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X17 may be wrong but had the advantage of including South American build cars as well
I assume you're talking about the R12, and not the R6...
R117 (genuine generic Renault code for R12) in place of X17 (code that is only for the Dacia) would do the same. And it would be the true code.
so we need their codes (which may or may not be same as French build).
R117 in generic code. I think using precise code is just a huge source of error. You had only 4 possible codes in UK (which were part of the french ones, in fact), but french cars had 9 and export cars 7 (for 12 plants...). How should be defined (as Rxxxx) a car like this one?
For me, it's a R117 (R133 if it was a break/estate/SW). And if someone wants to "play" and tries to search more, he/she has just to write the complete car code in comment when the trim and engine is found.
We should stay on generic code, for "R" cars like for "X" ones, so we wouldn't be (too much) mistaken.
Was it Weasel1984 who is our Renault code expert?? I think he's trying to convert lots of 70s/80s models (12/15/16/17 etc) from X to R series
They all were conceived/made before the project code change of 1979/80. They should never had an "X" code in IMCDb, as they never had such one in their real life.
but X was easy because it covered the range but R is specific to each version.
Cf. note 1 in my previous post. "R" and "X" can both be generic or precise. We could (should?) just use the generic R118, R117, R109, etc. As we could have a precise denomination with "X" models. For example, a Mégane/Scénic II is more precisely:
- Generic X84 / XM (there is also a second letter that can replace the numbers)
- B84 or BM => Mégane (5 doors)
- C84 or CM => Mégane (3 doors)
- C84 RS or CM => Mégane Coupé RS
- E84 or EM => Mégane CC
- G84 or GM => Mégane Société (3 doors)
- J84 or JM => Mégane Scénic
- K84 or KM => Mégane Estate
- L84 or LM => Mégane Sedan
- R84 or JM => Grand Scénic
- S84 or SM => Mégane Société (5 doors)
I don't think it's easier or harder to identify that way than with the R118 // R1180 - R1181 - R1189 (+ ACL2B for the Rodéo 6
) codes of the R6 or the numerous possibilities of the R12...