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• Peugeot Boxer (2000 - 2007) - 2005 2.8 Bitron Relay 46520419 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi HELP ! My 2005 Compass Castaway Motorhome based on a peugeot boxer developed a fault on the return trip from France . Although the engine was running fine and the the engine temperature was normal the Gauge was reading red hot ! After investigating in the engine bay and a bit of pushing i
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 00 1.8t ABS fault - intermittent 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I have been getting intermittent ABS warnings for the last couple of weeks while on holiday driving through France. It was making the wife very nervous despite my reassurances...... I haven't had a chance to plug in VAG-COM yet because my laptop is not working. I get 3 beeps followed by "Brake
• What camper van ? 11 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  We are toying with buying a camper van (to accommodate 2 adults) so that in early retirement we can cruise the highways and byways of Europe and maybe pop over to North Africa sometime. It would be based in SW France and stored in a ventilated barn and it would only be used for maybe a month or two
• Insurance question - Business use abroad 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Ummm, just phoned my insurance Co. the one in Hastings as I'm off to France for an exhibition with work later this year. Since the car is covered SDP with Class 1 bizuse I was checking A. if their was any issue taking it abroad on the Class 1 & B. did I need to notify them. Response came back "Your
• Fuel Contamination 15 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  After years of reading, my first post ( sorry about the length ). I recently visited France and half way through my trip my three month old 2.5 CRTD 4 x 4 started missing, only perceptable in second gear. It wasn't too detrimental to driving solo or even when the Caravan was attached, so no remedy
• No Green Card= no comprehensive cover? 1 May 2007 (Forum)
  Last year I drove to France and obtained a Green Card from Direct Line, as I was told that without it my comprehensive cover was reduced to third party cover on the continent. I've since been told by a friend that the sole purpose of a green card was to prove to the authorities that you have
• Small car but big feel 8 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have been asked by a neighbour's sister to help choose her next car. She likes small cars i.e. Clio/Fiesa/Corsa size but likes a big engine for relaxed motorway driving. She only does 6K a year but most of that is motorway with one trip to France a year. She currently has an old Clio which
• "Wrong" oil in an emergency? 11 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  " bit with the min/max markings, is also twisted a full 90 degrees for some reason?! anyway, hard to read the oil level but i think I'm on the minimum line. Now, it's 4pm on a Sunday in rural France, and I need to drive 175 motorway miles to Barcelona at 3am in the morning... I'm not going to find
• New towcar - Hyundai or Kia 31 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  In a bit of a dilemma. Time to ditch the Jeep as it's getting a bit expensive on repairs (not to mention diesel). I need an automatic diesel towcar that'll drag 1500 Kg of caravan across France and across rally fields. As our income is now fixed it'll have to last a goodly time. I know the Kia
• Hyundai Trajet Suspension 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  " but the fact that they were so willing to put it right under warranty leaves me suspicious, or am I being paranoid? I have now shelved plans to have it air dropped into central France for next years holiday to save the tedious drive!
• recc sensible VW Golf Forum please? 28 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  . I'd like to address an annoyance in the above car, which showed up during tour of France some while ago. Essentially it seems to need thinking time between pressing the accelerator for a swift overtake & actually doing it. What I was hoping is there a nice quick & cheap fix for this? A known issue
• Renault 20 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  on the report got my attention. Over 60% of cars bought in France are from French makers (not certain where built). However in Britain, albeit we don't have too many genuine British manufacturers, but British people seem to turn their noses up at British cars (Rover being the perfect example). Obviously a big
• pour votre information 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Speed cameras in France. Having purchased a device to alert me to cameras in the UK and on the continent I road tested it last week. A trip from St Malo to past La Rochelle spotted cameras on the Rennes ring road, the Nantes RR and the La Rochelle RR. Coming back towards Caen same places but also
• UK£5k: used Fiesta or new Panda? 8 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  would you choose?! Is a brand new car worth finding the extra £500 for? (I'm in France, so there's no 05 reg snobbery here!)
• Growler.N.E.Spain 25 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Growler we are taking your recommendation and heading in a weeks time for the Pals/Begur/Palafrugell area. It does indeed look a lovely and ideal place. We haven?t booked anywhere and will be taking a few days in France on our way down and find somewhere on arrival. Browsing the area the type
• Car Accessory "must haves" 21 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  a petrol station) 4. Torch with magnetic back and long cable. 5. A floodlight with the "brightness of a headlamp" 6. Electric heated car scraper (yes, I know!) 7. Fan (bought in France (great for recirculating hot air!) 8. Dearer handsfree that had wrong connector for my phone (anyone got a Nokia 3410
• driving written off motor 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  A colegue of mine had his company C5 "T" boned at traffic lights in France. the vehicle was recovered to the UK and as was not yet 12 months old with low mileage was given a new body shell by Citreon. He has now been driving it since rebuild approx 10 months, this is the crunch, road fund due
• Oil for Renault 1.9dCi engine 12 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Last year I bought a Renault Megane 1.9dCi and was told by the service technician at the dealership from whom I bought the car that i should only use a full synthetic 5W-40 oil for top up. At 9000 miles I had the optional oil change in France using this grade of oil at a local Renault dealership
• Parts for Isuzu Rodeo 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  , the engine and transmission is not Vauxhall. It has a 3 litre V6. It is about 10 years old (and a bit of a dog). Mate bought it as he was emigrating to France. It got him to his new home, but the next day the exhaust expired and the clutch gave up. His local french garage says that it is not possible to get
• Italian touring. Hotel suggestions? 18 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  with the machine guns aren't reading this.) Anyway, we are planning on using the minimum of money for accomodation to stretch our no longer huge Sterling/Euro advantage a bit further. When travelling in France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria I have always had good experiences with the Etap chain of hotels