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Thought it could be interesting to see what some of you see as the best looking of the current (or recent) market...

We had this home as a demo a few days back.

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It's one of those designs which for me just works. Especially in such a vivid colour like that. It's big,...

Idea shamelessly nicked from Practical Classics Rust in Peace feature.

Your excuse to photograph any rusting, overgrown vehicle you discover, or your favourite scrapyard photos.

Here's my starter for ten from Herefordshire

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Regards Neil

Start a new thread in January. Join in with your own examples of good/bad or ugly special editions. Anything goes not necessarily French, although Renault in its yuppie heyday did a couple of nice ones on the 25.

How did I get here............Keith Floyd cooking in Toledo on TV in the background, the Triumph Toledo, and this Telegraph article...

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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

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...

Not sure if I'm posting in the correct area

I have 23 plate Berlingo van which has been involved in minor bump , its drivable but you are unable to open the passenger door, the flapping bumper & a wonky headlight probably mean the vehicle should not be on road ?

The bodyshop are a bit unless & are unable to start the repair without a bumper is...

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...

If you were a BMC customer in the 1960's you apparently had a bewildering choice of BMC approved Travel Rugs and Seat Covers. No not all tartans were catered for but these were:-

Ancient Cameron of Erracht
Anderson
Black Watch
Buchanan
Davidson of Tulloch
Lindsay
Macbeth
Macgregor
Macqueen
Royal Stewart
Dress Stewart
Wallace...

Re purposed thread....to explore the excellent info already posted up on the forum with little quests

I posted up a link to a film today on the Pictures of the Day thread which Chris (White Exec) enjoyed, but maybe missed first time round; it was in 2014, so well lost to new viewers; once posted never to be revisited Original post Austin 8...

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I had never heard of this edition of the breed until Jim mentioned it on the Interesting Interiors thread.

So if you haven't heard of it, or have heard of it and want a nostalgia trip, and have 4 minutes to spare give this a watch. Plenty embryonic but for the time advanced tech and a taste of...

Simple title, and my personal expertise on such things is also simple, bordering on the non-existent. Happy to learn from others who know more than me.

Zelandeth recently had a 4 Wheel Alignment on his Volvo at a local specialist and was happy with the service he received as reported in his blog here, producing a nice little before and after...

Watch out when you are parking in the various service areas. My van was attacked in broad daylight between 12:30 and 13:00 today (03/10). Because of other factors (like nothing being caught on the CCTV) it is likely that I unknowingly parked right behind the perpetrators van. Although my van is visible on the CCTV, the nearside is not, and that is...

How about a new tradition, a first day of the month new thread.

So today October 1st 2020 and today only,
Can you contribute an original picture taken today, to assemble full set of Citroen cars spotted today from C1 to C5 to make it easy. :?:
C6's and C8's arent an everyday spot but bonus points if you manage to photograph one of those....

...and on the third day, a thread was provided...

When you spot a vehicle with the new reg 74, post up a pic. Thread expires midnight on the thirtieth day.

Neil

The time has come for a return to the Northeast to catch up with developments at Beamish and touch base with other members. So Jim and I are venturing North again on Tuesday September 24th to spend two nights at the Lambton Worm and the intervening day visiting Beamish and hopefully catching up with Steve and Neil at the very least. Then we shall...

The best way to knacker your vehicle electrics down the line....

I wonder how much a pop they're charging for a tow?

I've seen just about all BMW cars fail going through, but a good number of Citroen and Peugeots going through, still a bit flipping daft when there's a detour around the ford. They other week they had the Police waiting for...

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My grandchildren have a lot of comments to make when I wear these. Unfortuneately they can run (well walk ) faster than me so there is not a lot I can do about it except wear more tee shirts like it

I bought some LED encapsulated 501 side light bulbs off ebay.

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They fitted well and are virtually identical in size and shape.

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However, on the camper van ( Ducato ) they threw a bulb failure warning light. On the Vitara they did not. So much for being Canbus error free. They do give a good...

Entertainment has moved on apparently, but Ceefax did provide a bit of interactive entertainment with your remote buttons!

...and guess what...Ceefax has gone of course, but there are still people out there, retrieving its history from VHS tapes and you can actually play selected bamboozle again.

Now the questions may be a bit tricky now, but by...

This is a series of videos covering the rally I've put here the link to the first I assume the rest will follow on:

Well it doesn't run continuously so here are the other links:

I have just joined the ranks of the French Car-less brigade and replaced our Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 with a Suzuki Vitara SZ-T. Why? Because we couldn't find any reliable garages that would work on an EV. Yes, a Hybrid4 is apparently an EV. At the beginning of the year we wanted to have the main generator belt replaced after its 7 year stint so got...

Just saw this recent interview with Carlos Tavares on drop in profits - an interesting listen, covering brands, the Chinese, EVs and he just manages to get the e-C3 electric vehicle in there.

I need some new tyres for my 406(205/55/16).After some shopping around i`m tempted to get Michelin for £84 f fitted.But i can get Goodyear NCT5 for £57 fully fitted.Cheapest buget tyres are £45,so there not really worth it.I`ve never had Goodyears before although my company use only Goodyear on all our earthmoving machines & all cars & vans....

There are plenty of examples from the archives on the subject but the little snippet of the Six Bells at Ruislip being the location where Jet and Hank had a ride out on their scooters and came up with the name The Shadows for their band had me thinking time for a thread to celebrate Pubs/Inns/Hostelries. They can be elevated out of their...

Jim spotted this when out and about

Apparently out of 30,000 original AA Village Signs, only 65 exist in situ.

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From 1906 to approximately 1932,The Automobile Association erected nearly 30000 signs in villages and towns across Great Britain. Most were removed during the war when a Nazi invasion seemed highly...

I've had some quite expensive new old stock Citroen parts sitting on my shelf for ages, offered them on Ebay and on here but no takers so I boxed them all up yesterday and popped down to my local Citroen Indi dealer and handed them over the counter free gratis, got a Well thanks very much, I'm sure we can make use of them. That's another free...

(Might have posted this before) This is the Gloucester I found when I first moved to the county back in 1965, all gone now just a pedestrianised desert of charity shops etc.
Note the car transporters with new Austins, Hillmans Vauxhalls and even the Nash Metropolitans built by Austin.

My gas central heating boiler is 13 years old and gave me some grief at Christmas a couple of years ago, so I've been thinking of a replacement,.
Answered an internet advert for Fischer electric combi boilers this morning, they are very reluctant to answer questions about price until an agent has visited and 'assessed'.
Anyone on here have...

Recent Visit to Portugal I well we hired a car, the Agent gave me a VW T Cross, mmmmm can't get away from this brand not even on holibobs.
Off we went enjoying the vile sound of the 3 cylinder VW engine, shades on, wind in my hair (well what's left of it) Tom Tom babbling strange names to us (it doesn't really do Portuguese road names very well)....

Familiarity Phenomenon & other unlikely coincidences Number 1
Today
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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.

Peter

Would this be something like you were...

A thread to mop up new developments in the non-car categories of electric vehicles quadricycles, and things like this
as mentioned by James on another thread, still not entirely sure what it is. :-D

I think the electric Carver (shown on a recent episode of Top Gear) might be close. 50MPH and a range of 60 miles.

Here's Fully Charged take...

I get this every nine days, work being done in the county by the various service companies, they certainly are busy.

Well apologies straight away for going off-category already but my crop of first cars doesn't include a single French Car.

It does include 2 with Hydrolastic suspension though! Join in with your own pics, could turn out to be an interesting trip down memory lane. Of course if you look at the crop I have put up, they do date me pretty accurately....

Purely for interest/amusement and arising out of a comment on a member's blog which do you use? :-D

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:

Just putting this weeks wash away:
Why do socks have to be matching pairs? :)

Not sure if this is the best section for this but here goes.

I have been using Wynns adblue additive in my car, but because I didn't know exactly how much was in the tank to start with I decided to drain the tank this time when the 1st low warning came on,
The tank contained 5 litres of adblue with unknown percentage of wynns in it. I then filled...

Hi Eric,
It looks like there will be plenty of green energy in the system tomorrow, so we're back on for another Free Electricity session.
Fill your boots on Wednesday 21 August: 1-2pm.
During the hour, you'll only pay for the electricity you'd normally use at this time. Any extra you use will be completely free! See our FAQs for more info.
You...

Would a receptacle be useful for self-drive cars? Well here it is.

News story this morning on BBC with that famous old British Marque Jaguar. Will have to look up who own it now.

The first self-styled premium autonomous car has been unveiled in New York - and it's a Jaguar.

The vehicle, made in conjunction with Google's self-driving unit...

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...

that only produces junk.
Yeah! :-D

Hi all, I have put this here as it's not a French car............. It's a German Opel Corsa!

Would this be an MOT failure, it's the two bump stops at the top of the rear shock absorbers? The pictures were taken with the wheels off the ground
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Cheers

Good afternoon, all!

If anybody is considering ordering parts from AutoDoc, I'd strongly advise against it as when you have problems, their customer service is non existent and they will never refund the entire cost of your order!

On 12th May I ordered 2 new height sensors for my Range Rover. Upon fitting them to the car and following the...

I have patently avoided FoMoCo for decades because I believe their designs are merde!

However, I couldn't say no to a bargain last week & now own a 2015 high roof Custom Transit for a knockdown price. The problem is excessive smoke. I believe the turbo is gubbed, but can get a recon for under £500. However, looking at where the turbo sits, I...

In the interests of easy participation a simple thread. Lets see how it goes

You can even take a photo of your own vehicle!, or it can be an easy spotting thread...although a C5 on the road or in the car park isnt that common a sight these days.

Of course creativity is encouraged, interesting locations, compositions, nightime shots, beach...

Hi, I've posted this here because obviously its not a French car (but this site has the best knowledgeable people around). My Audi A4 (2012) is shaking under braking, I'm pretty certain its a warped disk as you can feel the pedal pulsating at low speeds. Thins is how do you confirm whether its the front or back?

I'm think it may be the back as...

what a marvelous place this is.
I've been a member here for almost five years & am constantly & pleasantly amazed at the content posted with humour, knowledge & humility. No prima donnas here, which are all too familiar on other forums, & long may it remain so.
I joined to ask a few questions about my french cars but quickly realised this was so...

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...

It is now just 7 weeks and 3 days to the start of the Hamburg Hop so time to get the thread going with the story so far. :)

When Mike (xantia_V6) was in the UK last year, and we met at a car show, we came up with a plan for Jim and I, and possibly Bob, to visit Mike in France and go round some museums and then go on to Hamburg, via my daughter's...