Hi,
My name is Alpineandy and I'm a renaultaholic.
My first was an R8 in the early 80s and I've had various 8s, 10s, 5s, 21s, Alpines and a Clio V6.
Plus 2 Safranes. An Alpine mate in Germany bought a safrane mk2 2.5 manual and after a quick go in it I thought it was an excellent milage-eater with a fair amount of power and exceptionally comfortable. Back in the UK I started my search and then realised that Renault f*cked up by only selling the 2.5 as an auto here.
No wonder they can't get a foothold in the UK executive car market!
But while I was looking I came across a 96 2.5dt (mk1) with only 39k on the clock, in dark red (persian) with grey leather.
It was very nice. Unfortunately 6 months later I wrote it off in Lille.
After proving to the Insurance company that their first offer was way out, I invested the payout in a 43k iceberg silver example of the same 96 2.5dt. 4 years later it's nearly up to 56k and I can's say a bad work about it's comfort and ease of use. It'll cruise between 80 and 90 all day long and I've done a few hours worth of German autobahn between 95 and 105.
I've never really checked the MPG as I don't use it that much and am a bit heavy footed but I'd guess mid 30s.
Everyone that's been in it is impressed by the comfort and build quality.
I have to be honest and say it's not very 'involving' to drive but I've usually got something else for the 'buzz'.
If I lived outside a city (rather than in the burbs) I'd think about swapping for an avantime as I really like them, but it's just too big for where I am now.
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