Cars you didn't know existed...

[M1C]

StescoG66 said:

talksthetorque said:

243 said:

Saw one of these on a 'young timers' German Instagram post. Never knew they existed.

I want to know how they extended the hatch's bodyshell to gain some extra loadspace.

Anyone?

These used to be everywhere in Italy. The phone and electricity companies ran them (SIP and ENEL)

Why on earth do i find these very cool???!! I mean...the stuff they can carry must be miniscule...but i think thats kinda cool....?!

[Steamer]

Just as long as the lancia driver parked in front didn't see it and think 'ummm now there's an idea!'

[mrtwisty]

Renault Fluence

A stretched Zoe?



Why so cheap?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-RENAULT-FLUENCE-...

[kiethton]

becasue you're tied into a battery lease too "from £77pm"

[Fast Bug]

The Fluence is a Megane saloon, they were sold in mainland Europe with petrol and diesel engines. And as stated, they're cheap because a) you're tied to a batter lease and b) it's a Megane saloon.

They're comfy to drive though. Other than that I can't think of any redeeming features...

[Fane]

TIGA84 said:

Bloke that painted my house a few years back had one.

I never knew they existed either.

They were a rebadged Renault Trafic.

[Tootles the Taxi]

M1C said:

StescoG66 said:

talksthetorque said:

243 said:

Saw one of these on a 'young timers' German Instagram post. Never knew they existed.

I want to know how they extended the hatch's bodyshell to gain some extra loadspace.

Anyone?

These used to be everywhere in Italy. The phone and electricity companies ran them (SIP and ENEL)

Why on earth do i find these very cool???!! I mean...the stuff they can carry must be miniscule...but i think thats kinda cool....?!

Judging by the reg number and what I think is Stormont in the background, I'll wager that the car was originally from the Irish Republic and slipped "over the border" into The North.

[BrabusMog]

Saw one of these the other night:

[anonymous-user]

mrtwisty said:

Renault Fluence

A stretched Zoe?



Why so cheap?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-RENAULT-FLUENCE-...

Oi!

[talksthetorque]

kiethton said:

becasue you're tied into a battery lease too "from £77pm"

and because Irish(?) import so nobody in the Uk has heard of them.

[jamiebae]

mrtwisty said:

Renault Fluence

A stretched Zoe?



Why so cheap?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-RENAULT-FLUENCE-...

Not cheap enough it seems, even at this price they don't move. I guess the early adopters are now swapping into the Leaf or Zoe with 2-3x the range and this is the wheeled equivalent of a Betamax player. On another thread it was suggested someone is trying to shift one for a grand and still struggling - irrespective of what you pay you're in for £70+ per month battery lease.

[Fast Bug]

talksthetorque said:

and because Irish(?) import so nobody in the Uk has heard of them.

UK cars

[Matt-il77s]

mrtwisty said:

Renault Fluence

A stretched Zoe?



Why so cheap?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-RENAULT-FLUENCE-...

I expected a better boot looking at the size of the thing..

[tali1]

Tootles the Taxi said:

M1C said:

StescoG66 said:

talksthetorque said:

243 said:

Saw one of these on a 'young timers' German Instagram post. Never knew they existed.

I want to know how they extended the hatch's bodyshell to gain some extra loadspace.

Anyone?

These used to be everywhere in Italy. The phone and electricity companies ran them (SIP and ENEL)

Why on earth do i find these very cool???!! I mean...the stuff they can carry must be miniscule...but i think thats kinda cool....?!

Judging by the reg number and what I think is Stormont in the background, I'll wager that the car was originally from the Irish Republic and slipped "over the border" into The North.

Reminds me of the weird 205 multi vans



https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e...

[jamiebae]

Matt-il77s said:

I expected a better boot looking at the size of the thing..

It's because there's a fking great battery in there - in the normal petrol or diesel version the boot is indeed massive

[TonyF55]

Toyota Yaris Raum, maybe this was before we got the Yaris Verso

[Jazzy Jag]

Saw a Renault Talisman on the A34 today.

(pic)http://images.caradisiac.com/images/6/4/9/6/106496/S0-essai-renault-talisman-1-5-dci-110-le-chameau-de-la-famille-370376.jpg(/pic)


I thought Renault had stopped making big cars..

[Hugo a Gogo]

stopped selling them in the UK (and other RHD places)

[Doofus]

Jazzy Jag said:

Saw a Renault Talisman on the A34 today.




I thought Renault had stopped making big cars..

FTFY

[F1GTRUeno]

rodericb said:

Here is something you would probably not see on your local roads and might fall into the unknown 'Chinese' car brand pile...



The first car designed and manufactured in Taiwan. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxgen_S5

Proof that facelifts always make a car uglier.