3.5 v6 renault vel satis

[grkify]

Anyone have any first hand experience of these can insure one for same cost as my 1.4 clio contemplating it.

[B'stard Child]

Not very common - quirky and odd (fugly to some attractive to others) and very few sold

Going from a 1.4 Clio to a 3.5 V6 insurance costs would be the last consideration

PS if it got a light bump I reckon it would be a financial write off due to spares avaliability

[iwantagta]

Friend had one a year ago.
Hemorrhaged cash but was amusing - 3.5 V6 in a bus in essence.
Comfy. Big. Expensive upkeep.
Believe tyres may be big or an odd size as I recall him telling me they were ££££ but cant be certain.

[grkify]

Its a strange one I must admit want to stick Renault have no idea why cant justify it but want something different insurance is my biggest expense running a car due to limited millage and my age 23 with 2 years driving means insurance is still expensive. Doing maybe 50 miles a week at the moment and a 200 miles round trip every few months so not bothered about mpg which I have been told is high teens low 20s I dont rely on my car so parts avalability isnt to much of an issue. i can wait till parts turn up.

[Matt UK]

When my wife had a series of Renault cars, the workshop manager said there was a local Vel Satis. He also said his staff would run and hide when they saw it drive in

On one hand it is just a car like any other. On the other it is a rare french car with possibly a limited pool of people who know them well.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Friend had one....wrote it off in a head on collision with an Aventime.

(may not be strictly true)

[B'stard Child]

http://www.vel-satis.org/about-renault-vel-satis

There is actually a forum for them and I am amazed that Renault sold so many of them (1400 in 3 years 2002 - 2005) quite astounded in fact as I think I've only seen one in the last 10 years

[s2sol]

B'stard Child said:

http://www.vel-satis.org/about-renault-vel-satis

There is actually a forum for them and I am amazed that Renault sold so many of them (1400 in 3 years 2002 - 2005) quite astounded in fact as I think I've only seen one in the last 10 years

I used to work for a daily rental company, and I'd imagine we had most of them!

[wal 45]

s2sol said:

I used to work for a daily rental company, and I'd imagine we had most of them!

By coincidence we had one as a hire car in 2003/4 time, best hire car I've ever had and couldn't believe our luck when it turned up. Fitted 4 blokes and kit in with ease and made the Plymouth to Pompey and back trip a real pleasure.

[Jonny_]

I really liked these things, and the Avantime, just for being so wilfully weird (in much the same way I rather like the Citroen C6). Would no doubt be a lovely, comfy thing to potter around in, especially in top-spec V6 form.

Hope you go for it OP. Probably a bit more costly and involved in its upkeep than a lot of other cars, but also more exclusive than most luxury cars!

[B'stard Child]

Jonny_ said:

Hope you go for it OP. Probably a bit more costly and involved in its upkeep than a lot of other cars, but also more exclusive than most luxury cars!

Actually I'm inclined to agree with that based on a brouse on the vel satis forum where it appears plenty are being broken amongst the membership

[deltashad]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Friend had one....wrote it off in a head on collision with an Aventime.

(may not be strictly true)

Think it would be more likely to win a double roll-over