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• Diesel waxing 14 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Last week I travelled back from southern France to the UK by way of Belgium. When I set off, my vehicle (a 2.5 DI Transit) had a full fuel tank and the weather had been hot and sunny for several weeks, with temperatures in the mid-to-high 20's. When I got to Belgium, near Bastogne in fact, the air
• Carbon Taxes 7 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  to my hotel. or 2. Drive B to Channel, ferry across either to France or North Spain, drive from Calais or Bilbao to M. Apart from the 4 days travel involved in the drive my guess is that flying is way better for the b***** environment than driving my car!
• Petrol, diesel and beer 24 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Having cut the grass I sat down last night to watch the France v Togo match with a couple of tins, this got me thinking. Unleaded is around 95p a litre, I reckon the little Honda used around 20p worth to cut the lawns Diesel is £1.00/ltr on which the Mondeo will take the family, I and a load
• New Focus tdci 90 - underpowered??? 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  their first service after being bought. I was just wondering if this car feels underpowered, it having the smallest power output on the new Focus diesel range??? Any experiences??? This centre is in Grenoble, France. You often see good deals on good cars in which the French have little interest, e.g. Fords
• Bad Cars or Urban Myths? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  On holiday in France,I had just driven into a camping site when a man came over and asked me what I thought of the car I was diving.I was perfectly satisfied with my car,comfortable,ultra-reliable,good economy and performance,so I asked him why he was interested-he told me his neighbour had said
• Volvo V70 vs back pain 31 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  to move from Volvo because of the re-design? I'd be very grateful for advice about spine-friendly alternatives. I'd be reluctant to move to a much smaller vehicle, although I use the full capacity of the Volvo only when I fill it with wine in France! Thanks.
• Getting on with LHD. 6 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  A quite rare experience for me last couple of days, had to take a LHD French registered Renault Laguna back to France that a errant punter had brought over here when she shouldn't have. Now I get along with left handed cars just fine in the past, I enjoy driving something a little different
• LCV - speeds and definitions in Europe 20 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  ) We'll be trucking on down to the Alps on Boxing Day in the L200 and I was wondering if similar limits will apply "en France". I'm particularly aware that my usual approach to driving down to the Alps (find fastest French driver and follow at a 1/2 mile distance) is not likely to work this year
• Ultimate insurance honesty 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  of the 'recommended repairer'. August - car ready, £200 excess paid (3 weeks wait for new wing while France goes on holiday). Dec. - broker sends renewal reminder, premium £10 LESS than last time. What's going on? (There is no explicit mention of NCB protection, which is - was - 9 years). Jan.2004 - I renew via
• Fuel Consumption Peugeot 307 18 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a Peug 307 Dturbo 2.0 HDi with 10k on the clock. The main reason for purchase is that I drive a lot of miles in France. Peugeot claim 40 mpg urban, 67 - extra urban, 54 combined. I am very disappointed with my car\'s performance and have been monitoring very carefully. On Motorways
• Golf brake failure 2 28 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  an hour to fit a new pipe, not just a washer and guess what - there aren't any blessed pipes IN THE COUNTRY. I thought that the days of parts shortages had long gone. Even Renault Leeds managed to get a timing chain for a Renault 16 from France in 4 days in 1977. Now Mill Garages Darlington are quoting me
• Driving in Europe 26 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  ) but a £ 60+ rate quoted for 15 days cover seems to ignore the fact that a member cannot be requiring UK service at the same time. By the way, my car had to stay off the road (Thursday thru Tuesday, !) to get a cambelt roller replacement having been diagnosed during a routine service in France
• he's right, I *should* get out more 20 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  /behave10/09.htm Why young people drive bad - (duh !) http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/clueless.html People watching you drive bad. and you'll love this one. It begins "Having driven in many countries (England, Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA - 8 states, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) I
• Tesla - Do EV batteries explode in a collision? 2 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  My mother is a long time serving traffic officer in France and she sent me a footage taken by her partner from a road collision between two Tesla's that took place a couple of weeks ago. She describes a series of multiple explosions that followed an intense fire that required a full two
• none - Insurer helping out if hospitalised with Covid. 15 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  which we have house and cars with is doing similar so OH tells me. Amazing! Hope we don't have to use it. This is in France BTW.
• 2016 Peugeot 308 1.2 THP - Engine cutting out dangerously when driving 19 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  on the cars computer listings. So far Peugeot have carried out an ECU and gearbox update and next are to fit a new petrol pump. I have been without the car for 7 days which include an aborted trip to Calais and the courtesy car they tell me does not cover me in France. Feeling very frustrated as have no faith
• Citroen C8 - Citroen C8 Black Smoke intermittent 30 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi All,   I have a Citroen C8 SX hdi 2.0ltr with an intermittent problem.  I drove it from England to the South of France and within 100 miles of motorway driving the car started to slightly judder and if i took my foot from the accelerator and pushed back down
• 2001 VW Golf TDI IV Diesel - Garage says oil plug is stuck 28 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hello, I took my car into the French equivalent of Kwik Fit (I recenttly moved to France) to get the oil changed and they have told me there is no way they can remove the oil plug to replace the oil because the plug is stuck. They told me to take it to a VW dealership, but I am
• Any - Falling new car sales - what happens next? 16 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  prompting, quoted £3K off any new Accord and 3 years free servicing. (We were at the dealership to check out a used FR-V, not buy a new Accord!) This malaise will probably extend across Europe. Spain economy is hobbled. France and German banks have lost gazillions lending
• Auto-Europe car rental - anyone used them? 31 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  a voucher which will then tell you the actual rental company you will be renting from. Has anyone any experience of this company? I normally drive to the south of France but a one week break really requires taking a (cheap) flight both from time/cost perspective. I also wanted to avoid the situation