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Re: French Cars
« Reply #30 on: 15 August 2015, 17:42:51 »
well I have just been lumbered with a megane estate as a company car....what a pile of crap....goes into the garage 2 weeks ago knackered rear shocks...comes back 3 days later ABS Fault.Brake Fault,Traction Control Fault and boot wont open...roll on September as it gets replaced for an Astra
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« Reply #31 on: 15 August 2015, 18:43:07 »
The froggeys have built some mental cars
Peugeot 205 T16, 405 m16, the Reno 25 super touring car in the 90s, R5gt turbo, o and the mid engined gourdini.
 just mad cars like the French, and temperamental, garlic shrug ;D
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #32 on: 15 August 2015, 18:48:51 »
Quote from: biggriffin on 15 August 2015, 18:43:07
The froggeys have built some mental cars
Peugeot 205 T16, 405 m16, the Reno 25 super touring car in the 90s, R5gt turbo, o and the mid engined gourdini.
 just mad cars like the French, and temperamental, garlic shrug ;D

they have also built some right shite
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #33 on: 15 August 2015, 18:49:25 »
Any bold heads are like cheese on french cars  ::) I think the plastic clips they use are stronger  :( Still you wont be buying a 106 will you  ;D
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #34 on: 15 August 2015, 20:34:33 »
Quote from: Varche on 15 August 2015, 10:57:03
Patriotism.

My view is that from experience Europeans excluding Brits are very patriotic. i.e. they buy their own stuff. Here in Spain SEATs rule. They do of course have BMW's and Mercedes as they don't make those. The locals are quite incredulous when you say we in Britain make very fine cheese . If you do , how come it isn't for sale on our supermarket shelves they say? I know the Spanish have a buy Spanish campaign on at the moment for things like electrical goods.

Supporting home team or home driver. It goes without saying that a Spaniard wouldn't dream of not supporting Sainz or Alonso in F1. Yet many Brits support Vettel , Senna, Schumacher etc on talent and not nationality.

The French are the same.

I think mass tourism changed Britain. We went away to exotic places and came back and wanted to eat exotic food. Hence the supermarkets being full of foreign produce. I think we are the same when it comes to buying cars, fridges etc. We really don't care so long as the price is right.

This is my experience as well. The French are very patriotic when it comes to car buying. Brits are much more mercenary on buying things on price and performance. We are also very good at adopting and adapting many things around the world and calling it our own, especially food as our cuisine was always quite limited compared to many other countries. Tripe, Fray Bentos pies and baked beans don't make the Haute Cuisine list in France. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #35 on: 15 August 2015, 20:58:15 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 15 August 2015, 20:34:33
Quote from: Varche on 15 August 2015, 10:57:03
Patriotism.

My view is that from experience Europeans excluding Brits are very patriotic. i.e. they buy their own stuff. Here in Spain SEATs rule. They do of course have BMW's and Mercedes as they don't make those. The locals are quite incredulous when you say we in Britain make very fine cheese . If you do , how come it isn't for sale on our supermarket shelves they say? I know the Spanish have a buy Spanish campaign on at the moment for things like electrical goods.

Supporting home team or home driver. It goes without saying that a Spaniard wouldn't dream of not supporting Sainz or Alonso in F1. Yet many Brits support Vettel , Senna, Schumacher etc on talent and not nationality.

The French are the same.

I think mass tourism changed Britain. We went away to exotic places and came back and wanted to eat exotic food. Hence the supermarkets being full of foreign produce. I think we are the same when it comes to buying cars, fridges etc. We really don't care so long as the price is right.

This is my experience as well. The French are very patriotic when it comes to car buying. Brits are much more mercenary on buying things on price and performance. We are also very good at adopting and adapting many things around the world and calling it our own, especially food as our cuisine was always quite limited compared to many other countries. Tripe, Fray Bentos pies and baked beans don't make the Haute Cuisine list in France. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Boll*cks.

........in the pies. :D ;D ;D
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #36 on: 15 August 2015, 21:44:58 »
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 15 August 2015, 20:58:15
Quote from: Rods2 on 15 August 2015, 20:34:33
Quote from: Varche on 15 August 2015, 10:57:03
Patriotism.

My view is that from experience Europeans excluding Brits are very patriotic. i.e. they buy their own stuff. Here in Spain SEATs rule. They do of course have BMW's and Mercedes as they don't make those. The locals are quite incredulous when you say we in Britain make very fine cheese . If you do , how come it isn't for sale on our supermarket shelves they say? I know the Spanish have a buy Spanish campaign on at the moment for things like electrical goods.

Supporting home team or home driver. It goes without saying that a Spaniard wouldn't dream of not supporting Sainz or Alonso in F1. Yet many Brits support Vettel , Senna, Schumacher etc on talent and not nationality.

The French are the same.

I think mass tourism changed Britain. We went away to exotic places and came back and wanted to eat exotic food. Hence the supermarkets being full of foreign produce. I think we are the same when it comes to buying cars, fridges etc. We really don't care so long as the price is right.

This is my experience as well. The French are very patriotic when it comes to car buying. Brits are much more mercenary on buying things on price and performance. We are also very good at adopting and adapting many things around the world and calling it our own, especially food as our cuisine was always quite limited compared to many other countries. Tripe, Fray Bentos pies and baked beans don't make the Haute Cuisine list in France. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Real food, for men.  ;)

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Re: French Cars
« Reply #37 on: 16 August 2015, 13:09:13 »
A lot of activity next door this morning.  Barn doors opened (with some effort), Renault Espace backed up and tow rope attached to something in the barn.  I think "Ooooo this could be interesting, an old tractor perhaps, a vintage Citroen maybe, even a 2CV?"  :-\

Nope, what slowly and protestingly emerged from the barn was a dirty bird shit covered 80's classic...... The Renault 11!  :y

They've been tinkering with it all morning but havn't got it going yet!  ::)
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« Reply #38 on: 16 August 2015, 13:12:49 »
Wasn't the 11 the hatchback version of the 9? We had a 9...... But it can't have been very exciting cause I can't remember much about it.  :-\
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Re: French Cars
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #40 on: 16 August 2015, 13:18:12 »
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Re: French Cars
« Reply #43 on: 17 August 2015, 09:51:29 »
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http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fs1.cdn.autoevolution.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FRENAULT113door-2071_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoevolution.com%2Fcars%2Frenault-11-3-door-1983.html&h=735&w=1018&tbnid=wo_mSg30zADkMM%3A&docid=F581RgavqSSMUM&hl=en&ei=yH7QVeTsMoT-aImkqNAF&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1030&page=1&start=0&ndsp=11&ved=0CDwQrQMwAmoVChMI5PDPlMqtxwIVBD8aCh0JEgpa

A mate of mine had one of them back in the day. Went well enough with a 1.7 litre lump, but so much body roll it made you seasick.

Still, the front seats reclined to a very, very comfortable position, I'm told, and, to a 19 year old living with his parents at the time, that was, apparently, an important feature.

Thinking about it, I wonder if he'd knackered the shock absorbers? ::)
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« Reply #44 on: 17 August 2015, 11:16:36 »
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http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fs1.cdn.autoevolution.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FRENAULT113door-2071_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoevolution.com%2Fcars%2Frenault-11-3-door-1983.html&h=735&w=1018&tbnid=wo_mSg30zADkMM%3A&docid=F581RgavqSSMUM&hl=en&ei=yH7QVeTsMoT-aImkqNAF&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1030&page=1&start=0&ndsp=11&ved=0CDwQrQMwAmoVChMI5PDPlMqtxwIVBD8aCh0JEgpa

A mate of mine had one of them back in the day. Went well enough with a 1.7 litre lump, but so much body roll it made you seasick.

Still, the front seats reclined to a very, very comfortable position, I'm told, and, to a 19 year old living with his parents at the time, that was, apparently, an important feature.

Thinking about it, I wonder if he'd knackered the shock absorbers? ::)

Why?...... ;) :D ;D
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