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• Pat Moss RIP 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I am reminded by another thread that Pat Moss died the other day. She was Stirling Moss's younger sister and he taught her to drive. So as well as being a quite serious horse person all her life she was for some years a fairly successful rally driver. Got done for speeding towing a horse box
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 99 1.9TDI sport (estate) single towbar electrics 4 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Anybody out there help with description of wiring colours for fitting single tow bar electrics to a VW Passat, (estate) or if anyone has a link to wiring schematics (for my father who lives in Co Durham and just taken ownership of vehicle). Dad is a bit concerned about alarm etc!!!, we know what
• The open road beckons 4 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  London attractions. And we'll be taking up plenty of road space by towing a caravan which, although frowned upon by some, is still legal as far as I know. Honk if you love caravans! Hawkeye ----------------------------- Stranger in a strange land
• Peugoet 406 Diesel 2 May 2007 (Forum)
  been tested in the common rail and its OK..he did manage to get it started with a tow but soon after starting the engine just died. Any information would be greatly appreciated Cheers Hobbynut
• does an economical 4x4 exist? 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Thanks for replies to last post! Now swinging back to the idea that we may have to get a 4x4, for reasons of ground clearance on our lanes, towing ease, and the fact that 4 kids(3 legally needing car seats - however much they insist they are too old for them) and dog just dont fit in anything
• Keep it on the black stuff. 22 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  the pavement and the tow path have taken a big hit. At many other sites it is obvious that the driver has not gone round a corner but gone straight on for what ever reason. Is it just in my area or is this a trend that is happening in your area?
• Ford Fiesta Mk5 1.25 Towbar 27 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I am looking at fitting a detachable towbar to my Fiesta 1.25. Does anyone know of a manufacturer that can supply one? I got a quote from Ford of around £400 unfitted and another make (Brink) had over a 6 week wait for one. Also does anyone know where I can find the maximum tow weight for the car
• Digital odometers 18 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Earlier Thursday on the A34 heading north from Newbury I saw a Winnebago type motorhome towing a small car behind it. (Obviously to use as alternate transport when the bago is parked up on the camp site). Can't remember what the car was, but it got me thinking. All four wheels were on the ground
• Rover 800 series 29 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  In my tedious search for a CHEAP tow car for our 1300kg caravan, I'm looking for opinions on the Rover 800 series. Anyone know anything about these cars?? They are certainly cheap, they have the weight. I'm thinking about the Vitesse hatch (200bhp turbo)which seems to cost anything from £500
• Audi A3 Tdi Not Starting, Elec Fault? 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  not start(tries for a second then stops). All other electrics lights, climate control etc are all ok. Greenflag could not find the fault and towed me home.
• Car recovery trailer 3 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  reasonably safe). The obvious choice is a recovery firm with a low loader, or front suspension lift, but I was just wondering if anybody knows if it is easy to find and hire an ?A? frame type trailer that will fit onto my tow bar, and if this option is likely to be any cheaper. Reggie
• Volvo 740 warning light 10 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi All Due to the temporary loss of use of my trusty Carlton I have bought a cheap Volvo 740 GL for towing. Seems to do the job reasonably well. But one problem. The left hand warning light on the dashboard stays on occasionally. It looks like an axle with short lines underneath, all enclosed
• astra 1.7td 17 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  of car. I would need to tow a small caravan (700kg max)and do about 20,000miles a year. I'd like to know about reliability,performance,problems,how are they on motorways and the kind of milages drivers can get out of the car. with thanks Francis
• Punto 2001 ELX - engine cut out 4 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  A few days ago the engine cut out on my Punto (4000 miles only) on a busy dual carriageway. The engine completely stopped and the key light came on as though key not being recognised. The car couldn't be restarted by the AA - the immobiliser wasn't accepting either key - and had to be towed
• fiesta cold starting : help ! 11 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  ford fiesta 1.1 cfi ( k reg 80k ) cold start problem. car starts & runs for 5 to 10 secs and dies then refuses to start. only way to solve is a tow then runs perfectly. warm start no problem. car has been checked by local garage 3 times and computer faults rectified ie. new lamdba & mass air
• Ford Mondeo or BMW 5 series (E34) 4 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I am looking to opt out of my company car scheme. I need a reliable saloon for between 20-30k miles per annum. The car will occasionally be used for towing a small car/boat. I am looking at 1997 + MY Ford Mondeo or a E34 5 series (535i?). Fuel economy is irrelevant as private
• High miles V70 - a good buy? 28 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I need a vehicle to tow my caravan and have seen a Volvo V70 turbo diesel 1997 R reg with 130000 miles on. Full Volvo service history, asking price £9995. Good spec. with aircon. Whole vehicle looks good. What are the likely faults at this mileage? Obviously much of the mileage will have been
• Citroen C5 - Citroen C5 2.0 Hdi engine failure 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  was on the local bypass when the stop light came on the dash and the engine stopped.  My mother in law was driving so she pulled into the hard shoulder.  She tried to start the car again and nothing happened.  Her husband came out to get it towed to a local mechanic and when it was being towed, he
• Skoda Superb - A cautionary tale about DSG Gearboxes 2 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  , but reverse gear is also reluctant to work. He tried to get me onto the back of his truck using a rope but has now told me that the car's too long for his trailer. That's nice to know. He's now organising a bigger truck, I think he called it a flatbed truck, to tow me away. Flatbed sounds good as I can do
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 2006 2.0 turbo petrol - Bad situation please help 22 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  one. I pulled over and checked that my car had sufficient oil, the oil was halfway up the dipstick so I turned the engine on again. The light went out and I continued my journey, about ten minutes later there was a loud bang and my car broke down, I had to be towed from the motorway and then have