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• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - Car goes on fire! 23 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  one from France. When it arrived the next day it turned out the one they had ordered was for the later model and didn't fit my car so they had to order another one. This took three days to arrive! I didn't therefore get my car back until the Friday (I'd left it in on the Monday!). They didn't even
• Go back to petrol: would you? 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  that 1-3 year old diesels cost significantly more than their petrol equivalents. * The pump price differential between petrol and diesel seems to be here to stay, which offsets the extra consumption of a petrol engine. (Although I'd miss diesel when I go to France - but that's only once a year
• Renault's Timing Belt Recommendations 4 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  liability. Of course I can not comment technically on whether the pullies caused it or the belt. I would like to ask if anybody has had a timing belt go just after 18 months? I also heard that Renault lost a case against them in France for a similar argument that if the part is recommended
• Return from Val D'Isere 2 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  to pay the parking fine in France ! The Tabac didn't sell des timbres and the Poste wasn't open any time I was available. Giving up skiing time to pay a parking fine is not in my order of priorities. I'll have to send them a cheque in Euros to settle it. However, with low French fuel duty rates we
• keep 306 or s/h almera-primera-mondeo? 4 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  . Brakes, cam belt, coolant was done last year. Oil is changed 3 times a year. I have done 164k miles in it in just over six years and am doing about 16-20k miles per year at the moment. This year I'll probably do the same including a 3k mile round trip to France, 18 miles per day commute and numerous
• martini publicity car by viotti turin 18 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  . The coupe was used for a whole string of classical manifestations (tours of italy , mille miglia, tour de France, etc.) Just before the war, the Martini subsidiary in Brussels was opened. They could use a publicity car and the coupe was send to Belgium. The car was used at numerous events like the 24 hours
• 17,000 miles across 16 countries in £500 Triumph 16 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  , 54, and Gillian Raven, 53 - who have been together for 33 years - travelled 17,342 miles in a blue 1968 Triumph 1300 after starting their trip from their home Sheffield in June. They visited France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania
• Renault Laguna II - Renault - You couldn't make it up! 13 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  , who told them that there were in fact none in UK stock whatsoever. Indeed there were none in stock with Renault in France either. They enquired how long they might take to arrive with their dealer and were told that it would be on October 26th, some three weeks away and that somewhere between 300
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  What classic makes and models are the easiest to source spare parts for? 8 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like your opinion about the classic car spare parts market, above all for 25 to 35 years old models. What brands or models do you suggest avoiding...
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  Is there an inherent problem with the fitting of towbars to ESP-equipped cars like our Skoda Yeti? 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Is this an accident waiting to happen? I recently took delivery of a Skoda Yeti with which I am delighted. I had opted for factory tow bar preparation...
• Renault Clio 1.5 dCi 68 road test . . . 28 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  or -Two weeks in Provence Every time we have hired with Europcar in France, we?ve been given a Clio. And it was the same this time. But different. For the first time we got the Mark III Clio. And for the first time we got a diesel (in silver, with rather more scrapes than one would expect
• Renault Clio - Consumer act 2015, refund due to fault 18 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  loosing coolant and I have now found out that the coolant has been getting into the engine via the cyilindar head and it's now been sent to France to find the fault.  Due to me only having the car for more than 30 days and under 6 months, I am able to use the consumer act 2015 and reject
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  BMW X3 or VW Toureg for long distance driving? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We'd like to buy either a Volkswagen Touareg Auto Altitude or a new style BMW X3 Auto, the latter looking to be cheaper to run. Have you any opinions on...
• Hyundai i20 (2009) - A worthwhile deal? 10 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  of driving dynamics, but then you don't really need that going to Tesco?s. What we do need is a cheap, economical, safe runabout which can be used for the occasional longer, motorway trip and even the odd run down to the south of France. It is important to be able to get my elderly and somewhat arthritic MiL
• Jaguar XJ6 and XJR (1994 - 1997) - 95 3.2 The oil just vanished 20 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  )? It's got another month in the UK coming up, followed by two weeks here and then a long drive through France. Any suggestions?
• You can't sell Betsy ! A Christmas tale... 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  to Germany have been completed without fuss and every summer she has phlegmatically dealt with the bike racks and kitchen sink levels of detritus which we apparently need when camping in the south of France. Most weekends she shrugs off the indignity of being laden with damp people and muddy mountain bikes
• Xantia Suspension Strange Behaviour Help 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  in the system and i have checked carefully so am now lost as to the cause. and another minor problem, the car can be difficult to start when warm, it starts perfect from cold but turns over alot when warm, any ideas? any help would be gratefully received the car is going to france 2mrw and although
• Main dealers, do I stand a chance? 2 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  that frequent trips to France in a 1.9 tdi would be stupid if I had enough to buy a 2.0 tdi. Had a think about it, and he was right, so i phoned the audi dealer 1, apologised, and said it definately was a 2.0 tdi i was after. I then found a 2.0 tdi 30 miles away at audi main dealer 2, and when i got
• 2004 Megane 1.5 dCi 100 24 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  . You could fit another passenger in there... 9. Overall fit and finish is good, a huge improvement on previous Renaults. 10. Awesome brakes. 11. CD player and leather steering wheel. 12. Refined at motorway speed - useful in France. Things I don't like: 1. Ride a bit fidgety on those fat 17
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  My car was repaired poorly after an accident - can I get it repaired elsewhere and claim the money from the insurer? 13 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes-Benz was damaged whilst parked recently. The other driver admitted liability, and a claim form was submitted to his insurer (AXA). I returned...