[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@flaneurUK](/creator/twitter/flaneurUK) "Some great car spots this week on the Isle of Wight - a Proton Gen X and a Lotus Elan. And a subtle link between the two. Proton owned Lotus for a while - now both part of the growing Chinese Geely empire" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1978791367875695090) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-16T11:53Z 2437 followers, XXX engagements "I hadn't realised that Geely was up against PSA for buying Proton in 2017. If that had happened how would Lotus have evolved in a Stellantis era" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1978793668057157821) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-16T12:02Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements "French Car Friday: XX years ago Peugeot was promoting its stylish new XXX in October 1990. Sales werent strong as expected for a large French barge but probably not helped by looking so similar to the smaller XXX brother" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1979116382198382848) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-17T09:24Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements "Two unexpected sightings at the weekends @Everyth1ngElec show: the tiny Silence (sold by Nissan) and a right hand drive Cadillac Lyriq. This must be GMs third attempt in recent times to crack the UK" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1977637267419344966) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-13T07:27Z 2438 followers, XXX engagements "Had a courtesy car for a couple of hours recently and thought it would be interesting as I've not been in a Nissan recently. Can't believe how agricultural and basic the new X Trail was. How are these selling Do people not do test drives any more" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1979148496738369618) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-17T11:32Z 2435 followers, XXX engagements "What a lovely Mercedes-Benz W123 230E in Hockenheim. And bonus marks for not putting the alloys on but keeping the colour catching wheel trims" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1980300905863086277) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-20T15:51Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements "My type of car park with an Alfa Romeo XXX parked up nonchalantly. Ill even forgive the wheel trims" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1981038152732029207) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-22T16:41Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements "Another lovely car spot in the neighbourhood this evening in Bologna on the eve of the classic car show. A Fiat XXX on local Bologna plates still. And some fancy wheels too" [X Link](https://x.com/flaneurUK/status/1981463427362050514) [@flaneurUK](/creator/x/flaneurUK) 2025-10-23T20:51Z 2437 followers, XXX engagements
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@flaneurUK
"Some great car spots this week on the Isle of Wight - a Proton Gen X and a Lotus Elan. And a subtle link between the two. Proton owned Lotus for a while - now both part of the growing Chinese Geely empire"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-16T11:53Z 2437 followers, XXX engagements
"I hadn't realised that Geely was up against PSA for buying Proton in 2017. If that had happened how would Lotus have evolved in a Stellantis era"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-16T12:02Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements
"French Car Friday: XX years ago Peugeot was promoting its stylish new XXX in October 1990. Sales werent strong as expected for a large French barge but probably not helped by looking so similar to the smaller XXX brother"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-17T09:24Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements
"Two unexpected sightings at the weekends @Everyth1ngElec show: the tiny Silence (sold by Nissan) and a right hand drive Cadillac Lyriq. This must be GMs third attempt in recent times to crack the UK"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-13T07:27Z 2438 followers, XXX engagements
"Had a courtesy car for a couple of hours recently and thought it would be interesting as I've not been in a Nissan recently. Can't believe how agricultural and basic the new X Trail was. How are these selling Do people not do test drives any more"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-17T11:32Z 2435 followers, XXX engagements
"What a lovely Mercedes-Benz W123 230E in Hockenheim. And bonus marks for not putting the alloys on but keeping the colour catching wheel trims"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-20T15:51Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements
"My type of car park with an Alfa Romeo XXX parked up nonchalantly. Ill even forgive the wheel trims"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-22T16:41Z 2436 followers, XXX engagements
"Another lovely car spot in the neighbourhood this evening in Bologna on the eve of the classic car show. A Fiat XXX on local Bologna plates still. And some fancy wheels too"
X Link @flaneurUK 2025-10-23T20:51Z 2437 followers, XXX engagements
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