1996 Renault Twingo Série 1 [X06]

1996 Renault Twingo [X06] in Monopol, Movie, 1996

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garco ◊ 2007-11-11 19:43	A 4 star Twingo, you have to watch this movie twingoman!
atom ◊ 2007-11-11 19:46
atom ◊ 2007-11-11 19:46	If you like crashed Twingos that is...
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-11 19:51	I like any crashed car
garco ◊ 2007-11-11 19:56	Even a Cadillac Seville, (what was the Cadillac you always reply with ) -- Last edit: 2007-11-11 19:56:59
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-11 20:01	Well mmmm every car but with some small exceptions
antp ◊ 2007-11-11 20:03	Or the Dodge Barreiros ?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-11 20:05	garco wrote A 4 star Twingo, you have to watch this movie twingoman! Is it available on DVD? And whats the chance of getting it?
atom ◊ 2007-11-11 20:07	Yes, but it will be harder to get with eng subs.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-11 20:15	antp wrote Or the Dodge Barreiros ? Argh!! indeed that's another good example, nobody cant touch my so beloved Barreiros.
G-MANN ◊ 2007-11-12 18:20	How come they never sold these in the UK?
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 18:25	The Twingo has never been sold in the United Kingdom? i didnt kow that, really?
Sunbar ◊ 2007-11-12 18:28	G-MANN wrote How come they never sold these in the UK? Produced as left hand drive only. I did see two UK registered examples however.
dudley ◊ 2007-11-12 18:32	Renault thought that it would eat into Clio sales. Fact.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 18:33	Why would that happen in the UK and not in the rest of Europe?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 18:41	dudley wrote Renault thought that it would eat into Clio sales. Fact. Also, at the time of launch in 1993, there were not many small cars on sale in the UK (not like now), so Renault didn't want to engineer the car for RHD if no-one was going to actually buy it. There have been quite a few imported into the UK over the years. There are three UK reg ones in my home town (including mine!)
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 18:44	where did you buy yours? and is it rhd?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 18:54	No, mine is LHD. Originally came from Belgium.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 19:28	How come did you import a Twingo?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 19:58	I didn't. The car was already in the country and UK registered when I bought it. I'm now looking at getting a newer one and importing my own. It's not actually too complicated or costly, converting the car for driving on the left is the main cost.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 20:01	and do you feel comfortable driving from the wrong side?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 20:04	Having owned the car for over three years, I've got used to it. It actually feels strange driving a RHD now.
antp ◊ 2007-11-12 22:04	carchasesfanatic wrote and do you feel comfortable driving from the wrong side? At first I have read "driving on the wrong side", which would be quite dangerous I remember on vacation in UK with our Renault Espace, after having turned in an intersection on a low-trafic road we were on the wrong side of road, the first guy that we met on the road after some distance was as surprised as us -- Last edit: 2007-11-12 22:05:14
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-12 22:16	hahaha
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 23:29	antp wrote At first I have read "driving on the wrong side", which would be quite dangerous I remember on vacation in UK with our Renault Espace, after having turned in an intersection on a low-trafic road we were on the wrong side of road, the first guy that we met on the road after some distance was as surprised as us There are some occasions where "sitting on the wrong side" can be difficult, but I wouldn't go back to RHD, not for the forseeable future. It's great fun when I take the car to France, seeing the confused looks from people...
chris40 ◊ 2007-11-13 09:57	I've driven both LHD and RHD cars in the UK and in Europe, and the biggest problem I've found isn't sitting on the 'wrong' side, it's the headlights dipping the wrong way, because I don't like dazzling oncoming traffic. I know you can get stickers to correct this, but they affect the lights quite badly.
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-13 10:13	If a LHD car is going to be over here for any length of time, then you have to change the lights so they dip the correct way (i.e. to the left). Just having deflectors on can be a MOT failure. They actually make the RHD headlights for the Twingo, so they were obviously expecting them to be imported to the UK.
atom ◊ 2007-11-13 14:41	Isn't it scary to overtake other cars while sitting on the wrong side?
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-13 16:11	Not really. You just have to plan ahead. Also seeing as the Twingo isn't very powerful, the I don't tend to overtake that ofter!
atom ◊ 2007-11-13 16:31	I was thinking to import a RHD car some years ago and that and that you have to reverse through the drive-in at 'the golden-seagull' were things people warned me about.
chris40 ◊ 2007-11-13 16:42	Damn, I forgot another problem, atom's just reminded me: RHD vehicles are a pest on autoroutes/Autobahnen etc. when it comes to paying the toll. It's bad enough in a car, but in a van or truck when you've got all your kit on the passenger seat ...
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-13 16:43	Yes, Drive-in's, some car parks and tolls are a no-no. I just find a different route...!
antp ◊ 2007-11-13 17:59	atom wrote Isn't it scary to overtake other cars while sitting on the wrong side? It is already scary to be in a Twingo anyway, so it does not change much (just joking )
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-11-13 19:40	twingoman wrote If a LHD car is going to be over here for any length of time, then you have to change the lights so they dip the correct way (i.e. to the left). Just having deflectors on can be a MOT failure. They actually make the RHD headlights for the Twingo, so they were obviously expecting them to be imported to the UK. What is this about the lights? i dont understand it
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2007-11-13 19:42	Wikipedia is your friend. Quote Most low-beam headlamps are specifically designed for use on one side of the road or the other. Headlamps for use in LH-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that "dip to the left", i.e., the light is distributed with a downward/leftward bias to show the driver the road and signs ahead without blinding oncoming traffic. Headlamps for RH-traffic countries have low beams that "dip to the right", with most of their light directed downward/rightward. Within Europe, when driving a vehicle with RH-traffic headlamps in a LH-traffic country or vice versa for a limited time (as for example on vacation or in transit), it is a legal requirement to adjust the headlamps temporarily so that the wrong-side hot spot of the beam does not dazzle oncoming drivers. This may be achieved by adhering blackout strips or plastic prismatic lenses to a designated part of the lens, but some varieties of the projector-type headlamp can be made to produce a proper LH- or RH-traffic beam by shifting a lever or other movable element in or on the lamp assembly. Because wrong-side-of-road headlamps blind oncoming drivers and do not adequately light the driver's way, and blackout strips and adhesive prismatic lenses reduce the safety performance of the headlamps, most countries require all vehicles registered or used on a permanent or semipermanent basis within the country to be equipped with headlamps designed for the correct traffic-handedness. North American vehicle owners sometimes privately import and install Japanese-market (JDM) headlamps on their car in the mistaken belief that the beam performance will be better, when in fact such misapplication is quite hazardous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp#Traffic_handedness
Ingo ◊ 2007-11-13 19:42	twingoman wrote Yes, Drive-in's, some car parks and tolls are a no-no. I just find a different route...! Isn't a Twingo small enough to lean over to the other window?
Ingo ◊ 2007-11-13 19:47	I know a guy, who own an old RHD-VW Beetle. One day ha was totally drunk and driven back home by his girl-friend. A policeman stopped them: "Have you drank alcohol? I smell it!" - "Surely I did. I'm totally full - hahahaha!" - "Come out! Now! You're arrested!" - "Ahem, Sir" - and he showed with his finger at the place of the steering wheel. -- Last edit: 2007-11-13 19:47:43
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-13 19:50	Ingo wrote Isn't a Twingo small enough to lean over to the other window? Depends how close you park to the machine...
Ingo ◊ 2007-11-13 19:58	A colleague of mine owns such a model: /vehicle_19828-Lotus-Elise-Type-M111-2000.html He don't need his office-card for opening the gate of our parking-ground.
antp ◊ 2007-11-13 22:51	You mean that the car is low enough? Like with /vehicle_816-Caterham-Super-Seven.html (see first thumbnail)

1996 Renault Twingo Série 1 [X06]

1996 Renault Twingo [X06] in Monopol, Movie, 1996

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