RE: SOTW: Renault 5 GT Turbo
Discussion
The Donster said:
DaveL485 said:
BriC175 said:
Marf said:
Gazzab said:
Lots of my friends also had them with lots of remaps
Love it when people talk about 'chipped' Renault 5's. Ive had one or two of these but only to sell on. I do still have a 9Turbo though and i'd never part with it, ever.
Great little motors save for the flimsy build and the fact you have to dislocate your hips to drive it if you're over 5'6"
I rapidly discovered that the 21 Turbo gave the same experience as the GTT but everything was magnified about three times over. Much much better cars.
Anyone who does a HG on one of these engines though deserves it. You look after it right (and yes, I understand that requires a bit of specialist knowledge) and they are absolutely rock solid engines....same goes for the 21 Turbo.
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...Time to come out of lurk mode and show some love for the R5GTT. I've owned a couple in the past and I've been imagining a project in my head for years now. The cars I have had since aren't going to excite anyone tbh (Ford Puma and a Cooper S) and I probably get a little bit too excited on the rare occasion I see a GT turbo in the wild.
The first one I owned was standard looking and never missed a beat. It was a great introduction to the car I had wanted for so long. The second one was barry'd but I soon forgot about the looks when the seller took me out for a drive. I almost shat. My ownership with it didn't last very long when I realised I was too embarrased to drive it anywhere. I even had a Gordini turbo at one point.
That's enough rambling from me. Hopefully I can find a decent example next year and return to rtoc.org.
The first one I owned was standard looking and never missed a beat. It was a great introduction to the car I had wanted for so long. The second one was barry'd but I soon forgot about the looks when the seller took me out for a drive. I almost shat. My ownership with it didn't last very long when I realised I was too embarrased to drive it anywhere. I even had a Gordini turbo at one point.
That's enough rambling from me. Hopefully I can find a decent example next year and return to rtoc.org.
y2blade said:
BriC175 said:
Marf said:
Gazzab said:
Lots of my friends also had them with lots of remaps
Love it when people talk about 'chipped' Renault 5's. 
There were plenty of people who used to adjust the turbo accuator rod (or something like that, it was a long time ago) and claim more power - No idea if it worked, MORE power in a 5GTT was a bit pointless, you'd not get from A to B any quicker because you'd go via F, K and Z on the way!
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Garlick said:
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...Garlick said:
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...
Garlick said:
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...Have you done a SOTW for the 21 before? I seem to recall you did.
The Donster said:
Garlick said:
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...Have you done a SOTW for the 21 before? I seem to recall you did.
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=185...
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=201...
Garlick said:
The Donster said:
Garlick said:
exgtt said:
Where have all the 21's gone? Were they not that popular new or have they all been cannibalised?
Spotted when doing my SOTW search http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...Have you done a SOTW for the 21 before? I seem to recall you did.
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=185...
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=201...
- Goes all teary-eyed*
Great Shed, brought back loads of good memories from the early 90's.
Does anyone remember the R5 GTT 'Raider'. I recall they were a special edition in petrol blue with full leather. A mate of mine had a spotless one, until it got fleeced! (which I think seemed fairly normal at the time).
Does anyone remember the R5 GTT 'Raider'. I recall they were a special edition in petrol blue with full leather. A mate of mine had a spotless one, until it got fleeced! (which I think seemed fairly normal at the time).
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