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What an ugly car.......
« on: 24 July 2012, 23:13:54 »

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« Reply #1 on: 24 July 2012, 23:20:21 »

Loads of electrical toys and french. Pig ugly with it. Not with my barge pole. ;)
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« Reply #3 on: 24 July 2012, 23:22:47 »

last week seen one on a trailer.. designer must be drunk when .... ;D
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« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2012, 23:25:18 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y

Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)
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« Reply #5 on: 24 July 2012, 23:31:55 »

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Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)

They're that ugly they start to look good ................ in an Edsel kind of way  ;D ;D ;D ;D But it's French AND Renault so could never even be a possible!  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2012, 23:34:34 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y

Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)
Looks like a Megane to me, all rse ;)
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« Reply #7 on: 24 July 2012, 23:45:24 »

the avantyne (or whatever the shite heap is called) was the car they mod'd on top gear. im thinking its rareity has a direct corelation to the number of sales cos of it's disgusting looks.

only plus for getting one would be the size. they look absolutely massive inside.
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« Reply #8 on: 24 July 2012, 23:56:33 »

the avantyne (or whatever the shite heap is called) was the car they mod'd on top gear. im thinking its rareity has a direct corelation to the number of sales cos of it's disgusting looks.

only plus for getting one would be the size. they look absolutely massive inside.

Are you thinking of this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eoUutOsZoQ  ....... if so, it was the ubiquitous Espace  ;) ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 25 July 2012, 00:12:45 »


Are you thinking of this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eoUutOsZoQ  ....... if so, it was the ubiquitous Espace  ;) ;)

Nah, not the cabriolet one, this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZkiSkrcG7A

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« Reply #10 on: 25 July 2012, 00:14:03 »

That's the one. The challenge was called ''Faster than an Evo'' challenge :)
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« Reply #11 on: 25 July 2012, 07:21:11 »

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Abreakdownvanontime that's the common one.

Fixed that for you Andy :y
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« Reply #12 on: 25 July 2012, 08:12:28 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y

Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)

Not at all, the doors are double hinged so you can open the door in tiny gaps and still get in with no problem :y. The Vel Satis is an ugly car, but they're very comfortable.
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« Reply #13 on: 25 July 2012, 08:16:07 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y

Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)



no deffo 4 in picture......... :y
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« Reply #14 on: 25 July 2012, 09:18:09 »

Oh, and to top it all, it's FWD. ::)
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« Reply #15 on: 25 July 2012, 09:20:51 »

Oh, and to top it all, it's FWD. ::)

Pretty much goes without saying these days .............. cheaper & easier to make.  :y
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« Reply #16 on: 25 July 2012, 11:11:20 »

Its pig ugly all what ever angle you look at it , + side its cheap to buy but keeping it going will be another thing  ;D ;D
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Re: What an ugly car.......
« Reply #17 on: 25 July 2012, 12:37:41 »

The Citroen Ami from the seventies is even more dog ugly. :(

Too ugly to post a picture. :-\
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« Reply #18 on: 25 July 2012, 12:43:09 »

The Citroen Ami from the seventies is even more dog ugly. :(

Too ugly to post a picture. :-\

The Ami 6 was quite cool, though. Ami 8 was just horrible.

They were slow too. Very, very, very slow.
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« Reply #19 on: 25 July 2012, 13:02:20 »

The Insignia is an ugly mare too.

Bloated and ungainly it is devoid of style. It has dated poorly. :-\

It appeared old-fashioned before production even started.  :(
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« Reply #20 on: 25 July 2012, 13:49:55 »

The Insignia is an ugly mare too.

Bloated and ungainly it is devoid of style. It has dated poorly. :-\

It appeared old-fashioned before production even started.  :(

That goes for 99% of "current" car models IMHO.

They plug the same numbers into the same aerodynamic modelling software, apply the same type approval criteria for impact protection, etc. and get the same bland car out as a result.
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« Reply #21 on: 25 July 2012, 14:16:39 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y


Yes, I think Claire (Guinney1971) runs an Avantime - amongst a few others.  I'm sure she could give a run down on either it or the Vel Satis.
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Re: What an ugly car.......
« Reply #22 on: 25 July 2012, 14:24:37 »

no mention of ugly cars is complete without the mention of the Fiat Multipla....


or, more commonly known as


The Fuglymobile.

:D

a mate has one..... it's unremittingly eye waveringly ugly, and shite as well....


how much fiat paid to have it named car of the year, way back then,   i have no idea....


Billions probably....
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« Reply #23 on: 25 July 2012, 15:09:41 »

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke? ;D
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« Reply #24 on: 25 July 2012, 15:36:08 »

Jensen CV8......ugly as sin, but I want one. :y
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« Reply #25 on: 25 July 2012, 16:36:34 »

Jensen CV8......ugly as sin, but I want one. :y

Fair enough.. although <dreaming> it I were hypothetically offered the keys to a 541 as an alternative <wakes up>  :-*
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« Reply #26 on: 25 July 2012, 16:41:53 »

Pal of mine was a senior manager @ Renault's UK head office @ the time these were introduced. So, I've driven them both as he used to bring them home & tried many times to get me to buy one - oh no no no no....

The Avantine did indeed have double hinged doors and was easy enough to get in and out of.

They drove little more than "ok", which at the time wasn't that good considering that they were brand new and that I was comparing them with my R reg MV6, which @ the time would have been 6 years old and with 100k on it.

The interesting (strange) thing is that with the Vel Satis there was an extensive choice of wooden inlays for the dash area, these were all real wood and very nicely implemented IIRC.

Strange things French cars  ::)
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« Reply #27 on: 25 July 2012, 17:04:15 »

French -- enough said YUK YUK YUK Never.  :-[ :-[ :y :y
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« Reply #28 on: 25 July 2012, 17:30:02 »

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke? ;D

I like that  :-X ;D
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« Reply #29 on: 25 July 2012, 17:36:12 »

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke? ;D

haha, i remember clarkson slating the ford scorpio because there was no other car on the market that looked like a frog..... until the juke came along  ;D
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« Reply #30 on: 25 July 2012, 18:01:08 »


Strange things French cars  ::)


Indeed LR, in a world of dreadful sameness some things remain iconic - bearing that in mind, should I ever hope to be seduced by anything French – other than Ségolène Royal or Christine Lagarde – it would have to be by an early 60’s Chapron DS Décapotable. :-* :-* 8)



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« Reply #31 on: 25 July 2012, 18:57:26 »

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 it would have to be by an early 60’s Chapron DS Décapotable. :-* :-* 8) ....

even an ordinary saloon would do for me.  :y
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« Reply #32 on: 25 July 2012, 20:12:42 »

no mention of ugly cars is complete without the mention of the Fiat Multipla....


or, more commonly known as


The Fuglymobile.


It's not ugly, just a bit odd looking. Can't argue with the shite part though. Both of my neighbours have them, so there are two parked outside now.

Now if you want to see an ugly car, google for pics of a Ssangyong Rodius. I should warn you that you will regret it! This is why I'm not providing a link. You may have seen one on the road, but a normal brain should mask the effect of its ghastlyness

As for the Avantime, only the French could come up with a massive 4 seat 'coupe' based on a bloody great people carrier(it's a 3.0l V6 Espace underneath). I quite like it, it's a proper French car focused on style(which is an objective thing) and comfort. At least it's not pretending to be a French attempt at a German car. Can you imagine what a mess they'd make of that?

As for the running costs, if you pay Renault to fix it, you'll be bankrupt very quickly. For instance, they want nearly £1400 to change the cambelt(when the kit is £120ish) as they insist on taking the engine out to do the job! My mate who's run one as his daily for the last 3 years did it in 4 hours on his drive. His was converted to LPG before he bought it, and he spends less on fuel than I do. They can suffer from crap electrics, but then what modern car doesn't? As for the rest of the mechanical bits, it's all common  Renault, just like an Omega is easy Vauxhall parts.
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« Reply #33 on: 25 July 2012, 22:15:26 »

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........ :) :)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used  :y

Interesting...... :-\ :-\ Only 2 doors, those doors must be a nightmare in the average car park...... ::) ::)
Got a kind of unique look about it though.... :)


Not at all, the doors are double hinged so you can open the door in tiny gaps and still get in with no problem :y. The Vel Satis is an ugly car, but they're very comfortable.

Not sure what you mean Del, certainly not sliding..... :)
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201139418465888/sort/default/usedcars/model/avantime/make/renault/onesearchad/used/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/page/1?logcode=p
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« Reply #34 on: 25 July 2012, 22:57:02 »


As for the Avantime, only the French could come up with a massive 4 seat 'coupe' based on a bloody great people carrier(it's a 3.0l V6 Espace underneath).

Oh, dear! <shudder>
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