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06-29-2005, 02:19 AM
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My experience with the major French car manufacturers is that they can't seem to solder properly.. I don't know if it is still the case, but Gomez's experience seems to suggest it may still be the case..
Pugs were very tough cars in the early to mid-80s -> lost sight of them after that.. Most of the cattlemen used to have a diesel one 405 or 504 (turbo diesel)... I remember a husband & wife drive from the west to east.. The 504 was in for its 10,000 service and the husband asks us to look at the wife's holden (commodore I think) 'cause it was running sluggish.. Up on the hoist and the muffler and all the exhaust pipes had been squashed flat on the car... :D :D :D The pug was just fine..
BTW this is the thread that Gomez was referring to in today's post.. :p
Pugs were very tough cars in the early to mid-80s -> lost sight of them after that.. Most of the cattlemen used to have a diesel one 405 or 504 (turbo diesel)... I remember a husband & wife drive from the west to east.. The 504 was in for its 10,000 service and the husband asks us to look at the wife's holden (commodore I think) 'cause it was running sluggish.. Up on the hoist and the muffler and all the exhaust pipes had been squashed flat on the car... :D :D :D The pug was just fine..
BTW this is the thread that Gomez was referring to in today's post.. :p
06-29-2005, 02:50 AM
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Not all French cars are that bad, who cares about all the old dogs that just go for ever, it's sporty looking classy cars that we want now. I'm not much of a Euro car lover but when the Renault Coupe-Cabrio was first released in Europe I got my wife one and it was a great car. The glass roof folds back into the boot in about 20 seconds (at the touch of a button), and is just as slick as a coupe as it is as a cabrio. When I moved to Oz they weren't released yet (2 years behind Europe) so I got the wife a ute and I got an 8. There is no comparing the two, the 8 is in a class of it's own. But check this link out and if your looking for a present for the misses it will probably do.
http://www.renault.com.au/renault/ve...aneCC/view.asp
Cheers
Bat1
http://www.renault.com.au/renault/ve...aneCC/view.asp
Cheers
Bat1
06-29-2005, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Bat1
...the Renault Coupe-Cabrio ...
The barrier for us was the useless back seat (even Miss 5 found it too cramped) and the engine was the same as in the megane sedan.. Why didn't they put the turbo in this car????
In the end the 8 was a clear winner for a small family - those rear doors make such a huge difference...
p.s I just remebered.. The CC we roadtested had a number of electrical problems not the least of which was that the A/C was not working.. It was April in Brisbane
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06-29-2005, 03:07 AM
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No AC probs in Europe, just get the roof off. The back seats in the CC were only good for the weekends booze, whenever we went out as a family in that car (once a year when the weather was okay) I had to jimmy the kids in with a crowbar. I wasn't sporty but did turn heads.
07-18-2005, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
<king hit> <pummel> <sink the slipper...> DIE THREAD....DIE.
Check this out!
...underpowered....but great suspension :D
07-18-2005, 03:48 AM
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Oh FFS aint this thread dead yet? Reminds me of Monty Python...
CART MASTER:
Bring out your dead!
CUSTOMER:
Here's one.
CART MASTER:
Ninepence.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not dead!
CART MASTER:
What?
CUSTOMER:
Nothing. Here's your ninepence.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not dead!
CART MASTER:
'Ere. He says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER:
Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not!
CART MASTER:
He isn't?
CUSTOMER:
Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER:
No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.
CART MASTER:
Oh, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
DEAD PERSON:
I don't want to go on the cart!
CUSTOMER:
Oh, don't be such a baby.
CART MASTER:
I can't take him.
DEAD PERSON:
I feel fine!
CUSTOMER:
Well, do us a favour.
CART MASTER:
I can't.
CUSTOMER:
Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
CART MASTER:
No, I've got to go to the Robinsons'. They've lost nine today.
CUSTOMER:
Well, when's your next round?
CART MASTER:
Thursday.
DEAD PERSON:
I think I'll go for a walk.
CUSTOMER:
You're not fooling anyone, you know. Look. Isn't there something you can do?
DEAD PERSON: [singing]
I feel happy. I feel happy.
[whop]
CUSTOMER:
Ah, thanks very much.
CART MASTER:
Not at all. See you on Thursday.
CART MASTER:
Bring out your dead!
CUSTOMER:
Here's one.
CART MASTER:
Ninepence.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not dead!
CART MASTER:
What?
CUSTOMER:
Nothing. Here's your ninepence.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not dead!
CART MASTER:
'Ere. He says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER:
Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not!
CART MASTER:
He isn't?
CUSTOMER:
Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER:
No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.
CART MASTER:
Oh, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
DEAD PERSON:
I don't want to go on the cart!
CUSTOMER:
Oh, don't be such a baby.
CART MASTER:
I can't take him.
DEAD PERSON:
I feel fine!
CUSTOMER:
Well, do us a favour.
CART MASTER:
I can't.
CUSTOMER:
Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
CART MASTER:
No, I've got to go to the Robinsons'. They've lost nine today.
CUSTOMER:
Well, when's your next round?
CART MASTER:
Thursday.
DEAD PERSON:
I think I'll go for a walk.
CUSTOMER:
You're not fooling anyone, you know. Look. Isn't there something you can do?
DEAD PERSON: [singing]
I feel happy. I feel happy.
[whop]
CUSTOMER:
Ah, thanks very much.
CART MASTER:
Not at all. See you on Thursday.
07-18-2005, 04:34 AM
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Sco, you reckon you could take out the longest post honours with that one...?
HAHA
It won't out do the GT4 horse carriage, but on the bends it might be a different story.
HAHA
It won't out do the GT4 horse carriage, but on the bends it might be a different story.
10-25-2005, 05:06 PM
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I think war has been declared 'Mez.
Bide your time - you have the best part of a year to plan revenge.
Perhaps a device that blocks his GPS and causes him to drive to Perth for next year's Nats. :flipoff:
10-25-2005, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
I have a very good memory 
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xxup will find his bed short-sheeted at the next Nats...and that's just the beginning
10-26-2005, 04:04 AM
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No non - not the GPS - anything but the GPS..... BTW Revolver I have accurate coordinates for the NSW meet site... 
Looks like I have to form a gang for the next Nats... I wonder if the guys at www.peugeotClub.com.au have any ideas???? Of course, there is the owner of that pug who came to the Nats - he must be looking for a friend or two..
Looks like I have to form a gang for the next Nats... I wonder if the guys at www.peugeotClub.com.au have any ideas????
Of course, there is the owner of that pug who came to the Nats - he must be looking for a friend or two..
02-15-2006, 05:04 PM
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I have found a new use for this thread. The pic below is a scene from the film Syriana, I'm thinking I'll enjoy this film.
Please feel free to post more pics of Peugeots meeting their end
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Please feel free to post more pics of Peugeots meeting their end
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02-15-2006, 05:07 PM
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Most satisfying is the fact that out of a street full of cars, the director chose to burn a Peugeot.....God bless him.
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02-15-2006, 06:51 PM
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Mez, I seem to remember Hymee giving you a title something akin to the "guru" of the site, I'm gunna suggest we make that "Godfather" of the Aussie thread!
With much respect
Mikey
With much respect
Mikey