Samuel Scott
Member
2002RenaultVel Satis Initiale 3.0 dCi V6
Location
Country: UK
County: WEST SUSSEX
Tax & Test
Taxed until: NOV
MOT test due: APR
Description
At ten years old this does qualify as a Retro Renault, and I feel they were a classic from the day they were launched even if they were a Gallic oddity. It's a "marmite" car for sure, but few would fail to be impressed by the lavish equipment levels and luxurious interior and the condition of this Vel Satis...
2002 Renault Vel Satis Initiale 3.0 dCi V6. Reflex Silver Pearlescent with cream Connolly leather upholstery. Genuine 37,000 miles from new with Full Renault Main Dealer Service History. 1 former keeper and current well-heeled owner for past 7 years who's sadly giving up driving at 75 years old through ill health. Garaged from new and in as timewarp condition throughout as one could hope for.
MoT to April 2013, tax to November 2012. Engine service just carried out and the car had £600 spent on it at Fish Brothers Renault in Swindon in November 2011 having new wheel rear bearings, brake discs etc.
The car has the standard "Initiale" flagship specification plus 18-inch Villa D'Este alloy wheels, Renault SatNav system, CD autochanger, rear parking sensors and distance radar cruise control. This was a £30,000 car when new, so naturally comes with automatic climate control, electric seats, headlamps that turn on automatically, folding mirrors etc.
The colour scheme is extremely attractive, the special silver paintwork having a lilac flip in some lights and a classy beige tone in darker conditions, it's the same colour that Renault featured in the Vel Satis launch brochure, so probably the best colour for showing off the car's distinctive lines.
The 3.0 diesel engine is powerful and refined at speed but frugal too, achieving 30mpg+, (the engine was built by Isuzu) The 5-speed automatic gearbox (Toyota-sourced) changes gear almost imperceptibly and switching the gearbox into manual "Tiptronic" mode enables quite spirited driving and the car accelerates with impressive gusto.
Any Vel Satis is a rare care but one with this low mileage and impeccable provenance must be a rare commodity indeed. Saliently, the car has always been in regular use despite the low annual mileage, which is infinitely preferable to being laid up dormant, which does a car no favours at all. In today's terms the car has covered the equivalent of just 3 year's mileage and the way the car looks and drives is exactly what one could expect of 3 year old car if not better.
£3,495
Tel. Daniel on 07789771487
