And this Renault 12 estate turned out to be a belter.Y'know they always say never buy a car in the rain or at night ? Er,well that's what we did.But the car drove well,very nice and because I already had a 12 saloon I had something to compare the estate against.In the dry and in the light the body work wasn't so foul,just a bit faded in general,slightly worse on the bonnet;T-Cut would've sorted most blemishes, if anyone was that bothered but this was a worker and was rarely still long enough to check the tyre pressures, let alone polish anything.This car came to us with a pretty (very) high mileage on it already;by the time Brother had finished with it ,he had pushed it upto unbelievable proportions.And then he handed it over to his then girlfriend, ( now wife) and under her tender care, the mileage finally resembled something the space shuttle would knock up orbiting the earth a few times before going on a moon flight.I just wish they still made the 12,although I have a dim recollection of some Asian manufacturer taking it on.I'll have to see if it's still going.The original Renault 12 really was a great car,in an understated way.In fact,12's made such an impression on us that Dad,not to be outdone,got himself a 12TS,with the high-back seats and a distinct 'edge' to the performance.As a little insight into 'Dad',he also got a Sunbeam Rapier convertible when he retired and he and Mum would take themselves off to the pubs in Cheshire.Nowt like following your dream.