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 silly question really, but.....
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bidderman1969
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:12 pm

does anyone know why Renault dicided to build 19 16v cabby's with plain black door mirrors? i've always wondered why they did that

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Wicked Neo
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:28 pm

no idea, being cheap i guess.

the other thing i can't understand about renault is why on earth put cloth seats in cabbys?

it rains, cloth seats get soaked, then start to smell and grow mould . . eww (like docs cabby when he first picked that up, it was like a miniture rain forest, had it's own eco system that car!)

If you are gonna sell a car that the roof comes off of, leather seats should be standard equipment IMO
Neal
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:30 pm

or plastic, like school classroom seats


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bidderman1969
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:30 pm

very true, just never saw the logic with the mirror thing
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:31 pm

vinyl is better than leather tbh

mirror is cheapness
bidderman1969
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:33 pm

you gotta be kidding me? what on earth could paint have cost???? lol
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:36 pm

10 pence a mirror, thats 20p a car, 500,000 cars thats £100k
bidderman1969
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:48 am

i agree there chris, but renault = multi-million pound company, and i doubt they ever made 500,000 cabby's

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but i do see your point, do you think they look better with black mirrors then?
Neal
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:20 am

so why did they change to cheap crappy eagerly rusting metal for the ph2s then?
Chris H
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:31 am

and cheap thin wiring for the looms.

500,000 cabbies, easily, possibly more, theres the whole of europe, south africa and southern america.

you don't become a multi million pound company but selling quality top notch gear at no profit do you!
bidderman1969
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:17 am

Surprised Laughing MFI used too...... Shocked Razz
mals
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:41 am

They had cloth seats, Coz they were never supposed to leak.

Leather gives you 1st degree burns in the summer whilst wearing shorts, ( I have prove)

Mirror thing gets me, though! why not add 40p per car! 20p per mirror, thtas 20p profit per car!BARGAIN!
bidderman1969
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:55 am

you got a point there Mals
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:15 am

or 40p more per car and not bother spraying them
mals
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:19 pm

True Chris True!

BUT I WANT MINE SPRAYED! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
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