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• Breakdown Service for driver fault 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  A friend on her way to work, hit kerb at moderate speed. She noticed her car was making a noise and she thinks one of the wheels might have been a a little off-centre.  She called the breakdown service,  She was told she would have to pay for a tow truck as it was driver fault. She
• MGZS Remind you of anything - GM parts bin bits 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  There appears to be a school of thought that the powertrain of the ZS is being built "just good enough" low towing weight, low torque? remind anyone of Astra gearboxes? (GM bits) Although I liked driving the car as a day to day thing on a test drive (or 3 )..... ok on all counts, but only
• Nissan X-Trail - Family SUV recommendations - £25k 22 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  on these and any choices that I might not be seeing. I am spiritually opposed to MPVs and keen on boot space, quiet driving, and enough grunt in the low end to move. No need for towing. Cheers, Eddy
• MB Citan Dualiner - MB Citan Dualiner as our next car/vehicle 1 May 2016 (Forum)
  Good for misc. clag. and esp the Dogs, but, what are the particular downsides, for someone who generally treats a car more like a Van. Biggest concern would be good supportive seats and a decent driving position. A higher towing capability would be nice, but could be lived
• Car damaged in car park 21 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Daughter returned to her car ro find extensive damage to the front end (over £1K). Embedded in her car was what looks like a towing eye hole, cover plate. The numbers on it seem to indicate it's from a Daihatsu Sirion, but as they're as rare as hen's teeth I think it's unlikely
• Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon 2005 - Towbar came with car but what bits are missing? 12 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hello!   I bought my car with what looks like most of a removeable towbar attached.   Can anybody tell me from looking at this pic what bits I'm missing?   I don't actually want to tow anything, but I do want to get one of those towbar
• Best 7 seater 4x4 or similar? 5 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  in. 4x4 desirable as we tow a kayak trailer from time to time. I also like the 'height' of a 4x4 type car. Considering xc90 or x5. But also an s-max. Any thoughts or other suggestions? Thanks
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 tdci - Power train light and no start 22 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hi Just changed the injector seals on my 1.4 tdci i tried to start it and it would not start. i had bled the injectors before starting .... so i decided to tow it to start it this worked and car was running fine however the power train light flashed a couple times but went out and didnt come
• N/A - All the toys? 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  ,   electric everytthing, cruise   etc etc. Just what are must haves. (Oh I should add I will not be doing more than 4k miles a year in the first 3 yrs then towing a caravan for 2 years!)
• Ford Focus - Misfuelled Ford Focus TDCi 16 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I've been a muppet and misfuelled my focus. I realised after about a mile when the engine was juddery, but still going, just. I had it towed and the tank drained. I then read on tinternet how much it could cost and panicked and called my insurance company. They said they would pay
• 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
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.9 TDI Engine not starting 4 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, my golf 4 TDI has a problem ...... started it the other day and it ran rough, gunned the throttle and it picked up so drove it for about 10 miles. had some intermitent misfire then suddenly died and could not restart. towed it back in gear to see if it would fire nothing ..... had to leave
• Trailer wheels - changing size 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I am thinking of changing the wheels on my trailer. At present, it has 8 inch wheels - which means that I am always very careful to keep my speed low when towing. I think that from a point of view of safety and ease, it would be good to move up to 13 inch wheels. This gives me more scope in tyre
• Mazda Mazda 3 (2004 - 2009) - Mazda Activmatic 16 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The Mazda 3 has auto called Activematic - is that a ordinary auto box or a variable rubber band thingy - if so has anyone heard of any problems with them. - SWMBO Yaris is due for a change and next car has to be hubby friendly and have auto-- also needs a bit more power than Yaris to tow a small
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.6 - Starting problem. 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  can any body help my wifes 216 has a starting problem when i turn the key it turns over fires then cuts out and if you keep trying it it will do the same i was towing it home the other night and i decided to try bumping it and it started and run fine parked it up tryed it the next morning
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 04 2.2 oil leak from HDi auto 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  if it is transmission or engine. Any advice about this? I thoght it might be a transmission cooler but the car has no tow bar.
• Jeep - Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD LTD 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  country driving) and will be required to tow a horsetrailer complete with large horse - I've done the calculations and there doesn't appear to be a combination mismatch. Your help / information would be much appreciated, we don't want to make an expensive mistake.
• Roof boxes vs trailers 11 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Having seen the Roof box and economy thread it started me thinking what are the relative merits of a roof box verses a trailer ? I can't imagine there's much in it cost wise between a tow bar and trailer vs various roof bars, attachments and the cost of something like a Thule box. The roofbox
• Manufacturers - Spring & Damper rates 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  A couple of friends have asked if they could stiffen up their suspension a little. Apart from renewing the dampers to get a fresh set. Some want increase the spring rate for heavier loads, such as carrying things in an estate or towing a caravan and others to get a sports ride, where
• Tailgating cameras 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  to differentiate between something on tow and the next vehicle vehicle, but that doesn't seem insurmountable. £60 fine if too close twice in a row over 100 yards or something perhaps? If such a thing happened, would you be pro or anti, and would that be the same as your view on Those Other Cameras? I think I'd