Popular Post andyberg Posted March 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13 Collection complete. Arrived at Exeter 12 mins late, not bad for the UK🙄 Compulsory wollard below. Looking forward to the drive home. An absolute pleasure to meet petrolblog, a thoroughly nice man . egg, privatewire, RoverFolkUs and 47 others 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 LOving the yellow fogs! andyberg and 500tops 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 What a beauty, the yellow fog lights do indeed suit it. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercedade Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 My desk chair is getting more comfortable just looking at that waftobarge. Love it. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Arrived home. What a supremely cosseted waft. Yes the seats are as comfortable as they look! Not packed with horsepower but for a relaxing way to get about it's going to take something special to beat it for a car in every day use. Burnside, Popsicle, PicantoJon and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEATMad Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 This is a brilliant buy! Congrats! Looks gorgeous andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, andyberg said: Arrived home. What a supremely cosseted waft. Yes the seats are as comfortable as they look! Not packed with horsepower but for a relaxing way to get about it's going to take something special to beat it for a car in every day use. I remember my pre-fl one to ride incredibly well. Not sure if I'd still think the same today but it was one of the best riding cars I owned, and I might have had my W140 back then already. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Thanks for the Woollard. I wish you many happy miles in your Gallic armchair. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 14 hours ago, Soundwave said: Nice! Is that the ex-Petrolblog one? I know he had a black Safrane at one point. Sorry missed your post. As you may have gathered by now, yes this is the Petrolblog Safrane. A bloody nice chap he is too. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 20 hours ago, andyberg said: An absolute pleasure to meet petrolblog, a thoroughly nice man . He liked you too... andyberg and tooSavvy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 She rests at her new home. A quick wash on the outside. Inside the radio is tuned to the stations I listen to. I had a good check of what buttons do what. There is some sticky plastic, as mentioned in a previous Petrolblog video, I have tried isopropyl alcohol and it's better but still not perfect. I will look into other options. Service history is mad! Everything has been covered. 23 services in the book upto 127000 miles. I am missing the drivers handbook so will be looking for one of those. 4 almost new Falken tyres. A few foibles to be expected from a 25 year old Renault, but otherwise a bloody brilliant car. I feel very lucky to have been given the opportunity to own her. stuboy, Lacquer Peel, Split_Pin and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, andyberg said: She rests at her new home. A quick wash on the outside. Inside the radio is tuned to the stations I listen to. I had a good check of what buttons do what. There is some sticky plastic, as mentioned in a previous Petrolblog video, I have tried isopropyl alcohol and it's better but still not perfect. I will look into other options. Service history is mad! Everything has been covered. 23 services in the book upto 127000 miles. I am missing the drivers handbook so will be looking for one of those. 4 almost new Falken tyres. A few foibles to be expected from a 25 year old Renault, but otherwise a bloody brilliant car. I feel very lucky to have been given the opportunity to own her. You lucky lucky lucky lucky lucky lucky lucky bastard Top motor. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 The superb ex Petrolblog Safrane has gone in for her MOT, she's only done 1500 miles since the last one and has been in a dry garage over the winter so fingers crossed she's going to be ok. I have taken the precaution of lanoguarding the heck out of her prior to the MOT, if nothing else the garage will smell like a farm for the day! Cookiesouwest, Jim Bell, loserone and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Bollocks egg, Cookiesouwest, wesacosa and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Now waiting for the garage to get back to me with a price. I guess it's to be expected from a 27 year old french car. She drives superbly so she will be fixed. Westbay, AnnoyingPentium, N Dentressangle and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Don't forget Parrots welding prowess if you don't like the quote andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 After a chat with the garage it appears that the only welding required is a patch to the rear seatbelt mount. The front shock mount is the cup the spring sits in and a new one comes with a new spring. So for an old bus she's doing well I think. Booked in for the work and retest next Thursday/Friday. Split_Pin, Popsicle, Jim Bell and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Further to the previous post. Looking at the extensive history of the car the shocks are original. Not bad going, 27 years and 137000 miles with no signs of leaking or losing damping. I just hope the replacement shock (KYB I think) is as good. Our local friendly parrot is doing the welding!! @Cookiesouwest😉😉 egg, Lacquer Peel, Jim Bell and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 KYB is probably the best you could hope for for one of these. Not sure who the OEM would have been but they should be similar or maybe even better. andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 That will do for me then, the Safrane lives on. Still need to source a spring seat for her though. But it's great to have a local garage that is sympathetic to our old shite. Now I can concentrate on getting Olga fixed for the summer. No more car buying distractions. Burnside, egg, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 What a glorious car! The seats look superbly comfy. Good news on the MOT pass 👍 andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 How did I miss this when it was purchased! What a car! Love it! Please put me on the list of interest parties when the time comes to sell! andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 49 minutes ago, brownnova said: How did I miss this when it was purchased! What a car! Love it! Please put me on the list of interest parties when the time comes to sell! Will do, but be prepared for a long wait. It's such a lovely car to drive. Burnside and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Took the Safrane to its first local car show. Ok turn out. But why is there always a few knobs in newish BMW 's that think their cars deserve to be in a car show? Entering the area with their heavy bass booming out of the car and massive (ly stupid) spoilers. Dyslexic Viking, Datsuncog, MrGTI6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Lovely motor! Such a rare sight now. I drove a Safrane several years ago and it's one of the most comfortable cars I've been in. I seem to recall that one had a 5-cylinder engine, but that could be my brain getting muddled! andyberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 1 minute ago, MrGTI6 said: Lovely motor! Such a rare sight now. I drove a Safrane several years ago and it's one of the most comfortable cars I've been in. I seem to recall that one had a 5-cylinder engine, but that could be my brain getting muddled! You are correct sir. There was indeed a 5 cylinder motor, it was the Volvo 5 cylinder engine. She is indeed very comfortable, a very good mile muncher. Even if the pace is a little sedate. MrGTI6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Quite fancy a Safrane, liking the look of this one.. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2129469074089716/ Sadly no budget at the mo, so if someone wouldn't mind buying it and bringing it into the fold. 😉 Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 6 minutes ago, MrGTI6 said: Ah, that would make sense! There was a lot of Renault/Volvo crossover going on in the 1990s. You learn something new every day! I changed the plugs on mine last weekend and the engine casing has a Volvo stamp on it. The guy I got this one off, Petrolblog, has the 5 cylinder version. Same spec as mine, executive, but these were the days when if you chose a bigger, better engine you got more upgrades on the spec. So he has puddle lights, better stereo, electric rear windows and the famous voice synthesized computer. MrGTI6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 8 minutes ago, Floatylight said: Quite fancy a Safrane, liking the look of this one.. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2129469074089716/ Sadly no budget at the mo, so if someone wouldn't mind buying it and bringing it into the fold. 😉 This one has been for sale for a while, it does need to be bought. Strong money though, a bit* more than I paid for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, andyberg said: Took the Safrane to its first local car show. Ok turn out. But why is there always a few knobs in newish BMW 's that think their cars deserve to be in a car show? Entering the area with their heavy bass booming out of the car and massive (ly stupid) spoilers. Where was that? I passed by Atwell Wilson and found out that it was a drive-it day. Pretty busy (maybe everyone went there instead?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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