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My other half has never really seen a 2CV properly up close (not really surprising having only moved over from the US in 2013), much less ever been in one.

I know full well that it's impossible to convey to him quite what a case of sensory overload is placed upon a passenger in one of these cars in words, much less...

Firstly, not a smoker and never have been. Both parents were heavily though, which was enough to put me off for life - along with having asthma which renders me a useless wheezing, gasping heap if I get even a decent whiff of it.

Today for the third time in as many days, an SUV has pulled up next to me at the lights, passenger window open. I've...

From time to time I have the need to hire a car or a van. Enterprise tend to be the most convenient for me, and I have used them on many occasions.

The last time I hired a Van, things seemed to have changed from previous occasions in relation to the level of excess which is within the standard price quote for the hire, and the selling technique...

It's now 10,000 miles since I had the remap done on my 2.0 90bhp 125,000 mile 2004 Berlingo Multispace diesel.

I downloaded a GPS acceleration timer and gave it a blast on a quiet bit of road on my way home. This is without abusing it, just a fast start.

0-60 as we all know is ultimately pointless, but the way it goes when overtaking is...

Its a sad day but the C5 is going to make way for a new motor.

I have been after an auto car and today purchased a Volvo S80 SE Lux 2.4 D5 2007 in gold of all colours.

The C5 is a great car and has had so much spent on her, tried to get the misses to have her but she says its too big. Pick the car up tomorrow, the D5 engine is a cracker and...

I have just found this while browsing the Web;

Hi All,

Found this link posted on aussiefrogs by DoubleChevron, and thought it deserved a bigger audience:

Nice clip of him showing and talking about his SM...it's quite strange to see a couple of Americans talking lovingly of a Citroen :D

It takes a while to load and plays a minute long advert before getting to the actual story so be...

Impressive work....interesting stuff on the engine and gearbox:

I`ve decieded after 9 years of ownership its not worth fixing my 406.On the other hand its too good to scrap.Late SE,half leather,sat nav etc.Will stick it on ebay for offers or highest bid.
Anyway,i`ve brought a newer car.So,have i stuck with french cars??(Xantia,the 406)or gone different??any guesses lol :-D

Hi everybody.Very long time no see.For those that remember,i had a 1997 Xantia VSX td estate,then in 2006 brought my dads 406 hdi company car. onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
Well,all these years later,i still have said 406.Now with 213k miles,original dmf and clutch,fuel pumps and injectors.Been pretty much bullit proof,untill last...

Hi Guys I havent been on for a while I have been super busy doing an honours degree in energy engineering anyway the C5 died so I bought a nissan maxima 01 ran ok but was a bit iffy cut out the odd time but now I sorted that the car wont hold idle between 1500 and 3500 any suggestions as to what could be causing this. :hb: :help2:

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My grandparnts are getting a partner tepee disel 16 blue hdi 100 bhp allure 5door etg auto does not come with alloy wheels
My grandad asked why it doesnt come with alloy wheels the sales man said its to do with technical reason s but the manual modles come with alloy s
Is it a con to buy alloy s becase the auto box cost s 500 pounds And for the...

I am warming to a thread with a simple title.

Can anyone entertain us with their own Car Auction tales?

I have had a recent experience of nearly but not quite .

Followed that age-old auction advice of know your limit before you go in and stick to it.

Well, in the rawness of post-sale emotion, I am thinking for the sake of a small additional...

Browsing the Web I found this article, which I thought might be of interest;

Not sure about the paint scheme though!

Well not too French maybe but I recently invested in a Nextbase 312gw because Honest John and quite a few other reviewers mentioned how good it was. Unfortunately it isn't and has got to be returned.😑 It gets rather hot when plugged in and I can't get a satellite lock.

When it wouldn't work properly I looked for some info on t'internet and found...

A mate's about to get a C4 coupe (vts probably) with this and there's a bloody big crack in it i said they're over a grand to replace if they can't be repaired and i think quite heavy compared to a metal one. I read a bit on them and they get a mixed write up, i wouldn't bother with them but that's me. Has anybody here got or had one what did or...

I know they are not French, but most people like the classic Jaguars. They have opened up a factory designed to help classic Jaguar owners stay on the road, to the point where Jaguar will even completely refurbish the cars. They have also a production facility to produce parts that have been out of production for decades;

As it says at the...

Do you cycle your cars to work each day or do you have 1 that is for work, 1 for weekends? I've gone from 1 to 3 cars in the space of a month and now i feel bad as i'm leaving my most expensive car sat on the drive all week (2010 C5 3.0), going out for the fun of it in my latest addition (Xantia Activa) and putting all the rest of the miles...

as found on another Forum i use....

Don't want to spoil any of it. I can't enjoy watching this bloke on the cooking programs but he's gone up hugely in my estimation after watching this program.

I thought I'd start a thread as I saw some weird stuff today around the riviera..

I don't know what the blue vehicle is!

The white thing is a Ligier, with a small HDi engine.

The black effort appears to be a Chatenet? It also has a 2-pot petrol engine that sounds rough as arseholes, or this one was broken!

Finally, a recognisable and rather...

Right...i've got 2 C4 coupes...an 06 1.4 16v (thats the one in the other post with oil in the plug holes)....the other's an 05 1.6 hdi..my question is..

When in the 1.6 it feels heavier, the steering heavier infact quite a good taut feel to it compared the 1.4...it is just me or is the hdi better built or mainly because the engine's a bit heavier...

Time to replace my Xantia with either a 607 or C5, but which is more reliable?
And is the 2.0HDi engine as good as it was in the Xantia?

05 C4 1.4 petrol, I was putting new plugs in (Bosch vr8) and noticed it, there's a bad stutter/miss when pulling away and general driving and thought duff plug/s and/or coil pack, after putting new ones in it's still the same.

But what's causing the oil?

Only other time I had it was a 525 years ago and was the rubber rocker gasket but don't if...

I do like a two tone, and the good old Vauxhall Cresta PA has been given a good airing on the I-Spy Citroen-H Vans thread.

But this is French Car Chat so might as well start off with a cute little Frenchie

rgeards Neil

Today I had a trip up to Monaco and Nice. The highlight for me was fulfilling my childhood dream of driving round the Monaco F1 circuit. As the race was only last week, a lot of the hardware, grandstands and barriers were still up!

Obviously, as a child I had hoped I'd be driving a 1000bhp single-seater around it, rather than a diesel Berlingo,...

Well, I thought I knew a bit about Citroen and the GS in particular, but I had never even heard of this until I stumbled across it today:

It's a one off presumably hand crafted 2+2 coupe based on the GS shown off in 1972! How weird... it looks nothing like a GS on the outside but under the bonnet it is clearly a GS...

It was only every a one...

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...

Great day great cars great smells great sounds great company great venue.....deffo NEXT YEAR !

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I have just applied for a Crit-Air sticker for France as we may drop in to a city or two later this year. Easy process, don't pay more than E4.70 (delivered) via the official site, there are some sites that apply for you and charge more. You just need your V5 handy and a scan to upload.

Anyway, I came across this EU site, sums up all the...

Just found myself watching a few videos on bikes/engines etc and who's name should come up in a Q&A about redline speeds but DeanXM :-D

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Electric vehicle conversions, unless you go for the Scrapyard Challenge approach and cobble together some lead-acids, old forklift truck/golf cart motors etc are likely to consume lots of £'s, way in excess of a modern second hand purpose built electric car.

But it doesn't stop people doing it, and the development of supply chains/specialist...

I'm resigned to making my own cables for the Diag2000/Lexia2 but am having difficulty locating suitable multi-wire cable. I've got the D-type connectors now and shouldn't have a problem sourcing the OBD connector. though I'm not sure about the older 30-way and 2-way diagnostic connectors as I haven't looked yet but...

For the actual cable, I...

There are still display spaces in the Orchard for the FRENCH special Prescott Speed Hill Climb event available......anyone fancy joining me on the 27th/28th ? I am booked for both days.....

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How do you make up a rated load to test a generator? This Honda EX650 needs a rated load of 350 watts to set the frequency and governor. Is it as simple as picking out a power tool of that wattage, or is that not accurate?

This is one of the two Citroens in the show over the May weekend. I chatted to the owner who had rebuilt it and get this it's brush painted! Yes he used Tekaloid, remember that? Of course you do, proper coach paint none of this fancy two pack that kills you if you take a wiff! :lol: The finish was stunning and unless you stuck your nose next to it...

It disappeared years ago on one of the updates but I found a copy and reinstated it to its rightful place! :rofl2:

Prescott on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2017

Do you own a French or Italian car? Why not be part of our official event display!

You do not need to be affiliated to a car club to take advantage of this offer. All makes, models and years of Italian or French vehicles are most welcome.

Well why cannot you reuse them ?

Assume the following:
The Hub slides off well but splits the bearing leaving the rear race. All balls intact as is the plastic crush ring.
The rear race is pulled off intact and with no damage to the rear metal cap protector.
The bearing shows little or no marks on the races other than the polished track, Zero...

they often are not....the toad

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This has nothing to do with cars, French or otherwise, so I apologise.

Having had the same telephone number for decades, we suffer from spates of nuisance calls from time to time. This week, something rather sinister has happened:
On Monday afternoon, I made two long phone calls to HMRC help-lines.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we had two calls...

Im waiting for a guy to come pick up the leon. Advertised for 950 really wanting 800. Guy phoned last night, struck a deal at 800 on the phone. He is coming up from the midlands! I cant believe theres not another seat leon diesel much closer to him for under a grand! Im not actually holding my breath, he just phoned saying his alternator broke, he...

How many times have we heard the phrase whatever happened to flying cars ? when talking about the progress from what we believed would be possible in the 60's to what we have today ?

Well how about this very cool looking flying car ? :-D

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So some of you may be wondering why I'm looking for another motor. Well the truth of the matter is I'm finding the Synergie hard work. Wifey being 5 feet nothing is struggling to get in and out of it and my left knee is giving me jip especially shuffling along in heavy traffic.

Also, talking to No. 2 son the other day I mentioned the pain I now...

Read an article indicating that PSA were launching an assault into the US Market with a partnership with Travelcar.

This in a few words is what TravelCar are about

TravelCar is the first european peer to peer car sharing platform for travelers at airports and train stations.

TravelCar enables travelers to rent their vehicles while they are...

I thought this was very interesting. Enjoy. :)

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Can anyone recommend somewhere to get a decent custom re-map on my pug 407 2.7hdi in Scotland or the northern bit of England? The place that tried couldnt do it. I thought i was getting a custom remap, but what in fact they tried to do was a generic map from a compant called Quantam remaps. This was to be done via the internet plugged into the obd...