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Which car for France?
« on: 12 April 2012, 18:05:31 »

Decisions decisions.

Do I take TBE, and thus be forced to use the ferry, and possibly need a roofbox (thus expensive ferry).  Its my car, I know it, and am happy with it. Built in Satnav will be good around the towns and cities. I know it can crunch miles :)

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Do I take an Insignia. Can use the ferry or tunnel, no roofboxes etc required, so both quite reasonable. Satnav will have to be via shitty portable devices, always good to get blood pressure high. Not done a really long stint in Insignia. Will be cheaper on fuel, and means 2k+ miles won't be going on mine.

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Silver Bullet. Same problems and advantages as TBE. Trouble is, its 14yrs old, not sure if I'll get euro breakdown cover.


Decisions, decisions. That I need to resolve quickly, to get the channel crossing sorted.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #1 on: 12 April 2012, 18:12:09 »

Euro cover takes a hit after vehicle goes older than 10 years but not sure by how much,weazel Insignia should be quite cheap to run over there as I think there Derv is cheaper than ours
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #2 on: 12 April 2012, 18:15:54 »

Why would anyone in their right mind ever want to go to France ? :-\ :)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #3 on: 12 April 2012, 18:17:18 »

Why would anyone in their right mind ever want to go to France ? :-\ :)

God knows,I'm off out there in July :D ;)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #4 on: 12 April 2012, 18:22:08 »

Insignia seats are quite hard, even I noticed that, and I'm not one to get back ache in a car normally. Although they're good on fuel, so keeping the fuel cost in mind I'd take that.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #5 on: 12 April 2012, 18:23:17 »

Why would anyone in their right mind ever want to go to France ? :-\ :)
Beer, friends, beer, food, beer. And beer.

Its quite nice 'down south'.

Oh, and beer.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #6 on: 12 April 2012, 18:42:54 »

Insignia cheaper on go juice - therefore more money for beer - it must be a done deed  :)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #7 on: 12 April 2012, 18:49:18 »

I found the Insignia seats rock hard, I suspect I would have had enough by time reach the tunnel, I'd vote TBE
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #8 on: 12 April 2012, 18:53:02 »

Nice to be spoilt for choice ;)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #9 on: 12 April 2012, 18:56:27 »

You'd probably be looking at about £120-£150 for a couple of weeks breakdown cover, as henryd says - they whack it on for cars over 10 yrs old.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #10 on: 12 April 2012, 19:03:30 »

Nice to be spoilt for choice ;)
No Rover on the list  :'(

LPG cars mean I *have* to use expensive ferry :(
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #11 on: 12 April 2012, 19:07:35 »

Silver Bullet :y

My car is 10 years old, costs me £5 a month for my euro cover, with my insurance policy.. :y
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #12 on: 12 April 2012, 19:08:26 »

Insignia, unless the jets are sorted on TBnE? :)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #13 on: 12 April 2012, 19:09:15 »

Insignia, unless the jets are sorted on TBnE? :)
LPG jets? Still waiting ;)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #14 on: 12 April 2012, 19:11:17 »

Insignia, unless the jets are sorted on TBnE? :)
LPG jets? Still waiting ;)
insignia then. Someone else's car. Not that I'm interested in what you think of it, not at all.  :-X
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