Cars, Trucks, 2WD, 4WD
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The new car insurance is 143.000 HUF. It came down because I increased the excess. I should get some of that back after three years if I don't make any claims for damages caused by myself.
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Have fun learning to operate the machine !!!
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But don't drive too many of those dirt roads!
Or who will clean the car afterwards?
Or who will clean the car afterwards?
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I opted for 4WD based on my local deaf friends advice. One of them is an experienced mechanic and car body repairer (he's an experienced palinka brewer too!). Others .... told me their experiences in some areas where they have driven. My car is Suzuki SX4 S-Cross so is not a fully fledged SUV. Ground clearance is middling. That is one issue which has cropped up whenever we have boarded ferries across the Tiszra river! I honestly think those operating these ferries are half pissed because I think there should be a bit more control for vehicles driving onto the ferries. Ah, well, this is Hungary, I'm not going to start flapping my wings and shrieking about possible damage to my car because I'm committed to living here! Only thing is ..... we don't seem to have any good contacts to buy home made palinka. No one seems to want to tell us whom we can buy it from!
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At 16 when I was at boarding school for deaf boys I opted to learn to ride a moped under RAC on Sunday mornings. I hated church and this was a good excuse. On the day of the test, 1976, it snowed and it was also a parents visiting day. My parents decided to come down from Peterborough by train. Meanwhile, I was riding around Walton-on-Thames on a moped for my RAC moped test. I passed! Then my parents arrived an hour later back at my boarding school. Sorry ... can't say more ....
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Re pálinka:
The problem might be that many have no licence for this and pay no tax (50 liters were/are free) and they don't want the authorities to know.
So maybe you have to have a trusted Hungarian friend do the buying.
Re your car:
Does it have a trailer hitch?
I need a lot of wood transported ...
The problem might be that many have no licence for this and pay no tax (50 liters were/are free) and they don't want the authorities to know.
So maybe you have to have a trusted Hungarian friend do the buying.
Re your car:
Does it have a trailer hitch?
I need a lot of wood transported ...
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Re pálinka:
The problem might be that many have no licence for this and pay no tax (50 liters were/are free) and they don't want the authorities to know.
So maybe you have to have a trusted Hungarian friend do the buying.
Re your car:
Does it have a trailer hitch?
I need a lot of wood transported ...
The problem might be that many have no licence for this and pay no tax (50 liters were/are free) and they don't want the authorities to know.
So maybe you have to have a trusted Hungarian friend do the buying.
Re your car:
Does it have a trailer hitch?
I need a lot of wood transported ...
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Wolfi - sadly no trailer hitch because I bought from what was on offer. Compared to UK for same specification I think I bought it £2,000 to £3,000 cheaper! I might liaise with Miskolc Suzuki to ask about adding a hitch, preferably a foldable or removeable hitch with electrics because I'm certain this will be handy and give us flexibility whether to take home whatever with trailer or be delivered.
(The allowable towing weights have nothing to do with what the manufactures list as the towing capabilities but are to do with formulas on the kerb weight of the vehicle)
Oh and a trailer hitch has to be fitted by a qualified fitter. No going down to Halfords equivalent on Saturday morning fitting the purchased tow bar over the weekend and towing on Monday. - Oh No - this is Hungary !!
Have a word with Suzuki anyway explaining that you weren't advised about the hitch regs when you bought the car, plead ignorance as a foreigner and see if you can get a deal to fit one cheap as a (valued?) new customer
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How does the fitting of a tow bar work on a new car? Technically, it hasn't had its first műszaki yet so maybe it's just a case of having it fitted and having the logbook adjusted accordingly?
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If a new car is ordered with a tow bar fitted then that is done before the first müszaki and before the number plates and log book are issued. but if Fen Tiger already has the car then it has number plates and a log book and is on the road. Once it leaves the show room with plates and a log book then it is too late to fit the tow-bar as a delivery option.
szaki if one is fitted as a week-old car or does the log book just need re-issuing?
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I'm forgetting about a tow bar until next year. I need to get the hang of the new car before doing anything outside my comfort zone. I've never towed anything so that's off the agenda until I really need one.