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• Budget camper van or similar 14 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  in Europe, having spent many a great holiday in Spain/France. I've seen many folk over there on campsites with a budget /minimalist van conversion. This really appeals to me, the sort of thing I'm thinking of is a Berlingo/Partner/Kangoo size thing. The VW Transporter seems to be the default choice, nice
• Vauxhall Astra - Car hire broker contract` 21 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I hired and paid in advance for an Astra through a broker (Car Labs) in early March for a bargain price - 47 euros for 11 days pick up from the airport in Spain, full to full fuel policy. Yesterday, I received a phone call from Car Labs saying they were unable to provide the car due
• Mile-munching estate 1 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  the high second hand prices here in Spain I'm looking for a new car which will be my workhorse for the next five years, by which time it'll have 250-300,000km on the clock.  An estate format is the most practical for both dogs and shopping, and of course mpg as I'll be spending more on fuel than
• Confessions of a part time mimser 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I have to admit to mimsing in certain conditions. Let me first point out that I drive in the north of Spain, which is, of course, nothing like driving in the UK. (There are tolls everywhere, M'way cameras are mounted behind gantry-mounted LED panels the size of a tennis court and traffic police
• Renault - 2002 RX4 Gearbox trouble 10 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  A good friend of mine has a 2002 Renault RX4 which has lost it's fifth gear. Here is what he described in an email to me, incidentally he lives in Spain but frequently returns to the uk. "As for problem, it just vibrates and makes a noise when I put it into 5th gear but no other gear is affected
• Smaller car---but how small? 27 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  to the airport sort of thing. And 3 or 4 times a year half way down England, right across France and on to the Costa Pile. Quite a long way. Fast -usually . France one day Spain the next. And then back again of course. Must be comfortable and relaxing. Must be able to get out of it after 9 hours feeling OK
• £1500 Student Gumball Car!!! 10 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  money of rCancer research UK. Our next major step is deciding on/purchasing a suitable car......... The route takes us through France, down through central Spain to Granada the back up to Valencia to 'La Tomatina' festival. We have decided that we want something a bit random to do the journey
• honda prelude 2.2vtech (import) 13 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  this problem with the donkeys he used to work with in spain,and when they stopped and refused to go again he used to stand a yard in front of them and temp them with something tasty, hence the bags of sweets i bought,but alas to say this "folk-lure" remedy didn't work either. :-(
• Thanks to HN, thanks to you guys 28 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Thanks for the valuable advice that HN and you guys have provided me over the past few months. Last weekend I sold my 10 year old, 165,000m BMW 525 TDS Estate - Left hand drive - to my local garage owner for £2K, who is taking it to Spain as the car for by the holiday home. I am sure
• My wonderful Xantia - - 29 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  ,no rust (but paint is flaking off the bonnet because of a lousy repair done by my insurers when a deer impaled itself on the front)and I would start it up in the next 5 minutes and drive it to the south of Spain with no worries at all and have in fact done this 3 times in the last 6 months.Fantastic car
• The Price of Image 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  . Apparently, a few years ago he ran a Spanish division of the group for his employers and he said ? In Spain nobody had a company car and nobody was interested in the image of your car. I went to the office on the bus! When I moved to a new post back in the UK, everyone has a company car and I have
• Rust 13 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  France Spain Italy Austria and back to Germany and never saw anything like the Uk .No wonder insurance is so high in the Uk compared to mainland Europe.I would say driving in Sau Paulo Brazil is saver than London,perhaps Mark will comment on that. Have a safe weekend Andy Bairsto
• Car Suggestions 15 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  , so should be robust and quite long lived.   I had a Renegade as a hire car last year, was convinced I'd hate it and actually found it remarkably comfortable and serene to drive.  We were visiting friends who literally live up a mountain in Spain and the extra ground clearance
• Chamfered speed "bumps" - worst design ever? 20 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  These pesky inventions are appearing all over towns in Spain, often as a cheaper measure than fill-width humps. No doubt they enable buses and large emergency vehicles with wider axles to drive across them without impeding progress but for ordinary motorists they are a pain. Warning signs
• Hyundai Santa Fe - Chances in small claims court 12 May 2012 (Forum)
  on any long journey (90miles at the most) but we decided to go to Spain this year by driving through France and the car broke down at a French Toll Booth. The fault has been diagnosed as the gearbox and this will need to be replaced. We have had the car serviced every year by a local garage
• Expected Battery Life 25 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Euros - double OUCH. I am now looking for the sympathy vote! Roger in Spain
• 1.2 VW Polo - Hire Car Misfuelling Incident 27 May 2013 (Forum)
  Morning All. I have lurked in the background on this forum for a few years now, reading various posts with interest. This is my first post, so I am hoping somebody can give me some helpful advice on a situation I have got myself into. I hired a car in Spain last week and when
• Cheap solar family EV to go on sale next year! 2 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  don't see this because they will only sunbathe if it is warm and going to be sunny for a few hours. Same with this car, it may seem the UK isn't especially sunny, and of course compared to somewhere like Spain, it isn't. But the car is out all the time, so all those sunny spells, however short
• Daihatsu Hijet 1.3 16v 2001 - Headlight Pattern Help 1 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  ),   Brands approvals in Europe: E1 - Germany E2 - France E3 - Italy E4 - Netherlands E5 - Sweden E6 - Belgium E7 - Hungary E8 - Czech Republic E9 - Spain E10 - Yugoslavia E11 - United Kingdom E12 - Austria E13 - Luxembourg  E14 - Switzerland  E16 - Norway E17 - Finland E18
• Nissan Micra k13 2913 - DIY respray on all four corners of used car, why? 30 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Can anyone help with this. I have been a basic DIY mecanic for years and bought and sold a fair amount of used cars but I have never seen anything like this.  Micra k13 1.2 petrol "pure drive" manual, black, 2013 with 55 thousand km low milage (its Spain) and the seller is letting me