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Gentlemen, Ladies, Having replaced and adjusted the centre bearing of the prop-shaft according to all the postings, e.g. lower the vehicle and rock it backwards and forwards or push it around the place before tightening the locking nut, when I change in to fifth there is a transmission noise...

I got flashed while catching up with my mate on the road to the Chunnel on the French side, last Saturday. Bum. Was doing around 150kph in a 130 zone. The internet predictably says everything you could ever want to hear. Does anyone know what might happen, in recent experience? The most...

Well I am off to France travelling Calais to Lassicourt which is a round trip of around 500 miles on Saturday. I have a new Mercedes E350 which has only done around 600 miles so far and no proper trips but averaging 37 mpg according to onboard read out. I would expect this to rise a fair...

How does this compare to UK prices seems high to me ?

Good morning and hello to one and all. I have just 'acquired' a 1979 SLC450 (pictures to follow when I can work out how). Found in a French farmhouse, it hadn't seen the light of day since 2002. A battery and a bit of encouragement and it fired up on 13 year old fuel! Still UK registered...

Hi folks, Just thought of telling you if you intend to drive to France this summer and beyond that the Bluetooth headset will be banned in cars and motorbikes from 1st July. Anyone stopped by Police using the Bluetooth headset will receive €135 fine (and 3 points if one has a french driving...

Got back from France last Saturday great trip. Managed to get on the wide track carriage on the way out on my return they wanted to put me in the narrow track carriage, which looked horrendous. What I didn't realise is they are double decker's :eek: When it was my turn I explained about the...

Not if you want your cars to keep passing their MOT ! The MoT Files: Bottom 50 MoT performers | Good Garages | Honest John At least no Mercs in the bottom 50 :bannana:

Just got this from Eurotunnel : Did you know, Sanef Tolling, the French motorway operator has now extended its Liber-t automatic toll payment service to UK motorists, allowing you to pre-purchase your tag before you embark on your travels to France. And, what’s more we have...

Just been offered one of these via Eurotunnel, at a modest saving, seems like a no-brainer so ordered one. The instructions are very definitive that it should go in the hatched area of windscreen behind rvm. On the CLS there is no spare hatched area to stick the thing, so it will have to go in...

In the her article, Greer observes It's worth reading the rest of the article as it raises some interesting points about accountability and performance of the HA. So, rather than just post a rant about the state of the roads, the number of potholes, etc., what constructive suggestions can we...

Came across this French site looking for more info on the OM651 engines. It contains many coloured diagrams [ new to me?] which look as if they come from training manuals. Recommend you take a look VIA google translate.e.g. Google Translate and these sections on the OM651 as an...

A French court ruled Tuesday that Britain's News of the World tabloid had violated the privacy of former world motorsport chief Max Mosley when it published photographs of him in a sadomasochistic orgy. LINK.

Has anyone acquired one of these electronic tags recently for paying the tolls on French Autoroutes? There are plenty of threads on pistonheads saying how to get round the 'only post to French addresses' but they seem to have recently changed. They no longer accept a credit card and now need...

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I used this when I took my CLK500 across to France and it worked a treat... free to the first person who NEEDS it and not just wants it. PM me

Well one day into our trip - driving along the autoroute and suddenly no pull up the hill....Sacre Blue I'm being pazzed by zee little renault and I can do nozing abut it..mon dieu. Hmmm - changing down gears manually doesn't help - so I pull into a service area. Engine Management light comes...

Extract of internet article... French E10 petrol can damage older cars The ANWB says the biofuel which mixes regular unleaded fuel with Ethanol can damage engines of older cars. The Netherlands – The Dutch automobile association (ANWB) has warned car drivers about the French petrol E10, a...

I'm getting the ferry from Porstmouth to Le Havre tomorrow night for Le Mans. Can anyone confirm, please, that it will be cheaper to fill up here and not there? Anyone else going?

Nice driving from a crack team of French display drivers.. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oEaGjVnKKrs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...