Edited sentence: A survey conducted by Auto Express magazine in August 2006 revealed that only 317 of the 131,241 Renault 18s sold in Britain were still registered with the DVLA, making it the third most scrapped car sold in Britain since 1976.It was imported between February 1979 and July 1986, with 131,241 sales being achieved; although it couldn't quite match the success of established British favourites like the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier.Only the Morris Marina and Ford Cortina - both of which ceased production a while before the Renault 18 - disappeared at a greater rate.The Renault 18 was one of Renault's first truly successful models on the British market