It was a spooky moment. As I pulled into an Auvergne fuel station at 3:30AM, a rare Renault Avantime was being filled up at the next pump. On the other side of the pump was another equally unusual and scarce French car from a similar era – a Peugeot 1007 – introduced when the French motor industry went a little crazy during the profitable economy of the early 21st Century.
Three freaky French flops | Axon's Automotive Anorak
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