YORK, England — Automotive shoppers in the USA have not been in a position to buy recent French cars since the ultimate Renault/Eagle Medallions were sold in 1989, which implies I needed to go across the Atlantic to search out junkyards scrapyards (as they call them here) with loads of Citroëns, Renaults and Peugeots in stock (though I do find the occasional Mexican-market French machine within the automotive graveyards of Colorado). From the identical U-Pull-It in York, England, that brought us the Peugeot 307 CC awhile back, here’s a tiny-yet-spacious tall hatchback that was forcibly retired at age 14.
The Modus was built for the 2005 through 2012 model years, and it was at heart a taller version of the same-generation Renault Clio.
It lived on the identical Renault-Nissan platform because the Cube and Juke, which also makes it a cousin to the Leaf.
This one has the 1.6-liter petrol engine, rated at 111 horsepower.
It seems that the four-speed automatic transmission was mandatory with U.K.-market 2010 Moduses equipped with the 1.6 engine; a five-speed manual was standard equipment in cars with the 1.1-liter petrol-burner or the 1.5-liter diesel. The petrol/automatic combination is a rare one for European-market economy cars of this era.
If you happen to wanted a Modus with the eCO² label, you could not get the 1.6 engine.
The 2010 Modus for Great Britain got here in two trim levels: Expression and Dynamique. This one is the latter type, which got here with 16″ alloy wheels, cruise control, “Luxe Carbon” upholstery and a greater audio system.
Despite scaling in at under 2,400 kilos, this automotive has a formidable amount of interior space.
You possibly can open the complete hatch or simply the small access panel above the bumper.
Why is it here? U-Pull-It says it got here to them with front end damage and 90,027 miles on the odometer.
Because used-car shoppers across the Channel don’t need right-hand-drive cars, running British-market French economy cars sell for affordable. U-Pull-It had this runner parked outside with a £695 price tag and a not-too-scary MOT history, and I believe they’d take less.
The mini-MPV with the clever little boot-chute.
The motion never stops within the Modus-equipped workplace.
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