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  Carbon lies? 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1996 SAAB 900SE 2.3 turbo convertible with only 56,000 miles from new and serviced once every year by a SAAB dealer or SAAB specialist. A report...
• Why do you run so many cars? 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Me - for pleasure - needs to fit 4 people, plenty of space, safe to drive and manual 4 x 4 is preferable as I do plenty of rural driving, and tow heavily laden trailers. The wife - needs the exact opposite (typical!). Won't drive it if she has to think of changing gears, and it needs to be small. Fitting all of us in it is not that much of an issue, though it is handy.
• Suzuki Vitara - 13 months on 30 May 2025 (Forum)
    Not massive, but adequate Good stereo  I like the panoramic roof Surprisingly.good at towing Cons: The seat bases are narrow The interior is a bit cheap  The infotainment is not great and the android auto interface is temperamental  The engine and gearbox combination is not amazing.
• Audi A1 - Advice needed: Engine went within 6 months 8 Jan 2024 (Forum)
    Called Audi Assist and the AA technician stated it was the cambelt and that it needed to be towed to a garage.  The workshop at the Audi dealer are currently going through renovations and couldn’t accept the car, so after calling around I managed to book it in to another Audi dealer for 21 December, who are under the same franchise ownership.
• Volvo XC90 - I could really do with some advice on my Volvo d5 30 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  Last month on a journey it started randomly stalling, before dying on me. Would then crank but not fire no matter what. Rac towed to my usual garage. When they got around to looking at it 2 days later, it started and drove without issue. We changed fuel filter and did leak off test at my request. All OK.   Fast forward a month....
• Nissan Qashqui Tekna 2016 - Nissan Qashqui engine failure 11 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  The RAC arrived about an hour later and ran the diagnostic on the car which suggested the turbo had a fault. He towed me to a local RAC approved garage. They called the next day to say the couldn't see a problem wthout taking the engine out and stripping it down - they said it would be £850 just to take engine out and then who knows - they suggested £2000 approx for the job if it was the turbo.
• ford galaxy 2.3 ghia t reg - galaxy won't start. going crazy and need help 11 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  The aa came out and kept trying and they found there was no power to the fuel pump switch (ineartha). towed it to a ford dealers in bishops stortford and they had it for 18 days. They removed the aftermarket alarm and checked the relays. the car now doesn't even turn over but this could be the battery cos nothing works in the car now.
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  Skoda Octavia problems - can I reject it? 16 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new three month old Skoda Octavia VRS. Today, when I was driving, the coolant light came on and it said that there is low coolant levels . So...
• Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCI - Turbo died 10 days after purchase 1 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  They keep saying their company is too new and they don't have the resources to fix it at their expense and that I'm getting a good deal by paying half of it because they will tow it to the garage at their expense and they will fit a new cambelt too which is not part of the problem. At this point I told them I want a repair at no extra cost to me, a compensation for the cost of the repair and I will repair it at another garage or a full refund.
• Peugeot 407 SW - 1.6HDi No Power, Black Smoke 18 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I have the above vehicle and am having a few issues, here is the story: I bought the car as a non runner, after towing the vehicle home I put a new battery on it and it started first time!!!!  However when driving it had no power under 2500-3000 revs.  After a few days of driving it lost all power and would not rev over 2000-2500 rpm, it did not even have enough power to pull away on a fairly flat road, I also got the "anti pollution fault" message.
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  Clutch failure on used car - should the dealer pay for the repair? 28 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Rover 75 two weeks ago. The garage told me the car was in good condition and had a new clutch fitted less than 100 miles ago. Since then I’ve...
• Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 19 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I have tried to claim through the lorry drivers insurance because its clerly  not my fault in the slightest and they say nothing can be done as its just a blown tyre / act of god. Now i am a lot of money down after getting my car towed, taxis to liverpool, and being stranded in liverpool for a few days. im sure there is someone to blame to claim from. I am third party fire and theft so i cant claim on my own, but i wouldnt want to anyway as i know its not my fault, and it wouldnt of happened had that lorry not been there.
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  Why has the turbo on my Ford Focus TDCI failed so early? 18 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The turbo on my Focus TDCI failed and had to be replaced at a cost of £700. The mileage is 42,000. Why do turbos fail when an engine will make 200,000...
• Mazda 6 - DCS and ECU Light On, EGR Valve problem, then big 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I drove back to the dealer and they said it must be big damage in the engine and suggested that I might need a new engine which would cost me £8k++. I towed my car to my local garage, get them to strip the engine and found that the cranshaft is gone. I have ordered a recon engine from ebay, new clutch kits and new dual mass flywheel. The biggest anxious question is " Have I sort out the root cause that caused my engine to damage at the first time??
• Suzuki Grand Vitara - Grand Vitara 1.9ddis buying advice - dpf concerns 15 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  It doesn't really fit our lifestyle either now the kids are growing up - we regularly go to country shows and walk/cycle/camp - usually using our second car, my Jimny especially to tow a trailer with the bikes in as its just more suitable for rough fields and car parks but we're at our absolute maximum with 4 of us in it. We're both sold on the GV having owned 2 Suzukis already and looking at one locally but the only concern i have is that the internet is rife with tales of DPF issues with the renault engine.
• 1999 R reg Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG - Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG help wanted... 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  It would be a shame to sell this vehicle as sc*** because I only hd it for a few weeks before these problems started.  If anyone who knows these cars has a garage, I could get the RAC to tow it for me. Thanks in advance.
• used car with many issues 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  They cleaned the carpet and replaced the water pump. After picking the car up the following weekend, the car broke down. I got the RAC to tow the car back to the dealer. I told the dealer it still smelt and the RAC said the thermostat had failed. I left the car for the week. They fixed the thermostat and cleaned the car again. After another week, I picked the car up.
• Suggestions for a motorvan. 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  We don't want a Couch built as we would like to keep the size down and our presence small. We were going to tow a trailer with 2 motorbikes(kTM dukes) on but it would make it all very long and limit are access to the more remote places and possibly be a real pain from a maneuvering point of view We have up to £20K to spend We think it needs to be less than 10years old as it makes breakdown cover more available ??
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - Total engine failure after 27k, Ford won't pay 5 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  For 2,000 miles it was great. Then last week after 3 months , the engine started vibrating and rattling badly. The AA towed me to London to a Ford dealership. They called me the next day to say that the car wasn't under warranty after all, because the first service was not done within 12,500 miles, and if the engine problem was due to the oil not being changed back then I would be liable.
• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - 2005 2.0TDI Oil Pressure Warning Light 13 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I've Googled that error code and as it suggests, it's simply a dodgy glow plug. I'm finding it very hard to get a tow to the local VW garage which is just 2.7 miles away and I'm wondering if anyone can shed any more info on what could be the cause of these symptoms, and whether it would be ok to drive to the dealership.