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• Skoda Octavia - Variable Servicing / Oil change 6 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  annual service. Last service was April 09, next one due April 11 - we have a long trip to S of France this August. Q: Would it be wise to do a  National Tyres Castrol Edge oil change now (£31.50 and 507.00 spec) or would it void my Approved Used Skoda warranty? Or is it  really
• Motoring 'agony aunt' advice required 1 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  to marry, but apparently he thought it better that this fact was kept from me. Luckily, I am happily settled in France, 500 miles from any potential face-to-face embarrassment, so I don't feel the need to emigrate. But how will I keep a straight face if I ever see it? And what will I do if my friends find
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 03 1.6 Is the alternator checked during servicing? 30 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  In May we had a major service (120,000 Kms - we live in France = 75,000miles), and at the same time, had our cam belt replaced - expensively. Last week, just 6,000 Kms later, the alternator pulley somehow stopped turning fully, shredded the V belt, which jammed the cam belt, resulting in bill
• Honda Accord UK (1993 - 1998) - 96 2.0 Tapping noise when accelerating 12 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  long motor way runs. My wife says it sounds like I'm running some great big sewing machine! Could it be the fuel - I have made several trips to France recently and have filled up with 95 E10 grade petrol. Most petrol stations now have only this grade and rumour has it that this new stuff can cause
• 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