breakdown truck

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Re: breakdown truck

#872 Post by megadethmaniac »

Barry boys are alive and well living in the South of France, obviously!
rich.
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#873 Post by rich. »

megadethmaniac wrote:Barry boys are alive and well living in the South of France, obviously!
some french take bad taste to the extreme :lol:

apart from my missus 8-)
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Re: breakdown truck

#875 Post by JPB »

That Giardiniera is a whole lot newer than they think it is! I'd put it at around 1974-'75, long after saloon production had ended. :ugeek: Still would though :drool: , as long as it's been neutered and has had all of its injections to date.
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#877 Post by JPB »

The first one you linked to wrote:
Cette annonce est désactivée
Has it sold or was it just too sexy for its shirt? What was it? Is there a prize for guessing correctly?

:idea: My guess: It's a GRP-bodied Renault 12 break that's been modified with an R18 Diesel engine and automatic transmission. :thumbs:
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#878 Post by rich. »

almost john, it was.... wait for it....









a 4x4 sinpar renault 4 van... im still lusting after the primera estate :lol:
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#879 Post by JPB »

Mate, fight the urge to buy a Primera. They're largely reliable, pleasant to drive, and apart from front suspension/steering links that are unique to the dealer network and can't be substituted for anything that costs less than several hundred quid for used ones, they're cheap for parts too. :lol:
I hadn't realised you could get such a thing as a R4 van with 4wd. How on earth does that work with the 4's differing wheelbase lengths from side to side? Most odd, which means that I'd probably like it. :)
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#880 Post by rich. »

primera dream has been destroyed by the fact the ad was slightly misleading, as you said the steering links etc need changing cambelt & the ad read 170 000km but the real figure was 290 000 km.. the vendor said it was an accident :x
so i will continue to look for a cheap diesel estate car.. that said i quite liked the look of the r4 van :D
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