| Hmmmm...I've just realised that I've had four French cars over the years.
Peugeot 309 1.9 GTI Ugly as sin, but fast and handled better than any other hot hatch of it's era (including the 205 GTI)
Renault 19 Chamade 16 valve Full leather interior, faster than the 309 but didn't handle as well...blew it's engine up at 27,000 miles. A known problem apparently, due to excessive oil consumption and a tendency for oil surge to cause the oil pump to develop an air lock when the dipstick was anywhere near the minimum mark.
Renault Laguna 2.0 Litre GLS Chosen because my journeys changed to big motorway miles, soft leather seats, soft suspension, soft engine, climate control all the luxury bells and whistles 165,000 trouble free miles in 2 years.
Peugeot 406 GLS 3.0 Litre V6 A real Q car, looked just like an ordinary 406 but with 210 bhp. Went from Lyon to Paris in it at 155 mph all the way |