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• 2008 Ceed Diesel Estate CRDi 113 - Warranty 20 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  have had not the slightest problem with my Ceed Estate having bought it new in July 08 and had it serviced at WLMG Wooburn Moor nr High Wycombe. It was serviced and MOT'd in late June (53000 miles) prior to driving to the South of France for two weeks. In the hot weather in late July/early August I
• Government To Announce 80mph Motorway Limit 12 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  would increase motorway casualties by between 5 and 10 per cent. Britain’s speed limits are lower than many other countries in Europe, with France and Italy both imposing a maximum of 81mph, while Germany has no restriction at all
• BMW X5 3.0i year 2000 - BMW X5 cylinder head/engine replace. Advice please 20 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  , ..) and may not cure any other problems that engine has suffered? My other problem is that I now live in France! However, I could trailer the car to the UK if relevant, although I have seen a Cardiff company advertising on Ebay who say they collect cars for engine replacement even from mainland Europe
• Paracetamol or a comfy motor? 18 May 2010 (Forum)
  . After two days there, we then blasted back into France, for yet more shopping - really pushing it and I resorted to a couple of paracetamol somewhere on an Autobahn, pushing on 100mph and my back and shoulder muscles protesting. You`re fighting to keep the van on the road at that speed
• Zeebrugge or Calais 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I was inspired to start this thread by Armitage Shanks who posted recently on the current situation in France. Firstly may i say having done both the Hull to Zeebrugge trip and Dover to Calais many times, coming from East Yorkshire i have now favoured the route to Zeebrugge. I take the car, what we
• Holiday planning - Millau Bridge 19 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  leisurely drive home via friends near Brussels. In between these two holidays however I will take part in a Boy's Biking Holiday to France; it's this holiday that I'd appreciate some help with, please. This time, for the first time (there have been two great group biking holidays before), none of us
• MODUS WARNING 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Esteemed Fellows and Members of the Imperial Brotherhood of Auto-Mobile Mecanicians, Associate Brothers in France, Germany and the rest of Europe, and Friends in the various parrts of America, I send you my greetings on this day of Easter Monday. I present my humble apologies to our emminent
• Monday Morning Amusement 19 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as within minutes, France surrendered. Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations rushed to gain triumvirate status in what became a game of geopolitical chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia said they had formed the Axis of Somewhat Evil, forcing Somalia to join
• Skoda Yeti - My Yeti(s) 25 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  .   2014: I fancied a little more power and initially considered re-mapping the 110 BHP TDi. I was a little concerned by the lack of ESP though and instead opted to switch for another (new) 2.0 TDi. This was a 4x4 140 BHP TDi "Tour de France". These were special edition models, released
• Citroen C5 Mk III - Suspension issues 10 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  . (2) Driving just after Easter in France on good A roads (130 kph), the car would sometimes ride as if on the bump stops, i.e. every bump or undulation in the road would be felt with a little bump and a small upwards reaction. When I stopped and checked the height, it was clear
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d 157k - Random thoughts on driving an old car - and 'trust 9 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  '. About 6 weeks ago, I had it serviced and MoTd, asked for tracking etc. to be done, they switched wheels front to back, re-balanced them, etc. (£300) And I set off for a trip to France, did 1150 miles, including motorway at 80+ mph.  50 miles from home, overhesating, rescued.  My
• none - The case against electric vehicles. 3 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  in  France  can be regarded as a "nuclear drive": almost all of the installed charging stations are connected to the regular power grid, 80%  nuclear
• Roads in Rhodes 20 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  that is universally observed. Roundabouts are in a state of flux between "give way to the right" and "give way to the left"  - France changed overnight; in Greece it's been a few years - but luckily *most* drivers slow down and even stop for a rest while they decide what to do. The approach to a typical
• Review Fiat Doblo 2002 JTD "the Fault-Master" 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  . Byy this stage Mrs O was refusing to even be a passenger in it and it was flogged back to the dealer at a great loss - but a clear conscience. Pity about all of that - because it provided great transport over into France and Germany - but there was never any peace of mind while in it and you
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 15K and one year in. 22 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  hand it has been reliable and does its' job well. Overall, I am satisfied rather than either delighted or disappointed. Practicality. This is where it holds all the aces. We have a house in France and the amount of stuff we take is swallowed by the various lockers and the huge boot. the modubox has
• Honda Accord Tourer Diesel: 20k report 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  ; I'm not too unhappy about this. Other than a mild thirst, the engine remains a delight. There's plenty of power to overtake, and even fully loaded with a 350 L roof box and four people, it pulled hard on the mountain roads in France. Cruising at 90 with a box on top it still did 38 miles per gallon
• For Volvoman 14 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  , then straight across Germany to Luxembourg, Belgium, France, and home. Difference is about 90 minutes driving time (quicker via Poland for us, but not for you I suspect from Slovak Republic). Either drive is great fun, with a sense of adventure. We tend to pit stop a good five times to relax and unwind, which
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Long term running report on an 04 diesel auto. 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  was in France I managed to fill it with unleaded (badly marked pump is my excuse!) & I then drove it 35-40miles. It sounded unhappy so I investigated & doing the sniff test found what I?d done. Phoned Jaguar Assist & they had someone out in 90 minutes, he took me to Calais where Jaguar Assist had got me
• Next fill of biodiesel 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  : http://www.biofuels.fsnet.co.uk/biobiz.htm http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/outlets.htm The type of biodiesel can vary between them - some sell a blend of 5% biodiesel and 95% ordinary diesel, which is just like what is sold in every filling station in France. Some is biodiesel which has been
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso - Liability for gasket head, cambelt, water pump etc 2 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  and the AA man followed us for 5 miles before letting us go on our way to France.   The car was fine until the hot spell at the beginning of October when it overheated again.   Once at the garage I was told that they had