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• ZX towing 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Citroen garage quoted me £150 to fit it and said it had been a couple of years since they's done one of them. I have towed a glider to Spain and back over the Pyrenees with no temperature problems at all, but these trailers are narrower and only slightly taller than the car so are nowhere near as draggy
• Spanish Austin Victoria 14 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  In my line of work I travel to Spain often. in Bilbao I had noticed a car parked across the street from our offices which looked like a triumph Dolomite crossed with an Austin 1100. the badges said Austin Victoria. Can anyone give me some more information about this car ? I'd say
• SEAT Mii - Car Pricing 31 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I live in Spain and whilst on the internet I recieved a pop up for Seat Mii's and the astounding price they were asking was unbelievable, Seat Mii 3 door base works out at £4,650, Boost up to a 5 door with some included extras and the price leaps to £5,200
• How to report a scam on Autotrader? 9 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  English, claiming the owner is a Royal Navy captain based in Spain, who bought the Conti cheap from the NAAFI and has to sell it quickly because his six months without re-registration has run out! As usual, the car will be delivered to the UK and the money will be paid via a third party. Except it won't
• fiesta 97 - Fiesta ignition key barrel (again - sorry) 29 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  ' on top of the barrel housing but it is solid so no go. I have read on here the barrel is held in by a silver cap that is crimped over the barrel and this seems to be what I have, question is, how can I remove this cap without causing too much damage? Just to confuse things I live in Spain but the car
• Volvo XC90 (2002 - ) - Would you consider this car? 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  is in Spain. It was taken there buy the owner due to the economic crisis - she returned home she says, but cannot sell it there as it is RHD. Assured me that the car is A1. All fine so far. But, firstly how can inspect the car without committing to buy it. How are they going to get it to the UK
• Hiring a car in Belfast, driving in to ROI 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  of this? What about hiring a car in Europe mainland and driving say from France in to Spain, how does it work. Guy
• Agreement Doc for Repair to Avoid Insurance Claim 16 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Step-son is trying to avoid using insurance for a bump that was his fault. But dithered and did initially report this. He's now agreed with the third party to pay for the repair himself and avoid any claim on insurance. The other person seems okay with this - and he's moving to Spain in a few weeks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.6 petrol estate. Air-con problem 11 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Any help please.Fitted a secondhand compressor to air con as original had a gas leak and getting parts to repair down here in Spain is a virtual no go area.Anyway,works fine,better than before apart from a terrible rattle from the clutch when first switched on.Two or four attempts later the noise
• Summer Driving (hopefully...) 24 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Any chance of some advice? I've lived in Spain for 10 years, always managing to avoid the summer jams in England on my occasional return trips. However, this year the plan would be to go from Portsmouth to North Devon on the 22 July, exactly one day after the schools break up!! Am I likely
• VAG Group v/s Labour Unions 29 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  -the-board pay rise and job security for ten years. Shades of Red Robo! VAG have a winning hand here, they could easily move production abroad ? don?t they already manufacture in Brazil, Spain, Czechoslovakia? Anybody know of any others?
• Spanish Car Prices (in English!) 10 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I am going to live in Spain soon, and, sadly, will probably have to part with my 2000V Focus tdi Zetec(49k, ac, metallic etc, & a recipient of HJ's recommended TLC). Apart from its thirst, a joy to own, BUT rhd/UK spec. I am thinking of a smallish diesel SUV, which is comfortable, not too awful
• Diesel oil change advice 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  journeys to work and longer weekend runs and its last 5k miles included a trip to Spain. Thanks PhilW
• A303 - European Superhighway? 30 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Just had a poor journey to Basingstoke and back along the A303. Two points; 1.) If a road carrying this amount of traffic and also part of the Euro Network were in Spain/Portugal/France/Italy then I'm sure they would already have a 3-lane superhighway in state of the art tarmac - funded by the EU
• Great road safety ideas from other countries 27 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  petrol and brake pads, although Greek drivers still tend to overshoot the stop line to the extent that they can't see when the red light has changed to green! 2. Spain still has radar-activated red lights in the approach to many towns and villages: exceed the speed limit and you get
• Citroen C3 Picasso. - Full size spare. - Citroen Assist 31 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I have just purchased a new Citroen C3 Picasso and, as I drive too and from Spain twice a year, opted for a full size spare wheel. It was with some irritation therefore that I discovered that it did not fit into the recess where the skinny spare sits. This is not a problem on the outward
• Suzuki Grand Vitara 5dr - help! bought 4.5k car, 2 weeks later needs 5kwork 30 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  and is going back to spain in 3 weeks, speaks tiny amount of english, but my question is i have heard that  the dealer has a responsibilty for 6 months after they sell it... but does that pass on to me as the new owner of the car?? I have no money so cannot afford to repair this car, and am really
• Peugeot 306 - rattle noise.. loud.. 24 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  2001 Peugeot 306...1.9d non turbo.. 120,000 miles.. In Spain.. very good shape.. I just returned from a 700 mile roadtrip. After approximately 200 miles I was driving on the highway around 65mph and all of a sudden the tyipical "nuts and bolts in a coffee can" noise appeared
• £1500 to spend this weekend 11 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  family problems) we are still yet to purchase a car, so this weekend has been dedicated to the search. We want something a bit different, with a big engine that will get us round our 4000 mile trip to Southern Spain and back with the minimum of hassle, in the maximum of comfort. Short-list so far
• 3 Fords, but which one? 25 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  -roads abound) and one that's economical, and with their new place in Spain, one with a huge boot. So here's the thing... I suggested (as a Focus owner) an old-shape Focus 1.8 TDCi Ghia estate with all the bits, one of the last (05) - £9k. But then I realised that for a little bit more (£1k-2k) you can