1989 Renault Express 1.6 diesel thread - DAILY EXPRESS - UK registered, house prices rise wherever this is parked

[Lacquer Peel]

26 minutes ago, bangernomics said:

The little French tax dodgers window. Has it got a folding rear bench?


Could it get any worse?

Are the windows for tax reasons? I thought they were a visibility aid. 

It doesn't have a rear bench or any extras really. 

[Mally]

28 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

Are the windows for tax reasons? I thought they were a visibility aid. 

It doesn't have a rear bench or any extras really. 

Used to be a UK thing. Dunno about France.

If you put rear windows in a van you had to pay purchase tax, which vans had exemption from.

Some used to stick a small window in and say it was for safety reasons.

[Lacquer Peel]

The windows do help when pulling out of junctions compared with regular panel vans. 

[worldofceri]

Interesting* fact (that may be incorrect):

The mk2 Renault 5 had two types of dashboard, but the more basic type (as fitted to this van) was never converted to rhd, so all UK Extras and base-spec R5s had a marginally posher dashboard than their continental counterparts.

[Lacquer Peel]

1 hour ago, worldofceri said:

Interesting* fact (that may be incorrect):

The mk2 Renault 5 had two types of dashboard, but the more basic type (as fitted to this van) was never converted to rhd, so all UK Extras and base-spec R5s had a marginally posher dashboard than their continental counterparts.

I think you are right but I didn't know about the base dash not being converted to RHD. 

[Asimo]

Just this minute returned from a week in the south of France and I can confirm that Express and C15 vans are still a fundamental part of life down there. My favourite type of vehicle🙂

[sdkrc]

Big fat pass for the littlest van that could.

Some strong words from the MOT man though which I enjoyed "I tried to fail you on that steering rack but I couldn't"

If you're in Glasgow I'd strongly recommend the Whiteinch MOT centre, very fair and old school

Later I'm off to pick it up where I abandoned it. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Yesss! 

Anyone travelling in/around France if they happen across a LHD Renault Express steering rack it would be helpful. 

[loserone]

Somehow I ended up with this.  

 

It's great.

a steering rack is here, a wax stat on its way from Germany and it also needs a wheelbearing.

 

And some rustproofing and the drums fettling.

I love it.  

[loserone]

Oh! If anyone was in France - or anywhere else - and came across a rear bench and the seatbelts, I'd love to have the ability to take the family in a push.