by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 04/08/2017 at 16:47
by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 04/08/2017 at 16:47
Tags: Renault
; Vel Satis
STARS: 1
Renault Vel Satis
Made (in rhd) until 2005. Never very common but I used to see them fairly often. Now, not a one. Big cars tend to disappear fairly rapidly because nobody wants them second hand.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/08/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 0
Haha me and schaefft have looked at ones for sale for a while. One was listed as a “special addition” meaning special edition I assume. I messaged them to see what special editon they thought it was, since the car only had three trim levels. They replied saying it was just to grab attention and it’s a standard car. Because gumtree.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/08/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 0
Interestingly, one critic had the opinion that the Vel Satis wasn’t ugly enough to be popular.
"KnowsAboutCars" (knowsaboutcars)
04/08/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 0
I’m not 100% sure on this but I think the only Vel Satis I’ve ever seen was the one the French embassy owned here. These weren’t sold in Finland when new.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/08/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 0
They were pretty unreliable too. A friend of mine traded his in with half the options deactivated by the dealer because fixing them would have been too expensive
"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
04/08/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 0
I’m a big fan of the Vel Satis. It’s kinda like a modern take on the DS. Sadly, it was just too weird for the kind of people who buy big cars in Europe to actually buy it.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
04/08/2017 at 17:49, STARS: 0
Clarkson, May, and Hammond all like it, if I recall correctly.
"Bluecold" (Bluecold)
04/08/2017 at 17:56, STARS: 0
Weren’t they made with the same care and attention to detail as the 2nd gen ph1 Laguna?
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/08/2017 at 18:21, STARS: 0
They might not be wrong. I mean in isolation it looks very unusual, but park it next to a big butt megane and an avantime... It would look almost dull.
"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator)
04/08/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 0
This has always been on my short list for if I ever wound up in England long enough to need a car. Not that I see that happening ever. But if it did, this or a Citroen C6.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/08/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 0
I believe that was the Avantime. Somewhat similar idea, much better execution.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/08/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 0
You’d have better luck in France in either case as most were sold there.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
04/08/2017 at 19:44, STARS: 0
They talked about it at some point - one of those you-dress-like-shit women was on the show, and she thanked Clarkson for recommending the Vel Satis.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
04/09/2017 at 04:19, STARS: 0
never offered here or the Avantime too.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/09/2017 at 05:39, STARS: 0
Ah fair enough I can’t remember that episode too well.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
04/09/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
I remember them agreeing on the Mondeo, the Avantime, and the Subaru Outback and little else. You may be right ...
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/09/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 0
Thats the quote I remember.