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• Toyota Avensis - New Engine 24 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I phoned my car rescue firm and they told me that a rod had gone down through something and basically there was nothing he could do so he towed me home. I am no mechanic and don't claim to know much about the workings of a car engine. My questions are simple. Does this sound repairable and if so what would I possibly be looking at having done (engine wise and money wise).
• Ford Galaxy - no spare wheel 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  bought a new Galaxy Ghia last June Yesterday hit a pothole(thanks Herts CC) and got a puncture rang the RAC told them yes I have a spare wheel .Oh no I didn t there is no provision for one This was 6.45 am fortunately I was only 2 miles from home but it totally screwed my day up what should have taken a few minutes wasted several hours .What happens at times like Christmas when no tyre shop is open I do not know  and on motorways you will now have to be towed for a simple puncture .What makes it worse is they provide a tyre repair kit for an amateur to use this is just asking for a blow out do Ford want legal action ??? How long is it before someone is killed for this penny pinching By all means have a spare as an extra but design your cars with space for a spare And Fords pathetic excuse it is government policy to save fuel so cars need to be lighter all I can say is b******ks I will never buy a Ford or any other vehicle without a spare ever again
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 1.9HDi will not start 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My peugeot 306 L hdi 2.0L estate,(1999), just cut out on me after it had been running o.k. The breakdown engineer could not start it, so towed me home. I took it to a peugeot dealer the diagnostics could not be accessed,they told me a new wiring loom + ecu MIGHT be required (cost £2400.00) When the engine cut out there was no engine mil light on the dash, yet the engine would turn over but would not start.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 Please help... my car won't start 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  My guess is that I'm going to need a diagnostics test run, however, with her not starting, I'm going to have to have her towed, I think. I'm a 24 year old female and am worried about being majorly ripped off by a garage. I'm open to any/all suggestions. Please help!!
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.2 Will not fire upll turn over thow 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I had driven it to work and parked it up with no problems, but I had a slight smell of petrol in the cabin. a couple of days early I had done a long journey down to Devon, and on the way back I had filled the tank to the top there was a slight blip in the power, but it ran home ok, but as I said a few days later it had a slight smell of petrol and would not start. the RAC said it looks like the fuel pump was not working and towed me home. Is it that, do you think? Also, the engine management light flashes when I try and start the car. The RAC said that that is probably when the car tries to turn over it all getting confused, and that something is wrong (I don't need a flashing light to tell me that)!!
• Car price guides. 9 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  After looking at the latest parkers guide and taking into consideration it has done 26000 miles in 11 months the guide figure comes out at £11430, the car has a few expensive extras such as a makers detachable tow bar, optional rear spoiler and optional rear bass speaker. The car looks in good nick apart from 2 small marks at the rear which he is going to send pics of tonight. I have spoke over the phone and he has said he would come down to £12500 maybe a little more, do you think there is too large a gap for hm to come down that much.
• Using Dexron III instead of MErcon V 25 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me is it OK to use Dexron III instead, and change regualrly, eg every 6months or 1year (I do approx 8,000 miles a year) as this is an easy job to do. I intend to use my Mazda6 for towing a 4berth caravan, so wish to installa fluid cooler, and replace the very fluid regularly. Need to do a fluid change in the meantime anyway, as stuff in it is discoloured.... Apparnetly Mazda6 autobox is same as that used in Ford Focus, if that helps (anyone know what fluid gets used in this ?)
• Peugeot 306 Headlights Blinkin, Help !!! 4 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  hiya,ive just bought a peugeot 306 1.4 1995 not sure what model it is, it has full electrics so its quite a decent motor,appart from after i got it home.i towed it home on an A frame so had all the lights switched on, should have just put hazzards on ,but hey ho , you have to learn.any way i had the hazzards on and the lights on all the way home, took about 30 mins so the battary was flat,finally bumped it,then warmed it up, soon as i turned headlights off,it kept indicating,but not the indicators the main lights!!!!
• Galaxy turns over - won't start 30 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Sat pm - taking daughters to see other g'parents, Gal proceeds fine at first then after about 1 mile just stops completely. Will turn over and over but no life. AA man flummoxed, so he towed it to our (old) local garage in Portsmouth (we now live in Swindon - great!). I need to call the garage in the morning to explain - would be glad of any pointers/advice? Thanks, AdrianM
• Flatbed Trailers - Where? 2 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  The one I use regularly has a maximum gross weight of 2600kgs, hence effectively a two tonne payload. I tow with a Vauxhall Monterey (Isuzu Trooper), which has a plated gross train weight of around 5500. It weighs around 2000 itself, so, something with a MGW of 3500 would be ideal. If these things exist.
• An expensive lesson 16 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  The cost of my new engine was about £3000 and had it been much more then it would have been a toss up between fixing it and towing it to the breakers. Another thing, modern cars are complex and expensive to fix so before you let a friend/relative/neighbour loose on it just consider what would happen if the engine goes pop because of what they?
• Used 'new' Range Rovers 11 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  I am shortly about to look for an early 'new' Range Rover manual diesel to replace my company car. The reason for this is to tow a comparatively heavy, twin axle caravan (1350Kg) which we hope to upgrade to early next year. My budget will only run to dealer prices for an early 'm' 'n' reg Range Rover on which I can expect in the region of 60,000 upwards mileage.
• VW Golf 1.6CL cambelt failure at 40,600 miles 17 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  The cambelt on my VW Golf 1.6CL (95M, 40,600 miles) broke as I was trying to start the car yesterday morning. It was towed to the nearest VW dealership whose service dept has just called me to tell me that after replacing the belt, the engine was misfiring and they were suspecting bent valves. The total figure quoted for the repairs was just over 700 pounds.
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 2004 2.2DCi 7 Turbo's, 3 Intercoolers, what do I d 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I feel like taking a small-claims action against them for the cost of a replacement engine because of there reluctance to address an underlying issue. The inconvenience you go through when it's off the road (try getting a hire car with a tow bar ..?). Banging another turbo on every 8K miles until the warranty runs out & then trying to wash their hands of it surely cannot be right. I would like to keep the vehicle quite a lot longer (it drives beautifully), if anyone can give me some advice as I don't want to be forking out for huge bills after next April I would appreciate it.
• mazda 6 or something else - What used car to buy under £12k 18 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, I need a new car, since my mondeo is on its way out after many years. I do about 20000 a year as my job involves driving around. I need to tow a caravan  sometimes and get my dogs in the boot.  Priorities are reliability comfort and decent drive with enough guts to overtake decently. Saloon/estate or SUV    Budget about 12k Open to suggestions as struggling  I have shortlisted with thoughts suzuki vitara.. but small?
• Citroeon Berlingo 750 hdi - Help for a newbie please 23 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Electrician friend said it would stil turn over if that was the case but just wouldnt start. Eventuall got it recovered and towed to a local garage. They did a diagnostic check and said a list of faults are showing yet before I took it for a battery change there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I dont want a garage to rip.me off by saying this that and the other is wrong when its obviously something to do with the battery being disconnected for a while.
• Skoda Fabia - Fuel leaking into the Sump tank 10 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Mid November I got a new water pump put on my car and had the cambelt changed at the same time, just before Christmas on my way home the DPF light comes on, nearly home and my car revs up and raced forward like the accelerator is stuck on, the revs came down however then revved up again at which point I turned the car off and pulled over. The car then wouldn’t start again as if it had a flat battery with the ticking noise. Towed it too the garage, who asked when I last put oil in, I said not for a while the level has always been alright. They said no it appears to have been overfilled. Basically they’re trying to tell me the car tried to regen itself but failed so ended up dumping the excess diesel into the oil sump.
• Who knows - Advice on new car please 1 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  I need something that the sitting position is high and as near to a normal seat sitting position as possible due to an op ive had I have 3 children, 2 of whom are in car seats and one who is a teenager so needs to be wide enough for all 3 to be seated comfortably so really a flat back seat with no foot hump I have a dog so need to get a cage in the boot I tow a 1500kg caravan regularly so needs this capability Needs to be as economical as possible So.....there is my dilema and exhaustive shopping list ?? There has to be something out there
• CORSA SXI TWINPORT 2010 - ECU ISSUE 22 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  When I turn off my engine and re-start it it sometimes seems to be fine, other times it has the ABS light on and on one occasion it wouldn't start for 2 hours and the AA guy had to tow it to my local garage as he said it wouldn't even turn over. I'm based in Manchester and not sure who to take it to. Do I take it straight to Vauxhall or will they rinse me? I've already paid £40 on it for a Diagnostics report to be done  (in which they found no issue & reset all systems).
• Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI DSG 2011 - Mechatronic Failure - a word of caution 13 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  I have only done 7000 km since buying it 13 months ago. It  lost all 2nd/4th/Reverse gears, so got it towed into our Skoda dealer. I received a call today to say that the Mechatronic unit was gone (1660 Euro) & that I may also need to have the clutches replaced (1390 Euro). Although just out of warranty, Skoda would not even consider going some way towards the acknowledgement of a problem......even after only 41000 km of driving - ie 'Skoda do not expect a DSG 7-speed to last beyond 41000 km???