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• Rusted Vehicle From Garage 18 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  be (open ended) longer, accept it or take the vehicle away. Considering costs of towing I elected for the former.I checked back again, same message. The vehicle was occasional and stored under cover, so I did not worry unduly. Some time later it appears the garage moved and therefore it was moved
• Land Rover Discovery 4 - Restricted performance 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  over the last 9 months. We dread to think of what the cost might be to replace any parts owing to misfuelling - one hears of horror stories! and we would expect this will be unnecessary cost in any event. Is there anything else you could expect to be - the RAC man who towed me in suggested the ERG
• Citroen picasso 1.6 hdi - Injector seals - picasso hdi - damage by garage 11 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  asked them to put the car back together so we could take it elsewhere, they advised this would not be possible as the car no longer run, we had to tow the car to another garage as it would not even turn over, the other garage removed the injector which now need to be replaced however upon starting
• Honda Jazz Mk 1 (2006) - Immobilizer problem 12 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  didn't have a spare to check this theory.  The RAC gentleman towed me to a Honda garage and on Friday they told me that I needed a new immobilizer and transponder, which would cost £538.  I said to go ahead and fix it, but now they're telling me the ECU may have "spiked
• Vauxhall Astra - Garage / insurance advice 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  malfunctioned and a loud banging noise could be heard when slowing down/applying breaks on the short journey home. The car was towed away a few days later as the battery had burnt out and without the battery being charged or replaced and the car being tested a repair estimate was submitted and approved
• BMW 116i - BMW 116i 2005 Wont Start 6 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  .   Diagnostic machine said it was clean, only error was a crank shaft intermittent error.   He recommends towing the car to a recommended garage which he did
• Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch 30 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, my clutch pedal went floppy overnight with no prior warning or changes to how the clutch felt etc. until I came to use the car the next day, it went from fine to completely slack and wouldn't go into gear. I had it towed to the garage and asked them to check the hydraulics
• Mitsubishi Outlander - outrageously uneven tyre wear 11 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  in St Helens WA10, a most excellent outlet.  The tyres are extremely fat, as were the old ones, so much so that even when fully inflated they look a bit flat.  But they're not. Anyway a couple of months on, after many miles towing a caravan and a trip abroad, I now notice
• Luxury German Make / 4 seat cabriolet - Breakdown 1 hour/ 50 miles after purchase 20 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  .   The car would then not start (after 1 hour of ownership) and was towed to the local main dealer and has been there ever since.   The main dealer believe the problem is contaminated fuel, but can not confirm whether this was the small amount of fuel in the car
• Honda Accord i-CTDI Sport 2004 Diesel - Failure to Start 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, About a month ago, my car began taking about 10-20 seconds to start. Two days later, it totally wouldn't start. I called my local garage who had to tow the car away after they failed to start it at mine. At the end of the day, they called me back to say the EGR valve was faulty
• Mazda 6 Diesel Estate - Mazda 6 Not fit for purpose - Engine Fire 28 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi All, Hoping someone can please take the time to offer us some advice. I have rejected a car within 6 months and the car was at the dealers premises after we stopped driving it. I just got back from work today and the dealer has had the car towed back to my house while my wife was out
• Renault Clio I Petrol - Run out of petrol. Won't start after refuel. 1 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  of it. I walked the rest. Bought 5 ltres in a plastic can and went back to the car. But it won't start with the the fuel in the tank. A friend tows me home. What a diamond geezer! Next day in the daylight, I put in another 5 litres to make sure there enough to prime the pump. I check the pump
• Peugeot 207 - Garage problems (mr clutch) 21 May 2013 (Forum)
  and drove 27 miles 26.5 of them motorway  when I got to the end of the motorway the gear stick snapped leaving the car in gear. I had to have the car towed back to the original garage which costed me £158. Had to leave the car outside the garage and whent in this morning, which was told
• Primera 2.2DCi - dead turbo? £'s to fix? 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  shouldn't and tows me to the Nissan garage where I will check in tomorrow for analysis and repair! So big question I am scared of asking is how bad in terms of £'s could this be? New turbo fitted =£????. Also, the car is less than three years old and has been serviced by a main dealer according
• VW Golf mk VI 1.6TDi (Oct 2009) - 60K service done - but expensive 3 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  . Electric diagnostic 6. Wheel alignment 7. Two new front tyres   Now, it turns out the front tyres had worn out as a result of tow-out camber. I saw them - they were indeed almost bald along one side. It was a high mileage car when we bought it used at just one year old
• citroen c3 2003 1.4 16v - c3 hdi starting problem 19 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  the car over but no excess fuel is coming out of it. I noticed that the fuel pump which runs off the timing belt has some type of round metal relay, do these need to be programmed in aswell? or would a good old tow just do the trick to try and start it
• Vauxhall Astra - Are vauxhall liable - camshaft related 17 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  regarding the bolts. I am out alot of money so far with AA charge, towing charge, car hire etc and I still don't have my car back, even though the dealerhip have had it for over 2 weeks. As Vauxhall are footing the cost of the repair does this mean they have admitted the fault was due to the recall
• Skoda Fabia (2001) - Car Repair Following Accident - Being Scammed? 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Following an accident, a garage towed away my car and provided me a quote for a repair. The front left wing of my car was damaged with the bodywork and suspension needing repair. The engine was working fine as I drove the car off the motorway and it did not overheat. The garage told me
• Ford Escort van N reg 1800 diesel - sluggish/bad fuel consumption 24 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all My escort van has started playing me up for the last 3 months. It started getting sluggish so i put a can of injector cleaner in what a mistake that was it vertualy killed it ,coughing,spluttering,wouldnt start , smoking like a bonfire , after being towed home the rac had a look he
• Ford Focus Zetec Climare 05 - head gasket 29 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Very soon after buying my 05 Focus 1.6 Zetec Climate 2 years ago I experienced engine problems and was recovered by tow truck . The breakdown man told me that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the engine and wasxsplit in two.  The dealer I had bought it from expressed surprise