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37th time lucky: 2023 in review


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  • 3 weeks later...

Today I took my first photograph of the 406, as I have divested myself of it due to mounting and various issues which I cba to have fixed. 22,000 miles in a little over a year, mainly trouble free, comfortable and easy to drive but a bit modern for my tastes. So long, it was good to know ya

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Here's its replacement:

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That's more like it!

 

I have now notched up 25 cars, which is a little less than Bramz had in 2018

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never took any proper photos yet. Anyway, six weeks and 3000 miles and it's sprung its first leak, which is actually a record for my Xantia ownership. I reckon it's the fuggin' doseur thingy which is a fairly labour-intensive job iirc. We'll see.

 

Here it is blending in to suitably run-down surroundings. I've been helping my girlfriend move house recently and it's been bloody brilliant actually, blatting up and down to London a few times a week absolutely loaded with shite and not complaining at all, so I'll allow it a little incontinence

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These are a few of my favourite things etc...

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In other news, the R16 has had a load of work dobe by the very helpful independent Renault specialist in Worthing, Paul Cunningham (highly recommended) and I drove it home for the first time in ages tonight. Ita running better than ever so I think I'm gonna take it for a short trip to the Cotswolds this weekend. Humber Sceptre brakes next I reckon and then I might have multiple working old cars for the first time in ages!

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Well, the Cotswolds was a no-go as apparently the R16 'stinks of petrol' according to the current Ms. Barrett. Another 500 miles in the Xantia then, which I think had pushed me up to 4k already. Assuming it lasts long enough I reckon I'm on track for breaking the 406 yearly mileage record pretty easily. 

It has been going very nicely though. I took it to Sevenoaks the other day and used it as a daily most of last week. I'll get it put again tomorrow if it's nice, just because driving an old car is better than driving a modern even if you're just going to work in it etc

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  • 2 weeks later...

The R16 is predictably broken. Something has become deranged in the driveshaft/gearbox department so it's sulking until my Renault man can have a look at it. I did rack up another 500 miles in the Palladium at the weekend driving g to mid Wales and back, which was nice. A couple of things fell off (including one wing) but there really are few things better than a Vintage tourer on little-travelled minor roads on a sunny day.

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It does! Actually a big thing was made of that in advertising - 'enjoy lower insurance rates with front wheel brakes' - and it was heavily emphasised as one of the very few light cars with four wheel brakes, four seats and a four-speed gearbox. All quite advanced for 1923 and one of the reasons it was so expensive and, consequently, difficult to sell...

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