The search for a Twingo begins
Finding a Twingo should have been an easy process; the internet and a variety of car sales websites from auction sites to free-ads means that adverts can be found quite easily. I’ve watched a few cars come along on eBay, Car & Classic and even on forums; but it never seemed to be the right time; or in some cases the right specification of car. The joy of the Twingo is the vivid selection of colours, interiors and even options such as the fold back roof. I also prefer the phase one cars with rubber bumpers and the original flat disc wheel trims and that was the specification I wanted; as close to original as possible. I found a website called “ The Parking ” which searches out classified car adverts from a huge number of European selling sites. It has a very specific search function which allowed me to hone in on the 1993-1998 era Renault Twingo and also to search by Nation so I could fine tune. There was no point looking at cars in Scandinavia or Eastern Europe where a journey