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• Passat flood damage. 18 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  A friends 1999 Passat became disabled in flood (river) water, they were fortunately able to exit the vehicle via the (still working) electric windows, and then wade to safety. The vehicle was recovered several hours later and towed to a garage, where it remained for 10 days pending assessment
• Vauxhall Omega 1998R 3.0ltr MV6 estate 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  me that my speedo will over read a little so thats fine and already I notice the handling is improved on bends etc. Since I tow a caravan with this car, is there likely to be any effect there. Can anyone help with these two questions?
• Accidents and AA / RAC cover 23 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the only reason he gets cover is for this eventuality, but another friend says that she had to pay for towing and storage costs after an accident. I'd always assumed they would recover the car as they always bandy words like recovery and rescue around, but thinking about it, the service they sell
• Whats possibly gone wrong 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Any car geek out there would like to give an opinion on this? I has my Toyota starlet EP82 fitted with a new clutch couple of weeks ago. On sunday morning while trying to reverse the car stalled and jammed the gears and wont even start. The Garage come over, unjammed it and towed it. Later
• Wobbling 25 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  but between 40 and 50mph it shakes, quite violently at times. The pedals and gear lever wobble about. When getting towed due to the state of the nearside CV joints after a long journey, the AA patrol suggested worn engine mountings and told me not to worry. Any ideas? Do I worry?
• Renault Auto Gearbox 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Help! My Renault 19TSE Auto with 1.4Energy lump has a mojor lack of motivation! Its down to the oil cooler that sits atop the auto box - it seems to have corroded and is dumping coolant in the transmission (and vice-versa)... My question is, in this country, and as I never ever tow anything or go
• Trailers and insurance 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Anyone ,directly or indirectly,had experience of problems arising through accidents when trailer's attached. I tow a nearly new medium size goods trailer on a regular basis, all legal, (particularly in relation to car weight ). Must they be 'disclosed'to your insurance co
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 15 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I am looking into buying a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the near future. Does anyone have any advice regarding any known problems with these vehicles. I will be looking at either a late shape(1999 onwards) 4.7L V8 or possibly an earlier 4.0L straight six. I need something capable of towing a car
• Discovery sunroof 22 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I have 1996 Discovery with usual twin sunroofs. Has done 35,000 used mainly for towing caravan. New sunroof fitted June 1999 because the rubber seal was leaking. Just two years later the new sunroof is leaking again. Told this is a common problem, main dealer are unable to reseal without fitting
• VW/Toyota/Ford/Renault - Diesel Vans 7 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  We have a static caravan on the Welsh coast, the site also provides services for lodges, towing caravans & tents. It's not a massive site though you see the maintenance people running round in vans, all diesel, with offerings from VW, Toyota, Ford & Renault. They range from 2011 - 2016
• EVs 9 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Just been reading many comments on EVs. One Leaf owner is getting '60 miles in summer, less in winter' 'Will any EV tow my caravan to Cornwall?' 'Price far too high' 'Lithium mines exploiting children' 'Live in a flat or house without a drive, how will I charge the car?' 'range never a problem
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi Zetec 2009 - Temperature Gauge 29 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Whilst towing the temperature reading will suddenly go from normal to maximum and when I take my foot off it goes immediately back to normal. Ford say they have no record of this fault for this car. The previous fix in 2008 for the same fault only applies to cars 2006/7 and no local main
• Maybe why caravans dont overtake 10 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  they should be subject to some form of crash/safety testing in this day and age? Caravan towing is borderline dangerous and an over zealous manouver can result in instant disaster as illustrated here Are they all that dangerous or do some makes have better/more sophisticated suspension rather
• Vauxhall Corsa C 1.2 SXI 52 plate - Gearbox/Clutch - gear selection 5 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  My son has a Vauxhall Corsa C - he started to get gear selection problem for 1st & second and a juddering when pulling away. He eventually could not get 1st or second. Tow van now brought car home. I have checked and with the car idling i can select and of the 5 forward gears but when i
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 1997 - Immobiliser problems 19 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  in both fobs, but neither work, so the poor vehicle is sat on her driveway not able to start. Just wondered if anyone knew the best way to sort the problem out? we can't take it down to chrysler garage as its auto and wont tow?
• Vauxhall Zafira 1.6 petrol (56 plate) - failure to start - ignition lights on 19 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Car lost all electrical power whilst driving (except hazard lights and normal lights) - no dash lights ignition etc. There was no warning lights prior to this or hint of a problem. Had to be towed home where a fuse was replaced that gave ignition lights, when trying to crank there is nothing
• Renault Megane 1.9dci 2004 - Injector Fault 7 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  coming from the engine bay and the car would not start, and hasn't since. I was taken off the motorway by a tow truck and now I am waiting for them to find out what the problem is. I have looked online but I can't see any similar problems with a solution. Any help would be appreciated! 
• Cayenne Diesel S - Ultimate soft roader 13 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  for £58K. Must be cheaper than a RR Vogue-and you won't need to tow a spare car around  for when the Rangie breaks down. No hybrid system or having to sit in parsimonious silence at the lights. Does it come without privacy glass? I think i want one! 
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Engine re-map 28 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  improved. The main reason I am considering this is that I recently bought a caravan (boo, hiss) and I could do with a little extra power when towing. I plan on keeping the Picasso as it really suits me and the family. Any thought would be appreciated. Cheers Alan
• Ford Mondeo - knocking on my car 12 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Can anyone help me i own a 03 tdci mondeo which i have had break down thsi week but no-one can seem to tell me whats up with it. I had a bad patch of desiel  which i emptied out and put fresh in but now it won`t start off the key and when you tow it it starts but smokes really bad and also