During a control operation, the police from Sarthe (72) came across a Peugeot 605 Cabriolet! The owner, who carried out this transformation alone, expressed his “astonishment at being controlled”, report the police stunned. The non-compliant vehicle will be destroyed.
In France, we don’t have oil, but we have ideas… The proof with this new transformation carried out by a motorist, all alone in his garage. After the Citroën-Audi-BMW Xantia Cabriolet intercepted this summer in the Indre, the police of Le Mans (72) have arrested a Peugeot 605 discoverable in the middle of December! To brilliantly scalp a sedan, not everyone has the talents of Heuliez who, in 2006, had properly cut a Peugeot 407.
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A patched up convertible
It was during a basic road check, and while an icy rain fell on the city, that the brigade crossed the road of this astonishing convertible sedan. According to the account of the police on their Facebook page, the driver expressed his astonishment at being checked. ” My vehicle is in order. It is perfectly insured, and the technical control is compliant », He confided. The man not understanding the purpose of his arrest, “ the police pointed out to him that the body of his vehicle had been somewhat lightened “, Can we read on the social network.
After several minutes of explanations, the driver would have finally recognized ” failing to inform his insurer of the transformation of his sedan into a convertible “. Only ?! This in-house creation was made without taking any tweezers. The car was unceremoniously topped, and bits of tape were holding some parts in place. The belts were even cut in the heat of the moment. ” But that’s a detail! »Nuance, smirk, the police on Facebook.
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The vehicle seized and soon destroyed
The vehicle will no longer parade in the streets of Le Mans. The police impounded him. It will soon be destroyed, since it is ” more compliant with safety requirements », Remind the authorities. By cutting the roof of a vehicle, it is all the rigidity of the car that is called into question. It’s not for nothing that convertibles are generally heavier. They benefit from reinforcement to ensure passenger safety while offering dynamic qualities equivalent to those of closed models.
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