Rtd.

Congratulations on your new car.

Looking forward to a lend in due course.

Especially.

Side note, it really stuck me this time how many more brown cars are on the road in France. The people evidently have more exquisite taste than I had previously given them credit for. I also saw a white, unrestored, base model Renault 20 driving through the village. One of my all-time favourite designs. Lots of middle aged cars knocking about as usual, they just don't rust there I suppose, but that 20 was the cherry on the cake of my inveterate old heap spotting. The one disappointment is that the French seem to finally have embraced the faux x 4 SUV trend. I do like the look of the current Megane estate though, I wonder what the rear legroom is like...would prefer a Talisman of course, but I'm out of luck there. Also the current Espace (not sold in UK) is far smaller and lower looking than the previous models. Looks more like a Grand Grand Scenic. I suppose that's what it is really, just with the Espace badge added. Again not available in the UK, which is a shame. It's looking more "SUV only" in the UK as time passes. Groan.

They also pay a lot more for them. Our consumer finance market lets us buy BMWs for Focus money, which doesn’t leave much room for the French and Italian makers. So we get their small cars and the few bigger ones they think might win buyers on price against German SUVs. But family saloons and estates mostly need not apply.

Have a heart WDB, why did you have to go and tell him about a nearby brown Renault? It’s his first day back at work (tee-hee, what’s that again?) and now you’ve probably distracted him for the rest of the day!
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I love a Renault 5, particularly a Monaco, which is most likely an automatic.  What a delightful little car that must be.  I do occasionally pass between our towns, I'll keep an eye out.  If you ever see a For Sale sign on it, seriously, let me know.