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• 2006 Peugeot 307 SW 2.0 HDI 136 RHR 6 speed box - Clutch pedal springy at bottom of travel 19 Apr 2025 (Forum)
  The clutch works fine but I'm about to do a 1500 miles trip in France visiting the my wife's family and don't want to get stranded without all the tools to change the clutch (breakdown cover only covers a repatriation up to the market value so the car would end being sc***ped in France). Thanks in advance Jon
• ford focus 1.6 petrol auto 2011 - battery problem 20 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Self and wife help in caring for neighbour. Her car, serviced to date, has developed a fault which drains battery completely in a few seconds. Main ford dealer services always but now closed locally. Battery replaced with Halfords who changed it after a few months as thought it had "failed" and replaced on warranty.
• Volkswagen Polo Sport 1.4 - VW Polo sport 1.4 Yellow engine warning light 16 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  If I leave it without repair do you think this light will go after sometime. Do you think if I do mechanical breakdown cover insurance will it cover this type of engine emission fault. Please advise. Is this an non repairable fault. Should I get rid of the car. I can't keep spending money on like this. Please help
• Winter Biking. 7 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Somewhere near Dijon I stopped to put plastic bags over my gloves and boots. Then it started snowing. I was riding with my feet down, following some car tracks in the snow. I remember stopping at a bar and asking how far it was to the border - they all laughed at me and said the pass was closed - I would never make it on a motorcycle. I carried on regardless (Seems foolish now of course - no breakdown cover or credit card in those days!)
• The good service thread - Vol 1 17 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I dropped the car in this morning and picked it up a few hours later, I was initially shown a bill of around £210 inc parts, labour and vat however the service manager offered to call it quits on the basis of me redeeming the £100 credit note and in lieu of the missing AA cover.
• Ford Escort 1.8 TD starting trouble 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi guys, have read to death about ford's starting troubles with diesels but needs help spesific to my problem. The car is a M reg escort 1.8TD It started and ran for abit, then cut out, had break down people out who said it could be filters etc etc he primed the filter which i belive is the bosch type? the black plastic bit you push is on a angle at the top of the filter housing.
• Be careful out there! 29 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Most impotantly make sure your batteries and antifreeze are up to the job. Take a fully charged mobile phone and the garage/breakdown service number with you at all times! Think carefully about the route you're going to take. What are the roads like? Can you get help if you need it? etc. When you do set off, remember that it's probably a year or more since you last saw this weather, let alone drove in it.
• Insurance warranties 8 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  The Warranty Wise looks how I'd expect it to with specified components (& covers what I need) but the Drive Assured (Warranty Holdings) seems too good to be true - only normal wear & tear items are excluded. However it does state "Mechanical breakdown is the failure of a component, causing sudden stoppage of its function, for a reason other than wear and tear, normal deterioration or negligence". On a 10+ year old car this could be weasel words in that all components are subject to wear which just gets more noticeable the older the vehicle.
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  Can you recommend a compact and comfortable car to replace my Mazda 3? 17 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Four years ago, HonestJohn.co.uk recommended a Mazda 3 for me. I very much like it: it's comfortable, got good performance, and is very economical. However,...
• Nissan Almera Tino - vacuum pump help I think I've been ripped off 10 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  So Q1 - how do I tell if it is actually a genuine brand new Nissan part? What part number should it have? Is £600 the right price for this? I got the car back on Friday - paying the huge £900 bill - and then yesterday the turbo went in spectacular style and now the car is dead and too expensive to repair. Any chance the two could be linked?. They also tried to charge me for 'oil' but the breakdown guy said there is no way the car has had new oil in it recently so I'm suspicious of everything now?
• Nissan Qashqai - Faulty Nissan Qashqai 6 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  The latest I have heard - found this out a couple of weeks ago - is that they are trying to source a donor part for the camera (this part being very rare...??) from the production line to test in our car. They have no timeframe as to when they can acquire it. They've come to this conclusion after having the car for about 110 days. In the last two months, I have asked numerous times that they provide with a written breakdown of all the work performed on our car - I have never received this.
• Compensation from VW 18 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  It runs much better now. My question is: Can I claim from VW for all the aggro I have had with this car. I have made numerous trips to the dealer over the past two years, which has meant taking time out of work. Transport has been a problem because the dealers usually need notice of a loan car booking - not easy when the car breaks down.
• MX5 or MR2? 30 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Any points I have missed in comparing the two, anyone driven both and bought one?… Thanks, Andy Ps. Please don’t suggest a Griffith to keep in the garage for a 3rd car, she won’t buy that one, I have tried! pps. I have, of course, read the car-by-car breakdown!
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  Need a used family car with space for a wheelchair 27 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We are coming off Motability as my disabled son will possibly transfer to residential college in the next two years. In the meantime, we likely have to...
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  Golf war 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On 23 October 2009 I purchased a 2002 Golf 130 TDI from an established dealer for £4,500. It had 97,500 miles on the clock, but single owner and FSH, main...
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  Customer service problem 30 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Passat has been off the road for three months awaiting a spare part. It's under warranty so this is not an issue. However the problem is the...
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - Car towed to main dealer - what to expect? 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  My questions are - is a dead turbo a long job and how long do you think I'll be without my car? And If a main dealer service section is fully booked do you think recoveries can and do jump the queue? And I see the turbo is mentioned in the car by car breakdown on here. Mine was first registered in June 03.
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  My Skoda Fabia's wiring loom is being replaced under warranty - should I receive a new warranty afterwards? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In October 2008 we bought a new Skoda Fabia 2. Recently the electrics all blew and the engine died. I phoned Skoda Assist, the car still being in warranty....
• Audi Q3 - Car on order with all the things Backroomers hate! 15 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Obviously, for us, it's not an issue, as it's a contract-hire agreement, including servicing, insurance, VED, breakdown cover, tyres etc. A really good deal. Picking it up Friday 10th. I'll keep you posted on whether we have any issues over the coming months.
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  Tugging a liberty 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am 71 years old and drive a 2003 Golf 100TDI PD that has done 34,000 miles and pulls a 1,000kg caravan very well at 30 mpg, but struggles a bit on the...