Car problem

In my other post,I have wrote that our car is not in a good condition.It was all started when we went to Portugal.Normally,when we travel,we take the plane coz we have some discounts due to my husband's job before.But since we are far away from Paris now ,it's kind'a far from us to go to the airport there by train and it's really a hassle for us towing all the luggages we have.So we decided to have a road trip this time.It was a very long trip but we stopped a lot and sleep in different cities before we got to our destination.When it was the time for us to go back to Paris,that was also the time our car started to have problems.I was very worried at that time coz we did not anticipate this kind of road travel emergency.We thought our car was in good condition for long trip.Fortunately,my husband has some knowledge on fixing a car.