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• Breakdown cover for travelling abroad 5 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I am travelling to France (and possibly into Spain for a day) for the family holiday this year. Anyone any recommendations on good breakdown cover policies? My Altea is covered by Seat Assistance but this seems to be a case of if you breakdown we will tow you to Seat garage. No replacement cars
• Confirming Insurance Details 4 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I had a reminder of just how important it is to check your insurance details today. I'd double checked on the phone when taking the policy out that I'd be covered towing my caravan. The call centre had told me that they'd had to check with their manager, because the caravan (24ft) is slightly
• MPG ready reckoner? 19 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, I need to change my car - I want a big diesel with plenty of luggage space and power enough to tow a caravan. Does anyone know of an easy way of working out annual fuel costs based on average mpg? I want to work out how much, say, a Nissan X-Trail would cost per year in diesel compared
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - yr 2000 1.6LX Auto: twanging noise at NSF 7 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  the car more could exacerbate the problem. Any suggestions what might be wrong? Do you think it's OK to drive it to a garage or should I have it towed? thanks Julian
• Daihatsu Fourtrak (1985 - 2000) - Fourtrak and Trooper - why no more? 6 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The Isuzu Trooper and Daihatsu Fourtrak used to be popular buys in this part of the world for people who needed proper working 4x4s. Many farmers and horsey types saw them as alternatives to Discoverys and swb Defenders for towing and there are plenty still around in either station wagon or van
• To sell or scrap the '95 Fiesta? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  on the likely cost of using e-bay to sell a low value car? A failure to sell the car within the next 10 days or so will result in the expiry of its tax, MoT and insurance. After that, would it still be legally OK to tow it to the nearest scrap yard? [although I know that the safest way would be to drive
• pug 306 engine turns but no action 21 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  my 306 has an electrical fault but i cant pinpoint it i've checked all the fuses and had all the relays checked although i get a buzzing from the one that connects the tow bar when i turn certain things on like the lights ect, i cant hear the fuel pump when i turn the engine on anymore i've tried
• France - Whats the "T" stand for on road 18 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Touring last year on the D420 in France we followed the signs & suddenly found ourselves on a very narrow road ( in fact so narrow had to turn caravan towing mirrors in & inch our way over a bridge) we then noticed on the next sign post that it was the D420t & the T was very small! I assume
• Terrano:Broken clutch after engaging 4WD 8 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Recently put my Terrano car in for service and on the test drive whilst driving the car after the service, the mechanic engaged the 4WD whilst the car was moving. The car then lost drive and they had to tow it back to the garage. On inspection the clutch had broken with the inner part having
• scenic 2002 1.9dci fuel pump ? 2 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Scenic cut out today RAC just towed me 300 miles. Their computer says low fuel pressure and suspect low pressure pump. where is it? they said under boot floor/seat. Haynes says in engine bay. I cant find it ! Where is it ? Is it easy DIY job ? When i turn ignition on fuel pipes that come up to fuel
• 1997-2000 Shogun or Colorado? 8 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I'm looking to buy a 1997-2000 Shogun or Landcruiser Colorado to tow our caravan. There still seem to be some nice examples of each out there, especially as I'm happy to buy a petrol one (Shogun 3.5 or Colorado 3.4). I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who's owned or traded either (or both
• Flooding a diesel (Ford Galaxy) 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, My Galaxy diesel took six attempts to start this morning - at only 6 degrees C. Initially I thought it was a tow to the garage job, but I kept on trying and it did start eventually. Can diesels (Ford 2.0 TDCi in my case) get flooded by themselves? I know about not starting modern petrols
• fiat punto 52 plate 1.2 dynamic 14 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  to my destination eventually. Had it towed to Fiat dealers tonight - anyone any ideas of what it could be, cost and why? Just so I don't go into the dealers looking like pound signs. Mileage 39000k fully serviced etc Thanks muchly!! Look forward to hearing from you
• Abandoned vehicles (again) 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  on my hands at the moment. Now I have used these vehicles in Africa and had the use of one on the Hesketh estate many moons ago and they are tough and good tow vehicles. OK so something major engine wise may have gone wrong but it had to be driven to where it was abandoned at least. Is such a car
• renew my car later in the year 22 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  shall also tow a caravan and I don't want to worry about ploughing straight on with or without the van in bends or corners. If you drive in wet/damp conditions or even on a frosty surface, you could in effect have the same cronic Understeer at low speeds. So my question, Is the New Vectra 1.9td
• VW steering fault 2 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  to extinguish the light). Third time round the steering packed up altogether. Vehicle was towed away. When the dealer had had a chance to examine the vehicle I was told that a new rack would be fitted. They placed one on order, but did mention that they had quite a few on back order which indicates to me
• Primera distributor problem 1.6 P11 1999 29 May 2006 (Forum)
  bloke BTW), and he diagnosed "ignition live to distributor OK but no HT output", and mentioned it will need either the distributor fixed or fitting a reconditioned unit. Got a tow to a garage where I will call round in the morning... Any thoughts as to the likely outcome; cost wise, best source
• white smoking diesel - Ford Maverick 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Ive had a 2.7td mark1 95/96 from new.its done 56k and only towed a small caravan recently. The past few weeks it has been running rough when first started with white smoke and misfire type feeling. yesterday when on motorway it started smokin white smoke at 2500 to 3000 revs periodically and felt
• What 4x4 for £7k? 30 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hello. I'm in the market for a 4x4 and have around £7k to spend. It needs to be able to tow my 1500kg boat trailer, and a set of low ratio gears would be handy for pulling the trailer up slipways, across beaches etc. I also need plenty of space in the boot for my sailing gear, so the 4x4's I've
• Audi A4 TDi 90 - Yet Another New Gearbox 20 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  and if it is still in warranty he will have any issues by virtue of the fact that the work was done at an Audi dealer in France? He does tow a caravan but this does seem unbelievably bad luck. He is going to buy Japanese next time.