Dougall

I like that one. Can I borrow it? She has cottoned on the Nag Nag Nag one.

Thanks All. Time to hit the internet and do some research and tyre kicking. I love window shopping. Just have to get "Three Horses" to agree to the budget .

Thanks for the replies. Are there any restrictions, such as tax, if I drove a car and trailer to UK (to visit relatives) and filled them up with new tools and machinery and took them back to France? I would imagine that they would frown on that so wondering what they would slug in tax, etc.?

Hi All. The Minister for War and myself are looking to move to France from Australia when we retire in a couple of years so I am beginning my research. I have a large shed in which I have accumulated a large range of power tools. Am trying to decide if it is worth bringing them all with me and changing the electrical plugs (most of the tools are old or of the cheaper variety) or having a garage sale and buying all new ones when we get to France. We will be moving onto an equestrian property and I like to do most of the work myself (maintenance and improvements) as well as working on cars/trucks, some woodworking and some light engineering as hobbies. Could someone please list for me the more reputable tool supply stores so that I can research prices on line to help with my decision. I would also be interested in the names of industrial tool suppliers for things like metal lathes, milling machines, etc. as well as engineering supplies. The Chairman of the Board has family in England so may be better buying from there but I prefer to buy locally. We are looking at the Normandy/Brittany/Loire area. Cheers Doug

Thanks for that info. I notice that the 2.2 litre Ranger is popular and can't find the 3.6 litre for sale. Is there a premium for registration (road tax) or is it simply due to the price of fuel? Are there any other limitations in owning bigger cars? Would probably plan to have a big car for towing and skiing and a small runabout for everything else but it depends on costs of road tax, etc.

Thanks for the advice. We are regular visitors to the ski fields here and are familiar with chains. Love the challenge of driving in snow although my BT-50 (Ranger Clone) makes it quite boring as it goes around like it is on rails, even without chains.

Thanks for the replies. I will be buying my float and car locally to make sure everything complies and I currently have a heavy rigid licence in Australia so would not foresee a problem with gaining the relevant licence. I have seen some popular float names through other questions and will use those to research prices. We have a lot of research to do as we need to decide if it is worth bringing all my workshop equipment over in a big container (and changing the electrical plugs over) or buying everything new. I need to also find the names of tool shops etc. so that I can research those prices. With inlaws in England it sounds like that might be the place to get my power tools. What about tow vehicles.? I lean towards something four wheel drive as we like to go skiing. Cheers

Hi all. We are looking at moving to France when we retire in a few years and we are starting our research. What are the favoured cars in France for towing horse floats? Also what are the best horse trailer makes. We currently tow an extended two horse straight load with a Mazda BT-50 (same as Ford Ranger) in Australia. I also noticed a lot of horse trucks at horse shows last time we were there. Is there a reason for this such as cheaper registration, etc? Want to do research on prices etc. Thanks.