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• Peugeot 306 - car turns over but wont start 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  ive a 97 1.9d turns over but wont start, fuel in filter but no air dectected flowing through to deisel pump, selenoid checks out a ok, unscrewed fuel line on deisel pump side the 4 injector pipes but yet no fuel comes through.  stopped yesterday towed it started then stopped wont start now at all . can anyone help with wat this could be or wat else i can check?
• x reg VW POLO 1.4 - no ignition lights on dash, car not firing 5 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  RAC came out checked battery no concerns, and checked fuses  which appeared all were live? had to be towed home as falt could not be diagnosed? Anyone have any advise, Thanks  
• Citroen C5 2.0 petrol - Citroen C5 wont stay running 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  i have a c5 2001 saloon the other day it died and would not start again, after a tow back home and quick look i noticed a broken air pipe on the top right hand side of the engine, quick repair with a bit of pipe and a couple of clips. then she wont start at all, it will turn over and start(just about) then splutter and die!!
• vw sharan 1.9 diesel - clutch 12 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    recently the clutch has started to feel differant. im thinking its probably about time for it to be changed. the car has only done 104 thousand but a lot of local work and 2 or 3 times a year tows a 1400 kg caravan. my question is would it be worth converting the dual mass type for a conventional type clutch as there is quite a difference in prices. are they difficult to convert over??? any help or advice greatly appreiciated   rich
• Chevrolet - Impala, Buick Lucerne - any good as US rental car? 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Renting for a couple of weeks in the US at Christmas, with kids in tow. Any thoughts? Chevrolet Aveo - £236 Nissan Versa - £253 Pontiac G6 - £264 Chevrolet Malibu £291 Chevrolet Impala - £291 Chrysler Sebring - £306 Buick Lucerne - £316 Nissan Maxima - £321 Pontiac Vibe (4wd) - £337 Ford Escape - £347 Chevrolet Equinox - £422 Saturn VUE - £430 Cadillac DTS - £473 Chevrolet TrailBlazer - £476
• Do CVT gearboxes actually work ? 29 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  How do they compare to the same make and model of car but with a manual transmission ? Is it true that a car with a CVT gearbox can not tow any extra weight (trailer / caravan) ? I am also interested to know how they drive, do you put your foot down and the revs stay at 3,000rpm all of the time until the speed is higher ? How do you perform a kick down like in a normal automatic ?
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2003 1.4tdci won't start 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  hi my car is a 53reg ford fiesta 1.4tdci. pressure washed my engine and it ran out of diesel put plenty of diesel in it and it wont start it fires some times but not all the time i have pumped the primer until it goes hard and my thumbs are killing now i have tried to tow it and it still wont start has any one had this problem and is it a easy fix please help.????????
• French Autoroute Breakdown 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  They had breakdown cover with AA, and BMW (manufacturer's cover) but neither covered them on the autoroute: They had to pay 150 Euros (cash, of course) to be towed off the autoroute to a point where their own breakdown insurers could assist. Having driven through France regularly for the last 20 something years, there's something I didn't know... sounds like I need to carry a breakdown fund of 150 notes!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1998 - Immobiliser/Key/ECU reset 20 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Just had my 1998 Ford Focus towed to the Ford Dealers by the RAC as the immobiliser is frozen on and all the codes lost in the key and ECU unit. Radio display says "CODE --------". Any ideas how much it will cost to have it all reset and a new key?
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 1996 3.9 Gases in the cooling system. 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  The garage says it must be the block. So is it scrap or is there anything else to look for? It's used by the old lady for towing horses so must be reliable.
• is there a breakdown service to suit me ? 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  my partner and i run 3 older cars (88,89,91) and feel i ought to have some kind of basic break down cover not intrested in any home start or fancy ad ons , all i want is one policy that would cover both drivers and all cars in the event we break down away from home id like a service that will tow us home and not to a garage as i do all my own repairs /maintenence does such a service exist for sensible money?
• Driving Teeside-South Wales Sat 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I'll be travelling Teeside - Derby on Fri which I do regularly but haven't driven down to Wales for years and wondered if there were any current road/traffic issues to avoid? Planned route would be A38/M42/M5/M4 I think BTW I'll be towing our 'van, so no suggestions for routes down narrow B-roads please!
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Nationwide Autocentre - Clutch Change 8 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Has anyone used Nationwide Autocentre for a replacement clutch. Ours on the Mondeo would probably last another couple of years but for this years towing holiday to Scotland in August. Having looked at the route I must get it done before we go. They claim trained technicians, quality parts and give a two year warranty. Cost is about £320 for my 2 litre petrol which seems good.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.9 intermittent failure to start 6 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, can anyone please help. After heavy rain my diesel estate refuses to start. Called out rescue, towed to garage, guess what the car started. This has been happening for months. The car will go for weeks then no go again. Seems like the imobilizer. Also the bonnet lock is faulty. Any connection. Joe.
• HGV - manual or auto 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have never been in the cab of a lorry [well once I was when my previous car had to be towed, but it had 5-speed gears like cars]. I heard that most big lorries have 5 - 16 gears! I like to know how do the drivers operate those gears. I don't even know whether big articulated lorries are manual or automatic.
• Clamp Release Fee 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I think I have just seen a record price - £195 to release your car from a clamp, undisclosed amount if they 'tow'. The immediate area has just been re-vamped with up-market shops and the pub carpark is next to the public carpark. People have used the carpark when in the pub attached and got a ticket from the bar to prove they had been there.
• Mini One. 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I am currentlydriving a Nissan X trail diesel and my wife has a old pug106 for work,the Nissan is parked up most of time and mainly used for towing with.I am thinking of selling Nissan it is worth around £9k and buying a Mini One around 2002 for my wife to use and a cheap diesel estate for towing.Anyway i don't know alot about the bmw Minis,what should i be looking for and what sort of fuel economy should i expect?
• W123 CE - what to look for? 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  I'm selling my camper - too slow, I've decided, and not much use outside the summer months. I'm buying a classic caravan, a 1969 Eriba, from Holland, and I'd like a suitable car to tow it. I realise that the 123 is a bit later, but I do like the look of them. Like most things, it seems there's a range from £300 for a rot box to £lots for a full restoration. What faults are real-show stoppers, and what should I be looking for?
• '03 Mercedes E320 CDI Trans oil cooler 3 May 2007 (Forum)
  I tow a large caravan with this car and want to fit an auxilliary oil cooler to the transmission. The people at Kenlowe have been helpful but we need to know which gearbox is in the car, ZF or Borg Warner, also which hydraulic circuit is the existing oil-to-water cooler in, the high supply side or the low return side.
• Kerb weight Mercedes E320CDi W210 14 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  The only weight figure in the V5C log book tells me 1780 kg, The chassis plate says 2340, 4440 and 1040 kg but no indication as to what each figure refers to. I need to know which figure to use to calculate the percentage for towing a caravan. Thanks Andrew -- Simplicate and add lightness!!