Heh, I've gone French today :-S

Ooh, I know they're so *wrong*, but I actually like those... plush sofa on wheels.

Make sure you run the air con from time to time - I know you should on anything with it fitted, but on those they're especially prone to the pump seizing from lack of use.

-- JackH

In news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net, JackH wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;

Heh, guess what's the one thing that doesn't work?

Erm, Renault Auto? My guess would be as much as you can get within a week of taking posession, so you sell it while it's still working :-)

"Pete M" wrote in message news:43fa2295$ snipped-for-privacy@usenet.zapto.org...

"1" thing ?

You sure it's not a phone box with a Renault badge on it like the mini ads ?

In news:2krKf.23940$ snipped-for-privacy@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk, Tony Bond (UncleFista) wrote something quite bizarre, possibly in an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;

Incredibly enough, other than the aircon and a couple of minor dash bulbs,

Absolutely everything! I'm somewhat amazed..

Stuff that doesn't work = aircon and aircon backlighting bulbs.

Stuff that works = engine, suspension, steering, brakes, exhaust, alarm, remote for the alarm, central locking, mirrors for heat / movement / silly parking stunt on the nearside, Alpine stereo system + autochanger, front seat motors, front seat heating, drivers front seat memory, electric windows

• one shot, headlight height adjustment, fuel computer, computer voice thing, sunroof, silly interior lights, gearbox modes are all fine, cruise control works a treat, it *all* works.

Looking through the full, specialist, service history, it started life in the West End of London with a company, then went to a lady in Southport, then to the lady motor trader I bought it off - she's used it for the last

This thing is the ultimate in "stealth". It's an unmarked, clean, light metallic greyish blue Renault. That's about all I can tell you. I can't even particularly remember what it looks like and I've been driving the bloody thing all night.

I wonder if the gearbox is Volvo sourced though, like the engine?

If it is, then it'd be a cracking car for not a lot of spondoolicles. I've got a fairly strong feeling it isn't though.

Someone down the road has one and against all my better judgement and instincts I actually quite like it. It's a Renault but has the image of not being quite as poorly built and unreliable as all the other models.

What price Gallic stealth luxury? Around 750 quid at a guess.

I was thinking that, so I paid less obviously.

Looking around the Auto Trader, it seems I might have snaffled a bit of a bargain.

Yeah. Subaru Outbacks were £5K in Autotrader, too... and I'd rather try selling a Subaru than a French Executive Car.

Richard

True, but the in the last week at my local auctions, two Safranes have gone through, both fetched more than I paid for this one, and neither was anywhere near as tidy or well specced. Therefore I suspect a bargain!

Two Safranes sold at auction for what must be more than beer money?

Bloody hell. They must be putting more crack in the water down there than previously suspected ;) Good luck with it!

(I don't utterly hate Safranes, having never owned one, but they leave me cold in a way the XM never did. Mid 90s Renaults manage to combine bland with just enough ugly to be "I don't like it much" - but not enough for it to be "Argh, I hate it" or "That's interesting").

Richard

I dunno so much... the one I borrowed briefly impressed me so much in terms of just how comfy sofa like it was, I nearly bought it.

Well it was that, and the fact it was up for peanuts. :)

-- JackH

This one sold tonight;

Oh, mine's got the vastly superior Alpine stereo as well..

It makes tarting up the Scorpio and sticking it on eBay almost tempting.

I never realised how truly ugly the Safrane interior was compared to even a Series II XM interior.

I wonder how disappointed the buyer will be to find they're missing a cylinder...

Richard

LOL - yeah, I noticed that.

Heh - nah, that's normal for a Renault.