Things I never see anymore

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/08/2017 at 16:47 • Filed to: Renault, Vel Satis

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.

DISCUSSION (16)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 16:51

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 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2017 at 16:52

Interestingly, one critic had the opinion that the Vel Satis wasn’t ugly enough to be popular.

KnowsAboutCars > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 17:42

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 > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 17:43

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 > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 17:44

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 > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 17:49

Clarkson, May, and Hammond all like it, if I recall correctly.

Bluecold > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 17:56

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. > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 18:21

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 > Cé hé sin
04/08/2017 at 18:30

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. > Steve in Manhattan
04/08/2017 at 18:31

I believe that was the Avantime. Somewhat similar idea, much better execution.

Cé hé sin > Land_Yacht_225
04/08/2017 at 18:42

You’d have better luck in France in either case as most were sold there.

Steve in Manhattan > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2017 at 19:44

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 > Cé hé sin
04/09/2017 at 04:19

never offered here or the Avantime too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Steve in Manhattan
04/09/2017 at 05:39

Ah fair enough I can’t remember that episode too well.

Steve in Manhattan > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/09/2017 at 13:59

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. > Steve in Manhattan
04/09/2017 at 14:17

Thats the quote I remember.