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• Vectra C 2.0 dti 2004 - Turbo Over boost 21 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Had a problem at weekend when the car lost power while towing caravan. AA diagnosed Mass Air Flow meter which has been changed and the fault code erased. Now have new fault - TURBO OVER BOOST Any help will be appreciated as I am supposed to be taking family away for annual
• Citroen C3 Pluriel - Power steering fail 29 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I have owned this 55 plate car for a year and it has 40k on the clock. Was running fine, til Fri when power steering was jumpy. Got it towed to Citroen dealer for diagnostics and they called thar evening to say ECU and steering rack need replacing at a cost of 2800, which is only slightly less than
• Mazda - Getting Quotes/Estimates 26 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  and they want to take the car away and either then do the work or will charge for towing it there and back. Any suggestions on how to get companies to come to our home to quoute? Zack
• Peugeot 306 - car turns over but wont start 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  ive a 97 306 1.9 diesel  car turning over but wont start, checked selenoid it  ok and electric gettin through, fuel in filter and no air detected flowing through to diesel pump, unscrewed fuel line on diesel pump side but no fuel gettin through, stopped yesterday towed
• Peugeot 306 - car turns over but wont start 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  can anyone help me? ive a 97 1.9d turns over but wont start, fuel in filter but no air dectected flowing through to deisel pump, selenoid checks out a ok, unscrewed fuel line on deisel pump side the 4 injector pipes but yet no fuel comes through.  stopped yesterday towed it started
• x reg VW POLO 1.4 - no ignition lights on dash, car not firing 5 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  ? had to be towed home as falt could not be diagnosed? Anyone have any advise, Thanks  
• Citroen C5 2.0 petrol - Citroen C5 wont stay running 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  i have a c5 2001 saloon the other day it died and would not start again, after a tow back home and quick look i noticed a broken air pipe on the top right hand side of the engine, quick repair with a bit of pipe and a couple of clips. then she wont start at all, it will turn over and start(just
• vw sharan 1.9 diesel - clutch 12 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  i have a 99 sharan diesel.  recently the clutch has started to feel differant. im thinking its probably about time for it to be changed. the car has only done 104 thousand but a lot of local work and 2 or 3 times a year tows a 1400 kg caravan. my question is would it be worth converting
• Chevrolet - Impala, Buick Lucerne - any good as US rental car? 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Renting for a couple of weeks in the US at Christmas, with kids in tow. Any thoughts? Chevrolet Aveo - £236 Nissan Versa - £253 Pontiac G6 - £264 Chevrolet Malibu £291 Chevrolet Impala - £291 Chrysler Sebring - £306 Buick Lucerne - £316 Nissan Maxima - £321 Pontiac Vibe (4wd) - £337 Ford Escape
• Do CVT gearboxes actually work ? 29 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I was wondering if anyone knew if these CVT gearboxes actually work. Are they unreliable ? How do they compare to the same make and model of car but with a manual transmission ? Is it true that a car with a CVT gearbox can not tow any extra weight (trailer / caravan) ? I am also interested
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2003 1.4tdci won't start 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  hi my car is a 53reg ford fiesta 1.4tdci. pressure washed my engine and it ran out of diesel put plenty of diesel in it and it wont start it fires some times but not all the time i have pumped the primer until it goes hard and my thumbs are killing now i have tried to tow it and it still wont start
• French Autoroute Breakdown 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  On a recent return journey from a skiing holiday, colleague & partner broke down whilst on the autoroute. They had breakdown cover with AA, and BMW (manufacturer's cover) but neither covered them on the autoroute: They had to pay 150 Euros (cash, of course) to be towed off the autoroute to a point
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1998 - Immobiliser/Key/ECU reset 20 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Just had my 1998 Ford Focus towed to the Ford Dealers by the RAC as the immobiliser is frozen on and all the codes lost in the key and ECU unit. Radio display says "CODE --------". Any ideas how much it will cost to have it all reset and a new key? Also, is it a big job as I need my car more
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 1996 3.9 Gases in the cooling system. 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  is it scrap or is there anything else to look for? It's used by the old lady for towing horses so must be reliable.
• is there a breakdown service to suit me ? 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  that will tow us home and not to a garage as i do all my own repairs /maintenence does such a service exist for sensible money?
• Driving Teeside-South Wales Sat 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  be A38/M42/M5/M4 I think BTW I'll be towing our 'van, so no suggestions for routes down narrow B-roads please!
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Nationwide Autocentre - Clutch Change 8 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Has anyone used Nationwide Autocentre for a replacement clutch. Ours on the Mondeo would probably last another couple of years but for this years towing holiday to Scotland in August. Having looked at the route I must get it done before we go. They claim trained technicians, quality parts and give
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.9 intermittent failure to start 6 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, can anyone please help. After heavy rain my diesel estate refuses to start. Called out rescue, towed to garage, guess what the car started. This has been happening for months. The car will go for weeks then no go again. Seems like the imobilizer. Also the bonnet lock is faulty. Any connection
• HGV - manual or auto 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have never been in the cab of a lorry [well once I was when my previous car had to be towed, but it had 5-speed gears like cars]. I heard that most big lorries have 5 - 16 gears! I like to know how do the drivers operate those gears. I don't even know whether big articulated lorries are manual
• Clamp Release Fee 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I think I have just seen a record price - £195 to release your car from a clamp, undisclosed amount if they 'tow'. The immediate area has just been re-vamped with up-market shops and the pub carpark is next to the public carpark. People have used the carpark when in the pub attached and got