Thanks Norseman, Yes agree that she will need to be looked at structurally and will start with getting her over to a trusted mechanic to look her over and give me a verdict. Worth a punt, I think!

Thanks again for the info!

OK thanks for the info. We were told by Credit Agricole that a vehicle had to be insured even if off road. Not like SORNing a vehicle in the UK.

Thanks Datatek. She has been insured since being off-road. Why do you need to re-register?

Just checked and you are right Datatek about the road worthiness test! See link https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1707?lang=en

Hi Datatek, Engine starts after being left since but getting a bit hot! Not sure on rust but have a great guy down the road who will give me his honest opinion. Great news about it being registered as a voiture de collection. You are swaying me to use my pension money now:D:D

Thanks Mark good advice! Yes thought you could sell without a CT. They are certainly going for a lot more in France than UK - just seen one up for 4000 euros and looks worse than mine! :)

Thank you for your advice. I want to do her up but a bit worried on how much it will cost me. Thx.

Hi Guys, Long time since I have chatted on here but have a personal dilemma. Do I sell her or do her up? She has been a special car as she was my first luxury 4 x 4 I have ever owned. I called her Eddie (out of Absolutely Fabulous - old but still beautiful). Since 2016 she has been sat in a...

Thanks I am a bit dyslexic and obviously too much home brew

There are 2 body mount parts, NCR5665 and 6951, which are attached to the rear outriggers - do I need both? (The originals are so rusted, I cannot recognise them). Plus, I have a new rear cross member pre-threaded to take my adjustable tow bar. The threads look coarse, does anyone know the part...

Nice shiny Jim Armit! Have fun and welcome.:)

Thanks Wimblowdriver! Have a good day :)

Hi Lightning, Thanks for the advice but as you can see it was a faulty Heat exchanger - much cheaper! Took the mechanic a long time to find it though - most perplexing and frustrating!.

Hi Scooby22, Well we have been scratching our heads for so long and just about to order a new head but at least my mechanic continued as he was not convinced it was a cracked! OK I have had to pay his labour but at least I have saved the cost of the head. Plus for all you landy peeps it may be...

Hi all, Just in case you haven't seen my thread of cracked cylinder head. I thought I would post this as it may be useful to some of you in tracking down cause of white smoke. It all pointed to a cracked cylinder but the mechanic tested it with a coloured dye and no leaks through the chambers...

Hi all and especially to the members that replied on this thread, big thank you for all the advice. The mechanic has found the problem - not a cracked cylinder head but a faulty Heat exchanger - whereby the coolant and the exhaust gases were mixing in the exhaust and creating a rather lot of...

Hi Hicap phill, Well we live near Pontivy Sounds great Hicap hill! If you are coming to Pontivy then let me know. Would love to see your vehicles - you could drop by our watermill if you are in the area?

Well after a long time - injector seals and new head gasket with metal dowels replaced but still billowing white smoke. Next step is new cylinder head unless you guys have any more ideas? How much more money do I have to throw at it - aaaaaagh! Mechanic mentioned that we could potentially...

Sad to hear of your wife's illness and understand. Yes the Bretons are one of a kind probably similar to the Cornish. But love them and the life here. Frustrating sometimes when you cannot do something really quickly but I keep reminding my husband that this is what we came for the quiet pace of...