Today's thing rarely seen

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 07/02/2018 at 16:25 • Filed to: None

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Not often I find myself parked beside one of these.

Obviously we all know what this large, obscure French car from the 2000s is so I won’ t insult anybody by naming it.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 07/02/2018 at 16:37

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Renault Vel Satis. Has  always been rare, very rare now. That it came from the era when Renault had significant quality problems doesn't help its case.

AuthiCooper1300 > Cé hé sin 07/02/2018 at 16:41

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I remember Renault suggesting, somehow, t h a t t h i s c o n v e y a n c e was a w o r t h y descendant of the DS.

No comment .

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Cé hé sin 07/02/2018 at 16:42

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Weren’t only a few thousand of these made in right hand drive to begin with? I feel like these were rarely seen even while they were in production while I was living in the UK in 04-05. 

Cé hé sin > AuthiCooper1300 07/02/2018 at 16:45

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That’s an interesting suggestion...

Cé hé sin > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/02/2018 at 16:47

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I haven’t seen one in ages and they were never common.

According to Wiki only about a thousand were ever sold in the UK an d sales elsewhere in the rhd world were probably fairly minute.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Cé hé sin 07/02/2018 at 16:54

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The Vel Satis: A car so quirky and French that even the quirkiest of French men and Frenchwomen didn’t even want it.

Honestly, I’d drive one. Partially because it’s a bit of a mad car to import while everyone else is importing Skylines and what have you, and also partially because it’s a big comfy cruiser, and I like that sort of thing.

duurtlang > not for canada - australian in disguise 07/02/2018 at 17:02

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They were available with the Nissan 3.5L V6 gasoline engine (VQ?). I imagine that makes it easier to service in Canada.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 07/03/2018 at 07:53

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never sold here.

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