TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
User status: Offline
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hadnt used my car for about 24 hours. Started up ok yesterday drove down the road and turned right seemed to 'hickup' a bit drove about another 200 meters and then it seemed to struugle got to a bend and the revs wouldnt stay up dipped the clutch and tried to rev it and it cut out  
Coasted for a bit to a safe place and called the AA.
told me it would be an hour. Got a phone call 20 mins later to say he was on the way.
Smack on the hour he arrived.
Popped the engine cover and cranked it over.
The king lead from the coil pack to the distributor was arking every where.
The vents in my engine cover let too much water through and due to the lead being old and the silecone breaking down and being wet it was fooked.
tried another one on it and it worked.
He didnt have one on his van to fit mine so he dried mine out and fitted it back on. Started it and it went 
Bought some new leads today
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Baz-Zico
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Registered: 15th Jan 03
Location: Glasgow, Renfrewshire
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lucky for some! I broke down half way down an off ramp on the motorway, stood for 3 hours waitin on this prick, had to fone the cops to come direct traffic round mines as i was causin a tailback  , turned out to be the crankshaft sensor, cost £150 2day, ripoff considerin the part cost £28!!!
tradin it in next week so meh lol
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TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
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write and complian!
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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quote:
Originally posted by TheScotsman
lucky for some! I broke down half way down an off ramp on the motorway, stood for 3 hours waitin on this prick, had to fone the cops to come direct traffic round mines as i was causin a tailback , turned out to be the crankshaft sensor, cost £150 2day, ripoff considerin the part cost £28!!!
tradin it in next week so meh lol
join the RAC
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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i joined the RAC when i got the XE corsa, still with them and never used them once yet...
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TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
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RAC always seemed a bit pikey to me 
Never had a problem with the AA.
Been out to me a few times
infact ive called them out more times for my missus than i have form myself!
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p4uls corsa
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Registered: 2nd May 05
Location: BRADFORD
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had to use the rac today turned up after 15 mins but couldnt get my car on there dolly car was too low so he called for someone else only took them 30 mins to turn up aswell
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