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• Subaru Forester - Missing! 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  it is missing too. Went to France recently, drove back from Brittany. On motorway car was fine at cruising speed. However, when at toll booths and pulling away, felt like it was missing until got back to cruise speed again. Only done 3 thou in car since June. Gone back twice to dealer who "can't replicate
• Increased Submarining Risk with Car Rugs 7 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, If that doesn't win me the strangest title prize nothing will. We are about to go to France, driving down to the Dordogne over two days. Our 8 year old will be in his booster seat (standard Britax model) in the back. In the past we've put it on a car rug so we can just shake out all the bits
• Shock absorbers 19 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  France next week for a couple of weeks - would it be cheaper to go to a Euromaster place there? Thanks in advance -- Terry
• cheapest motoring I ever heard of. 7 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  the engines were about unbreakable and any bodywork welding was done with baked bean tin metal, apparently this was the right gauge. In the holidays he would tour France going into the alps- and probably causing huge tailbacks-but the cars served him well for decades. Anyone beat that for cheap motoring?
• wot, another omega question! 28 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  on (Goodyear Eagles) and I've had the tracking checked (twice). Could it be just down to camber? My local garage says wider tyres (mine are 225s) are more susceptable (is that spelt right?) to this. When I was driving in France the other week the effect was (almost) unnoticeable. Driving on the right meant
• Car Sharing - Pooling 29 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  they are called Mitfahrzentrale In France its Allostop or Provoya Holland: Lift Centre Belgium: Taxistop In UK you can do it through SMS at http://www.sms.ac/clubpage.asp?club=CL217001011000906756
• 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
• M1 hell 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  to be clarified with the upmost rigour. However, it is an often sited fact about motorways that the UK crash barriers are not strong enough to sustain a hit from a large vehicle at a good speed. Here in France we have enforced crash barriers that are often seperated but a small strip of ground. I have seen
• Leaking Primera 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  to drive arround France for three weeks this summer and would hate for it to fail there.
• Cheaper Oil 20 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone explain to me why Engine Oil is cheaper in France? I've just returned from a days shopping in Calais and got 2-stroke oil for less than half the UK price. I'm not talking about unknown brands but Castrol fully synthetic TTS - about a tenner a litre over here, cost me a fiver for 1.2
• LHD in the UK 19 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  it in France, say......still, if you were buying a car too keep for at least 5 years....
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  Two breakdowns following Volvo services - are they linked? 21 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  In July 2014 my 2007 Volvo XC90 was serviced by my local dealer. Within 100 miles it lost power and limped along at a top speed of 25mph. The fault was...
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  Tyre valve failure 17 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I had two new tyres fitted to my caravan in Feb 2014 (the invoice included new valves). Returning from France in July, the nearside tyre blew on the M20,...
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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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  Best two seater sports car for £8k? 16 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are planning a road trip through France, Switzerland and Italy. We want a two seater sports car to take us there in style. I am 6ft 4in which...
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  Are electric vehicles really 'pollution free'? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you explain to me why the electric car is deemed to be ‘pollution-free’? Charging a re-chargeable battery is a very inefficient process and...
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  How can I soften the suspension on my T5 minibus? 14 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Can I do anything to soften the ride on my recently bought 2011 Volkswagen Transporter minibus? It is the nine seater basic model, which I bought in France....
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  Why is the Spanish equivalent of the MoT nowhere near as strict as the British test? 8 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just read an article in Telegraph Motoring regarding the new MoT regulations that have recently come into force. I have just returned from Spain...
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  Buying a new car, what Audi would you recommend 13 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I currently drive a P-registered Volkswagen Golf 1.6CL, and my husband has a 2.5-litre 2001 BMW 3-Series compact. We are looking for a single replacement...
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  Is it legal to remove the DPF from my car? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Various companies are advertising diesel particulate filter removal services with associated re-programming of the ECU to stop the CEL lighting up. My...