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• Ford Fiesta 2009 1.4 / Mazda 2 Sport (2008) - Second Hand - Fiesta 2009 or Mazda 2 Sport (2008) 18 May 2021 (Forum)
  across France and Spain if possible. I'd like something that is reliable and can overtake without issues on the motorway.  What would you recommend between these two cars? Pro and cons? Anything to avoid? Many thanks,  Cathal
• ANY - Quick straw poll Insurance Thanks Bilboman 22 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  required: in the event of a crash, the driver sues the state and the state pursues the guilty party for costs. I lived in France and Switzerland and had long term stays in USA and Canada/ ". would be fine for me, but beware insurance costs. PS How much do you pay in Spain Bilboman
• 10 year guarantee - sign of things to come? 12 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I've just seen an advert on TV here in Spain, which also appears on the website. A limited run of Fiat Tipo 1.4 "Street" models are up for grabs for €11,350 (obligatory 5 years of financing at over 10% APR adds another €4000 and you have to trade in some kind of working motor vehicle
• No more hidden speed cameras 20 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  ." I almost forgot to mention that this is in Spain, where road safety has improved markedly in the last few years - road deaths have dropped by 80% in under 20 years and, as in Britain, the year 2013 saw the lowest number of fatalities since records began.
• citroen c5 estate 2.0 hdi 2007 - C5 parking sensor 6 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. I have it would appear a faulty parking sensor. To buy from citroen £75+, online £20-30. Does anyone have any experience of these cheaper sensors, they have all the right details inscribed on them, part numbers, bosch made in spain etc etc. Unfortunately, also online you
• New Ford Long Delivery Times 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  that the car is to be built in Spain of all places (I hope it is right hand drive and the chap building it was not on Siesta) and will take approximately ten weeks to build and deliver. I hope it is worth the wait. Is this correct and should the salesman have told me an estimated delivery date before
• Car hire abroad 17 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Having read several of your readers reports about being caught by 'damages' to a hire car after they have returned it, I was also billed for damages after I had handed back the keys. This summer I am hiring in Spain, and I know I will need to drop they keys - presumably
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 2 Dti steering column seal 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I have just had the steering rack re-conditioned on my diesel estate here in spain [At considerable cost]. Upon driving it I found the engine noise quite a lot louder inside the car coming from where the steering column goes through the floor! I took it back to the garage and was told
• UK Roadworks and Speed Restrictions 30 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I have just returned from an epic 2,200 mile tour of Southern France, Andorra and part of Spain. In all this mileage I saw virtually NO roadworks (other than some minor streetworks in Calais town centre). This begs the question, how can the continentals do such a good job of making their arterial
• Equipment for driving in Europe 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  . In Spain you have to carry a spare pair of glasses, if you need glasses for driving. 2. In Germany you are required to carry spare fuel on the autobahns, but you aren't allowed to take it in to Europe in the Tunnel. 3. Spare bulbs, even if you can't fit them without a vist to a garage (Audi among others) 4
• Computer related questions. Volume 43 14 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  in a particular language, but very often I want to search google.com .I guess the language option is set by a cookie,but I regularly clean out cookies as a matter of habit. Even if I manually insert the .com in the address bar it changes to the Spanish address, (yes I am in Spain with a Spanish fixed I.P address
• French bred 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  however deserved, French cars (particularly Renault, it seems from certain regular postings here) do seem to have a reputation for being unreliable, but a recent visit to northern Spain, well off the tourist trail, found me admiring the high number of older models still going apparently strongly
• AA satellite location 3 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  mobile phone or do you have some other gizmo in your car with you. Looked on the AA site but couldn?t see any reference to it and wondered if my Green Flag also does the same. On our annual trip down through France and Spain I always try and have an idea of just where I am in case of breakdown
• 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
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  Going round in circuits 3 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I live in the mountains in Southern Spain and own a year 2000 Mitsubishi Montero 1.8GDI. It has 83,000 kms on the clock and has given excellent service....
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  Lexus RX450h navigation problems 7 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I used the voice command to 'Go Home' in my Lexus RX 450h and 20 minutes later got a message to say there were traffic issues on the selected route and...
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  Smart, for four 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a car that will take four people and their luggage on holiday to southern Spain. I need comfortable seats and a smooth ride. Cruise control...
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  What could be causing our SEAT Alhambra to struggle on mountain roads? 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The last two years have seen us drive to our holidays in Southern France and Spain in our 2004 SEAT Alhambra TDI 130. The journeys have been uneventful,...
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  Are KIA Sedonas known for having poor brakes? 15 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We are experience a continuing groaning noise when bringing our 2004 KIA Sedona automatic to a stop. We have been back and forth to our local dealership...