Vehicle details
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST QUIRKY AND UNDER RATED AND MIS-UNDERSTOOD CARS EVER MADE.
HAVING BEEN A SPECIALIST IN SMART ROADSTERS FOR MANY YEARS WE SAW THE RENAULT WIND AS IN MANY WAYS THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO THE SMART ROADSTERS, JUST AS IT WAS WITH THE SMART'S, IT SEEMS THAT ONLY AFTER PRODUCTION CEASED HAVE THEY GATHERED A REAL FOLLOWING.
THE ELECTRIC FOLDING HARD ROOF IS FAR MORE PRACTICAL THAN THE SMARTS BUT ALSO IT HAD THE BENEFIT OF A HUGE BOOT MAKING IT A REALLY USEABLE AND FUN LITTLE CONVERTIBLE THAT WAS PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY USE WITH LOW RUNNING COSTS.
POWERED BY THE 1.6 OR 1.2 TCE TURBO CHARGED ENGINE FROM THE EXISTING RENAULT RANGE, BOTH OFFERED AMPLE PERFORMANCE FOR SUCH A SMALL CAR.
VARIOUS TRIM LEVELS WERE OFFERED, EVEN INCLUDING A RARE 'GORDINI 'VERSION.
MOST OF THEM WERE SUPPLIED IN BLACK OR MID BLUE BLUE METALLIC, WITH THE RAREST COLOURS BEING RED AND WHITE.
NOW AUTOTRADER 'S ALGORITHM STATES THIS IS 'HIGHER PRICE' BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LOW MILEAGE, HISTORY AND UPGRADED SPEC OF THIS CAR, WHICH EASILY JUSTIFIES IT BEING SOME £400 HIGHER.
THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE RARE WHITE ONES, POWERED BY THE 1.2 TCE ENGINE, AND HAS BEEN WELL SERVICED AND HAS COVERED JUST OVER 55, 000 MILES .WHAT SETS THIS ONE APART FROM MOST IS THE OVERALL CONDITION, SERVICE HISTORY AND LOW NUMBER OF OWNERS, RENAULT FOR 1 DAY AS A PRE-REG THEN 12 YEARS WITH THE FIRST PRIVATE OWNER AND JUST OVER 18 MONTHS.
THE LAST OWNER LOOKED AT LOTS OF THESE BEFORE FINDING THIS SUPER CLEAN AND CARED FOR EXAMPLE. WITH LITTLE TO NO WEAR ON THE SEAT BOLSTERS AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALL IN EXCELLENT ORDER.
ALL STANDARD BAR AN UPGRADE TO A PIONEER HEAD UNIT BETTER QUALITY SPEAKERS AND A FITTED IN CAR SAFETY CAMERA, WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST WINDS AVAILABLE/LEFT.
MOST HAVE NUMEROUS OWNERS AND SKETCHY SERVICE HISTORIES, LOADS OF MARKS AND KERBED ALLOYS ETC.
THIS IS NOT AN AVERAGE EXAMPLE IN ANYWAY WHATSOEVER.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST ONE OF THESE HERE IT IS.
CURRENTLY MASSIVELY UNDERVALUED, THESE ARE AN AFFORDABLE AND FUN ULEZ COMPLIANT CAR, GRAB A GOOD ONE WHILE YOU CAN !
Vehicle features
- 16in Alloy Wheels
- 2 x 20W Radio Single CD MP3 with Fingertip Remote Control
- 2x20W Radio & single CD with MP3
- ABS - Anti Lock Brakes
- AUX Input
- Air Conditioning
- Air Conditioning - Manual
- Airbags - Driver
- Airbags - Front Lateral
- Airbags - Front Passenger
- Airbags - Front Passenger Deactivation
- Brake Assist
- Cruise Control with Speed Limiter
- Door Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable - Manual Folding and Heated
- EBD - Electronic Brake Distribution
- ESC - Electronic Stability Control
- Electric Windows
- Electronic Engine Immobiliser
- Fingertip Remote Control
- Front Fog Lights
- Fuel Computer
- Passenger Height Adjustment Seat
- Power Assisted Steering
- Power Assisted Steering - Electric Variable
- Remote Central Locking
- Retractable - 12 Seconds - Hard Roof
- Seats - Drivers Height Adjustment
- Seats - Sports Style Front with Extra Lateral Support
- Steering Wheel - Height Adjustable
- Tinted Windows
- Tyre Inflation Kit