I love the interior design.

Pretty sure the wheel mounted controls for the stereo were the same in my dads 21 Savanna. Big French cars are so cool and the fact they never caught on makes them now even more cool and exclusive because they’re such a rare sight. Lovely thing

Hi , thanks to watching your video I went and bought a Safrane identical to yours , only mine has the 2.5 20 valve engine . It's 1996 with 72 thousand miles on it !!

Worked in france in the 90's,and saw these driving around and wanted one since.id like the 5 cyl 2.5. Nice video

I have a barley gold 2.5 executive Safrane with only 43 thousand miles, it’s simply glorious

Incredible Safrane! Had one just like that! The button you think that's for the AC isn´t...it's for the snow mode from the Auto Gearbox. It's seems your Safrane has a problem in the blower unit. If you check the display you'll see it saying Service. Usually the problem is the plug in the blower fan motor melting...you should check it out...that switch is a bit of a bad job...Safranes have one of the most efficient climate systems ever! If your's not working properly you don't know what you're missing! :-)

I had a V6 3.0 Baccara in the 90's. Now I have a 2.5 20V RXE Pack. It's so beautiful... It's a very Nice car... It's a very good car... So comfortable ! I love it !

this was just so relaxing. And thanks to you i decided to start working on my peugeot 406 again :)

So good to see this being saved. I always think of Ronin with the Safrane, just need an XM now. Talking of Citroën, I have a strange love of your phase 1 Xsara VTS. Of course, Quentin’s favourite too.

Lovely, Maybe the ZX next? I really enjoy your videos as with the rest of your content. Squirreled the quattro out last night for the first time this year, which was great on a run back from my grandmothers explaining why her car is not working when she always intends to go up the village when it is most unwise to do so

Nice car, nice video! I had a 96 V6 Baccara in 2003, was one of my best cars so far - with 223tkm in it. Still missing it.

Superb video. These where the great French roadcruisers Safrane/XM/605 Gone are the days. But what a great grande voiture. Treat her like a diva she deserves it.

Nice car, I have the Peugeot 607, french cars are awesome!

Nice relaxed video. Thank you

I bought a 2.5 Executive based purely on your videos...and wanting a cheap luxury barge. Absolutely loving it and great cars that are underappreciated.

Another great video. Would love to see more of the fleet. The Mercedes would be good to see next - a really nice looking car.

excellent vid well presented

I had one of these , great spec car , even had the talking computer , the seats are so comfy , I had the 3.0 l v6 top of range with all the extras, And the car was in racing green , looked great when polished , a great cruiser on the motorway. Loved it , but was hard selling it , i only got around £300 when I traded it in . A lot of car for the money . Though the 3.0l was very thirsty. I enjoyed while i had it and missed it when it was gone. I ended up buying a Laguna , which i had for 3 years and had zero trouble with it . Enjoyed your video .

This and the Xm were my favorite French cars ever.

I had the 2.5 executive and uploaded a couple of videos of the voice warnings. Great car!

you made me cry .. I bought one of these when I used to live in Lebanon between 2015 and 2019 it was actually my first owned car for me and I am in love with it I resettled to Egypt and had to leave it there in Lebanon I wish if there is away to bring one of these to Egypt even if I had to pay for shipping and taxes ofcourse it will be understandable thank you for this lovely video bring back a lot of memories

Hi really like the videos and your collection! do you like the Renault Vel satis? I have 3 of them , im looking to get a 406 coupe having seen your other videos.

Good vid to go back in time, shame we could not hear the voice commands from the computer, which is what I used to like the most from this car at the time

Excellent video! I think the Mercedes should be next.

Very interesting car. Had a ride in one of these 20 years ago what a car. The Twiturbo 4x4 ins a beast.

I hope you still have it, it looks mint

I want a Safrane, I would probably choose the 2.5 volvo engine version for it.

Le Safrane est magnifique! An underrated and characterful executive saloon that looks great, particularly in black. Shame about the sticky centre console trim, just the rubberised surface degrading with time, if you can find an effective cure for that you're a rich man 😂. I'm intrigued by the 230E, it sticks out like a sore thumb on the fleet!

How do i remove stereo from this car, somebody knows? Not found any info about this...

A very comfy video

Also is the fan speed not adjustable via the twin buttons that have images of a small and large fan? Or am I being daft? :D

I've always wanted to be a name-check in a KZfaq video about a 90's Renault - it's like when Eminem does it to Dre.

There is a lot of Xantia in the Safrane. It's not a bad looker but a bit bland next to a Vel Satis. Good video though. Have you thought about investing in a decent second hand camera to improve the picture quality; a phone can only do so much?

...and that Capri broke down, if I remember correctly :) I still have that issue. As for Safrane, I am currently contemplating getting almost the same one ;)

Lovely lovely car. Love the oil level/pressure gauge. Simple easy to read gauge cluster. Do you plan to fix the AC? It’s probably an electronic module at fault somewhere. What about the automatic transmission? That’s my only fear about that car.

HELLO! Could you share with us why your in bord computer doesn't talk?

I Love the car too much because is very strong car and faster on road.

"Big Renault" - one's perception of "big" being a matter of perspective. When you spend large portions of your motoring time staring at the bumpers of Chevy Suburbans and enormous "wimp eater" pickup trucks, the Safrane seems like a nice little, zippy, maneuverable, compact sedan runabout {;-) As for the COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY & MANUAL SET, there's an OCD owner after my own heart! I have complete history of every oil change, new set of tires, battery replacement, and of course all service visits for all of my cars. (Well, except for the one bought new, the histories start when I became the owner/caretaker.) I see a proper PetrolBlog stickers have been applied to both rear door windows - excellent! Leather that creaks, plastics that don't, and seats that mold to your bum - what more could one ask from an Executive car interior? Plus a very sensible, understated, well-laid-out gauge cluster/control panel that doesn't really seem dated. Or at least not compared to my 1997 Integra. What more could one ask for? The digital readouts do look orange in the video - that the real color....er, colour? Reminds me of what I call the "lurid red" dash illumination of the Acura RSX, which is supposed to preserve one's night vision, like in a fighter aircraft's cockpit (ah, marketing).

I've got a Volvo with a Renault engine in it, but this appears to be a Renault with a Volvo engine in it! It's basically the 2.5 litre five cilinder Volvo Modular Engine with one cilinder less, the same engine as appeared in the S40/V40 (the one jointly developed with Mitsubishi built by NedCar, not the Ford Focus derivative built in Belgium). French comfort with Swedish engineering, to paraphrase HubNut: all the good times!

I like adding up the cost of all the service's..

About the sticky plastic in the interior. My Chevrolet Evanda from 2005 has the same on the door handles inside. Maybe it's melting? 😅

Uhm...the button on the right of the gear lever is not for the AC. It's to put the automatic gearbox in winter mode. The AC button is on the center console and says..... A.C. :-)

Should I buy phase 2 safrane for 650e? Owner says its a 2.0 16v full extras so for that engine should be the RT. Ac needs recharging he says 🤔 Since I broke my 318i drift toy it looks interesting to have a less enthusiastic car and rather a more obscure French car since I missed on having a bx estate.

currently quesitoning how the hell i didn't find you before.

How can l get another one please

Sava tyres!? c'mon mate, give Safrane some Michelin love :)

About the stickiness - my 2001 VW Golf has it as well. Except, the black interior laque has peeled off and it looks horrible, added to the fact it's sticky and all in all a pretty gross impression for a car lifted to heavens by most drivers.

If you apply the Bank of England's inflation rate to that £21k asking price.....that's £37,600 in today's money!

был такой! ауди100 рядом не стоял!!!

"French cars are dead after two hundred thousands miles" The person who said this has no clue and he is obviously mean spirited. I have a much smaller engine here in Greece, 1.4 Megane Coupe, and the engine is as strong as ever, without oil consumption and the temperature always at the same level as it was when i bought from new from the dealership in 2001. My engine has done 220.000 kms, and gives the impression that it can do more than double without issues. So whoever talks about French engines, should think twice before speaking!