Our recent purchase of a 1997 Peugeot pilote

I first got interested in mechanics when i was at senior school and in 1955 our science teacher asked if any one would like to help him with a project after school and myself and 3 others "volunteered?" we were twelve at the time and the project 

It was an Austin Seven Ruby,we took it back to a rolling chassis ,and over 3yrs until we left at at 15 in 1958 it was nearly finished,but he died so,we never saw it finishe, do not know what happened to it  never did take up motor engineering (Steam  Engines took priority 33yrs on BR)

Ps I had a  used Rover V8 that i bought from a Rover dealers that had a a problem with overheating, when it was in on one occasion they lent me a V8? stag to go on holiday with towing a caravan

You got a few years on me  I wasn't born until 59 

Although I took early retirement in 2012, I still like to keep my hand in as it were, and up until then was up to date with the technology. I miss the work, but not the job

Yes my Stag is still its original V8, all be it rebuilt, there are few I know that still tow caravans with them but you are very limited to what you can tow because of its 1225kg (I think) limit.

Apologizes to the OP for going off down memory lane a little.  

I have a 99 Peugeot 1.9 and had difficulty starting when I first had it. I changed the glow plugs and found 2 of them to be faulty. They are not much more difficult to change than spark plugs and the set were less than £30. Worth doing before anything else.

When testing I also found that they heat up for about 20 seconds, not just until the light goes out. If you turn the ignition on then listen under the bonnet you will hear when the relay clicks to turn them off. I now wait 20 seconds for them to heat and it always starts a treat.

Hi after a couple of years using the motorhome which starts better with new glow plugs . I would now like to tow a small car with the motorhome using an A frame , motorhome would be covered third party . Not sure about the smaller car. My car insurance is quoting extra £500 insurance . Has any member been in a similar situation and would like to share any tips . 

I would start a new thread with a relevant title rather than tag onto an old thread which is less likely to gain useful responses