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• Daewoo Korando - Jerky Auto Transmission 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  The car is used only to tow a horse trailer and hasn't even done that for a few months, so I don't want to spend a lot on it but equally don't want to scrap it. The handbook says that the auto transmission and filter should never need its fluid changed.
• VW Golf MK6 - VW Golf MK6 clutch problems 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  The car has just done 20000 miles when on Tuesday the car lost all gears all of the sudden. It was towed to the garage and the outcome is that the pressure relief plate has overheated and to replace it is going to cost just under £1000. This should not happen on a car of this age that is well looked after.
• 4x4 owners - tell us your snow experiences? 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Did you have to get towed out a ditch by a Toyota Aygo??
• Towing Nose weights and cycle carriers 31 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I just want to make sure that I understand something correctly. We are thinking of down sizing from a large estate car to a small car as we only really...
• New Van ? 29 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Most of my driving consists of very windy lanes and inclines coupled with farm trafic plus the odd motorway trip, so aceleration and tourque is a must. curently I am towing 1.5 tons with the isuzu however the extra space the van will provide should not make towing so frequent. I have driven hire SWB transit 280s and citroen relays and found both severly underpowered.
• New Mondeo as towcar - GrahamM 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any experience of towing with these two engines, please? One other point; HJ mentioned some time ago that early models had front seat problem - not kind to the coccyx, and plastic pins protruding through the padding. Any advice on what registrations/production runs to avoid here, please?
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 14-09-2019 Part 2 15 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Re. Government Advice The towing limits for the current RAV4 hybrid are: FWD unbraked 750Kg, braked 800Kg AWD unbraked 750Kg, braked 1650Kg
• Toyota Avensis - Cycle carrier for Toyota Avensis? 6 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend a good (2) cycle carrier for my 2007 Avensis hatchback please (no tow bar fitted)? Up to £100, preferably. What does Mr T charge for this accessory? Cheers
• Mondeo 2001 tddi - part identification? 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  just had someone reverse into my mondeo ,heres the bit you could help with please,whats the bar called which is in front of the intercooler,the guys tow bar went and bent it into the intercooler....is it front subframe????cheers.....
• Caravan world speed record. 28 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I had to post this! Hehe - 128.8 mph towing a caravan - I reckon I could beat that. Charlie can I borrow your M5 mate? www.mrbg03219.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/caravan1.mpg Its about a 600k download. Enjoy
• Honda Civic - Next car 25 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Would be interested in any forum owner's opinions including any problems encountered and if anyone has towed a caravan with one. Regards
• Ford Focus 1.8 - Gear cables 12 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Broke down this morning with the car stuck in 3rd gear. The RAC diagnosed this as a broken selector cable and towed me to a garage. Gear stick goes backwards and forwards very smoothly but not at all sideways. Is this typical. Regards Peter
• 1982/3 Green paper driving licence 7 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I need to find out what the towing restrictions were for the old A class license with 7500kg entitlement or C1 C1+E. This licence was the green one before the 1990 Euro licence came in. Thanks
• Leviathan pick-up for snobs 23 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  https://vans.honestjohn.co.uk/van-news/new-vans/2017-07/mercedes-benz-x-class-prices-specs-and-release-date/ Yes dear, we need one to tow the caravan, and take up two spaces in the supermarket car park. 
• Volkswagen Golf IV 1.4 - Stuck in water-over exhaust !! 6 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Son-in-law got car stuck in large body of water, had to get towed out. obviously car wont start, car is Petrol,08/08. What needs to be done ??
• warranty and independent services 1 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  I have almost decided to keep my lease car. A Volvo XC60 D4 Geartronic. It has low mileage, has given no trouble and tows like a dream. Good price quoted by lease company which saves trawling around for another vehicle, paying VAT etc etc. Also newer diesels tend to be smaller engines, lighter bodies and are less effective for towing a decent size caravan.
• Ford Grand Tourneo Connect - Bonnet lock handle 8 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  His power pack was then empty so he had to ask another camper to help start the car from my their's  Two other issues noted: It looks impossible to remove the battery without dismantling the engine compartment These cars look like brilliant dog wagons and tow cars, but why do they have such abysmal towing weight limits?  
• FIAT 500 - Transmission failure 7 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, My FIAT 1.2 has a dualogic gearbox, it was fine in the last few years and recently all went down hill. First broken down in March this year, dashboard flashing with 'transmission failure' and car got tow to local garage to be fixed. They do a diagnostic test on it and found failure on hydraulic pump, so replaced that part, but they can't reprogram my car, so tow to FIAT dealer for reprogram, 4 days later it broken down again with dashboard flashing 'transmission failure'.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 2.0 Engine systems fault 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I towed the car away and am now left pondering the problem. Any ideas gratefully received.
• Should I buy a 4X4 5 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I drive a Mazda 323 1.8sport, and love it. However I have two horses and would like to be able to tow a trailer as well as carry all the horse kit and feed and dogs etc that i seem to have piled in my mazda these days. So I think a 4x4 is an option but what to get.....! ( for £6500) I thought a Freelander TD4 - but seem to have reliability problems A shogin pinin seems not to have a good towing ability I do like to drive quite quickly but acceleration is more important than top speed, I have to admit for a little bit of boy racer.... so like alloys, side steps etc !