Bought a vel satis ....

[172lover]

Hi folks!
Haven't posted in a while...

Just bought a vel satis 2.0 petrol turbo like 20 min ago...
Is there much value in breaking it?
Anything the same engine/gearbox(6 speed) wise compared to 225's or 197's??

Cheers

 

[volymmannen]

Laguna box and engine

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[Knuckles]

Hero!

Drive it and just appreciate the French attempt at a waft wagon.

Pics please

 

[The_Pirate]

Aye, definitely modify it, make it 350bhp, rinse every c**t at track days.

 

[STEVE.M]

Is there much value in breaking it?
Cheers :smile:

No, not a huge market for parts with these.
If it`s a minter, could be worth something in the future, as an Antique & Curios.

 

[Daniel]

Aye, definitely modify it, make it 350bhp, rinse every c**t at track days.

They weigh about 2 ton!

 

[The_Pirate]

The glass in them weighs at least a ton of that lol

 

[Knuckles]

They weigh about 2 ton!

400bhp

 

[JamesBryan]

The head fits an F4Rt iirc.

 

[172lover]

Not the prettiest....
Never even seen one before a friend rang me about it.
Is the block the same as 225?
Just different turbo and pistons??

 

[Eddie.]

Absolutely love these!

 

[Rojer]

Had a quick look at Wiki and it says its the same engine in the Megane and in the Vel Satis.

 

[Goodj]

You hero.

I'm now trying to find an Avantime

 

[McGherkin]

Congratulations for having the balls to buy something so, errr, unusual.

 

[Daz.]

Forge it, hybrid turbo and diff!

 

[Knuckles]

We need Interior pics! Has it got the funky leather seats and analogue clock?

 

[Christopher]

Ultra-hero buy.
Love them. I think I've seen one. Ever.

 

[Daniel]

Ultra-hero buy.
Love them. I think I've seen one. Ever.

I saw one. But I saw it every day for about 10 years.
It was the directors car of the garage I worked for, then it went up for sale and the bloke at the end of my road bought it. Sick at the sight of it after 10/12 years!

Jewish racing gold, 2.2dci privilege. With no options. Manual.

What a turd.

 

[Budgie]

You paid actual money for that?

 

[Christopher]

I saw one. But I saw it every day for about 10 years.
It was the directors car of the garage I worked for, then it went up for sale and the bloke at the end of my road bought it. Sick at the sight of it after 10/12 years!

Jewish racing gold, 2.2dci privilege. With no options. Manual.

What a turd.

Ugh.
I've been looking at dCi Avantimes on AutoTrader now...
Why do I want one?!

 

[Darren S]

I could mentally justify myself to have an Avantime. The Vel Satis? I think that's just a step too far. Maybe.

That said, the next time I pulled into a supermarket amongst a ocean of Audi and Nissan metal - I'd like to see the reaction of the massed sheep, when I stepped out of that.

"Yep. When was the last time you saw one of these?"

Strange Hero Points awarded....

 

[Daniel]

Ugh.
I've been looking at dCi Avantimes on AutoTrader now...
Why do I want one?!

Because you have an urge to get stuck inside it at Sainsbury's because the doors don't open wide enough?

 

[Eddie.]

Because you have an urge to get stuck inside it at Sainsbury's because the doors don't open wide enough?

Don't they have a fancy hinge system so the doors don't actually take up any more room than any other normal car?

Edit: Yes, yes they do.

 

[Daniel]

Don't they have a fancy hinge system so the doors don't actually take up any more room than any other normal car?

Edit: Yes, yes they do.

Yes, yes they do.

Do they work?

No, no they don't.

I have first hand experience of it. The seats are too far forward from the back of the door. The fancy hinge system would work if the seat wasn't 4 foot from the door opening.

 

[Christopher]

Yes, yes they do.

Do they work?

No, no they don't.

I have first hand experience of it. The seats are too far forward from the back of the door. The fancy hinge system would work if the seat wasn't 4 foot from the door opening.

France.

 

[172lover]

I did a bit more looking the part number off the turbo is the same as a 225! So it must be just not tuned up as much .
Ive it up for breaking
God knows how long it will take to shift

 

[The_Pirate]

If i ever seen thrones you'd be likely to slumber into and fall asleep at 90 down the M1, they'd be it.

 

[Crybert]

Why would you buy something like this to break? Seems a hell of a lot of time and effort for probablt not a lot of return

 

[Daniel]

Why on earth would you break it?? There's hardly any on the road.
In the nicest possible way, I think that's a very poor decision.