Van nightmare

[townfanjon]

My Renault 5 was my 1st car... Most reliable car Iv ever had!

Did it have the 50k factory in built oil leak lol

 

[townfanjon]

Did I miss jon transforming into a Leo? lol

Leo must have known my grandad, he showed me the way round a car when I was 14 / 15 he hated anything french lol , even their wine .

 

[Best]

my first car a good old knackered austin maestro had BL,s simple A series lump,you could not kill it,was indestructible,run low on oil? no problem,low on water,no problem keep going,nothing is that strong now

Maestro van was a very hardy vehicle. I remember a bloke who had been a mechanic in the 50s and 60s said the petrol engine in the Maestro was basically the same engine as in his day and indestructible. Never give any trouble, - shame about BL

 

[rpm]

Leo must have known my grandad, he showed me the way round a car when I was 14 / 15 he hated anything french lol , even their wine .

Lived in the centre of the universe did he? (sorry pal couldn`t resist).

Did a bit of wheeler dealing when I was young, once sold a Renault 5 and it came back the next day with a blown headgasket, lost big time on that one.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Maestro van was a very hardy vehicle. I remember a bloke who had been a mechanic in the 50s and 60s said the petrol engine in the Maestro was basically the same engine as in his day and indestructible. Never give any trouble, - shame about BL

i sold the car and bought a maestro van,ex BT with the same lump,mine was 8 year old at the time my dad bought a 2 year old ford escort diesel the newer shape one with a 1.8 astmatic lump,maestro was much more reliable

 

[rpm]

shame about BL

Anyone remember the old joke about BL?

Rich American oil baron to his son "What doya want for your birthday son?"

"I wanna a cowboy outfit!"

"OK I`ll buy you British Leyland!"

 

[plumben]

Anything you buy nowadays is luck of the draw I'm afraid

 

[kris]

Did you buy it new Kris? No warranty?

No warrantys out,,,, its a 60plate so not brand new just new to me lol,,, il be staying away from renault in the future,,, my old renault was a V reg and never missed a beat but this ones a bucket,,

 

[Leo21]

French , Pffttttttt enough said

Oy! That's my thing.