RE: Shed Of The Week: Renault 5 Monaco

[RobST170]

I had a 1.7GTX good engine but very questionable handling. Had very interesting episode when having to brake mid corner on a wet road due to a cattle on the road, resulting in a complete sideways moment, saved but more luck than judgement.

[iva cosworth]

RobST170 said:

I had a 1.7GTX good engine but very questionable handling. Had very interesting episode when having to brake mid corner on a wet road due to a cattle on the road, resulting in a complete sideways moment, saved but more luck than judgement.

Braking mid corner on a wet road in ANY car can end badly.

Can't blame the Renault for stray bovine.

[RobST170]

RobST170 said:
I had a 1.7GTX good engine but very questionable handling. Had very interesting episode when having to brake mid corner on a wet road due to a cattle on the road, resulting in a complete sideways moment, saved but more luck than judgement.
Braking mid corner on a wet road in ANY car can end badly.

Can't blame the Renault for stray bovine.

Very true Iva, just reminiscing, not the fault of the little frenchie.

[anonymous-user]

This has been one of the most agreeable SOTWs for a long time.

More like this every once in a while please.

[sef535]

great shed top draw bargin and back on form again shed of the week !!

[s m]

Bedford Rascal said:

I had a R5 GTX as my first car. Absolutely loved it and was considerably more rapid than the over-chavved Novas of the day. Great engine and handling.

Pretty much Mk2 XR2 performance from the 1.7 engine

[morgrp]

Of course, an injected turbocharged f type 1.7 was fitted to the volvo 400series and would (and does easily) fit under the bonnet of this - giving a reliable 125odd bhp and none of the hot start probs of the Gt Turbo. The other engine that would shoe horn in is the 16v F7 from the clio 16v - I have seen this done and it ahem, makes for an "interesting" car on standard suspension

[Emeye]

VolvoT5 said:

My gran had a Red one when I was a child. One of my childhood car related memories is being in the car with her when she won back to back traffic light GP against some fat gimp in a cavalier. He was not best pleased. Surprisingly nippy but ran out of puff quite quickly being the 1.4.

This one has no appeal to me at all. Horrible colour, interior looks naff and the 1.7 engine is neither here nor there. Spend extra and buy the turbo or don't bother IMO.

Edited by VolvoT5 on Friday 12th December 10:48

How much would a decent turbo be?

[RemyMartin]

morgrp said:

Of course, an injected turbocharged f type 1.7 was fitted to the volvo 400series and would (and does easily) fit under the bonnet of this - giving a reliable 125odd bhp and none of the hot start probs of the Gt Turbo. The other engine that would shoe horn in is the 16v F7 from the clio 16v - I have seen this done and it ahem, makes for an "interesting" car on standard suspension

So does the ph2. With it anti-perc fan blowing at the carb.

I never ever experienced hot start issues on my gt turbo once in seven years of it being my daily.

Glad to see a R5 on shed, always wanted a monaco!

[Adz The Rat]

Adz The Rat said:

Wow, lovely!

When was the last time you saw a R5 on the roads?

I can't believe after writing this last night, I saw a R5 on the road today.

[ess]

I had a white F plate 1.7 GTX whilst at university. The insurance on the GT Turbo was too expensive.
Similar to the Monaco but without the leather.
Great little car, highly chuckable but suffered from poor build quality with lots of trim falling off.
Think it still looks good today.

[irish boy]

Someone get it bought quickly.....seems like Renault 5's are experiencing a price jump.....



http://www.4starclassics.com/renault-5-gt-turbo-ra...


(A bit cheaper and I would....)

[morgrp]

RemyMartin said:

So does the ph2. With it anti-perc fan blowing at the carb.

I never ever experienced hot start issues on my gt turbo once in seven years of it being my daily.

Glad to see a R5 on shed, always wanted a monaco!

Nah, I had a GT Turbo, whilst tuneable, the 1397 is a horrid little engine of ancient ancestory, I'd much rather a fuel injected over cam lump - the 1.7 prv engine is (if well maintained and set up right) a very decent engine

[tim0409]

I had one of these many years ago - I was working for a couple of traders and used to buy the older cars and sell them through the papers. The R5 Monaco was a trade in which my boss's son had been using to get to Uni. I normally dealt in older, cheap cars so I was pretty impressed with the palatial leather interior. I remember trying to sell it through a private advert and failing, ending up selling it at auction to get my money back. My efforts weren't helped when the local paper misprinted my C/LOCKING abbreviation as CLOCKING. I remember my boss phoning up pretending to be a buyer, asking if I had clocked it.

[IanMorewood]

My French exchange student older female cousin had one of these that I got taken for a few rides in, to be fair to the car it was a tidy package but no where near as desirable as she was.

[J4CKO]

irish boy said:

Someone get it bought quickly.....seems like Renault 5's are experiencing a price jump.....



http://www.4starclassics.com/renault-5-gt-turbo-ra...


(A bit cheaper and I would....)

Yeah, but their prices are always ambitious.

[Lowtimer]

... however, they keep selling cars...

[s m]

irish boy said:

Someone get it bought quickly.....seems like Renault 5's are experiencing a price jump.....



http://www.4starclassics.com/renault-5-gt-turbo-ra...


(A bit cheaper and I would....)

Same price as the 1.6 205 they've got!

http://www.4starclassics.com/peugeot-205-gti-for-s...

[irish boy]

If it was a 1.9 it would be a tough choice, but always be a R5 gtt over a 1.6 205 for me.

[dapprman]

Back at the start of summer when my MX5 was due for it's MOT I was contemplating what I'd replace it with if it failed (I'd found water in the foot well in heavy rain so thought I was looking at a cracked/rusty floor). Renault 5 GTX was top of my list, though at the time I couldn't find any '5s for reasonable money. If this had a long MOT and I no longer had my faithful runabout, I'd be tempted. There's just some thing about the older small French cars.