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• Vauxhall Antara - A round of applause for my Antara 3 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Well it's almost a year old, 7k miles lots of them towing our caravan (yes I can hear you all groaning) Fuel consumption is steadily increasing, I got 30 mpg whilst towing 1.4 tonnes of 'van from Berwick to Doncaster so it's not all bad! Unscheduled visits to the dealer, zero, faults to report at the first service in two weeks, zero.
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  Buying a used 4x4 - is this a viable option? 31 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm after a car for pulling my touring caravan and have narrowed it down to either the Santa Fe or Vauxhall Frontera, both around 2003/4. What engine would...
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  What do you think of the Toyota RAV4 Valvematic auto? 8 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  What is your impression of Toyota RAV4 2.0 petrol Valvematic automatic, please?
• Citroen Saxo 1.1 Head Gasket Help 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  After breaking down and being towed by the AA to a garage in Stoke (not my local area - I live in Bury, Lancashire), I was informed that the head gasket on the car had blown and it would cost £500 to fix. I have since towed the car back home and was wondering if anyone could give me a round about price to have the head gasket replaced.
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 06 2 Electronic Handbrake Towing issues 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi there, I'm a new member with an issue regarding the Electronic hand brake on my C-Max. I've recently had the Alternator go which has then cause the...
• 12v supply to trailer via caravan socket 30 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Never having had a caravan or even bothered with the 2nd socket on any car could someone please tell me what I would need to do to be able to charge this from the Land Rover. There is a caravan socket on the tow hitch for this vehicle. I believe all the wiring is there as previous owners used to tow a caravan with it. Would there normally be a charging relay in the car to prevent the car battery going flat should the trailer battery develop a fault?
• New Shape C5 indicator lamp problem 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I have a new shape C5 Exclusive estate, fitted with citroen tow bar and electrics. I recently discoverd when towing for the first time that it does not have any warning system fitted as to whether or not the caravan indicators lamps are flashing( as required by law).
• Ford Mondeo TDCi 13 Pin Electrical Kit 10 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Has anyone experience of having the Ford MONDEO TDCi 13 Pin Electrical Kit for Trailer Coupling (ie tow bar electrics to enable a caravan to be towed)installed, in particular the wiring up of the 12v fridge circuit and the battery charging circuit. The accompanying Instruction Book only devotes one page to this subject and does not provide relays, wiring etc to enable these circuits to be connected.
• MONDEO TDCI, STARTING PROBLEMS 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have had my new Ford Mondeo TDCI estate since July 2002 (4K miles). Already it has been towed into a Ford dealer by the RAC twice. Both occasions, on starting, the glow-plug light would flash, the engine would turn over but it would not start. On the first occasion it was in the dealers for 7 days.
• mondeo tdci 130 bhp 17 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Can anybody advise on whether it is worth chipping this car . I tow a caravan and wonder if i would benefit by much.It would be interesting to hear peoples view on this subject.
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  Should I repair my current car or buy something newer? 17 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008 Peugeot 407 SW. I bought it for towing and it proved to be an excellent tow car. I no longer tow but although old, I still love it. I know...
• Nissan Qashqai+2 - Nissan Qashqai+2 1.5 Diesel (Nov 2011, 60,000M) 26 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  The RAC and the garage I was towed to both said that the oil filters had not been put on correctly and had come off. Had car towed to Nissan in early Jan. Their email to me today says  "Sump has been removed and crank and bearings inspected, both damaged so requires new engine.
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  Turbo tube problems with Land Rover Defender 90 10 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Land Rover recalled my Defender 90 in February to replace the tube connecting the turbo - up to that time I had no problems. Since then the tube has blown...
• Towing as part of the running-in process 3 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Assuming that I can get it next week I'll be able to put _some_ running-in miles on it (perhaps a thousand) prior to starting to tow with it. The 'van will be around 1100kgs laden (C5 limit @1400) and the car will be 3-up but not heavily laden, nowhere near max train weight that's for sure. Is this a complete "no-no" ? There are a couple of used examples in the region with 3k miles on which could be a better bet (but not necessarily any cheaper!).
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  Land Rover launches all-new Discovery Commercial 18 Dec 2017 (News)
  
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  CV Show 2016: New Citroen Dispatch to make UK debut 12 Apr 2016 (News)
  
• Corsa B - Corsa c towbar 14 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Does anyone know if a corsa c tow bar can be fitted to a corsa b. The shape of the cars are the same apart from the lights and some trim. Thanks
• Audi Allroad (2000 - 2006) - 04 2.5 Sat Nav - Problem identifying location 11 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The sat nav in my 54 reg motor will not pickup car position
• Subaru Forester - The answer is a Subaru Forester... But tow weight? 6 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Going to look at a petrol Subaru Forester to use as a working vehicle in, well, a forest! 2008 2 ltr with a tow bar already fitted and I will see exactly how it looks like tomorrow morning but looks very clean on the pictures. Long MOT and apparently a service history. We can buy it outright and take our time selling either the big van or the family car.
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  What used van do you recommend for £8000? 19 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a Toyota Proace, Peugeot Expert or Citroen Dispatch (around three years old). It’s for my business, but will also need to tow my...