07-03-2021, 06:49 PM
Ahh yes, the Renault 4
I had a 1966 one back in the 1970's as a student. Six volt electrics and three speed gears, plus a tiny 4 cylinder engine - sound familiar ? For some reason I was always popular when anything needed shifting. One day with a 3 kW diesel generator in the back (don't ask) I discovered the meaning of terminal understeer on a wet and winding welsh road. Fortunately there was an ungated field entrance in the direction the car had decided to go, and I missed the dry stone walls each side - phew !
My beginning of term journey from Hampshire to Gwynedd was 250 miles, which took about 7 hours non-stop. It then used to take a day or two for the temporary deafness to wear off. I'm not sure that journey times would be much different these days.
I had a 1966 one back in the 1970's as a student. Six volt electrics and three speed gears, plus a tiny 4 cylinder engine - sound familiar ? For some reason I was always popular when anything needed shifting. One day with a 3 kW diesel generator in the back (don't ask) I discovered the meaning of terminal understeer on a wet and winding welsh road. Fortunately there was an ungated field entrance in the direction the car had decided to go, and I missed the dry stone walls each side - phew !
My beginning of term journey from Hampshire to Gwynedd was 250 miles, which took about 7 hours non-stop. It then used to take a day or two for the temporary deafness to wear off. I'm not sure that journey times would be much different these days.