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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.3 engine management fusing (F28) 8 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  deduced that it had to be an short circuit somewhere shorting against the body of the car somewhere, but this could be anywhere on the car at all. after I got towed home to burntisland, I had almost used up all my spare fuses, and all that I had left was a 30A fuse, double the correct rating, so I plugged
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 Diesel - 2013 Vauxhall Astra - Worst Deal Ever??? 8 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  , they couldn’t restart it so towed it back to the dealership for me. Got the car back about a week later after they regenerated the DPF. I didn’t exactly trust them so took it to an independent garage who plugged in the diagnostic software and conformed DPF reporting okay, but they also found
• elusive VW Golf Mk3 starting/firing issu 14 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  to be a lack of feed to the coil anyhow. he suspects either the electronic igintion which is buried in the coil assemably or perhaps something like a hall effect chip buried deep down in the dizzy. Tow to proper VW garage (Martins in Basingstoke/Hatch-they good there). I say hurrah becasue now
• Ford Transit - Help with independent dealer 21 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  and start it. The engine started using EastStart but then stalled - fuel was not getting to the engine from the fuel filter (the fuel filter was getting fuel from the tank ok) so he suggested it might be the fuel pump. It was now around 5:30pm so he towed my car to my regular garage, for them to look
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 200k mile mark reached 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  but I haven't bothered replacing them. Size wise, it was bigger than our needs when we first bought it. Having said that however at well over 6ft I can sit behind myself comfortably. Now with a toddler in tow, the car is coming into its own & is standing up relatively well to the abuse. The boot
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 1.9TDi 136k miles, 2nd interim report 9 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  disappeared on the hard shoulder when opening the bonnet revealed a small, but definite, trace of oil blown from under the filler cap. No way was it going to start. After an, er, interesting, tow down the motorway, it was eventually delivered into the hands of a VW garage, who promptly diagnosed a failed
• 2008 Motorshow- Good Bad and Ugly 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  stand it was, but there was a track where punters could be taken out in westfields power sliding and doing doughnuts, which was good to watch. The girls got very excited by the Disney Cars roadshow, and had photos taken next to a full size Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater. Top Gear stand was quite
• When DVLA inspections go wrong 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  in handcuffs and sat in the back of one of the police vans. Nobody told me why at that point, but they took the keys for the Previa and the Ace from me, and I could hear another officer outside ordering a tow truck to impound both my cars and the trailer. I'm beginning to get a bit pink fluffy diced (edit
• Car breakdown woes 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  , and they dispatched a tow truck. Within two minutes of arriving, the recovery outfit had put a voltage meter on the battery, and diagnosed that the voltage regulator on the alternator had failed, explaining the battery boiling and venting sulphuric acid. Annoying, but these things happen and easily mended ? a steam
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel - First 5 months of ownership 25 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  . I've towed a 750kg trailer almost fully loaded several times and that was hassle free and helped by the self levelling suspension that comes as standard with the 7 seater. Sitting higher than in a normal car means that I can now see what else is behind me rather than having a mirror full of trailer
• Poor service at Honda dealers 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  of this as well, and he says 'we were short of drivers, so nobody had the time to do it, but I'll make sure it gets cleaned this time'. Fine I'm happy. My wife drops the car in monday afternoon of this week, with toddler in tow. They are advised it'll take about half and hour, so she meets up with some of her
• My 1st month, 3300 miles, with an S-Max 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  that the 2.0 is considerably more ?punchy? than the 1.8 I have but I?m certainly not complaining. I have it 6 up and the engine didn?t struggle at all. I guess if I was towing, the 2.0 plant would be the one to go for. One thing I?ve discovered is that sitting higher up than I used to, I can generally start
• [C]5 go on a trip........ 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  the place, it over rides you when you least expect it, and I can only imagine two uses for it ? when playing in a sporty car ? and this isn?t one, or when towing to stop it hunting. Well, it will probably do that ok. It has traffic master. It?s obviously in its early days. I got on quite well