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  Which estate car do you recommend for winter driving, long journeys and good comfort? 29 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Over many years I have averaged 50,000 miles per year and in later years in Mercedes E350 estates, both diesel and petrol. I currently have a 12-year-old...
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  Obscure law 28 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am a long-term expat, and recently drove a hired car in England for the first time for a number of years. Not only was there no handbook or even...
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  Tyreless 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was astounded to read the e-mail describing the problems faced by reader, PH of Hampton, concerning the lack of availability of BMW spec (Bridgestone)...
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  Gite car 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a car to keep at my holiday home in France. I know I could continue renting but I’m spending about £2,500 pa on that, plus what...
• Toyota Yaris - Best fuel grade to use... 4 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  Wife and I split our time between UK, Spain and Thailand, and have a car in each country.  Right now I am in Thailand and, on a bit of a whim, decided to get rid of my old Toyota Vios and order a new Toyota Yaris. The car is being built right now and I will be collecting before the end
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  I've just bought a secondhand engine off eBay - what would you suggest needs replacing? 24 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have just purchased a secondhand Citroen C5 engine from eBay with 73,000 miles on the clock. Apart from a new cambelt, would you recommend anything else...
• 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
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  My car's radio can't seem to pick up any stations abroad - how can I remedy this? 14 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  The DAB radio in my 2010 Ford Mondeo 2010 works perfectly in Britain, but seems to get zero signal when I drive abroad (France, Switzerland, Italy and...
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  Kyotoo ratings 20 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Further to the information that you gave to the Mazda owner last week, I would like to add the following in your defence. The owner did not state what...