1968 Renault 6 850 petrol from Croatia
Faults:
That was really old car, but he was pretty reliable.
Seats have broke down, gear box fell apart after 200 000 km of hard work (overloaded car with building material), and pushing to the limits.
General Comments:
Engine was brilliant, it runs without oil and water.
I smash it twice, repair for few days, and go on.
Many times a repair it on the road. On that car there is nothing important it can break.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 19th June, 2003
22nd Jan 2003, 16:50
They were good little cars. I bought one back in 1975. It had much the same mechanics as the Renault 4, including the gear lever sticking out of the centre fascia. The body was a better, more modern shape, with wind up windows instead of the Renault 4 sliding ones.
It had typical French soft suspension and could bounce in and out of potholes without problems. Very versatile, could carry just about anything, and cheap to run.
By modern standards it would fail every safety crash test, but I liked it - even the funny gear lever (it was front wheel drive, but the gearbox was in front of the engine, behind the radiator, and the gearshift control rod ran over the top of the engine, and straight through the bulkhead into the passenger cab - and still managed to have a light precise shift movement!)