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Grant, about a british car I almost suspect its a genuine one. We had Tour de Bretagne few weeks ago and I guess some gentlemen wished to enjoy their stay a little bit longer.
We had I think only one HRG here but it was a "look alike" the same guy owning a TC supercharged, replica too. Did you visit GP âge d'or when at Montlhéry or Trophée Lalique organised by Jacques Potherat? A real enthusiast. |
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There was another part of the rally for sports and kit cars that was doing the same thing but at Chiddingstone just up the road, the home of the famous "LARKINS BREWERY" Both of the Cortina's looked like they had been converted by the same firm and presumably in period ? and hopefully with reinforced door sills ! Crayford were one of the main people back in the day but there were others like Abbot that I can think of. I suppose most of them packed up years ago ? |
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It was a very well supported event, they all came past the end of my road and it took about 4 hours for all of them to get past, mainly because the traffic lights were only letting around four cars over on each change which in turn was causing over a mile of tailbacks and some very hot cars and occupants.
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Classic engine oil is also more expensive I just bought some running in oil for 25 quid that is 50 euros here, finding someone who will ship it (road only) is a problem though. Annoyingly I'm just off to spend 30 odd euros on a tin of paint that would cost about 15 quid in the UK... But more expensive items tend to be cheaper - apparently one of the Varley type battery sellers in the UK was buying them from Belgium, which probably meant it went from the UK to Belgium and back again and became cheaper! Quality stuff (electronics, cars, household appliances etc.) tends to be cheaper, probably because they tend to buy them rather than cheaper brands. Most the motorway services give you a ticket for your 50 cent wee that you can exchange for something in the shop if you remember it! Of course the professionals just use the bushes... |
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As to classic motor oil, I gave up buying a good brand from England, while the french subsidiary lists its product too high for my purse. I changed CVL to Bardhal then. Explain such price differences for a tin of good quality paint is beyond my understanding. |
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It can work both ways, whilst we could buy Adblue in bulk in the UK for around 26p per litre, if a driver ran out away from base it would cost 10 quid or more for 5 litres at a service area. Perhaps someone could explain why that is anything other than daylight robbery, just like motorway fuel prices are. In France Adblue was 27 euros per litre at the motorway pumps. This was 2 years ago, Mike can probably confirm the current position.
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Don’t get me started on motorway fuel prices! Autoroutes not quite such a rip off, but when stopped at Troyes on way to Imola, I found the Leclerc supermarche had a truck pump! Shame I wasn’t in the truck..... |
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I noticed the wailing & gnashing of teeth on the Beeb about a modest rise in fuel prices in UK, not nearly as much as they have gone up here, but I bet the Remoaners still blame it on Brexit! |
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Dont know if AdBlue is mandatory in every country, but can imagine a cowboy singing "its a just add water job" while peeing in the tank!
John, did you hear that french agriculture is worried about Brexit? Is seems that our farmers just realize they need english money to keep their business healthy. This planet seems stranger every day to my eyes. My grand parents were Flamish farmers… |
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It’s all very well the AA, etc wailing and nashing teeth, but no one in a position of power is trying do do anything about it! Guess we’re stuck until oil prices crash again- if ever. Bring on the EVs, I say... |
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I’ve heard some nightmare stories regarding the what happens when drivers allow their vehicle to run out. And peeing in the tank is not a substitute!
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I really can't understand why it is cheaper for me to buy a single can of oil from the UK including shipping than to buy it from the local distributor who must have much lower shipping costs... Similarly with paint, perhaps it is just a case of what the locals are prepared to pay for it and given that most people seem to pay someone else to do their painting (& gardening etc.) the cost of the paint doesn't make much difference. Or it could be that they sell a lot less here because people don't seem to repaint their houses as often as in the UK - but that is probably because it is so bloody expensive! There is a large new paint shop near me and their cheapest/budget paint starts at over 20 euros for 1 litre of indoor wall paint... On the other hand it is much cheaper to have a car painted here... which is something I do more often than painting the house! |
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Did find a story from someone who filled his road car's Adblu tank with plain water and it apparently ran fine... |
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Apparently the Dutch suppliers of best British Norfolk turkeys are worried about losing sales!!
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Strange indeed. Not many of the food products I buy seem to originate in France. I think there were some apples recently but not much else. The Braeburn apples usually come from New Zealand or South Africa. Tomatoes can be from almost anywhere. Spain and Italy of course but also Morocco, Holland, Senegal. I think we even had some from Mexico. Broccoli and kale often originate from Spain and Morocco. And to think there was a time not so long ago when British food was laughed at by the rest of the world for being so lacking in international content! |
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The French don't care too much whether the UK buys their products or not. It's just the farming subsidies that they get from the CAP that they are worried that they may not get in the future if the UK stops it's annual £8 billion net contribution to the EU coffers.
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Great selection of cars, there, Gordon.....2 Cortina Mk1 convertibles surprised me, but 2 x V8 Pilots ? Haven't seen one in years |
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But, Peter, the CAP isn't spread evenly over the other 27 states. In fact, from memory, France is by far the largest recipient of farming subsidies from the EU, and has been for many, many years. As such, they will be the largest loser.
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I don't know if size of the country has anything to do with it, but France has a larger land mass than probably any of them & much is given over to agriculture. I live in the midst of a farming community & know just how hard they work (and what that's done to my neighbour...) & don't begrudge them a penny of it. The produce is second to none & no need to buy from anywhere else. I don't know if it is the case with all supermarkets, but I believe most of the smaller Carrefour's in my part of the world are franchises & presumably have a little leeway with sourcing. Consequently, much of the fresh produce is locally grown, not shrink-wrapped & shipped halfway round the world & back. You notice the difference when, for instance, out of season they stock tomatoes from Spain, but they are revolting tasteless pap compared with what we get up here in the summer Promo over! |
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Just because they might work hard in an industry, whether that be agriculture or car manufacturing, doesn't automatically mean that they are productive. And it is said, how true I don't know, that the French farmers are not as productive as those from elsewhere.
By the way, I should add that I am a convinced remainer; I see no good coming from the UK leaving the EU. |
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In some way, the whole system is broken when farmers look only for what kind of financial help they can get, whatever the source can be. In some areas its obvious, sadly.
What John mentions is about farmers keeping common sens as they should and looking for what kind of choice in plantation must be made regarding the season and the kind of land they have. |
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