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  Buying a SEAT Leon diesel 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I hire these in Spain and France and am impressed. I see that a new model is on its way. I am thinking of buying either a newish old model or waiting...
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  Where can I get short-term insurance for driving in Europe? 13 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My UK car insurer will insure me, while in Europe, for 90 days as standard plus another 90 for an extra premium. I wish to be in Europe (Spain, France...
• Mahindra coming to the UK 2020 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Mahindra have announced they plan to expand out of Italy and Spain in the next 18 months and enter the UK by 2020. Dacia take note I don’t expect Suzuki UK nor the importers behind Ssangyong UK to be happy about this
• Carjet-recommendations? 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I'm looking at car hire firms for a trip to Spain in June, and Carjet are offering a 5-door Clio with AC for a weekly charge of £85, which sounds like good value. Have any Backroomers dealt with this firm? Any feedback gratefully recieved. P.
• seat leon cupra R - leather seats are they standard 5 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I am buying new seat leon cupra R in spain and i am wondering if it comes with leather seats as standard, the garage i am dealing with say they are a extra option
• Foreign car hire terms 19 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm looking at hiring a car when I'm abroad in Spain. I'm into the small print. I know what CDW means, what what about these? Excess on groups MBMR, EBMR, EDMR, EVMR, CDMR,CDMD, CWMR, CVMR
• Nissan Primera IV - Converting rhd car headlamps to lhd dipping 17 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I want to take my RHD Primera to Spain, how do I convert the headlamps to LHD dipping. I do not want to just buy stick on adaptors.
• Hiring a car at Faro 23 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Anybody hired there recently ? Any recommendations or companies to avoid. The internet choice is just massive so guidance from the backroom needed I will probably be heading along into Spain as well so need some guidance on possible insurance problems if I cross the border in a Portugese car.
• Fiat Palio 19 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Just returned from India where they have flooded the country with Fiat Palio's. (Fiat's third world car). I believe that they are sold in Spain and other South European countries. Anyone knows how good they are? They seem to be really good value but some people say the interior plastics
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  Can I drive my girlfriend's Spanish registered car in the UK ? 4 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am a UK resident and my girlfriend is Spanish resident. If she brings her Spanish registered car when visiting me in the summer, can I drive it in the...
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  Opel/ Vauxhall compatibility 18 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Please tell me, do Vauxhall parts work properly on Opel Corsa cars made in Germany? Because my gearbox computer is broken. Can you tell me if can I get...
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  Owning a Hyundai i10 1.2-litre 23 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 78-year-old widow living in Spain and I would like to thank you for your recommendation of the Hyundai i10 1.2. I just LOVE it. It's so easy to...
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  Standard equipment with SEAT Leon Cupra R 6 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  On reading your review about the new SEAT Leon Cupra R I see it says leather seats come as standard equipment. I have just bought new Cupra R in Spain...
• Liverpool to Rome - the options 29 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  to take. The original plan was to boat it to Spain (Santander to be precise) and drive from there, to Italy. Dad does the same on his Motorbike but goes around Spain instead of Italy. My question is what about going from Calais. Easier? Any comments regarding anything to do with the trip are more than
• Peugeot 206 CC 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Last week we covered 450 kilometres in a Hertz baby Peugeot Cabriole in southern Spain. As others may be heading for such parts in the near future, I thought I?d share my experiences. (Cost was Euro 190 for Tuesday 10.00 to Friday 10.00 including zero excess insurance.) I enjoyed the excellent
• Spanish Prangs 19 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I've been to Spain three times this year, having never set foot in the country before. On my visits I've noticed that a huge proportion of cars have been in some sort of minor side collision, especially affecting the passenger side. This raises the question: do the Spaniards have more
• Scam or real deal? 20 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  A guy in Spain is selling his evoque 2013 reg for an amazing £13,000 I've run an HPI check (clear) Ive run ar RAC report (clear) the car is ready to be shipped and is in the shipping depot where the company are acting as third party to the sale. What do I do?
• Rover 420 - European Breakdown cxover 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all,      Does anyone know of any companies that cover old cars more than 15yrs old I want cover for more than two months.. I am planning to drive to Spain but am having problems getting breakdown cover
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  Disconnecting the battery on a new car - will it cause problems? 14 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My previous car, a 1996 Fiat Punto, had the battery disconnected and left outside many times for periods up to 12 weeks and no problems starting up on...
• Hertz Car Rental 20 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Just booked a Hertz car for 7 days over the half term holiday in Feb from Gerona Airport Spain,£59.70 all in!!! i had to pinch myself,i thought it must be 1982 and i had dropped thru a time warp.Unbelievable.I think.Booked direct with Hertz on their website.Cheap as chips.