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Waldo
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2008, 11:48:16 am » |
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Found something on the web, though it's not an official document it might be helpfull: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/used_car_reviews/article1075280.eceAccording to this the avg. fuel consumption is 35.8 mpg equal to 12.7 km/lNot bad at all for a big MPV And congratulations on your new car... I really like the 3rd generation Espace. Hi. I have just been at the MoT inspection place in order to get my newly imported Espace registered in Denmark. However I ran into one problem: In order to get the Danish road tax and import duty correct I need some kind of official document that states the mileage of a 1998 Espace DT. As the Espace models manufactured by MATRA never were officially imported to Denmark the vehicle is not in the database, which the MoT staff is using.
Can anybody help or give me some advice?
Thanks in advance.
Hans
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Martin Tyas
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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2008, 07:47:55 pm » |
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Hans is looking for the fuel consumption figures... Often called mileage in Denmark, so that the reason for the unclear question OK... understood I just checked my Phase 3 driver's handbook to see if the fuel consumption figures are quoted but unlike some manufacturer's, Renault don't seem to quote such information within the driver's manual. I also looked in a Phase 3 sales brochure I still have. Although this does give the fuel consumtion figures it's dated April 2002 and so unfortunately has the figures for the 2.2dCi engine and not the earlier 2.2dt but it would seem that an older sales brochure may be a source of "official" fuel consumption figures that may satisfy the MoT authorities. Possibly someone else on the forum still has an old brochure or alternatively they are sometimes listed for sale on e-Bay. I just looked and there's currently an original phase 3 catalogue listed on e-Bay in France..... item number 320315986305. Martin
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1968 Cessna 182L Skylane 1991 BMW 520i SE Auto 2002 Grand Espace 2.2dCi "The Race" 2003 Astra 1.8i Cabriolet "Edition 100" 2011 Insignia SRi VX-Line Red 2011 Honda VT1300CX Fury
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roy4matra
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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2008, 08:04:57 pm » |
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Hi. I have just been at the MoT inspection place in order to get my newly imported Espace registered in Denmark. However I ran into one problem: In order to get the Danish road tax and import duty correct I need some kind of official document that states the mileage of a 1998 Espace DT.
Will they accept the figures from the sales brochures? This is the only place I can think of where these figures would be easily available unless someone has a certificate of conformity for that model Espace, of which they could supply a copy. As the Espace models manufactured by MATRA never were officially imported to Denmark the vehicle is not in the database, which the MoT staff is using.
Sounds like bureaucracy again! I bet there are other Espace like yours already in the country. So therefore they would already have the figures, but they can't be bothered to check for them, or have a list with which to cross reference. I have a series three sales brochure but it is too new for yours as it covers the common rail diesel, so the fuel figures are not correct for your engine. Does anyone else have a sales brochure for that year? Maybe someone on the Matra Passion site may have a copy or records? Roy
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Waldo
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« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2008, 01:24:18 am » |
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Hi Hans, As you know I'm mainly a Diesel guy... normally the MOT tester will allow for a few tests, as it's very common to have excess soot trapped in the exhaust system. Whether you wan't your car rev'd high without load multiples times, should be your call... (depending on the total miles your car have done, please check timing belt before hand) Besides this, you should look for a MOT center that doesn't feel like doing the soot test unless the car blows visible black smoke when pulling hard at max throttle! The test is in my opinion very poorly designed, and only done because they have no better alternative. Fortunately you do come across some mot inspectors that share my point of view I once had a argument with the danish "faerdselstyrelsen" over this test, and it turns out the inspector is supposed to do a list of checks before soot testing the car. Though at my latest mot test, the inspector did the test as the very first thing. The list incl. checks as: Engine oil level Normal engine temp. No visible oil leaks from the engine Plus a few more points I can't remember... funny enough I have seen an inspector check the oil level
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