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• Cycle Carriers - Any Recommendations 30 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Thinking about buying a new cycle carrier, anyone got any recommendations on type? What are the roof mounted ones like? I drive a 3 door Corsa B with tailgate spoiler and no tow bar. Got our old one which fits to the rear of the vehicle, not used it for sometime but from what I remember its held in place by two straps which run over the top and under the bottom of the rear door, but I dont think it would be wise to use given I have a tailgate spoiler - think the weight on the straps would break the spoiler as its only plastic.
• '96 Fiesta diesel fuel pump 21 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  (almost did with lots of WD40 sprayed on it) My friendly mechanic says that it is most likely the fuel pump and says it will need to get to a Ford dealer to repair. Is this the only way to get it fixed as I hate to think how much it will cost together with towing it 20 miles! He also says to get a diagnostic man out to check it first but can that be done if the engine won't start?
• 'Fire Risk..' 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  But when a traffic warden spotted that two windows had been left half-an-inch open, that was reason enough to have it deemed a fire risk.(Open windows, it transpires, allow children to drop matches inside.) After 24 hours, police towed the car away and had it crushed. They said that they had tried to contact Mr Bugg at his registered address in Kent.' What would Back Roomers' reaction be to this happening to their car? P.
• 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 by the insurance company. After inspection the assessor was of the opinion that a days work was all that was necessary to put it back as was.
• Vauxhall Omega 1998R 3.0ltr MV6 estate 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Miata.net shows 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)
  A friend at work says 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 is *Breakdown* recovery.
• Whats possibly gone wrong 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  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 on they called and said it needed an engine overhaul coz of some conrod bearing or whatever. The car is now has a noise in the engine block "knok knok" which gets worse on acceralation. I need an opinion on whats gone wrong and if its related to the initial fix problem.
• Wobbling 25 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  The car wobbles slightly under acceleration 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)
  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 flat-out in the thing - does it really need this cooler. I know many cars dont even have one as standard so Im hoping that bypassing it will be a cheap fix to give the old thing some more life.
• 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. or are they by virtue of being coupled classed as automatically underthe car insurance?
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 15 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  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 & trailer, with an automatic gearbox and some reasonable luxury. A few years ago I would not have considered buying a vehicle such as this but due to the state of the roads, increasing numbers speed bumps, a bad back and a dodgy left leg I am not left with many alternatives.
• 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 new roof light.
• 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 & shuffle about the site on very short distances.
• 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' 'NE to Brighton regular trip, how would an EV cope with that?'
• 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 Ford dealer has any record of any car of this year having this fault.
• Maybe why caravans dont overtake 10 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Surely 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 than the basic 1960's design?
• 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 start to release clutch all 5 gears make a cunching noise. Any comment would be really appreciated - simple fix versus  scrap car?
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 1997 - Immobiliser problems 19 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  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 (battery checked by AA and not an issue), AA ran a seperate feed to starter motor and it turned but wouldnt fire up.
• Renault Megane 1.9dci 2004 - Injector Fault 7 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I pulled over onto the hard shoulder and there noticed a lot of smoke and heat 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!