RE: The Unusual Suspects: PH Blog
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MrTree said:
Sampaio said:
I knew someone had to mention the 480 in this thread!
I drove a relative's Turbo last year, it was a pretty tired example but I know what you mean with character. Also, the hilarious dashboard computer was being particularly hilarious that day... (come to think of it it's the oldest car I've ever driven... got to fix that)
My Cousin Had a 480 Turbo when i was a nipper and he messed around with a big screwdriver and the turbo actuator and it became absolutly savage one of the best cars i remember being in he also had the earlier 440 turbo which in my opion was a better car and looked the nuts in black. (sorry bit of a volvo nut)I drove a relative's Turbo last year, it was a pretty tired example but I know what you mean with character. Also, the hilarious dashboard computer was being particularly hilarious that day... (come to think of it it's the oldest car I've ever driven... got to fix that)
Even though the Renault 5 turbo is still much loved the 9 & 11 turbos are hardly ever looked at. Bit bigger, more practical and a bit more powerful (as standard).
Also gotta mention the 21 Turbo saloon. & whoever in Renault decided it was a good idea to re-tool the production line to make a 4wd version deserves a round of applause. Probably the same guy who convinced the bosses putting a V6 in the back of a Clio was a good idea!!
Also gotta mention the 21 Turbo saloon. & whoever in Renault decided it was a good idea to re-tool the production line to make a 4wd version deserves a round of applause. Probably the same guy who convinced the bosses putting a V6 in the back of a Clio was a good idea!!
If you want an oddball Peugeot 309, try the 309 GRDT. It was essentially a GTi bodyshell with all the toys (for the time: bodykit, foglights, external sliding glass roof, funky seats, alloys etc.) but the small-capacity (about 1750 rather than their usual 1900) turbodiesel.
What a riot. Use the first third of the throttle travel and you got 50mpg and stump-pulling torque (ours was a towcar); rev it up and off it went. Stuck like pooh to a blanket in corners... yet at a quick glance you'd think it was grandad's shopping car
I bought it with 120,000 miles on and sold it with the thick end of 150,000 to a mate of a mate in Leeds. Some years later it was still showing up on the DVLA register (gone now though).
What a riot. Use the first third of the throttle travel and you got 50mpg and stump-pulling torque (ours was a towcar); rev it up and off it went. Stuck like pooh to a blanket in corners... yet at a quick glance you'd think it was grandad's shopping car
I bought it with 120,000 miles on and sold it with the thick end of 150,000 to a mate of a mate in Leeds. Some years later it was still showing up on the DVLA register (gone now though).
I was an "off the drive" car dealer during the 90's, and i used to love fast knackers, and alot of the stuff being mentioned here passed through my hands,
More memorable stuff, was...
R5 GT Turbo, i actually kept one for 6 months as it was hilarious fun, especially with a 10mm spanner with boost wound up.
Suzuki Swift GTi, i brought it home and was astonished how it went for a 1.3.
A real surprise also was the Metro GTi, the single point was a bit flat, but get the later Multi point injected one, and they were actually quite quick, better than the dreary Fords of the same era (not including Sierra Cosworth, i liked them but feared imminent attention from theives)
I had 14 Rover Vitesse SD1's as they were so undervalued in the trade, i used to do very well with those.
A mention has got to go to the one and only Maestro Turbo i bought, we went in a 16V golf i had in stock at the time to pick it up, and the mighty Maestro absolutely hammered it!
THE hottest selling, phone meltingest car of the early 90's the Nova SR!!
More memorable stuff, was...
R5 GT Turbo, i actually kept one for 6 months as it was hilarious fun, especially with a 10mm spanner with boost wound up.
Suzuki Swift GTi, i brought it home and was astonished how it went for a 1.3.
A real surprise also was the Metro GTi, the single point was a bit flat, but get the later Multi point injected one, and they were actually quite quick, better than the dreary Fords of the same era (not including Sierra Cosworth, i liked them but feared imminent attention from theives)
I had 14 Rover Vitesse SD1's as they were so undervalued in the trade, i used to do very well with those.
A mention has got to go to the one and only Maestro Turbo i bought, we went in a 16V golf i had in stock at the time to pick it up, and the mighty Maestro absolutely hammered it!
THE hottest selling, phone meltingest car of the early 90's the Nova SR!!
Edited by Brummmie on Wednesday 10th December 12:37
Brummmie said:
I was an "off the drive" car dealer during the 90's, and i used to love fast knackers, and alot of the stuff being mentioned here passed through my hands,
More memorable stuff, was... [STUFF]
I had my paws on all of those, and liked them in their various ways. Except, ironically, for the Nova SR, which against all common sense I bought new in 1986 and didn't really bond with at all. I didn't keep it long.More memorable stuff, was... [STUFF]
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