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• Best way to get a car home? 9 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  a tow-bar on the 406, so can't collect it on a trailer. Guesing getting one fitted and rental of a trailer would be quite expensive? Would my insurance company be likely to agree to switch my insurance to the Clio for 1 day? I've e-mailed them to ask this but didn't know if anyone here would have
• Why the huge jump in diesel performance 22 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Mods - feel free to move to the Technical forum if you wish, but to me this was more a Discussion item. In simple terms, add some electronic gubbins, whack up the turbo boost, wind up the fuel injection pressure to some giddy value, and hey presto you have a high performance diesel that'll tow
• Mazda MPV 7 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  . As regards price (and with no haggling) the ex demo 53 plate silver model I drove was offered at £15.5k (£500 off screen price) and a 6k model with tow bar for £15k (again £500 OSP). He'd do a new one with metallic for £18.2k (£2.2k off list) but suggested the ex demo models were much better value. Drive
• Blown Turbo - Opinions please 3 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  , car continued to slow, dropped from 5th gear to 4th gear, no more power in 4th, loud pop followed by masses of smoke from the exhaust. I knocked the car out of gear (not clever I know) and coasted across onto the hard shoulder. Leoness bravely towed me home and on giving the motor the once over, I
• Insurance claim dilemma 21 May 2002 (Forum)
  Last week on the eve of its MOT, daughter's beloved Visa was rear-ended by a Toyota Starlet, of all things. By hitting the offside corner it pushed the bumper under and buckled the boot floor and offside rear wing which is part of the bodyshell. After judicious use of a tow rope and a gate post
• Volkswagen Passat - Newly purchased car and not the legal owner. 7 May 2021 (Forum)
  20 miles home. Halfway home on the M5 the power cut out and I had to stop it on the hard shoulder. The AA towed it back to my house for £99 as I hadn't got round to setting up my membership, On inspection by a mechanic it was found that the Cam belt was knackered and he reckons it's going
• Volkswagen Tiguan 2017 - Tiguan 7 speed DSG gearbox dead after 30k miles 5 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  and the display showed it thought it was moving out of P but nothing but the engine revving when trying to pull off. Trying to get the car onto the tow truck it was obvious that the gearbox was still in P (despite the lever position and what the dash said). You could feel the car rolling slightly but the park
• toyota auris diesel semi automatic 1.4 - faulty gearbox transmission 26 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  and possibly the actuator.Total cost over £2,000. The outcome was that it needed a new clutch/flywheel but was told actuator ok.Cost near £1200 which i paid. The problem continued and increased and it finally remained 'stuck' in the flashing neutral position.I called the AA out to tow
• BMW M4 - BMW M4 Seat Issue 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  . Obviously shocked by this, I took the car immediately to my local service shop and was told the car couldn’t be fit in for 2 weeks or 6 if I want a courtesy car. They suggested calling BMW Assist. A tow truck later and an overnight stay in a compound and my M4 was at the same service centre I visited
• Corsa 2008 Diesel 1.2 - EGR Valve, Fuel Injectors the list goes on.... 30 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  , but this time car did not correct itself and so had to get towed to dealership. Dealership are now telling me that the alternator needs to be replaced before they can do any further diagnostics on the vehicle. I have been informed that this is nonsense and they can charge the battery
• Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 - key will not turn all way in ignition to start eng 18 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  -  if immobiliser issue, to emergency join the RAC/AA pay their extra costs, but not sure if the RAC can re set an immobiliser - cant afford to pay out twice (join the rac only for them to tow me to a garage) as i only work part time:(  
• A quandary, third car or not? 25 May 2018 (Forum)
  and weight the Sorento will do 35-37 mpg on a run, day to day its  nearer 30-32. We do need a large vehicle to tow our caravan a few times a year. Also we live rurally at the end of a half mile long farm track. Which is perfectly fine 99% of the time with a conventional vehicle. But 4wd
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI - Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI Injector Issue 3 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  took the car to a garage before towing us home. They suggested an injector issue. Local independent has looked at the car - still in limp mode and showing the dash errors above - and the fault code suggested injector number one needs an inspection / likely replacement – quoted approx
• Seat/Alhambra 2004 1.9 Automatic Diesel - Contacts failure? Unobtainable part 7M3713203e-mcu 17 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  in first gear - very scary. Had car towed to local dealer who ordered the part on 30 January 2013. The car has now sat at the dealer for 11 weeks waiting for the part. The part is 7M3713203e-mcu. There is still no schedule for the manufacture of the part. SEAT
• Scudo Van Comfort 1.6 Multijet - Warranty - major fault - Sale of Goods Act 1979 24 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  ). The van came with a 3-year warranty. In the 4th year the car stopped mid driving. My local garage towed it in and advised after initial checks
• Vauxhall Zafira - Warranty 15 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  who came and towed me to safety. Upon inspection they advised that my car needed to go to a garage.The garage then took a week to identify the problem and quoted information stored on a black box being provided to Vauxhall.   After contacting their "customer services " department 2
• Honda CR-V - Unidentified Noise on a 59 reg Honda Cr-V 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  then. As a caravanner, when driving solo it's only there when accelerating fairly hard but when towing it's very annoying. It's right in the rev range that seems to be used nearly all the time and it's always under load. My dealer acknowledges that there is a noise but tells me there is no other cases
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 96 1.9 slow to start-glowplugs replaced-what next? 19 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  started after repeated cranking over , sounded like the battery going flat . Looked at battery , identified it as a fiesta petrol car battery ! Bought new battery , attempted to start car , cranked over and over repeatedly but no start. Garage tow started car , took it in and tested glow plugs , found 3
• Mazda MX5 (1998-2005) - Engine overhaul disaster: Any recourse? 6 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  ) later the engine was in meltdown on the M5. AA said take it to the tip. Molten bits of metal falling out of it. The AA man was staggered, said he'd assumed I'd run out of petrol. "MX-5 engines never go wrong," he said... Towed to a main dealer (different one) who agreed to take it in part exchange
• Mazda 6, what to watch out for? 13 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  on a diesel at 34 months old. One reader had ... brake discs re-skimmed (23,000 miles: again seems to be a common problem). ... On the 136PS 5-speed diesel, labouring of the engine in 5th (and towing) can lead to a short 5th gear life as the selector pins wear. Not a problem on later 6-speed box. " I don't