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• SUV - Family 7 Seater 17 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hi all, with 4th Kid on the way I need a second car with 7 seats for the occasions where we all need to travel together (including the lesser spotted teenager in my family). Have £18k budget. will sometimes be driving as far as France so basically the more comfortable/roomy the 3rd row seats the better.  Would like something honest practical and reliable. prefer SUV as live in semi rural location that can sometimes fall foul to bad weather during the winter months.
• The possible uptake of British Cars - Brexit 16 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  With price rises on cars imported from Europe Nissan may decide to ramp up production at Sunderland to take the place of Renault cars from France. And Toyota are well placed with production at Burnaston likely to be ramped up in the event of a no deal. And has anyone heard any news from Swindon that Honda may be retaining some sort of presence.
• South coast motorway - why isn't there one? 3 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  As an occasional visitor to the south coast area I am astonished at the inadequate infrastructure. At one time a Hastings-Honiton trunk road was proposed but never built. France, Spain and Portugal have built motorways a few miles inland to service their coastal area - why on earth haven't we? There's tons of room as anyone who's flown regularly over the coast in clear weather will appreciate.
• n/a - French 80 kph speed limit - cancelled? 17 May 2019 (Forum)
  Therefore leading to even more confusion as to which limit will apply wherever you happen to be travelling in France. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/le-grand-retour-du-90-km-h-16-05-2019-8073642.php
• Honda CR-V - Whether to buy an older diesel SUV 9 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hi there, I am going on a driving holiday to France this summer and I want to get an SUV to carry the family. An older, well maintained Honda CRV diesel was my choice (around an 06 plate) with one owner and FSH. I am looking to spend £5000. The issue I have is not knowing whether, with the new diesel MOT regs etc, I would just be wasting £5k as I would need to keep the car for 2-3 years.
• Mirror at junction 17 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  They also said that a mirror cannot be erected because it isn't DoT approved. Fair enough, but if France can use them on their blind junctions, I can't see why we can't get them approved. Is there anything that can be done? I only ask as I nearly had my nose taken off this weekend by a speeding motorist.
• Shale power here it comes 14 Dec 2012 (Forum)
    The US is a leader already in this innovation and market so we better get our finger out over here. Yesterday the Government lifted the ban on fracking - not too soon - while France maintains it's ban...good. That gives us an edge and a chance to kick start the economy. The howls of protest are all over the media and airwaves.  5 Live this morning was taken over by the nay sayers and one woman broke into tears causing Nicky Cambell to check later - playing samaritan -  that she was alright, .
• VW Sportsline 2012 - VW TRANSPORTER SPORTSLINE tyres 9 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I am the proud owner of a 2012 VW Transporter SPortsline and I am off to France shortly.  I need to fit winter tyres as is the law.  Does anybody have any specific recomendations as I have of course looked at all the websites but it is something of a minefield.  VW seem to know little or nothing about the subject but the only recomendation they gave was for a Dunlop SP LT 60 which only gets middling scores from some testers.
• Ford Mondeo diesel 2L - Mondeo diesel 2L keeps loses power and revs drop 3 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  However the Ford garage couldn't find a fault with the car. The problem got worse until it was doing it all the time and we have had to leave the car in France and be recovered home. Can you please shed some light on this for us as we need to advise the foreign garage, as they have already had the car for 10 days without finding the fault.
• Citroen C5 - Replace a crashed C5 Petrol with what 7 May 2012 (Forum)
  What should i replace with ? Only do about 10K a year with 16 Mile return commute travel to gym etc. Do go to France and Scotland sometimes camping so need comfortabe relaxed cruiser. Dont think Diesel worth it. Tempting for another cheap C5 or go go the whole hog and spend 11K on avensis but the electric parking brake bothers me  
• Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel Auto 2007 - Can I use heating oil as fuel in an emergency? 23 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I am due to go to France on Saturday. The country is currently suffering turmoil from strikers and there are fuel shortages in some regions. I can get down to the house on a tank of diesel from home in the UK but don't want to get stranded.
• Honda Accord Tourer - Changing ATF 10 May 2010 (Forum)
  I wish to keep the car for as long as possible so am wondering if changing the ATF every 2 years is ok (my annual milage is circa 15,000). Also I tow a camping trailer (weight of 280 kg) to the west coast of France (from West Yorkshire) - is this an issue with an auto box ? Many thanks for your help. Matt
• Vauxhall Zafira - Difference between Zafira A & B 3 May 2010 (Forum)
  Generally though, budget  £7-8K  expect to keep for about five years. Annual mileage 10K mostly short runs, .  2000 mile round trip to France each summer when it'll be crammed with camping equipment plus two or three  500 mile return trips to Yorkshire. I'm tall so need plenty of legroom. Any advice most welcome    
• Renault Clio Sport Tourer (2008 - ) - 09 1.5d French fuel 13 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I noticed that My Clio appeared to have greater turbo lag than usual and seemed slightly down on power around 200rpm on a recent 3000 mile trip around France. I also noticed an increase in diesel knock. Could this be due to the proportion of bio diesel they now put in all French diesel? I usedwhat seened to be the premium fuels hoping to take advantage of the fact that this engine ( according to my main dealer ) has an anti knock sensor and should be able to benefit from an increase in cetane number.
• Driving in Austria, tax and route advice 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Second question, we are doing the Hull - Rotterdam ferry then heading for a night in Basel with relatives. Which is a recommended route? The route planners seem to go through Luxembourg then into France near Metz. Someone else has suggested going all the way down in Germany. Thanks
• Is it a Benelli 6? 16 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  First visit here cos i haven't been a biker since 1988 - but never lose hope of becoming one again before I'm too old even for a Beemer. Been in a few bikers' caffs tho. Today I saw a rather nice looking Benelli (near home in SW France) and when i got up close to drool I saw what looked like a Honda CB1000 transverse six in it. It certainly had Benelli badges on it (the engine) but was it? I recall being told years ago that my Honda 400-four had a lot of some other make in the engine dept - maybe that was Benelli.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 2002 1.9 HDi turbo failure 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  My mechanic thinks it's the Mass Air Filter, but reading various forums on the tinternet I'm not so sure - some threads suggest the high pressure fuel rail. I need to get this sorted before I take the Pug back to it's native France for a two week holiday next week. Any ideas?
• Mazda Mazda 3 (2004 - 2009) - 07 2.3 Driving abroad with Xenon lights (reprise) 30 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Having searched the web, and then here ... I'm taking my Mazda 3 MPS to France on Friday. Looking at the (Xenon) headlamps, it's not obvious how to stick bits of plastic to the headlight lenses to avoid dazzling other drivers. The manual is no help. I cannot see any levers or other obvious forms of adjustment that would allow me to do this.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.6 (auto) water pump leaks 28 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  After 47,000 reliable miles it decided to spring a major leak the night before we were due to drive across France - I suppose that's better than doing it on the way! Thanks for your help
• Breakdown cover for travelling abroad 5 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I am travelling to France (and possibly into Spain for a day) for the family holiday this year. Anyone any recommendations on good breakdown cover policies? My Altea is covered by Seat Assistance but this seems to be a case of if you breakdown we will tow you to Seat garage.