► Month eight living with the Renault Twingo
► Topping up the washer fluid… easy, right?
► Not when you don’t have a bonnet release!
Filling your windscreen washer bottle is straightforward on most cars, but not the Twingo. There’s no bonnet catch inside the car – instead, you have to remove a piece of plastic in the nose to reveal a lock; use the key to unlock and pop out two plastic levers; push the levers to release the bonnet, and then hitch it forwards to get at the fluid bottles. Why didn’t Renault just put a filler neck in the interior, and saved us the hassle?
Logbook: Renault Twingo Play SCE 70
Engine: 999cc 12v 3-cyl, 69bhp @ 6000rpm, 67lb ft @ 2850rpm
Transmission: 5spd manual, rear-wheel drive
Stats: 14.5sec 0-62mph, 94mph, 105g/km
Price: £9995
As tested: £10,585
Miles this month: 640
Total miles: 5640
Our mpg: 39.0
Official mpg: 62.8
Fuel this month: £81.27
Extra costs: £0