Renault Grand Espace III 3.0 V6 24v - Rare classic car - 2001 / X reg

A rare 20-year-old Renault Grand Espace privilege petrol 3.0 quad-cam V6 in very good condition, currently showing about 51,600 miles (see item below dated 04/08/06)

It's not a show car, there are odd scuffs, marks, odd paint blisters on the front bonnet, one wheel has some flakey paint.

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/renault_grand_espace_privilege_v6_auto
9 licenced on the road. 14 SORN'D

I'm the fourth owner, so three previous owners from new.

Mot till August 2022

Two keys.

Lack of use and other projects brings about sale.

The car is located in Hendon, London NW4.

No time wasters please.

First registered 26/01/01

25/06/02 11,610 miles Service Renault Caledonia Motors

19/5/03 18,923 miles Service Renault Caledonia Motors

03/03/05 34,469 miles Service Renault Suttons Garage

04/8/06 XX,XXXmiles €1,177.60 Dashboard / Radio Renault Garage Lauber, Wintzenheim, France

€419.89 Fuel pump replaced Renault Garage Lauber, Wintzenheim, France

12/05/06 4,427 miles. MOT

22/01/07 5,344 miles. Howard Motors Specialist

17/05/07 8,387 miles. MOT

25/02/08 15,019 miles. Howard Motors Specialist

07/05/08 17,035 miles. MOT

09/03/09 23,209 miles. Howard Motors Specialist

15/05/09 24,107 miles. MOT

28/01/10 30,929 miles. £65.00 tyre Preston Lancs

17/05/10 33,261 miles. MOT Sparkhill, Birmingham

09/06/10 33,318 miles. £1668.26 Gearbox strip / repair/ rebuild

09/05/11 39,545 miles. £479.73 Lamda probe fault, O/S/R Brake caliper fit / bleed, and wiper blades

12/05/11 39,600 miles. MOT

30/10/11 XX,XXX miles. £106.99 RAC new battery

10/11/11 42,221 miles. £303.19 Starter motor strip / rebuild

17/04/12 43,551 miles. MOT

22/04/12 42,221 miles. £295.09 Cambelt AR spares Gates T Kit Cit Peg 3.0 V6 GTKK015602XS17/04/12 43,551 miles.  MOT Farnworth, Bolton

29/05/13 44,741 miles. MOT Sparkhill, Birmingham.

30/05/14 45,734 miles. MOT

08/06/15 46,543 miles. MOT

29/11/16 49,377 miles. MOT

04/12/17 50,089 miles. MOT Sparkhill, Birmingham

01/09/20 50,309 miles. Recommission after three years off road. Tyres, wipers, oil, air, fuel cabin filters replaced, new middle section exhaust, new fuel sender.

10/09/20 50,353 miles. Coolant flush

04/10/20 50.432 miles. O2 sensor replaced

04/10/20 50,448 miles. MOT London

19/05/21 51,500 miles. A/C recharged.

The "Privilege" specification of this car includes:

Dark blue Alcantara interior, with 7 seats; fully adaptable / removable in the passenger compartment to create huge load bay.

Seats can be removed and stowed on one side.

Three sunroofs with sun blinds.

Electronic climate control / air conditioning. (It was re-gassed and held for about 2 weeks then dissipated; there's a leak in the system somewhere.)

Cruise control.

Automatic transmission.

H. I. D. projector headlights.

Electric windows with retractable blinds all-round.

Remote central locking.

Fully integrated remote controlled in-car entertainment, including CD multi-changer

Electric and heated mirrors.

Stowage compartments all over the interior.

List price when new €37,350

What makes this Espace seriously rare and desirable is the quad-cam 3 litre 24v V6, as fitted to the Atlantique and to the Avantime, having almost 200bhp and nearly 200 lbs/ ft torque. This makes the Grand Espace an effortless and powerful cruiser. Despite its enormous bulk, it only weighs about 1650kg.

There is service history with the car with details of some expenditure over the years including some major items like the gearbox rebuild in 2010. Note the works in 2006 where it appears some components from the dash were replaced and the mileage reset.

The third generation Espace arrived in December 1996, with the long wheelbase Grand Espace coming to market in the beginning of 1998. The most notable feature of the Espace III was the radically futuristic interior (including an elongated and centrally mounted dashboard, digital speedometer and radio/CD display).The Espace III featured a plastic (GRP) body over a galvanised independent steel chassis.

More pictures (copy/paste as link disabled by you-know-who):

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MvuT2nKfqboDD7z47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jPaYDcvIB0

Renault Grand Espace 3.0L V6 (2000) - Richard Hammond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R_EaqLPv7I Richard Hammond Reviews The Renault Grand Espace (2000)

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