the rad. Has anyone got any ideas what it might be before i take it in and get told it will cost me loads to put right like they always tell you,it is booked
• 1997 Alhambra 2.0 auto - opinions? 27 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  is, as this would be bought as a car to run to the scrapyard, would the 2 litre/auto combination be capable of towing a caravan or small trailer (with a suitable cooler fitted to the box) or would I become a rolling roadblock as soon as I set off for the ferry? (Its priced at 6000 euro; for comparison, a similar
• 'Sticking' Polo Clutch Pedal 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Daughter got caught out on her way to work yesterday. Unfortunately I wasn't in the county at the time so unable to help. She got a tow via her Breakdown recovery service to a local garage who bled the hydraulic system (£30total cost) but were unable to find anything else wrong with the mechanism
• Micra Starting Problem 26 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  always lived on a street with a hill and I can bump start it 100% of the time (which is fine unless I stall it right at the bottom of the hill). Point here is it would always catch and start. Last 2 days, however, it wouldn't catch first time and wouldn't bump either (got the wife to give me as tow
• Garages - have you had bad experiences? 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Arhh another episode in my saga to get my car fixed... Cam belt broken.. had to get my Renault Laguna 1.8 RT towed to a garage.. Its been in there almost two weeks. I got a original quote over the phone..£450 plus Vat to fix it... apparently more than one valve was bent.. it seems to drag
• new discovery - no gearbox 7 weeks 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  up I drive a seven seater as I need a big car, i also tow a trailer every weekend & at least once during the week guess what , they offered me a ford focus as a replacement- so we've had 2 children to a seat belt & ruined weekends for the last few weekends , I've just been told if the dealer cant get
• Best Auto MPV 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  ..... which is always dangerous I know. The wife has that Nissan Almera auto but has been keen on exploring a combined car. I am perhaps tempted by a newer Discovery automatic. I know they are hopeless on economy but I do find myself needing sonething to tow a trailer on occasions and I like the Discovery
• Megane Alternator problem 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  was loose and appeared to be extremely worn - it was clear that it had been like that for some time. He assured us that he would point it out to the Renault garage when he towed it there. The same Renault garage are now quoting us over £500 + labour for a new alternator - because, as the car has air-con
• 1991 ford fiesta 1.1 starting problems 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  and engine always turned over fine. Garage never could work out what problem was as could never find the fault but towing always seemed to start the car. Garage eventually replaced all possible problem parts they could think of and referred to Ford main dealers without anyone ever really ever finding out
• Seethe...! Parking Extortion.. 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Last Sunday evening, my son, age 23,a self-employed musician,(jazz double bass) parked his car in a London pay-and?display car park while he played at the R.A.C.Club. (The car park is usually free on a Sunday.) When he returned later in the evening, his car had been towed away, together
• Caravan Gross Laden Weights 26 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi there I'm new to this site but hope that someone can provide an answer to a problem. I was recently stopped by the police whilst towing my caravan during a routine check. My rig was weighed on the public weighbridge at Deptford on the A36/A303 west of Salisbury. This weighbridge takes readings
• Honda H23 blown head gasket 27 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I got my Rover 623 towed to a garage yesterday after a cursory inspection from an RAC man who was a little surprised that he'd seen a Honda H23 engine with a suspected blown head gasket. The prognosis at the garage was a blown head gasket. It's a good garage and has searched for a good price
• Worn Ford key 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Sister in law got stuck outside her local chipper last night in her fiesta (mid 90's I think) she could turn the key in the ignition, but with no resistance, there was no electrical activity and the steering lock would not come off, so the car could not even be towed. Sods law kicked in and where
• Mercedes G-wagen 8 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  for occasionally towing up to 1.6t and trundling down (no trailer) to the Pyrenees in winter. Must be long-lived and simple to diagnose and maintain. Thanks David
• VW Jetta - DSG Problem 17 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  to get it pushed round the corner. The engine was running fine, and the gear selector was able to be moved along the slot. On the dash their their is a guide to which gear you are in all the letters were flashing. Called out the RAC all they could do was tow me home, not to far a distance. Chap took
• Ineos Grenadier 8 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  overbuilt in the best way possible. 3.5 tonne towing capacity and 1 tonne payload capacity, whilst the roof can take 150kg. Power numbers, not finalised: Petrol 283bhp and 332lb ft of torque Diesel 250bhp and 369lb ft of torque Limited top speed 100mph. No idea of fuel economy..
• Hyundai Tucson - Tucson 2018 DCT problem 22 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  .. limp mode.. the car was towed in and after a few days of waiting game I ve called the dealrship for an update and the service op said that the clutch wheel bearing is gone and they ve tried something but wasn t working and now they re waiting for the part to arrive. From day one of my ownership the car
• BMW 3 Series Compact - BMW Owned from New to Scrap 11 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Its a hot day and my wife is sitting in the shade trying not to be upset.  Her birthday present, 18 years ago has just been towed away on its final journey. Ihave kept detailed records and it was OK to 65k miles but after that began to cost a small fortune each year with repair mainly