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Dave Fawthrop
08-14-2004, 03:21 PM
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:02:46 +0100, "Neil McDonald"
<neilmcdonaldSPAMBUCKET@clara.co.uk> wrote:

| Anybody care to relate their practical experiences of using the Ford Focus
| Zetec TCDi or the new Renault Megane 1.9 DCi as towcars? I have a lightish
| (900kg loaded) 'van and have been using a Citroen Xsara HDi but it packed up
| today for the third time in a year with the same fault - fuel pump - so I
| fancy a change.
| TIA

Never!!!! any Renault, for *any* reason.
That stupid advert has put me off them for life.

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Dave F

TaZzA
08-14-2004, 03:21 PM
hi, ive just bought a 1.5dci megane, its really got some kick in it, i
thought it would be underpowered. ive not towed with it yet, it should be
ok, kerb 1195, tow 950kg so it should tow your van great.

"Dave Fawthrop" <hyphen@hyphenologist.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3gokh0d0jke86517k3eb55gqpa441ucfm4@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:02:46 +0100, "Neil McDonald"
> <neilmcdonaldSPAMBUCKET@clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
> | Anybody care to relate their practical experiences of using the Ford
Focus
> | Zetec TCDi or the new Renault Megane 1.9 DCi as towcars? I have a
lightish
> | (900kg loaded) 'van and have been using a Citroen Xsara HDi but it
packed up
> | today for the third time in a year with the same fault - fuel pump - so
I
> | fancy a change.
> | TIA
>
> Never!!!! any Renault, for *any* reason.
> That stupid advert has put me off them for life.
>
> --
> Dave F
>

kqr
08-14-2004, 03:21 PM
In article <3gokh0d0jke86517k3eb55gqpa441ucfm4@4ax.com>, hyphen@hyphenologist.co.uk
wrote
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:02:46 +0100, "Neil McDonald"
> <neilmcdonaldSPAMBUCKET@clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
> | Anybody care to relate their practical experiences of using the Ford Focus
> | Zetec TCDi or the new Renault Megane 1.9 DCi as towcars? I have a lightish
> | (900kg loaded) 'van and have been using a Citroen Xsara HDi but it packed up
> | today for the third time in a year with the same fault - fuel pump - so I
> | fancy a change.
> | TIA
>
> Never!!!! any Renault, for *any* reason.
> That stupid advert has put me off them for life.

The advert is ****e but your shallowness shows through.

Dave Fawthrop
08-14-2004, 03:21 PM
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:45 +0100, kqr <kqrq@freeuk.net> wrote:

| In article <3gokh0d0jke86517k3eb55gqpa441ucfm4@4ax.com>, hyphen@hyphenologist.co.uk
| wrote
| > On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:02:46 +0100, "Neil McDonald"
| > <neilmcdonaldSPAMBUCKET@clara.co.uk> wrote:
| >
| > | Anybody care to relate their practical experiences of using the Ford Focus
| > | Zetec TCDi or the new Renault Megane 1.9 DCi as towcars? I have a lightish
| > | (900kg loaded) 'van and have been using a Citroen Xsara HDi but it packed up
| > | today for the third time in a year with the same fault - fuel pump - so I
| > | fancy a change.
| > | TIA
| >
| > Never!!!! any Renault, for *any* reason.
| > That stupid advert has put me off them for life.
|
| The advert is ****e but your shallowness shows through.

If they use "****e" adverts, it is reasonable to assume that the product is
****e.

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Dave F