[doc] Re: Avantime

["Phill Wright" <psw@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Claire,

yep, I love em both, though the Avantime is a bit relegated as I've 
just had the D .. :-)  I saw the first concept Avi' and that was it, 
decided in a blink that if it ever came out I was having one and as 
soon as it was available, I ordered it. It put the D' fund on hold 
for a while, but I'm glad I got it as it turned out its rarer than 
the D. http://tinyurl.com/4nsua are the beasties (note the Avantime 
reg - I just had to ... )
Soon, I'll be adding my daughters Sera to the 'collection' ... must 
have a thing for cars with unusual doors eh :-)
 Nah ... no plans on selling the Avi' ... she's mine :-)

Phill W
DOC233
VIN6772
Avantime #51 off the production line 

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Claire Usher" <claire@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Phill,
> 
> You own 2 of the coolest cars of all time.  (bows down, not worthy)
> I love the Avantime.  I remember seeing it at the motorshow in 2000
> and just staring at it.  I was amazed that a manufacturer had the
> balls to put what looked like a concept car into production (they 
also
> had the Initiale concept that became Vel Satis on show too).  They 
are
> real headturners, just like the DeLorean - you must get quite abit 
of
> attention in it!
> 
> As you probably know, Avantime (based on Espace III) was made by 
Matra
> for Renault.  Matra were given the contract in 1984 to make the 
Espace
> for 20yrs - Espace IV came out in 2003, so Avantime was in 
production
> to basically "fill the gap" - it was apparantly cheaper to make a
> niche market car like Avantime for a couple of years rather then pay
> off Matra for the final year of their contract.
> 
> Would be cool to see your Avantime at some point - let me know if 
you
> ever want to sell it, I'll stick a kidney on eBay!!
> 
> Claire
> July 81 #2292
> 2005 Modus Dynamique Auto
> 1983 Vauxhall Astra Mk1
> DOC171





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