Peugeot/Renault Eurolease/Eurodrive

Frank Clarke wrote:

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:54:39 +0100, JuanElorza
wrote:


Do not forget to ask for an automatic transmission if you are used to
it, as 90% of cars come with mechanical gears. On the contrary, it is
not because the car is small that it is necessarily under motorized.
Many small cars speed run at 200 km/h or more and climb easily the
mountains. Speed limit vary from one country to the other but is
generally 120-130km/h on motorways 80-90 on roads, 50 in towns.

We had a FIAT Panda in May-June of this year. It was --not-- one of those
cars that "climb easily the mountains" and 200 kph was well beyond the
capacity of its minuscule engine -- the road to Chamonix nearly killed it.


A Fiat Panda? Hey... I hope it wasn't an "original" Panda (made
1980-2002), which is one of the most Spartan cars around. Even 130 kph
is a challenge for this car, which pays in return with soberness...

They rebranded a new car with the name, it looks better and is more
comfortable, but is still quite limited.

The diesel Renault Scenic we had in 2001 was much closer to my idea of
"transportation".

I'd think a Scenic is somewhat a small car for Americans, no?


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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:13:45 +0100, (Stanislas
de Kertanguy) wrote:
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Frank Clarke wrote:

The diesel Renault Scenic we had in 2001 was much closer to my idea of
"transportation".

I'd think a Scenic is somewhat a small car for Americans, no?

It's not a Chrysler New Yorker or a Lincoln Continental, if that's what you
mean, but this American wouldn't own one of those if it were free. My Subaru
Forrester is exactly the right size for me.


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