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Nicholas
Bales, Toulouse (France) :
This is my Twingo! Her name is Bingo. You can tell because it's
written on her side !
She's a coral red Renault Twingo that first hit the road on July 11th 1993.
When my wife and I first adopted her she was 6 months old (and 12000Km).
She has a few particularities : First, the bubble Bingo stickers
on the side and on the trunk, a short antenna (the first one was stolen),
and Clio wheel covers. I also painted that little round part on the front
wiper... And the last modification is the 'piranha' seat covers from Renault
: they are dark blue with little orange fish in a fish bowl.
These are Bingo's most famous journeys :
I now take her to work every day. |
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Here
are the little problems Bingo has had :
| Creaking/noisy doors | Known problem on models before 1994. Free repair. |
| Wiper was badly attached and came off | See above. |
| Paint peeling off where small chips had occurred. | Strange... |
| Green inside door handles broke off. | Seems like the plastic has worn prematurely. |
| Big dent on the trunk :-( | Noëlle backed into a street lamp. Grrrr! |
All these problems were resolved
by Renault. I had the 3 year guarantee extension (ended in july 96) and
I never used it.
| Largest item ever transported inside : | A "clic-clac" sofa + 2 adults over 250Km |
| Number of burglary break-ins : | 2 - once they completely bent the door :-( |
| Number of kilometers : | 129 000 |
| Highest speed ever attained : | 173 Km/h (108 mph) |
| Number of nights slept inside : | 16 |
E-mail
: bales@hol.fr
Last update : October 20, 2000.