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Forum server settings changed

by xantia_v6 » 07 May 2024, 19:01 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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Due to excessive server loading caused by some badly behaved 'bots' (automated content collectors), I have changed the anti-ddos settings on the site to be much more aggressive.

This has had the desired effect of reducing the server loading from 100% to about 10% (the other 90% was coming from just 8 IP addresses located in China).

There may...

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I have been keeping an eye on the server performance, and the every 5 minutes same addresses would flood the forum with requests for a few seconds before getting blocked again.

In the last hour they seem to have got bored and gone away.

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08 May 2024, 10:30
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Please make all your Citroen , DS Automobiles or Peugeot Parts Requests on this thread

This thread is only for donating members who wish to request official part numbers or Parts Diagrams.

Please don't post technical queries or ask 'how to' questions here. Create a thread in one of the main Citroen / Peugeot Forums for these queries....

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I can't get the OEM Drop Rod Links - they won't allow me to add, so there may be an issue, so these are the alternative and cheaper approved part:

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(1) Anti Roll Bar, part: 9802490980, £347.78
(2) Anti-Roll Bar rod, part: 1679755380, £19.78
(5) Nut, part: 9807710580, £0.76

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(2) OEM Front Wishbone (Left),...
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Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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Re the 407 door seal issue and airbag warnings, after a few days of rain and testing with the hose, I gave up as water was still pooling on top of the bottom door seal and then running inside the car.

My solution was to put a few holes thru the seal with a leather hole punch tool which seems to allow the water to exit (the door seal gets squashed...
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07 Mar 2024, 23:42
Important Information concerning access to PSA parts data

by xantia_v6 » 19 Mar 2020, 04:19 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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As some of you may already have realised, PSA (Citroen, DS Automobiles & Peugeot) have this week (from 16/03/2020) decided to close off free access to parts information.

The public version of PSA's ServiceBox, which is the official source for parts and information has had a freely accessible parts system for registered garages, and individual...

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Please note: This Thread is now Locked.

Please Make All Your Citroen or Peugeot Parts Requests Here

All parts requests from this topic have been moved there.
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14 Nov 2021, 07:21
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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I'm trying them for anything showing up as NFP now.
Sometimes hit lucky.

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24 Jan 2020, 16:49
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22
The French Car Wiki

by xantia_v6 » 18 Jul 2015, 09:54

We are very happy to announce the new French Car Wiki, bought to you by the administrators of the French Car Forum.

The French Car Wiki will provide a long term repository for user guides, how-tos and useful information of the sort that we all know is in the forum somewhere, but can never find!

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where the...

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18 Jul 2015, 09:54

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Lidl and Aldi Car accessories

by Hell Razor5543 » 04 Oct 2012, 20:24
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Hello all,

You might want to check out Lidls' website. Next Thursday thay are doing car accessories, some of which you might find useful. I have got a set of the axle stands and they have not let me (or Gracie ) down!

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

It is worth going back to their site regularly, as they have special offers (on...
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Today, 18:43
Joke I found funny...

by MikeT » 26 Sep 2010, 20:14
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A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,

'Jesus knows you're here.'

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.

When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued.

Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could...

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I was checking out at the busy super market, and the cashier was having problems. The register ran out of paper, the scanner malfunctioned, and finally the cashier spilled a handful of coins. When she totaled my order, it came to exactly $22.
Trying to soothe her nerves, I said, That's a nice round figure.
Still frazzled, she glared at me and...
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10 May 2024, 06:59
Funny pictures and videos

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Lets see what you've found, but as always, keep it family friendly :)

Optical illusion

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One for the F1 watchers amongst us..
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06 May 2024, 18:07
Common Scams Section

by GiveMeABreak » 30 Oct 2018, 08:29
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We have created this section for members to post up their experiences of being scammed or warnings of potential scams.

Please do not post personal details or emails here, as these can often be hijacked / impersonations of real accounts. Try and keep posts focussed on the scamming element, otherwise the actual threat or scam can become lost in a...

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The offending envelopes.

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Not very sharp, like the photographer.
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02 May 2024, 15:58
Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)

by Sid_the_Squid » 09 Jul 2010, 10:02
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Hi All,
Seems I have a new neighbor with a lovely silver Xantia with personalized reg plate.

Have not seen up close yet, so not clear on the specifications, also due to vague parking arrangements I don't know exactly which house is theirs either.

Is this anyone on here living in HP1 area with a Silver Xantia on a personal plate?

Admins, sorry...

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Looked very presentable from a distance

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25 Apr 2024, 09:32
Meeting arrangements

by mickthemaverick » 28 Jan 2023, 18:19
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Michel suggested we have a dedicated thread for meeting arrangements so here it is!!
Please use this for anything to do with plans to get together so everyone knows where to look.

I'll start it off by copying my post from the other thread inviting fcfers to a lunch meeting on Tuesday. So far we have 3/4 attendees so I'll amend the booking to...

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A most awesome lunch today :D The Crown and Sceptre really does take some beating as a top venue :cool:

I had to go for a hard bike ride when I got home to work off that superb meal :)

Can't wait until the next one ;)
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15 Mar 2024, 18:02
French cars in films

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Just casting my my mind around the various films in which I've see French-built cars. Comes to mind:

2 CV in Pink Panther with old Peter Sellers

Then only vaguely are the cars in the Day of the Jackal, but there have to be some in Manon des Source, Les Regles du Jeu (sp?), but I don't recall any in The Duellists.

Any more/amplification?

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Part of RED 2 takes place in Paris, so there's a lot of cars in the background. Off the top of my head I remember spotting an X7 and an XM briefly in the backgrounds of shots.
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03 Jan 2024, 18:25
Bah humbug! A retreat for those lacking in Xmas spirit

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One for Jim this time of year

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Don't worry, the week before Easter finishes we will have Halloween stuff!! :grr:

Many a true word spoken in jest....
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29 Dec 2023, 06:16
Member-Posted Discounts & Offers

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Nov 2020, 14:41
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Member-Notified Special Offers & Discounts

Bobins suggested a thread for members to share their car-related discount codes / vouchers / notifications of offers etc. for mutual benefit, so I've created this thread for that purpose.

So if you want to share any offers you may have received or are aware of, just stick them up here.

Please don't...

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Up to 15% off Continental and Hankook tyres. Details in the image and at Blackcircles.com

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22 Jan 2023, 18:54
Sending Parcels (May 2013)

by Old-Guy » 02 May 2013, 17:33
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Strictly speaking, this isn't specific to French Cars, but as members often need to send 'bits' to one another, the following may be useful.

To send a Xantia radio, which is just a bit too large to be a Royal Mail 'small' parcel, the cheapest my local Post Office (very obliging) could do it for was £8 :shock: second class parcel post.

However, I...

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Everything I buy from Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Greece I always get them to declare the value as <£15 so there are no customs charges.
Most of them do this automatically now anyway.
Same from USA & Canada but rarely buy from there now.
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17 Jul 2016, 21:37
Spent it!

by Gibbo2286 » 05 May 2024, 10:34
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Took a trip to Renault Cardiff yesterday part-exed the Zoe for 70 reg red Zoe GT line model, collecting it next Friday. Skint again :-D

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Solar/Battery storage/Export Tariffs/Car charging/Specific EV Tariffs/Apps/Smart Meters/communicating by X

All a foreign country to me. But the company leading the way do appear to be Octopus.

This is about switching energy supply to the Octopus Intelligent Go tariff, and tapping away at a smartphone app to set it up. The chap appears to switch...
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Today, 19:02
Favourite colours for cars

by NewcastleFalcon » 31 May 2017, 06:38
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I love a Nuancier (a Colour Chart) Especially those that give photographic examples of the cars.

This one in particular

and from the list there's only one peinture en ville for me!

Regards Neil

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I like that Boundless Blue Neil :D
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Today, 17:59
Lights! (Interesting and Awful please)

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With identikit car design de rigueur the only unleashing of creativity appears to be in the design and appearance of lighting. Yes, and there are probably many which fall into the category...awful.

My encounter today with a Toyota Prius seemed to reach the ultimate of the current crop of rear lighting with this.....

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What more do you need in the lighting department :?:

A headlight, a sidelight, and an indicator light on the left
A headlight, a sidelight, and an indicator light on the right

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I don't think those are quite standard headlamps on that S3 :-k They appear a bit too clear for Lucas ones - you shouldn't be able to see the lamp that easily.
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Today, 13:05
Electric Vehicles-Infrastructure

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Nov 2019, 16:37
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Neat little charging points pioneered in Oxford

by urban-electric

REgards Neil

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A tech group planning a multi-million pound factory in the North East has announced a major breakthrough in battery recycling.

The plan from Altilium Metals - the UK’s largest EV battery recycling business - will create hundreds of jobs in the region as it transforms battery waste from more than 150,000 electric vehicles into ‘Cathode Active...
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Today, 11:13
Picture(s) of the day....

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Heard this on the radio this morning, and thought it must be April fools day. Ponies to be painted in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents involving collisions with the ponies roaming free on Dartmoor.

Well here's the evidence

Apparently taken from an idea in Finland where Reindeer antlers were similarly painted to reduce accidents....

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Mine on TalkTalk has been pretty faultless for years now, today's test shows 69.2mbps down and 18.6 mbps up. Can't remember the last time it dropped out.
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Today, 10:40
Familiarity Phenomenon & other unlikely coincidences

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Dec 2022, 21:16
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Familiarity Phenomenon & other unlikely coincidences Number 1
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4 Days ago on the FCF

These were similar except they were shaped like gallon jars with the stopper at the top and they had a handle, we are going back 70 years or more, I will see if I can find a picture.

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Would this be something like you were...

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Pretty grim, isn't it?

Yes, absolutely horrific. And when combined with hearing-aid beige paintwork...
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Today, 09:33
Interiors and Dashboards (interesting and awful!)

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Lets kick the thread off with this...

Lot 27 Brightwells November Sale

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More coincidental houndsteeth....in an Alfasud...current discussion on Wheel Meet Again

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Today, 09:06
Wheel meet again!!

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Neil has pointed out that we don't have a thread for wheels so I thought I'd get one rolling. So here is a new thread to post up pictures of wheels you have come across, love em or hate em! and any wheel related anecdotes !1 :)
As an initial posting here is a picture of one of my favourite wheels:

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You've reminded me that I did see an Alfasud on the road a week or two ago. No picture as was driving. A red one and less posh than your example (with twin headlights and alloys, guess that's the sporty one: Sprint?) the red one I saw is likely the first time I've ever seen one on the move.

Yes Matt second thoughts I may have just lazily...
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Today, 08:31
A collection of interesting/awful campers & motorhomes

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Here's a starter for 10, bonus points if you can identify the base vehicle!

regards Neil

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Mini Bug, Safari Six and Stimson Scorcher.

Thanks Neil, I'd not heard of any of those! Always good to learn about something new! :)
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Today, 06:09
The Maker's Name-Close up Original Photos only.

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I have a picture, but not a thread for it. Not necessarily an A to Z but I may try and play that game myself.
What it needs is original close ups of the badges bearing the makers name. Its a collection, duplicates and variations encouraged. At the very least I would expect the assembled throng of the french car forum, to weigh in with a bit of...

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Let's call it a QUBO

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One for the train buffs.

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No goggles hard hats or ear defenders. :)

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Yes electrification hasn't improved it's appearance. The masonry/stonework could do with a good pressure wash to freshen it up - but you'd need a big one!
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Nice places to stop off at.....

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When you go for a nice relaxing drive and explore, rather than a frustrating commute, its nice to stop off at interesting places. Add your places in and who knows we assemble a unique collection for the discerning week-end driver!

Here's a nice place for a stop off if you are pootling around the North-East having a leisurely drive up the Tyne...

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Looks like the British Motor museum at Gaydon is a nice place to stop off at. I have only been there on a virtual visit via a you tube vid.......
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A gentle nudge from The Guv'nor :wink: :-D

I visited The British Motor Museum at Gaydon the other day. Well worth a visit if you've never been. Plenty of scope for : I remember those. I used to...
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12 May 2024, 21:57
Whatsthisthen?

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Have a go at this one, if no-one has got it in a couple of days I'll post the answer up
There' s enough clues to get it but hopefully its not too obvious

Not sure if Malcolm will come up with the goods on this one, my money is on another forum member of substantial standing...

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Looks like the British Motor museum at Gaydon is a nice place to stop off at. I have only been there on a virtual visit via a you tube vid but I did notice those open-top prototypes you posted on the Open top motoring thread.

Did you take a pic of this other curiosity I recently picked out here...

Estates/Shooting Brakes/Station Wagons Gallery...
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12 May 2024, 21:43
Open-Top motoring....

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I am quite virginal in this respect as reported in todays POTD but others may over their motoring years have owned/desired a convertible/cabriolet/roadster/décapotable/drop-top/rag-top.

Plenty on offer at the classic sales, always tempting.

So at the risk of a zero participation thread but never afraid to miss, your contributions are invited!...

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A couple of soft tops that went nowhere.

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12 May 2024, 21:19
What's everyone driving these days

by dave_xsara » 13 Aug 2023, 22:33

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Just called in to see what is happening in here. Still going in my '01 Xsara. Mustn't be many of us left on the road at this stage. Just hit 215k. Engine still going strong, but the body is a different story.

Sills are continually a headache at MOT time and rear arches are bubbling rust too. Looks like the end is nigh for it if it needs major...

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I'd avoid the Audi - money pits. The 508 has more or less what most PSA vehicles have now equipment wise and coming from a Xsara will take some time to get used to, but the 1.5 diesel is very nice. I have one but a little less power and it's very economical and nippy.

Depending on where you are, try and find a similar one near on a forecourt near...

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12 May 2024, 20:10
Garages Gallery-Ancient and Modern

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Yesterdays POTD on Geograph was The former Rootes Group Garage Mill Lane Maidstone Kent. Its listed so thankfully as far as I know hasn't been turned into flats. No it appears its bang on topic for the French Car Forum being occupied by a Peugeot dealership. Maybe the most interesting Peugeot Garage in the UK

Rootes of Maidstone, Car...

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Nice article here from the Leicester Mercury...Cleveland and Fina triangular globes too. :-D

Does every picture tell a story :?:
One for the very observant..
In the case of the car in the photo, a lovely old Rover 90, the eagle-eyed may notice keys in the boot lock. This is because the boot had to be opened to release the petrol cap...
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12 May 2024, 14:42
"Word/Phrase of the Day"

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So is this going to be an FCF perennial topic, or a one post failure, you decide :-D. The English language is a beautiful thing, but so is the kaleidoscope of different languages from around the world. Something to enjoy and celebrate, and its not just English.

Two contenters for me in recent posts...
Notices what Have you Spotted
Toodle-Pip...

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Spuddle

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I think I will be spending most of today spuddling.
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12 May 2024, 09:03
Classic for over £10K

by mickthemaverick » 24 Apr 2024, 09:20

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I thought it was time we had the obvious partner to the 'Classic for under £10k' thread so here it is and a gem to get it rolling: :-D

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Details here

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Another blue Ford which I think will make it into this thread, sadly. I would be very tempted if it was affordable which I'm sure it won't be for me :-D

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Details here

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11 May 2024, 14:37
Unusual/Interesting Engines/Motors

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Let us see how this goes......

Springs from a VW Golf with its bonnet up spotted today.

Yes a V5
short story here

There are plenty more which fit the category of unusual/interesting in cars/motorbikes/planes/ships/railway locomotives etc etc so here's a thread to fill up with them.....with a bit of participation...

eg Anyone know more...

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Killinger und Freund...a 600cc triple, made in 1935, Munich

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10 May 2024, 20:11
A Bridge Too Far...

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With the news that the Menai Bridge linking mainland Wales to Anglesey is out of service for a few months due to structural repairs being needed it joins our very own Iron Bridge in Paggers which has been closed to all traffic for conservation work since early July..

Ours, having been built in 1810 and the only iron bridge still carrying a...

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Photo taken in 1968.
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09 May 2024, 16:54
Estates/Shooting Brakes/Station Wagons Gallery (Originals are best)

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Its a while since I started a new topic but just in case 4,755 topics in this section of the forum are not stimulating enough to elicit an active response here is a 4,756 th to try.

With the bar on its lowest ever setting I would regard 2 active posts with appropriate images as a runaway success for the new thread.

Define it how you like but...

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09 May 2024, 09:07
Classic for under £10K

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Is it possible to get a nice tax-exempt historic vehicle (pre 1st January 1974 if my googling is up to scratch) for under £10,000?

Hopefully not a box of bits or a barn-find wreck but something which starts and goes and has an M.O.T. :)

Bearing in mind the fact that i spotted one of these today,

the Rover P5 may be an example (£8,450 as of...

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One of the most desirable 205s :D
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09 May 2024, 08:13
Bargain Basement Motoring

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Six Bottles of Wine has just bought me this :!: Case of right place at right time and being cheeky enough to ask.

4-door Clio 1.2, around 38,000 miles surplus to the owner's requirements. Another example of the On my walk method of acquiring vehicles as per Gibbo!

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Well pleased

Regards Neil

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Now look what you've done !
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08 May 2024, 22:41
Trivia Investigation Team

by NewcastleFalcon » 17 Oct 2020, 09:13
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Case number 1.
Can you dig out any information on this type of telephone box :?: (type/date/original maker etc)

Did a bit of an internet search which I thought would be easy to identify this telephone box (type/date/original maker etc) and could only find one image other than the one I took and posted on remember these all our yesterdays ....

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Chuck it in your boot and bring it down for me please. I have been going to re-lay the grass I dug up three years ago.
Ans will, one day :roll:
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08 May 2024, 21:16
I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-What have you spotted?

by NewcastleFalcon » 11 Jul 2015, 19:26
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As we get out and about there's a few more classic cars on the road at this time of year. Classics are very much in the eye of the beholder, well evidenced in the current edition of I-Spy Classic Cars which has 120 selections including Morris Marina, Austin Allegro, Ford Sierra.

Here's my starter for 10 spotted in Manchester, and one of the...

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Saw a Fiat Barchetta today R registration Left Hand Drive.
Interesting enough seeing as it was Yellow :-D

Not a bad looker

Returning to the scene (Brampton) I was surprised to see the Barchetta, in exactly the same place and the vegetation was growing round it.

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08 May 2024, 20:49
On TV...

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Thought I might as well start a new thread for this.
Must stop flagging up tv programmes on what seem to be areas of fascination for several of us, but some are just too good to miss.

Have today fallen over a newish BBC iPlayer clutch:
BBC Four
Transport Revolutions series
9 progs
including Concorde, E-type (with Q.Willson+), Steam (Quest for...

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Tomorrow Thursday 9th at 4.45 pm, The secret genius of modern life with Professor Hannah Fry, all about electric cars. Probably on i player too.
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08 May 2024, 17:37
Public and Commercial Transport

by NewcastleFalcon » 04 Dec 2019, 08:32
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Other threads have picked up opinions on the subject as an aside, but heres a thread to mop up whinges, problems, solutions and developments.

My recent journey home from Manchester gave me a little first-hand update to the state of play on public transport within the boundaries of the Northern Powerhouse .

One bus per hour here to Reading or...

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Came across this, in a little trivia search for a red Austin 50's style pick up which had inadvertently popped into the image reel of a falcon dream. Yes it was shiny red of an A35 type of style, but with a longer pick-up bed.

Yes something more like this A40 pick up
The business on the side is active in the buying up of stocks of automotive...
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07 May 2024, 19:27
Catch All - the place for anything you want to discuss off a specific topic

by mickthemaverick » 31 Oct 2023, 18:15
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Do we have an Off Topic conversation area? So things like this can be continued elsewhere without stopping the topic?

Not as such but it is a good idea, I'll set one up and call it 'Catch All' and maybe An admin can move the last few posts to it for us? :)

Here it is:

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This car caught my eye because it is that very rare beastie - a car I hadn't heard of! It doesn't really fit in any of our car spotting threads, not being French, truly classic or under 10k although it could qualify for Favourite Colours or the Interiors thread but there are too many pictures to decide which one shows that off best. So here it is...
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07 May 2024, 06:56
Electric Cars:what's available?

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 Apr 2017, 07:41
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If you have come round to thinking I fancy giving electric car ownership a try its useful to know what's available so you can do your own sums and see if it works out for you.

The choice as ever is between new, and used and the price you are prepared to pay for your motoring.

For my own motoring needs over the years I have always adopted the...

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A story in the news today had the CEO of Mahindra India saying they built an electric car factory in 200 days and will produce 200,000 EVs a year in it with the first coming within a year.
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06 May 2024, 12:33
On your Bike

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 Feb 2019, 20:48
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A thread to mop up your two-wheeled activity inspired by Citro Jim's fine example., pictures, rides, purchases, renovations, anything goes. Anyone got a french bicycle for starters, just to keep things marginally connected to the French element of the FCF? Must be someone with a Peugeot!

In How many miles have you done this month , I have...

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05 May 2024, 22:14
Pickled Egg Jukebox-Your Selections

by NewcastleFalcon » 26 Dec 2014, 20:43
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The FCF used to liken itself to the friendly atmosphere of a good pub, and there's none better than The Pickled Egg which appears once a month in a Magazine called Cheers which is distributed free in North-East Pubs. Its the work of Cluff (John Longstaff) and consistently makes me chuckle.

Here's a little selection-couple of technology...

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^ Ah well, can't please everyone.

Karolina Protsenko busking in IIRC Santa Clara when she was nine.
I have a very tenuous link with Santa Clara.

She is 15 now.
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04 May 2024, 10:39
Remember these.? All our yesterdays

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you know it makes sense.

Topic-Bar-Split , by Evan-Amos (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons

or maybe one of these

Regards Neil

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I started work Jan 6th 1962, green overalls for a 6 year apprenticeship, then blue until I went onto inspection, white coat from then on. When I retired in 2011 as Quality / H&S Manager I still used a white coat.
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04 May 2024, 07:22
Help Please

by c.morewood » 22 Mar 2024, 21:07

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My apologies for the “Help” hook to get you to look at this thread. This is not the usual Citroen related request for help. I’m writing this, Firstly, to offer some advice to those of us with prostates which may save your life and secondly, to ask you for a small sum for charity.

Almost a year ago I was with a friend and work colleague when he...

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Excellent!

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04 May 2024, 05:45
TV adverts!

by Gibbo2286 » 02 May 2024, 09:23

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Remember they days when TV adverts were clever subtle witty and to the point?
It seems the advert makers have lost the plot, now fill the screens with junkies doing a frenzied version of Sydenham Chorea. :)

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'Takes Your Breath Away..' Peugeot 405. 'The Lion Goes From Strength To Strength'...

For me, one of the best adverts ever and one of the best cars I ever had too ;)

Berlin's soundtrack to the ad and the dramatic burning field made it all just awesome...

This from a person who hates ads with a passion and will do all I can to avoid them. So,...

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03 May 2024, 07:25
'Fingerpost' Direction Signs...

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As we've had topics on AA boxes and AA Village Signs, I thought whilst out on my bike this afternoon this relic of times gone by might be worth an airing...

Somerset is really quite well-off for pre-Worboys 'Fingerpost' direction signs and many, many still survive, especially in the more rural parts..

Here's a typical one I saw on a very quiet...

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^^^^^

That one makes me smile Steve :)

and provide inspiration for similar juxtaposition compositions for a bit of POTD photography :-D
We have all seen photos of people holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa :!:

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02 May 2024, 09:04
How many miles in the month?

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As trailed in Start a new thread in January here it is, includes any form of transport, (planes trains and automobiles but not excluding tractors, motorbikes, JCB's, Buses, ships) including human effort like walking, running, cycling, open water swimming, swimming bath swimming literally anything. Splatter it with some visuals, favourite journey,...

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Relatively light usage this month as I have been following the Horizon inquiry and not getting out as much!! :-D

133 in MX3 Used for fun
510 in Subaru - Spent a few days off the road again!!
0 in RX400H

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An unusual vehicle this month which is a new one on me: :-D

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01 May 2024, 09:22
Car/bike Names what are the best? worst?

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Yes its been Clio day today for me, but where did the name come from and is it any good?

If you are well up on Greek Mythology maybe Clio means something, or if you are familiar with the works of Carlo Franzoni you may well make the connection to his Car of History sculpture in the US Capitol. In general though its a fairly meaningless word which...

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Having seen a Triumph Thunderbird today, had to give some airtime to this thread... :-D

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30 Apr 2024, 19:20
Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?

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If EV's are going to progress towards a little section on the FCF to call their own, (subject to a referendum of course :) ) the first stage could be more than one thread :!: :) (There is Simon's blog on his Peugeot Ion in the blogs and galleries section too of course in the members area)

So keep it simple....

What EV's have you spotted? And to...

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That looks a bit shady to me Neil! :-D
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29 Apr 2024, 18:24
AMS Auction catalogue

by Gibbo2286 » 29 Apr 2024, 09:52

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It says 'Woodworking tool but there's lots more if you scroll down.

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I'm currently looking around for a suitable place to rent to replace the mancave my mate has to move out of by the end of May. I will make a small contribution to allow me to use it from time to time when my facilities here just won't do. However got to find somewhere in the Hemel Hempstead area first which will suit our sharing group! :-D

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29 Apr 2024, 13:29
DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!

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I am starting this thread for contributers to document details of jobs they carry out on their cars rather than the more general DIY with function over finesse thread which was intended to be non motoring projects. Thus hopefully it will serve as a resource and guide for members tackling jobs for the first time :-D

So whatever tinkering you are...

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Got up this morning and thought 'Sun' and empty garage, SWMBO out on Mondays, time to make a better job of the emergency bumper repair that I did last year! So I removed the parking sensor and ran into the first issue. The connector plug fell apart in my hands so a bit of reworking required:

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The obvious thing to do is to cut the plug...
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29 Apr 2024, 13:09

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