A 2010 Renault Modus Dynamique mini MPV, photographed in a scrapyard in York, England.
YORK, England — Car shoppers in the United States haven't been able to buy new French cars since the final Renault/Eagle Medallions were sold in 1989, which means I had to go across the Atlantic to find junkyards scrapyards with plenty of Citroëns, Renaults and Peugeots in stock . From the same 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 same Renault-Nissan platform as the Cube and Juke, which also makes it a cousin to the Leaf. It appears 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.
Why is it here? U-Pull-It says it came to them with front end damage and 90,027 miles on the odometer. Because used-car shoppers across the Channel don't want right-hand-drive cars, running British-market French economy cars sell for cheap. U-Pull-It had this runner parked outside with a £695 price tag and a not-too-scary MOT history, and I suspect they'd take less.The action never stops in the Modus-equipped workplace.
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