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Evening all!

Apart from my already large hate for French cars, it got worse this evening!!
My dad has the Polo tonight at work and i have his Renault Grand Scenic as i need to pick something up from pIkea.

Traveling down the M60 at a modest speed in the outside lane, the stupid thing decides to cut out on me!! so i drift over to the hard shoulder (the push to start things don't work if the car is moving).

As i took the key card out it flashed up electrical fault on the screen.
So i tried the card and start again, no luck. 100% dead.

I get out of the car, lock it and walk up the embankment.
Then i realise i had left my phone in the car, so i walk back down, open up, as i open the door the dash springs to life again.

So i tried the card n start and off it fires up!!
So off i go back on my travels!
Only for it to do it again about 5 miles down the road.

Tried card in card out etc etc, nothing.
I then lock the car, unlock it again, open and close the door and the it springs to life again.
Not a problem all the way home after that!

WTF is going on? Stupid French cars! Its turning into how mine used to be!

Also, when i was going home, a really really really nice A3 passed me.
When i was looking for a new car, i took out the 2.0 TDi (170pd) and it was amazing!! i sooo nearly bought it, but for some reason i got the Polo instead... It was between the two....
Just made me think, some times i do wish i had got the A3, but if i had of got that i would never have met all you gr8 guys!

So i suppose its a good thing really!

Anyway, my rant is over!!

L8rs!

Chris

pah french crap!

Indeed My mates saxo regularly cuts out and loses control - its a death trap!

I have a bright red 206 SW sat on my drive at the minute.

Apart from looking like a small fire engine, it also has the world's longest throw gearbox, an annoying clutch and a dashboard that's covered in what I can only describe as "elephant's arse" effect vinyl.

Seats aren't bad though.

haha elephants arse effect thats a cracker. Grey and wrinkled i presume?

alexperkins wrote:haha elephants arse effect thats a cracker. Grey and wrinkled i presume?

I'll get some pics of the dash tomorrow.

It's also got the rear door handles built into the C-pillar Alfa 156 style. Not entirely sure what the point is on what's basically a mini-estate car. Guess on a black one it would look like a hearse

My mates Clio also once cut out twice while we were on the dual carrigeway. It was hilarious

chrisash32 wrote:a really nice A3 passed me.
When i was looking for a new car, i took out the 2.0 TDi (170pd) and it was amazing!! i sooo nearly bought it, but for some reason i got the Polo instead... It was between the two....

Just a slight difference in price I would have thought. I don't know how you could even compare the two cars !

mk4 glx 1.6 wrote:

chrisash32 wrote:a really nice A3 passed me.
When i was looking for a new car, i took out the 2.0 TDi (170pd) and it was amazing!! i sooo nearly bought it, but for some reason i got the Polo instead... It was between the two....

Just a slight difference in price I would have thought. I don't know how you could even compare the two cars !

It was price that did it for me, the A3 was about £5000 more than the polo and even higher on the insurance.

I duno what i'd do if that happened to me.....

Probably cry!

Looks like I picked the right car huh?

i don't think your car has a button to press to start it does it rach?

i bet thats quite scary as it'll be easier to loose controll wont it??

pip_polo wrote:i don't think your car has a button to press to start it does it rach?

I just mean the whole conking out on the outside lane (for whatever reason)!! it would scare me, a lot!

would scare me lol

pip_polo wrote:would scare me lol

it did scare me lol

my x had a 206 n it was the vilest thing alive, i once offered to clean it for her, all the panels bent in with any pressure! the inside was rank! and it was slow as f**k!!!!!!!!!


saying that i get a company 407 on monday and am having to sell my polo