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| 1924.1 | | TASTY::JEFFERY | Dan Quayle : Just say noe | Wed Oct 21 1992 00:08 | 7 |
| Hi,
What country is it for?
Why haven't you looked at the Toyota Previa or Renault Espace?
Mark.
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| 1924.2 | money grubbers from Germany | EICMFG::DOUGLAS | persistence of revision | Wed Oct 21 1992 10:51 | 26 |
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RE: .-1
We are in Germany.
We were trying to stay in the <35K DM range, if possible.
Toyota Previa - too expensive (>45K DM)
4 month wait time (we were told this at one dealer)
Renault Espace - too expensive (>45K DM)
- not sure of the maintenance history of Renault
- space is gained with the removal of seats
(where do you put them?)
found a used one (~70K miles, 3 years old) for 27K DM
I am interested, but my partner thinks we are giving
up the best years of it's life
Let me know if you think we should reconsider the price.
/bd
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| 1924.3 | | TASTY::JEFFERY | Dan Quayle : Just say noe | Wed Oct 21 1992 11:24 | 1 |
| Just curious. I'd not heard of the other ones!
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| 1924.4 | Go for the ESPACE | ZPOVC::GGLOH | Singapore | Thu Oct 22 1992 19:04 | 5 |
| There are also Nissan Serena and Mitsubishi Spacewagon.
I'm going for an ESPACE. I would love to have the 2.9 V6 engine in it
but I can only fford the 2.0 version. And even that will cost me
S$113K.
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| 1924.5 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Life begins at 40(Mhz) | Fri Oct 23 1992 11:08 | 6 |
| I thought the Espace was way too expensive, mind you like all such
vehicles (including large estates), it holds its price very well. I
think, however, that if that's your chioce of vehicle type, I'd suggest
a Discovery.
Laurie.
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| 1924.6 | Bedford Midi. | SUBURB::JASPERT | | Fri Oct 23 1992 14:33 | 6 |
| I borrowed a Bedford Midi (sorry, dont know the Opel equivalent .0)
to do the Boulogne booze-cruise, & found that the luggage space was
MASSIVE. I removed the 4th row of seats to increase the load capacity.
It was very van-like to drive, when empty the ride was harsh. The
return leg, of course, it was nicely ballasted & much smoother.
Best feature : S-P-A-C-E.
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| 1924.7 | Check it out on the motorway. | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Mon Oct 26 1992 10:25 | 7 |
| Before you buy an Espace, i'd drive it. We hired one to go to Munich in, and it
was quite a suprise to feel it 'snaking' along the motorway. Safe or not? I don't
know, it just felt uncomfortable.
Best of Luck,
Lewis.
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| 1924.8 | Espace? - No problems | CASEE::MERRICK | Sliding down the razorblade of life | Mon Oct 26 1992 16:01 | 6 |
| I've had an Espace Quadra for about 18 months now - I've used it to
drive to Munich and Milan a few times and had no problems on the
motorway - certainly no 'snaking' feeling even with the Mistral or Sirocco
blowing.
Ken
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| 1924.9 | discovery? | EICMFG::DOUGLAS | persistence of revision | Mon Oct 26 1992 23:58 | 7 |
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Re: .5
Who makes the Discovery?
/bd
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| 1924.10 | | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Tue Oct 27 1992 09:11 | 1 |
| The Discovery is a Land-Rover with losts of nice trim and extras...
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| 1924.11 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Life begins at 40(Mhz) | Tue Oct 27 1992 09:31 | 9 |
| .10 has it. It's a very nice vehicle. For me personally though, given
the use we put to a car, it was too slow, and too thirsty (even the
tdi). We do a lot of motorway driving, to and from UK and Belgium, and
Brussels driving requires a fair bit of "snap". However, of the
currently available 7-seaters, I think it's the best. With three
children, seven seats is a "nice-to-have", rather than a requirement,
which good shoulder room in the back, and large boot space are.
Laurie.
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| 1924.12 | Disco quality? | NEWOA::SAXBY | Mean and Brooklands Green! | Tue Oct 27 1992 09:42 | 8 |
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When I first saw the Discovery, I was very impressed. However, when I
travelled in one a few months old the fit and finish looked very poor.
This was, however, on early models so the build quality may have
improved since then.
Mark
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| 1924.13 | Discovery in Singapore | ZPOVC::GGLOH | Singapore | Sun Nov 15 1992 13:13 | 5 |
| I also have the opportunity to take a good look at the Discovery at the
Singapore Motor Show. I was impressed too.
The model on display was the 3.5l V8 with two extra sfor carrying up to
to 7 people.
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