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Has anyone modified these wee French sans-permis things? They are wee 2-seater cars, usually with a 2 cylinder diesel engine, and a top speed of under 50 kph. You don't need a drivers licence to drive one, so they are popular with old duffers and folk who have had drink-driving bans etc. They sound like badly-tuned lawnmowers, and struggle to shift up a hill if there are 2 people onboard. BUT. Some of them look quite funky. Engine swaps are a no-no in France, but registering one in UK should be possible? I stopped for petrol the other day and saw these lined up for sale. The wee truck is awesome!    I have a real hankering to get one of these and stick a bike engine in it...  I had a close look at one of the new Ligier ones. IRS all round, disc brakes all round (granted the discs and calipers are small by normal car standards) Some kind of tube chassis and a funky interior. Should lend itself to conversion relatively easilly. |
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Sept 27, 2008 7:43:19 GMT
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I've seen a few of these over here (the Ligier ones)
Weird little things!
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Modified sans-permis?retrowagen1234
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Sept 27, 2008 7:46:41 GMT
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we have somthing like that over here that do have variants of bike engines. not sure what but there around the 850cc mrk
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Sept 27, 2008 8:48:52 GMT
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Register one in the UK with a 200-odd bhp Kwak 1400 lump then take it across the channel to terrify the garlic-munchers.
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Sept 27, 2008 9:06:13 GMT
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Modified sans-permis?milfordcubicle
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Sept 27, 2008 9:12:51 GMT
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Some people actually choose to drive these things in the UK, I've seen a few tootling about. Completely baffling! They cost as much as a "real" car too.
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Modified sans-permis?BenzBoy
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Sept 27, 2008 11:27:12 GMT
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Yeah I've seen those Ligier efforts being driven over here too, usually by bewildered looking old chockers.
The pick-up is pretty funky... although I can't see the logic behind letting people with DD bans and no licenses get behind the wheel of one!? Strange, those French...
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Sept 27, 2008 11:35:40 GMT
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Yeah I've seen those Ligier efforts being driven over here too, usually by bewildered looking old chockers. The pick-up is pretty funky... although I can't see the logic behind letting people with DD bans and no licenses get behind the wheel of one!? Strange, those French... Its about as logical as taking someone's HGV licence (and hence livelyhood) for drink driving cos he was sitting on a minimoto at a barbeque party when the police turned up... I wonder if Bullett car man came across these things while doing his viability research  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 27, 2008 11:37:02 GMT
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although I can't see the logic behind letting people with DD bans and no licenses get behind the wheel of one!? Strange, those French... I can! Some serial drunk/crasher/dullard hops in one when 3 sheets to the wind and bimbles off home, weaving at a max of 40mph. Ultra-flimsy design means that if he meets a 40-tonner he is going to get squashed. Problem solved. It's automotive darwinism. |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2008 11:37:36 GMT by arthurbrown
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Sept 27, 2008 11:46:42 GMT
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Hang on...If you buy one in France and import it, it won't need SVA will it? Joys of the EU and all that...
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Sept 27, 2008 15:04:38 GMT
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Sept 27, 2008 17:04:35 GMT
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l like it but it looks like it was drawn with a ruler. these guys know a thing or two about similar aixim , microcar bad boyzzzzzzzz, uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RsEM_KHuf8Uuk.youtube.com/watch?v=cJLxcIFiPm8<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qaRVjm_wCR8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qaRVjm_wCR8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> there is one some where that a dutch chap has stuffed a bike engine in the back of an inva car, i will see if i can find it. |
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Sept 27, 2008 20:17:14 GMT
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i was in france a couple of weeks back, there were so many of those aixam ones, they look pretty cool (sound naff though) there was another type going around with corsa rear lights..quite cool. but it was the twingos out there i liked most, they're so cool!
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Sept 27, 2008 20:40:25 GMT
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pickup looks cool but I don`t think I could fit in any of them ! They might as well be one of these -   |
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