dieppe

by **Andythecroc** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:01 pm

any news on a trip to the factory in dieppe as i would like to go

ttfn

andy

by **andyh877** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:24 am

all the info is here

http://www.renaultsport.fr/en/journees_ ... /usine.php

by **simontaylor** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:30 am

I wonder if that is worth a trip from the UK?

by **andyh877** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:40 am

of course......it's only an hour and a half from calais, good idea especially if you need some parts :idea:

and while your there you can watch them building clios :lol:

but i wouldn't say no to a clio cup engine and box if they have a couple lying around

just had a look at the dates.... 29th Sept looks good..... you can then just carry on to Le Mans for the weekend, once finished in Dieppe seems like a good plan........

tunnel, go out early friday morning......... back late sunday evening....... possible £79 return with club member discount

or just a day trip on the friday for about £35 return with club member discount

for anyone whos going....see you at Le Mans

by **David Gentleman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:46 am

simontaylor wrote:I wonder if that is worth a trip from the UK?

We went a couple of years back, the driving is more eventful than actually going to the factory. Don't expect any bargains either!

by **clee** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:57 am

David Gentleman wrote:
simontaylor wrote:I wonder if that is worth a trip from the UK?

We went a couple of years back, the driving is more eventful than actually going to the factory. Don't expect any bargains either!

Is that cos you got lost :lol:

by **andyh877** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:23 pm

clee wrote:
David Gentleman wrote:[Don't expect any bargains either!

Is that cos you got lost

depends who you speak to :wink:

by **simontaylor** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:30 pm

and also if you just shout in English or speak a bit of froglench.

by **David Gentleman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:46 pm

andyh877 wrote:
clee wrote:
David Gentleman wrote:[Don't expect any bargains either!

Is that cos you got lost

depends who you speak to

Yes, but the Alpine prices are so astronomical as we know, that even if they give you 50% off, its still expensive! :lol:

by **andyh877** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:30 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
andyh877 wrote:
clee wrote:
David Gentleman wrote:[Don't expect any bargains either!

Is that cos you got lost

depends who you speak to

Yes, but the Alpine prices are so astronomical as we know, that even if they give you 50% off, its still expensive!

not really....no more than any other performance car manufacturer. you want to to try and own something that is expensive to run german or italian for example and then have a look in your wallet........ :shock:

the thing is if you drive a car which is suspect on reliability it will cost you money no matter who's built it..........

Road spider.........one failure since i've had the car........ the temp gauge......£35 for a new VDO one ..... not from alpine though!

the race car is a different story.......just the gearbox..... now that does cost to repair but parts are reasonable as i know someone who has a friend at the Sadev factory now

by **David Gentleman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:45 pm

andyh877 wrote:not really....no more than any other performance car manufacturer. you want to to try and own something that is expensive to run german or italian for example and then have a look in your wallet........

Your kidding, a friend of mine was grumbling at paying £700 for a new front bumper for his Porsche GT3, thats nothing! :lol:

...I rather own a Porsche for parts, everything is still available, cheaper, easier to source...

The problem with Alpine is the silly price hikes. I bought A610 front wings a while back for £190 each, that was the retail, now they are £440 each, so even if you get 50% off at the factory (which you won't) its still more than the previous full retail..

Front indicators were £30, now they are £90...so any discount they give you is pretty academic...

by **clee** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:18 pm

GTA prices are much higher on a lot of items because of the cars rarity not its high performance .I always compare prices with my bro's 928 as its the same year /performance .They produced some 15000 S4s alone in 4 years ,how many GTAs in all :?:

by **andyh877** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:35 pm

clee wrote:GTA prices are much higher on a lot of items because of the cars rarity not its high performance .I always compare prices with my bro's 928 as its the same year /performance .They produced some 15000 S4s alone in 4 years ,how many GTAs in all

not many..... but the problem is they don't produce alot of the parts anymore.......or have to order a minimum amount to get stock of a part.....

we tried getting them to get some OZ wheels made for the spiders as loads of roadcar owners want them....... Alpine have to order a minimum of 70 sets to get any stock :cry: