French members, please speak up !!
 

Alright, was just wondering if any French people were regulars on this forum...apart from myself that is :D

Donc s'il y a des Français parmi nous, qu'ils se manifestent. Juste curieux :}

Thread moved to appropriate forum. Re-direct left in old.;)

Sujet déplacé vers le forum approprié. Re-direction gauche dans la vieille
espoir qui aide
:D

wonderful thing google translator :D

:D and a free bump :D

.

Lol, thanks for the bump, but please forget about the Google translator thingie... :D

La curiosité est un vilain défaut!

Salut Scoubix, bonjour d'Aix En Provence!

Salut, je me sens moins seul du coup :-)

As we are international in membership, I would be grateful, as well as many other members who do not understand French, if we could please use English as the medium of international communication, as in the world of radio and airline/marine communication/movements ;)

English is my second language, but is the most understandable language world-wide, as such I use, even with my Welsh bretheren, on forums :D

Besides, members who use any on-line translator could cause a "hiccup" by posting a post whereby their meaning was misconstrued by a "translator". :(

70% of Human communication is via body language.... so introduce electronic translators into a text environment and we are in the mire ;);)
Just a thought...... to improve international relationships :D:D

and me !!!
:}

i have a house in la rochelle but cant speak a word of french im afraid :)

Soon owner
 

Hello there, soon to be owner in Normandy of a ZT-T
Hello everyone hope to keep in touch and ask loads of questions..

Hi!

Another french member! From Orleans, but sometimes in Normandy during summer, Rover addict (the 75 is my 3rd one!) even if I'm not around really often (I promise I will be here more often than I used to!). I know French Mike from the french forum.

Thanks to Sean (aka RadioGuy), my 75 has a new stereo since last summer!

:}

Hello fom Hicksville in Department 46
 

Scoubix

Hi from me in the Lot, anyone know any decent Rover mechanics in the new colonies?

Tambour

Will be down your way in a weeks time. Will be in Canne for a week and a half then Corsica fr a week. Hopefully I can convince my wife to leave the economical CR-V at home and let me use my baby.;)

And which particular club rule states that English must be used to write on the Forum?
English may be your second language (by choice, and that is your prerogative), but surely on the Overseas forum members should be able to converse in their own language if they do not posess sufficient expertise in English?
Perhaps that is why input is fairly low here.

Je suis d'accord avec vous
Très bon en français:getmecoat:

Not being permitted to write in your native tongue surely defeats the object of an Overseas Members section?

Agree with you therefore we cant have


Overseas Members section

I would also like to see the rules on this :getmecoat:

So Andy, are you saying that if an overseas member can't speak English, he can't be on the Forum?

Am saying its wrong what Dragrad has put

I mean where does it say u have to speak English if u a overseas member

I was a overseas members last year and early this year :bowdown:

Anybody is welcome here or over the the shores

OK, thanks.

No worries :D

Response from the "management" is a bit slow.
Come on Andrew, what's the position on your comment?

Andrew is not normally on till late as he works all day ;)

I'm sorry if what I wrote has caused this, not my intention, perhaps I could have worded my post slightly differently..... No offence was intended or implied. I therefore apologise to one and all. Sorry.

I retract my post, all I can add is,......

May ddrwg da fi am achosi'r camddeallwriaeth yma :getmecoat:

I love welsh

My old man was welsh

Your location is delightful, are you native to these shores or moved overseas?

A Yorkshireman living in sunnier climes....;)

....and thanks Andrew for your response. When I read your original statement I thought it didn't sound like one of your normal comments, but one can't always be sure.:D

I had a feeling you were going to say that. ;)

Seeing as we're on the subject of French & Welsh - I got one for you....

We all known what a 'French Letter' is, don't we...

Well, what's a 'Welsh Letter'?....
..........


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.................................. A 'French Letter' with a 'Leek'....... "Boom-Boom"! :D

Hi, I'm living in Morbihan. Imported 75CDTi tourer no problem. Anyone needing a compliance certificate can get it from their local DREAL for 67€ (in 2012). Ask for a "Demande d'Identication". Some outfits will quote much more than this and not all their certificates are acceptable to the authorities.

Hello Wolf song,I am in Morbihan as well,which DREAL did you use for your certificate?as I will need one for my MG F when I register here.

Number 6

Hello No. 6. the address you need is: DREAL BRETAGNE, L'Armorique- Unité HSV, 10 rue Maurice Fabre - CS 96515, 35065 RENNES CEDEX. The lady that dealt with me was Jacqueline RENAULT, secrétaire assistant HSV. Everything else fairly straightforward - see pages on Anglo Info.

Wolf Song

In France - Dept 24/47
 

Hi,

My name is Nigel and I have a LHD MG ZT CDTI saloon +135 year Nov 2004

in Silver.

Merci

Just curious but---------------when did Wales become OVERSEAS ??? :eek::eek::eek:



Colvert. ( Don't remember getting my feet wet last time I visited. ) :laughing2::laughing2::driving::innocent::innocent :

rencontre proprio de 75
 

Hello, ravi de decouvrir que je ne suis pas le seul francais sur ce club. A votre disposition pour tout echange concernant notre voiture preferee. Je me situe dans l oise et possefe une rover 75 1.8 t . A vous lire,
francis

Non Francis, il y a quelques membres français, mais très rares...

Well bonjour mon ami!

We live in the Drome (26) near Lus La Croix Haute. We've lived here since 2007 and imported our 2002 MG ZT-T 160+ when we came as the price of 2nd hand French cars is ludicrous. We decided for the cost of importing vs selling in the UK and buying here we'd have a far superior car.

I don't think I'm a huge club/forum user but I do find it FANTASTIC for obtaining help.

If I can be of any help to les membres Francais I'm happy to do so.

Bonjour,

Just imported a 75 cdti contemporary to France, off to the prefecture in Nancy on Friday to register it, hope I have everything.

Pete.

[QUOTE=Dragrad;14.....

May ddrwg da fi am achosi'r camddeallwriaeth yma :getmecoat:[/QUOTE]
Jeg er ked af at du fik en kartoffel galt i halsen. Haaber det gaar bedre nu!:Daa

Non,

Couldn't get the "quetis" from the local tax office, to say she was dumb and didn't know what she was on about is an understatement. She even said, and I quote, "United Kingdom isn't in Europe is it ? " !

She wanted the V5 log book to be translated, wouldn't accept my "carte de sejour" because the address isn't up to date, but it's a Permanent carte so no need to update it. And to top it all off, said I had to go and get the car controlled "aux mines".

I just wanted to kill there and then.

Ended up going to the tax office in Nancy, that started off as a joke too.

The uk log book is in my name, at my mothers address. That was a mistake. They just couldn't understand how I could have 2 addresses, one in the uk and one in France.

It went on for over an hour until the chef de service was called, he said I had to see "les douanes" !?!?!

To cut a long story short as they say, he phoned les douanes and was basically told off for being thick and stupid and to deliver the quetis.

I can now go to the prefecture. I can't see it going smoothly.

Wish me luck.

Pete.

Good luck, you've done the easy bit :}

We did it 4 years ago with a TF and it went really well. This time round it looks like it's going to be a bit of a pain in the rear.

What about a French Club?
 

Going to resurrect this thread....
I live (part time) near Chalais (16), any members around here think it a good idea to have a get together and make a start for a Rover 75 French Club?

Originally from Wales I now live part time in Greece and the rest here in France (as stated)......

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Je ne suis pas francais, mais . . .
 

. . . . I don't really speak french either, but I'm not far from the border, i.e. the nearest French town is Sierck-les-Bains, where we occasionally pass through on the sighsteeing route to Metz. We were thinking of heading towards Paris this weekend, but after a family debate we will probably go to Dijon instead. If ever you're heading this way . . . . .

This is just a little rich. The only place English is not well understood - IMHO - is in the country that spawned the language. It's fascinating to observe the greater mass of a nation that has so influenced world development at odds with its own tongue. Naturally, you being a Welshman, I wouldn't include you in that "mass". Diolch yn fawr. ;)

Hi all, I'm in Nancy, have been for the last 20 years.
I went to Orleans last weekend to pickup a rover mini that I am going to restore.
Pete.

We sometimes take a break there on the way back from a family visit down south. First time I remember thinking "this is maybe not my best idea" as we drove through the industrial outskirts; but once we saw Place Stanislas all such thoughts were allayed. A grand spot!

Hi. My wife and I live and work full time in the Dordodne, dept 24. We have 2 ZT's, CDTI and a V8, both 2004 and giving great service!

En Retraite
 

On a un projet de retraiter en France en l'annee 2021 dans l'Aude (pres de Carcassonne) On y a notre maison secondaire deja et on y prend nos vacances. En ce moment on loue une voiture de location, mais en avenir on y voudrait notre proper voiture.

Je pense a prendre ma Rover 75 1.8T et je me demande s'il y a garagistes en France avec le specialism?

Amities

We have plans to retire to France in 2021, to live in the Aude near Carcassonne. We already have a holiday home there and we take our holidays there. Currently we hire a car but in future we would like to keep our own car there.

I am considering taking my Rover 75 1.8T and I wonder whether there are the garages that have the necessary specialist knowledge?

Thanks

Well there are no more XPart affiliated garages in the Carcassonne area. There is one in Toulouse, another one in Perpignan, but that's a bit far from where you'd be.

Interesting this as Mother wishes to move to France. It is a dream she has had for several decades now just need the place here to sell then the move will be on.

Hello,

I'm in the Cambrai area. I've been a member since 2015 but got my first Rover 75 only three months ago. I joined initially to see what true enthusiasts were saying about their cars and to get an idea as to which would be the best model for me. So far I'm very happy with my choice; it's a 2004 CDT in grey with charcoal leather interior. I also have a Suzuki 4x4 and a Peugeot 308 cc but it's the Rover I've been driving the most! I've been here 23 years and my wife is French so I feel neither entirely English nor 100% French, just what I call cht'inglish!

Best Rover 75 garage near Paris?
 

Hello all, I'm a new member and new owner of a 75 as of two days ago.

It took me several months of searching to find the right one. They're all about double the price and double the Milage (or rather kilometrage) of what you find in the UK; and like all cars here full of war wounds.

Now that I have found one that is quite reasonable I'd like advice on where to go for parts and service near Paris. Straight away I need to deal with the following problems:

-Replace glass in left hand side mirror.
-handbrake not doing much at all.
-dash monitor with lines through it.
-change computer language from German to French or English.

Despite all these problems it was actually the best of around 20 that I viewed here. Seems in top condition otherwise.

Many thanks in advance, Alexander.

You'll find answers to all your questions in the main forum.


Colvert.--:D



That's if you ever come back and read my post.--Lol.

Hello

I'am a new member from TOULOUSE, I just bought my first 2005 Rover 75 TOURER CDTI, 3 weeks ago, it's connoisseur SE .
It was a Netherland car at first, but the computer let the choice between German or English language.
The must is to drive with the english spoken GPS.
definitivly, I love that car.
...but a little bit different from my triumph Spitfire,in fact !
Regards

I lived in France for many years during the 1990's, just south of Tours in the Loire valley. At that time I took my P6 3500 with me, was hell of a job to get it French registered, lots of paperwork and had to go to the service des mines to pass its approval. The douanes wanted to charge me 20% import duty based on the then current value of a brand new Rover 800 Sterling, rather than the actual value of the car itself!! Seems the system is a lot easier these days.

Hello Stann,
Nice to see a new participant here. Hope you enjoy your new driving experience.
Tom

Thank you for your message Tomgraham
It's a very pleasant experience, indeed

I have made many attempts to speak to you.

I have left lots of info on your request for French information.

Please contact me, even if it's just to say you don't require the info any more.


Colvert.--:D

Another France-based Rover 75 owner/Un autre propriétaire de Rover 75 basé en France
 

:duh:Hi all you foreign- and especially France - based Rover 75 owners.
Bonjour tous les propriétaires de Rover 75 basés à l'étranger et surtout en France.
My user name is Leachim/mon pseudonym est Leachim.
J'habite dans le Midi à Saint Pons de Thomières (34220), dans l'Hérault/I live in the South Of France, at Saint Pons de Thomières, which is in the Hérault département (postcode 34220).
I've already presented myself in the general section/je me suis déjà présenté dans la section générale.
I've acquired a 75 V6 2.5 Connoisseur SE/j'ai fait l'acquisition d'une 75 V6 2.5 Connoisseur SE (equivalent Pack Luxe + des options).
I will certainly be calling on forum members for help soon/Je ferai certainement appel aux membres du forum pour de l'aide bientôt.
TIA/Merci d'avance !
Leachim

Hello !!
 

Bonjour à tous ..;Je suis inscrit sur ce forum , il y a une semaine ...beaucoup cafouillé au début , vraiment perdu ..;surtout avec mon Anglais "bas de game"

Je possède une 75 CDT de 2002 , que j'ai eu en triste état , il y a 1 an à 316 000 km ...beaucoup de travail et dépenses ! maintenant , c'est un bijou !! elle totalise 338 000 km aujourd'hui ! j'espère qu'elle n'est encore qu"en rodage ...gag !

Bon jour. Bienvenue. Si vous avez besoin d'information vous trouverai beacoup ici.



Colvert.----:D

Bonjour et merci de l'accueil !!

Mais si je comprend bien ...il va falloir que je m'exprime en Anglais pour que ce soit lisible par tous ?? va y avoir du copier/collé avec le traducteur Google !!Car mon anglais date des années 60 ...alors ...c'est pas comme le vélo , ça revient pas vite !! ça m'occupera , je suis à la retraite !! :bowdown: :duh:

Bienvenus Leachim et gainz! Il y a certains entre nous qui comprennent le francais (plus ou moins!), mais si vous cherchez des conseils concernant la voiture, je suis d'accord qu'il vaut mieux poser vos questions en anglais. ;)

Hello, I'm not living in France but I recently went camping near La Palmyre in Charente Maritime. Whilst visiting the local SuperU in the village of Arvert I spotted this Diesel 75 in the car park. It seemed in good condition. Anybody want claim it?

Hi, I'm completely new to the forum and to France. I'm dutch, 49 years' old, last year I moved from Germany to France and I have just bought my first car ever, a ZT190. Anyone else living in the South of France?

Charles

Seems we are neighbours, I'm in salon de provence and have been in the area for 11 years. Any help you need, give me a shout.
Rgds Adam

Hi Adam,

that's great, someone closeby! I always pass Salon de Provence when I
travel to Marsignane Airport picking up my wife and/or kids every few months. They still live in Germany cq Holland.

Don't need any help yet, replaced a seized rear caliper plus repaired the drains of the sun roof. But thanks for the offer, I might need it one day.

Regards, Charles

Bonjour à tous!

Je viens d'Irlande du Nord, donc l'anglais c'est ma langue maternelle.
Cependant, en ce moment, j'étudie le français avec l'économie à la fac, et je l'adore!
L'année prochaine, je dois travailler en france (ou un pays francophone). Peut-être j'achèterai une outre Rover 75 quand je suis là!

(S'il y a des erreurs, vous pouvez me corriger)

à plus,
Rían P

france
 

Hi Rian. Noncomprehenda?. Will you please translate for us non speaking peasants. :shrug:. peter.

Cut and paste into google translate https://translate.google.com/

It's not a perfect translation tool, but it'll give you the gist.

Hello everyone!

I come from Northern Ireland, so English is my mother tongue.
However, at the moment, I study French with the economy in the university, and I adore it!
Next year, I have to work in france (or a francophone country). Maybe I'll buy a Rover 75 off when I'm there!

(If there are any errors, you can correct me)

see you,
Rían P

More or less it! Haha
In class we're always told to avoid Google translate like the plague for translation of sentences.
There's a great video on youtube where songs have been fed through google translate. Quite funny!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GMi4MtyDg40

But as you say, for the gist of it, it's grand :}

The Chinese wechat translator dropped a real clanger by using the "N" word to describe a black foreigner :o

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a8000366.html

Oh dear! I can see how that could cause problems!

Hello !
I have a 75 CDTI Platinum, an happy with it !
Jean-Pierre
Antony

Welcome to the forum. There's lots and lots of useful information about your car to be found here if you have need of it.---;)

PS. Your first post even though you joined the forum in 2007.-------WOW.

Hope we don't have to wait that long for the second.==Lol.


Colvert.

Now in France with my 75 2ltr V6. Currently in Lit Et Mixe but later stooging around the Gironde but will end up in Luz Saint Saviour for the summer. My Baby is green.

Some photos will be nice.

A RHD 75 is available in France. Will post details as soon as I have more, but I understand it to be a silver Club SE saloon, 1.8 litre with HGF, otherwise imaculate. To a good home for sensible figure.

More info, including location, asap.

How many?
 

:cheering:Hello @COLVERT!
How many are we in this forum from the South-West of France (Occitanie & Nouvelle Aquitaine, and possibly Auvergne)?
Not so much I'm afraid...

It's a Club, not Club SE
Location Department 17. Contact details on request.
Hope someone makes a move on this otherwise it will get scapped.

I'm in department 79290


A bit more info if possible please.
1/ Year.

2/ Approx mileage.

3/ Postcode.--17===


Thanks in advance.

I'll try to pm you

Unable to send you a private message because your inbox is full. I wanted to send you more info and the vendor's email address. I'm advised the location is 17 -Charente Maritime (I don't know the rest)

PM me when you've cleared some space so I can send to you

I alternate between Devon & Haute-Pyrennes - often drive down in my 2.5 tourer but at the moment my ZT-T 190 (Monogram Twilight) is semi-permanently at my French home just outside Trie Sur Baise (about 40 minutes from Tarbes). Comes back to the UK for MOT as it is on UK plates until (if ever) I retire to France permanently.

Not too far. My in-law are living at Auch (46km).
And my maternal English line has its roots in Dorset! :}

I know Auch well - superb Sunday lunch in Hotel de France!!

Similar story. Travel to Teignmouth in May each year with my wife's car as it has UK plates.

We have managed the retirement in France though.--:D

La France
 

How many in Normandie? However, I do have a problem. The passenger door lock has jammed! How in blazes do I get the door panel off?:eek::mad:

I'm on the Normandy/Brittany/Mayenne border - and have had to remove door panels a few times :mad:............... but it's a hell of a long way for you to travel for what is a relatively simple job. Chances are that you'll break a few clips when you remove the card, so you might want to order a few from ebay before you remove the card.

Clips
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-X...item1ec7b451a6

How to
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...ad.php?t=79202

Hi, I am currently in Lit Et Mixe but from late April to September spend my Summer in Luz Saint Sauveur about 50 mins from Tarbes.
Green 75 2.0 on UK plates. I also take mine back each year for its MOT.

Hi Ratchet, I'll check out some ideas on the site. I'm often in Alençon. Might venture further one day soon?
Cheers, frenchiejohn

If you ever venture in to Brittany give me a shout and we could have a Mini Meet;)

Andy Willi is planning a trip to St Malo in May
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...ghlight=france

we to sometimes live in Morbihan to. only a holiday home atm love it there

Not all of us Colvert, I'm in Le Theil de Bretagne, only 60 miles from St Malo :}

Oooops.----Should have said---MOST-----not ALL.----:bowdown:


Been here off and on for 28 years now. Permanently for 15.


Have finally got to the stage where I can actually CHAT to my French friends.--Lol.

Calling French Members...
 

Bonjour!

I have had an email from a chap in the UK whose father in law passed away in January. He lived in Limoges and owned a 75. He is wondering how best to make sure the 75 moves on to someone who will care for it, ideally a Rover enthusiast, but he doesn't know where to begin. He did try the Rover Club de France but had no reply.

Can any French members give him some advice? I have some details available on request. Any pointers or help drop me a PM.

Thanks,


PEte

private message sent.

PM sent today, 1/6/18

Diagnostic kit in SW France
 

Hi, I have just purchased a Rover 75 diesel ( ex UK RHD ) and joined the forum.
I have very quickly started to find my way around the car after only 3 months ownership and about 100 Kms.
I have already regassed aircon, changed fan, full service, repaired squashed brake pipe, replace in tank fuel pump and have performance issues - the car will not go above 3000 rpm in any gear, but will reach about 3600 in neutral.
With good advice from Jules, I am about to check turbo spins and disconnect MAF sensor for comparison.

Also need to re-measure fuel pressure sensor voltage ( was low before changing pump ).
I live between Toulouse and Tarbes ( I see other members near Trie-sur-baisse / Auch etc ) and want to know if there is anywhere to get a diagnostic check done - within a reasonable distance.
I normally do all my own repairs, and have a reasonably good workshop ( tools and 4 post lift etc ) - just a keen and fairly experienced amateur ( is there a french word for amateur ? ). I do speak French pretty well - including a lot of technical terms.

Well hello there, my MG ZT-T recently had problems and I bought a LHD Rover 75 2.0 CDT from Poucharramet (31370) near you and drove 600kms in one day, sans issue! Then the clutch failed.


Anyway I can't help with the full T4 diagnostic but I bought a Bluetooth OBD2 reader from Amazon/Ebay and downloaded the 'Torque' app for my phone and this allows you to see any error codes and reset them - total cost about 10€


I'm not an expert on these cars but there are plenty on here, I've always found answers o my questions and the 'sticky' help section is useful too.

:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jet29TQv2uA

BTW if you're new to the Rover 75 world have a search for Toaf - but make sure you research it fully before deciding whether to give it a go or not.

success !!
 

Hi,
I have pursued the "fueling" idea with a lot of advice directly from member Jules.
There is a broken 75 not far away and yesterday I borrowed the fuel filter and the top housing / pressure sensor.
Fitted this am and now she goes - revs properly and drives like I think it should ( new to the car's actual performsnce but it feels about right ).


I will investigate further, but the likely problem is the fuel filter itself. Knowing the car needed a full service, I was in uk recently and bought all the neccessary items including fuel filter. When I fitted it, I noticed that it was nor exactly the same - having a water drain at the bottom. I thought this could be a useful facility / later version. It fits the screw thread ok.


I will check further to verify the filter top is not the cause, but others may be interested.
As a simple check, I had already measured the DC voltage from the pressure sensor, andwith ignition ON,engine not running, it was about 1 v. Elsewhere on the forum I had seen that it should be over 2v.
With the new / old filter and housing, there is now over 3 v - so in fact that simple test was a good pointer to the problem(s) - sure the tank pump had also failed but it looks like underbonnet pump is good!

follow on
 

Being rather euphoric about getting a result, I decided to complete the test to establish the culprit:-
IT IS THE FUEL FILTER - no question.


The one that works is a MAHLE 85C/1


The one that DOES NOT WORK is JCPREMIUM B3B0003PR which has the water drain at the bottom.



back in uk next week to "speak" to the Motor factor who supplied this filter AND also sold me the incorrect oil filter - which I did not discover until back in France!!!

Lot et Garonne Dept 47
 

I live in dept 47 and have a Silver late 2004 MG ZT CDTI Saloon.

Mmmmh... Bourgougnague did you say ? Could have been worse ! ;):p:

Wished I was still in France.

bonsoir Scoubix, bonjour de la region parisienne ,michel

I guess it's Nouvelle Aquitaine now.---:icon_lol:




Colvert.

Counting down the days now until I get my trusty 75 from its winter slumber and get it on the ferry to France and go from St Malo to Le Bugue.

Fingers crossed that your journey is unencumbered by the yellow jackets.

Chuck a Hi Vis Jacket on the Dash.....no Problems.;)

Doesn't work when your at the back of a very long queue, and almost everyone in front of you also has a yellow jacket on their dash. Got caught like this going into Laval a few weeks ago, and was dreading the return journey, but luckily it started pouring with rain...........yellow jackets obviously aren't waterproof because the protesters had vanished back into their roadside tents :D

Hopefully should be ok as I will be bypassing major cities once on the motorway and when I get to the tolls I have a toll tag so don't need to stop. However we will see, life's an adventure and I am in no hurry.

Now on the ferry back to France St Malo in the morning then La Rochelle for tea time. Looking forward to the drive.

Safe Journey;)

Vive la France, mesdames et monsieurs.

Comment allez-vous?

Arrived La Rochelle and the green goblin purred all the way. I am so happy with this motor. Rover Don't knock it until you try it.:}

Now pooteling around Le Bugue, Bergerac, Sarlat and Perieugux. And the green goblin performing perfectly.:}:}

I am doing the same here in Brittany..;)

quick trip to le Bugue Intermarche and still no uk plates around :}:D

Very surprising. :shrug:

Quite a nice lot of expats here and in Dordogne (Perigord) generally.
But I was recently told that some of them are selling & going back to mainland for fear of Brexit consequences and the prospect of a worsening change for their pensions.

Also surprised as I have been around this region at this time of year for many years now. I was in Sarlat yesterday, did see one UK plate but heard a lot of expats in the market all moaning of how expensive it is.
Also saw a French plated 75 just on the outskirts of Sarlat.

Unfortunate fact France is now as/more expensive than UK- I base this on many years travelling and holidays in la Belle France and haven't as yet discovered the reason?? The euro? possibly? Chris.S.

Tax and tax, we are taxed upto the eyeballs here.

Onwards
 

Just giving the green goblin a once over before I start my 475km trek from le Bugue to the Pyrenees tomorrow.

A mere gnats gambol in France;);)

Have a safe journey....

Survived the trip and all went well until I got to Luz where the water pump gave in, Luckily it wasn't on the way as I have accommodation here and it took 3 weeks to fix.

But all running well again now.

Had great 5 hour run from Biarritz to Tours at 130kmh nearly all the way. You could never keep that sort of steady pace in the UK.
And for a 18 year old motor its running great and so pleased about that after the water pump issue.:D:D

How cool is that:bowdown::bowdown:
Another great day today from Tours to Dieppe on almost empty roads just cruising along :D:D

Cant wait
 

Starting to plan my next trip to France and already have the ferry booked for the end of Jan.
Even with a 19 year old car I have no worries about taking this fine motor all the way back to the Pyrenees again next year.

Hopefully though after last years water pump exercise and the eye watering expense of that repair the next trip should be no issues.

Meanwhile though the green goblin is resting up for the winter in UK while I'm in Russia battling with the trials and tribulations of owning a P38 Range Rover (also 19 years old). :snowball::snowball::laugh::laugh:

Hello,

I am a new member from France (near Nantes).
I'll have my new MG ZT-T V6, Mk2 in Solar Red next saturday.
Really happy to "save" this car.

I also have a ZS Mk2 V6 in Pearl Black.

I don't if there is a new members presentation page. I can't find it a this time.

Welcome to the club,:icon_lol: