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Mar 26, 2014 10:31:54 GMT
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Mar 26, 2014 16:48:04 GMT
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Haven't seen one in ages. We had a Rancho back in the early 1980s, the first brand new car that my Dad had bought.
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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Mar 26, 2014 16:56:45 GMT
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Love the early ones. Must be so rare.
Very, very innovative at the time.
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 Specialist Bodyshop & Fabrication Classic, Retro, Prestige & Custom Small Repairs to Concours Restorations Mechanical Work Vintage to Modern |
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Mar 26, 2014 17:04:10 GMT
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I always think of this when I see one.... the Espace F1!  |
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87 Mk2 Cavalier SRi Turbo
89 Mk3 Cavalier SRi V6
90 Cartlon GSi3000 24v (Lotus Rep)
90 Senator CD 24v
99 Omega 3.0 MV6
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Mar 26, 2014 19:15:25 GMT
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Haven't seen one in ages. We had a Rancho back in the early 1980s, the first brand new car that my Dad had bought. That's true... They are nigh on extinct. But, we saw one on the way to Paris, on the road, driven and not fallen apart - a pre-facelift Phase 1  I've just checked leboncoin - you can't even buy many. Yikes! |
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Mar 26, 2014 19:22:14 GMT
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I'd love an early one... We had a phase 2 2000 TXE back in the mid 90's and it was superb! A Quadra would be superb...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Mar 26, 2014 22:41:12 GMT
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What i think of when someone mentions one  |
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Mar 26, 2014 23:00:42 GMT
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Strange instead nobody posted the video of the 1995 Espace F1!
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I'm Looking for a Lancia Stratos, have you got one cheap?
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scmick
Posted a lot
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Mar 27, 2014 23:55:33 GMT
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 My'93 Espace 2 daily which I've run since early '97. Doubles up as tow car for my SIMCA projects. It's been a great car and the galvanising is only just beginning to give up....unlike another K reg Espace I bought for spares (to avoid the ridiculous cost of some of Renault's parts)... that car had totally rotted around the back suspension mountings while the front end was like new.... Matra's traditional 'quality control'...!!! |
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Mar 28, 2014 19:08:48 GMT
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Bit naughty of Renault to claim it has first MPV.
Rotten reliability aswell it seems
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Mar 28, 2014 19:21:01 GMT
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My parents owned a Mk2 Espace V6. Pile of curse word to be honest. The radiator scolded my mother with boiling water in the cabin, it broke down all the time and we eventually sold it for a Volvo 240. With that said though, they are interesting, and now rare. I saw a Mk2 today here in Barcelona. Not seen a Mk1 in a very long time though!
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Mar 28, 2014 19:34:44 GMT
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We had one as a company car.....it was the md's, I remember how exiting it was when they came out, and we had one of the first. I remember how far back you sat... Miles away from the windscreen! It was a brilliant vehicle, it did age quickly, in typical French fashion, and it did not make a good older car- unlike the 10 cavalier mk2 estates also on the fleet. And where did they go? As rare as the espace now!
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
Posts: 2,095
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Mar 28, 2014 22:47:18 GMT
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I'd love an early one... We had a phase 2 2000 TXE back in the mid 90's and it was superb! A Quadra would be superb... We did too! Dark metallic grey with the red & blue pinstripes on the sides. Best family car ever! On some models you could even swing the front seats around to have a nice conversation with your passengers, when not driving of course  |
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gn3dr
Part of things
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Mar 28, 2014 22:52:42 GMT
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Rose tinted glasses folks. We had a `03 one a few years ago, against my better judgement. Biggest piece of curse word ever. I never liked Renaults but that sealed the deal for me - they make some of the worst pieces of !%&$ around.
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
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Is that called brown tinted glasses? Ours just had injectors that needed at gentle tap with a hammer every now and then.
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squonk
Part of things
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I've currently got a 98 Mk3 TD Grand Espace which was bought to help with clearing out my late fathers house. Paid virtually nothing for it, it has starship mileage on it yet has been 100% reliable, great to drive and returns 40+ mpg. I prefer driving it to any of the other seven cars I have (which includes Mercedes, Range Rovers and a Jeep)! When I'm done with it later this year I'll probably chuck it on ebay and buy a newer one as I like it so much. It will owe me nothing as it's usefulness has already paid for itself. My only complaint is the lack of available workshop manuals. Even Renault's Dialogy discs have very little about them.
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2004 Chevrolet Avalanche Z71
2005 Mercedes CLK320 Cabriolet
1996 Mercedes C180 Elegance Auto Saloon
1996 Rover 620Ti (Dead fuel pump)
1992 Toyota HiLux Surf
1987 Range Rover Vogue (Rusty)
1992 Range Rover Vogue SE (More Rusty)
2006 Chrysler Grand Voyager
2008 Corsa 1.4 Design
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Dom
Part of things
Limey
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Mar 30, 2014 11:27:58 GMT
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We had a mk1 and then a mk2 when I was young. I loved them, especially sitting in the boot seats.
When we moved to France we kept the right-hand drive mk1 and had french plates on it. It would give people a bit of a scare sometimes, like when my Grandad was sleeping in the front seat.
I learned to drive in the mk2.
But any metal bits holding the fibreglass did tend to rot. One of the rear doors was nearly falling off when we got rid of it.
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And I alsways had a soft spot for them... And I still think the "phase 1" is very well designed. So - happy 30th birthday, Renault Espace! 
