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Unlike people in most Western countries, the French usually drive cars manufactured in their own country It is not simply chauvinism, the French cars are relatively cheap and generally very well and when they need maintenance or breakdown, you can repair in a reasonable cost to almost all garages in France.
Needless to say, however, Japanese cars have become very popular in recent years, Toyota built a manufacturing plant in Valenciennes, while Fiat VW and Audi are the most sold foreign brands, and the two main French manufacturers Renault and Peugeot Citroen, who once shared three quarters of the domestic market suffered a decline in sales.
The availability of local service facilities, of course, related to the number of cars sold in France Peugeot-Citroen and Renault dealers are located in all major cities and there are many Audi-VW, Fiat, Ford, Mercedes General Motors and Opel dealers Vauxahll dealers for other brands are few it is difficult to find garages that can repair US, UK and some Japanese cars, and the nearest dealer can be away from your home or workplace .
If you buy a rare car, it is wise to do a basic selection of spare parts, as service stations in France can not be stored and you may have to wait several days for them to be sent foreign by cons, if you're buying a French car made with the intention of using it abroad, for example in the UK, make sure you'll be able to find parts replacement for it the most popular car in France, Renault Twingo, for example, is not sold in the UK and so the repairs and maintenance can be expensive or impossible.
The cost of operating an automobile insurance, for example, taxes, fuel, maintenance and depreciation in France is among the highest in the EU Persons considering the purchase of a commercial vehicle sport, known in France as quat quat short-sense four- four- by four -Four should be noted that the government plans to impose a tax on the purchase of a maximum of 3500 on these vehicles, while buyers green cars that emit less than 140 grams of carbon monoxide per kilometer may be entitled to a reimbursement of up to 700.
New car prices are higher in France than in most other European countries, although lower than in the UK, and many French people buy their cars in Belgium or Portugal, where the most new cars are up 20 percent cheaper than in France you should make sure, however, that the local french dealer a car bought abroad will agree to the service under the terms of the guarantee since 1 October 2002 dealers were allowed to operate throughout the EU and the price differences should largely disappear in a few years personally importing a car in the United States is usually much cheaper than buying the same car in France or elsewhere in Europe, but you have to make sure it's made French specifica tion or it may not be approved by the DRIRE.
Make comparisons between new car prices in countries that have adopted the euro currency is easy but attention should be paid to different levels of MENT levels and equip standard warranty Most dealers offer one or two extras for free, leading to a 10 percent discount on the list price and return cash offer deals; you need to shop around for the best package The French government sometimes provides a subsidy e g to 760 for owners of old cars who buy new cars designed to help French car manufacturers, and some dealers offer an option of credit hire purchase.
All new cars sold in France must now be labeled with their energetic to say the amount of carbon dioxide efficiency of their engines emit per kilometer, with color codes ranging from dark green for most friendly models environmental emissions of less than 100g of red km to 250g on the most polluting km and there's surcharge on the cost of a reference document for high-emission cars.
The environmentally conscious can do even better than buying a car dark green label and invest in a vehicle that runs on a mixture of propane and butane, known as LPG liquefied gas gas oil for LPG or liquefied petroleum Gépel French or convert a conventional car to run on LPG, which produces fewer harmful emissions than gasoline, which about 15 percent less carbon dioxide and less carbon monoxide ago about 200 000 cars lpg on French roads, and they're made by Daihatsu, Ford, Rover, Opel and other Although new LPG cars cost about 1600 more than regular cars and converting a car ordinary costs between 2000 and 3500, tax credits between 1525 and 2300 are available and fuel costs about half as much as gasoline, so that significant savings can be engine wear and noise are also reduced.
Note however that LPG cars aren t allowed to use certain road tunnels and there were a number of spectacular explosions involving motor vehicles to LPG LPG Guide is available in service stations supplying LPG and French Committee Butane and propane If you live in Paris, you can even buy an electric car that are not taxable and are entitled to free parking and we hope that the 100 points of promised support are installed before your batteries are flat.
A recent initiative launched by Gaz de France and Citroën in the department of Haute-Garonne at the end of 2005, allows drivers to a new version of the C3 car to fill it with gas area known as the natural gas CNG city to distinguish LPG, which costs about the same as diesel and charge your gas bill in the house; such as LPG, gas supply produces significantly lower emissions than the NGV industry essence is used by over 1000 French buses, two of which caught fire in 2005 as a result of defective safety valves.
It is possible to buy a car in France for which you don t need a license, but that is about the only advantage of these vehicles officially known, but colloquially as carts without a license referring to illegal immigrants, who are known as illegal immigrant; the disadvantages are that they're strictly tiny two-seater without start, have an official speed of about 40 mph 60kph well downhill with the wind in their sails, they can reach 80 km breezy 50 mph aren t allowed on motorways or double taxiways and alarming cost 7500, even for a basic model however, there is a lively secondary market vehicles without which permits are often changed every two years.
Used cars car opportunity in France are expensive compared to the new cars and generally more expensive than in the UK, for example, it is often better to buy a car that is about two years, such as depreciation in the first two years is significant if you intend to buy a used car in France, be it private or garage, check the following.
He spent the official technical inspection, if necessary.
He has not been involved in a major accident a statement that he is a free accident without injury not be obtained in writing hilly.
The chassis number matches the registration document, which should be the name of the seller when sold privately.
That service vouchers were completed and stamped, and the service was carried out by an authorized dealer.
The price corresponds roughly to those of the week Argus Guide.
You receive a guarantee signed by the seller, the car is not under a purchase contract hire non-pledge certificate.
You also receive a no objection certificate confirming that the seller agrees to sell you the car ith you aren t steal it.
Whether a guarantee or warranty is available; if applicable, obtain relevant documents.
A certificate of no objection is valid for two months and a certificate of non-pledge for one month only and you must re-register the car within that time a non-pledge certificate may be obtained from your prefecture or online Never buy a car without a registration document, as it could be stolen.
Car dealers provide guarantees of 3 to 12 months on used cars based on the age of the car and the model dealers of used cars, rather than franchised dealers have the same terrible deserved reputation as in other countries and precautions must be taken when buying them if you are buying a used car from a garage, try to negotiate a discount, especially when you are paying trading in cash and aren t in another vehicle.
Everyone, including national and local free newspapers carry advertisements for used car trade magazines for the buyers of used cars include monthly Auto Central Personal and The Argus Magazine is published weekly, and it includes a guide to second hand car prices.
The Argus updates its prices every six months and these are used in industry, for example by dealers who buy and sell cars and insurance companies in the calculation of insurance premiums and values claims that you should pay in about 10 per cent of the Argus value, according to state and read certified kilometer bargain prices vary by region and are generally higher in remote areas than in Paris and other large cities .
Note that all cars containing asbestos asbestos parts are illegal ie not permitted to buy or sell because of the health threat posed to mechanical Like most pre-1997 vehicles have brake and clutch pads and gaskets containing asbestos, you should ask the seller to confirm that the asbestos parts were replaced if in doubt, have the vehicle inspected before you buy.
Needless to say, however, Japanese cars have become very popular in recent years, Toyota built a manufacturing plant in Valenciennes, while Fiat VW and Audi are the most sold foreign brands, and the two main French manufacturers Renault and Peugeot Citroen, who once shared three quarters of the domestic market suffered a decline in sales.
The availability of local service facilities, of course, related to the number of cars sold in France Peugeot-Citroen and Renault dealers are located in all major cities and there are many Audi-VW, Fiat, Ford, Mercedes General Motors and Opel dealers Vauxahll dealers for other brands are few it is difficult to find garages that can repair US, UK and some Japanese cars, and the nearest dealer can be away from your home or workplace .
If you buy a rare car, it is wise to do a basic selection of spare parts, as service stations in France can not be stored and you may have to wait several days for them to be sent foreign by cons, if you're buying a French car made with the intention of using it abroad, for example in the UK, make sure you'll be able to find parts replacement for it the most popular car in France, Renault Twingo, for example, is not sold in the UK and so the repairs and maintenance can be expensive or impossible.
The cost of operating an automobile insurance, for example, taxes, fuel, maintenance and depreciation in France is among the highest in the EU Persons considering the purchase of a commercial vehicle sport, known in France as quat quat short-sense four- four- by four -Four should be noted that the government plans to impose a tax on the purchase of a maximum of 3500 on these vehicles, while buyers green cars that emit less than 140 grams of carbon monoxide per kilometer may be entitled to a reimbursement of up to 700.
New car prices are higher in France than in most other European countries, although lower than in the UK, and many French people buy their cars in Belgium or Portugal, where the most new cars are up 20 percent cheaper than in France you should make sure, however, that the local french dealer a car bought abroad will agree to the service under the terms of the guarantee since 1 October 2002 dealers were allowed to operate throughout the EU and the price differences should largely disappear in a few years personally importing a car in the United States is usually much cheaper than buying the same car in France or elsewhere in Europe, but you have to make sure it's made French specifica tion or it may not be approved by the DRIRE.
Make comparisons between new car prices in countries that have adopted the euro currency is easy but attention should be paid to different levels of MENT levels and equip standard warranty Most dealers offer one or two extras for free, leading to a 10 percent discount on the list price and return cash offer deals; you need to shop around for the best package The French government sometimes provides a subsidy e g to 760 for owners of old cars who buy new cars designed to help French car manufacturers, and some dealers offer an option of credit hire purchase.
All new cars sold in France must now be labeled with their energetic to say the amount of carbon dioxide efficiency of their engines emit per kilometer, with color codes ranging from dark green for most friendly models environmental emissions of less than 100g of red km to 250g on the most polluting km and there's surcharge on the cost of a reference document for high-emission cars.
The environmentally conscious can do even better than buying a car dark green label and invest in a vehicle that runs on a mixture of propane and butane, known as LPG liquefied gas gas oil for LPG or liquefied petroleum Gépel French or convert a conventional car to run on LPG, which produces fewer harmful emissions than gasoline, which about 15 percent less carbon dioxide and less carbon monoxide ago about 200 000 cars lpg on French roads, and they're made by Daihatsu, Ford, Rover, Opel and other Although new LPG cars cost about 1600 more than regular cars and converting a car ordinary costs between 2000 and 3500, tax credits between 1525 and 2300 are available and fuel costs about half as much as gasoline, so that significant savings can be engine wear and noise are also reduced.
Note however that LPG cars aren t allowed to use certain road tunnels and there were a number of spectacular explosions involving motor vehicles to LPG LPG Guide is available in service stations supplying LPG and French Committee Butane and propane If you live in Paris, you can even buy an electric car that are not taxable and are entitled to free parking and we hope that the 100 points of promised support are installed before your batteries are flat.
A recent initiative launched by Gaz de France and Citroën in the department of Haute-Garonne at the end of 2005, allows drivers to a new version of the C3 car to fill it with gas area known as the natural gas CNG city to distinguish LPG, which costs about the same as diesel and charge your gas bill in the house; such as LPG, gas supply produces significantly lower emissions than the NGV industry essence is used by over 1000 French buses, two of which caught fire in 2005 as a result of defective safety valves.
It is possible to buy a car in France for which you don t need a license, but that is about the only advantage of these vehicles officially known, but colloquially as carts without a license referring to illegal immigrants, who are known as illegal immigrant; the disadvantages are that they're strictly tiny two-seater without start, have an official speed of about 40 mph 60kph well downhill with the wind in their sails, they can reach 80 km breezy 50 mph aren t allowed on motorways or double taxiways and alarming cost 7500, even for a basic model however, there is a lively secondary market vehicles without which permits are often changed every two years.
Used cars car opportunity in France are expensive compared to the new cars and generally more expensive than in the UK, for example, it is often better to buy a car that is about two years, such as depreciation in the first two years is significant if you intend to buy a used car in France, be it private or garage, check the following.
He spent the official technical inspection, if necessary.
He has not been involved in a major accident a statement that he is a free accident without injury not be obtained in writing hilly.
The chassis number matches the registration document, which should be the name of the seller when sold privately.
That service vouchers were completed and stamped, and the service was carried out by an authorized dealer.
The price corresponds roughly to those of the week Argus Guide.
You receive a guarantee signed by the seller, the car is not under a purchase contract hire non-pledge certificate.
You also receive a no objection certificate confirming that the seller agrees to sell you the car ith you aren t steal it.
Whether a guarantee or warranty is available; if applicable, obtain relevant documents.
A certificate of no objection is valid for two months and a certificate of non-pledge for one month only and you must re-register the car within that time a non-pledge certificate may be obtained from your prefecture or online Never buy a car without a registration document, as it could be stolen.
Car dealers provide guarantees of 3 to 12 months on used cars based on the age of the car and the model dealers of used cars, rather than franchised dealers have the same terrible deserved reputation as in other countries and precautions must be taken when buying them if you are buying a used car from a garage, try to negotiate a discount, especially when you are paying trading in cash and aren t in another vehicle.
Everyone, including national and local free newspapers carry advertisements for used car trade magazines for the buyers of used cars include monthly Auto Central Personal and The Argus Magazine is published weekly, and it includes a guide to second hand car prices.
The Argus updates its prices every six months and these are used in industry, for example by dealers who buy and sell cars and insurance companies in the calculation of insurance premiums and values claims that you should pay in about 10 per cent of the Argus value, according to state and read certified kilometer bargain prices vary by region and are generally higher in remote areas than in Paris and other large cities .
Note that all cars containing asbestos asbestos parts are illegal ie not permitted to buy or sell because of the health threat posed to mechanical Like most pre-1997 vehicles have brake and clutch pads and gaskets containing asbestos, you should ask the seller to confirm that the asbestos parts were replaced if in doubt, have the vehicle inspected before you buy.
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