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• Citroen C5 2.0 litre diesel HDi - Engine hunting 29 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Any Help Please!! Apologies for a long entry but I wanted to give as much info as possible. I've had the C5 for 2 years. It's been a good car. In France this year, during a particularly hot spell, the engine suddenly started hunting. One second at walking pace then suddenly a great
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  Should I get a second car? 19 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 E-Class 280 diesel estate with 120k miles which has proved an extremely reliable and comfortable car for our family use and annual long drive...
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  When will my 2008 Volkswagen Golf GTI start costing money? 21 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am in my eightieth year, a lifelong petrol-head and still enjoy driving my 2008 Volkswagen Golf GTI with about 50,000km on the odometer. I am concerned...
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  How are speed-activated traffic lights installed when used in Spain? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Would speed activated traffic lights at the approach to a village centre need to be installed on both sides of the road? (I believe they are used in Spain...
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  Head gasket problem 6 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  While driving in France a couple of weeks ago a warning buzzer sounded together with a STOP command and 'engine overheating' display on the instrument...
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  Replacement for a Focus? 21 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We will be replacing our 2001 Focus Estate Ghia 1.8 (85,000 miles, average condition) soon. We’ve been quite happy with the Focus, so will by another...
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  Car parking charges 13 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am being pursued for what now is £120 for overstaying my allotted time in Roadchef's car park at Maidstone. I was tired and needed a break after a 420...
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  Jag son crown 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like to recommend Marshalls Jaguar in Peterborough. They've helped me care for my XK8 since the dealership I bought it from closed down. Service and...
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  What's causing this 'anti-pollution fault' on my Peugeot 307SW? 11 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a problem with my 2003 Peugeot 307 SW HDi. The fault is showing up as an anti-pollution fault. It comes on intermittently and the car is running...
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  Pensioners off 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We are two pensioners who have not bought a car for 15 years and are considering buying a new Audi A6 2.7 diesel or a used Jaguar XF 2.7 diesel to provide...
• Romanian registered former UK cars 24 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  Travelling to France and back weekly via the ferries on the Dover Straits, I have noticed that recently there has been a surge of UK right hand drive cars coming to the UK with Romanian number plates. I am not sure why it is necessary to drive these cars all the way to Romania
• n/a - Expats using UK driving licence. 22 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  or not they have a UK address. Whether or not it is necessary to exchange the UK licence for the licence of the country where the expat is living depends on the law of that country. In France for example, it is not necessary to exchange the UK licence for a french one unless one commits a driving
• PURFLUX LS152B ALCO-810 - Oil filter size Purflux 7 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a problem to find the equivalent size oil filter for my Peugeot 504 ti 1978 Cab. Purflux stopped making the LS152B few years ago and finding one is nearly impossible. Apart few in France but they wont ship to the UK. So I tried to find the equivalent. Got
• Nissan Navara - The old Nissan Navara versus Hilus vs Isuzu debate 10 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  hello to all, first post on here and need some advice. Just had my Mistsubishi L200 54 plate written off due to a fire in the dashboard!. Upset as was great for what i needed and only had 31000k on the clock. Anyway, hoping the insurance pays out first and foremost as I was in France, another
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  Should I invest in a Land Rover Defender? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking about buying a Land Rover Defender 110 or 90SW. Will the value go up in years to come?
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Useless tyre repair kit 12 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Having read HJ's experience with a puncture in his Mazda 6, I was reminded of my episode with "glop" and a compressor. My Zafira SRi came with stupid 225/40 18 tyres, no spare, but a can of "glop" and a compressor. I damaged a sidewall in France, and, of course, the "glop" had no chance
• Sheep Trailer - Replacing 155-400 Tyres On An Old Trailer. 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I live in France and have an old two-wheeled sheep trailer maximum weight 490kg which has size 155-400 tyres. The trailer is in good condition so I would like to keep it. This is an old size tyre and now hard to find and expensive to buy. So I think it maybe better to replace the wheels
• PEUGEOT 206 HDi - YEAR 2000 - FRONT END KNOCKING 13 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  is more pronounced now.   I drive a lot in France and their village & narrow country roads are very poorly maintained - someone said it's their version of "sleeping policemen" and speed control  Could well be right !! The knock is a series solid knocks. Could it be the top of the coil
• Hyundai Tucson 2005 CRTD CDX - Engine misfiring 9 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I was driving in France recently and having refuelled I drove about 200 miles on the autoroute at about 80mph. on decellerating to enter services, the engine started to misfire and run rough. I stopped it and restarted with the same result and was evenyually towed off to a garage. The French
• Speed limit rising from 70-80mph 8 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  , they have the ability to stop a lot quicker and we are all used to having the amount of cars on the road that there is. -Interestingly, France and Luxembourg have weather dependent speed restrictions:-when it raining 110kph, when not, 130kph...And obviously there is Germany who don't have a speed