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Some recent pics of the R5GTT strutting its stuff at Glemham Hall
last Sunday...
The car had to be resprayed not long after I bought it, in 1994, but the
most pleasing thing about its latest repaint is the return of the OE green
tinge. Renault introduced a new paint system with the R5GTT P2 and
ever since then there has been a complimentary, yet contrasting, tinge
to all of its dark metallic finishes.
So, is it Tungsten grey or Tungsten green?
Regards,
Steve
last Sunday...
The car had to be resprayed not long after I bought it, in 1994, but the
most pleasing thing about its latest repaint is the return of the OE green
tinge. Renault introduced a new paint system with the R5GTT P2 and
ever since then there has been a complimentary, yet contrasting, tinge
to all of its dark metallic finishes.
So, is it Tungsten grey or Tungsten green?
Regards,
Steve
LowiePete said:
Some recent pics of the R5GTT strutting its stuff at Glemham Hall
last Sunday...
The car had to be resprayed not long after I bought it, in 1994, but the
most pleasing thing about its latest repaint is the return of the OE green
tinge. Renault introduced a new paint system with the R5GTT P2 and
ever since then there has been a complimentary, yet contrasting, tinge
to all of its dark metallic finishes.
So, is it Tungsten grey or Tungsten green?
Regards,
Steve
I had two of these back in the day.last Sunday...
The car had to be resprayed not long after I bought it, in 1994, but the
most pleasing thing about its latest repaint is the return of the OE green
tinge. Renault introduced a new paint system with the R5GTT P2 and
ever since then there has been a complimentary, yet contrasting, tinge
to all of its dark metallic finishes.
So, is it Tungsten grey or Tungsten green?
Regards,
Steve
A red one with GT Tuning parts and black one with a trick engine and hybrid that I tracked.
I remember one day I had an brake bleed nipple snapping as I changed the fluid the day before an MOT.
So I swapped the Identical calliper over from my 309GTI, and stopped in a Peugeot breakers on the way back from MOT to replace it.
A lot of parts crossed over on these French cars.
After almost 12 years away from a little french hatchback, I have returned with what was a dream car when I had a 1.1 106 and then a VTR.
I picked this up last week and while I was looking for a 106 GTI, this one was just so honest and original I had to do a deal. Hope to see many of you out and about over the coming years.
I picked this up last week and while I was looking for a 106 GTI, this one was just so honest and original I had to do a deal. Hope to see many of you out and about over the coming years.
Gilhooligan said:
Nice. It’s a shame you hardly ever see Saxos now. I’m guessing they were bad for rust? (Plus all the ones that got crashed.)
They were all the rage when I passed my test in 2007 but could never afford one and the insurance at the time.
Exactly, there are around 153 VTS's on the road and just over 1,000 on SORN (according to howmanyleft.com) which is mad when you think about how many were made. A lot do suffer from rust, luckily this one is rust free - just have to keep it that way! They were all the rage when I passed my test in 2007 but could never afford one and the insurance at the time.
I really miss my RS250. I definitely don’t miss:
Worrying if it will start or the random battery charge/ drain issue has reappeared.
If another door sensor will fail so keyless entry stops.
Alarm randomly going off when using keyless entry.
Gearbox whine getting any louder?
Having to replace more of the front suspension components.
st sound system.
But it did look amazing and drove so well.
Worrying if it will start or the random battery charge/ drain issue has reappeared.
If another door sensor will fail so keyless entry stops.
Alarm randomly going off when using keyless entry.
Gearbox whine getting any louder?
Having to replace more of the front suspension components.
st sound system.
But it did look amazing and drove so well.
Ben Lowden said:
I know what you mean, I'm £5k deep into mine in two years and now have it booked in for a new A/C compressor at AW Motorworks next month... But I absolutely love it and still can't find anything that I'd be happy to replace it with.
I'm not too far behind you. 3200 in 18 months so far. Cambelt, oil breather and a/c condenser next. Also have one of the hundreds of bushes/bearings on the front suspension causing a noise when pulling away or stopping... Probably another £1200 right there!Does look good though.
Gilhooligan said:
I really miss my RS250. I definitely don’t miss:
Worrying if it will start or the random battery charge/ drain issue has reappeared.
If another door sensor will fail so keyless entry stops.
Alarm randomly going off when using keyless entry.
Gearbox whine getting any louder?
Having to replace more of the front suspension components.
st sound system.
But it did look amazing and drove so well.
So, in the just under 2 years, I've had to do the following as part of general maintenance and repairsWorrying if it will start or the random battery charge/ drain issue has reappeared.
If another door sensor will fail so keyless entry stops.
Alarm randomly going off when using keyless entry.
Gearbox whine getting any louder?
Having to replace more of the front suspension components.
st sound system.
But it did look amazing and drove so well.
- Gearbox rebuild
- New DMF
- New clutch
- Clutch damper delete
- Rear calipers rebuilt
- Discs and pads all round
- Turbo off to fix snapped bolt
- Force recirc (didnt like the DV it came with)
- Wishbone balljoint
- Thermostat
- 4 new tyres
I did a bit of long term storage maintenance on my favourite car over the weekend. Got it uncovered, checked over, started up, over-inflated the tyres, and then reconnected the trickle charger and covered it back up for the winter. No filter needed for the photo, I do always enjoy taking the covers off and standing back to admire it.
However, looking at this photo does remind me that I need to do my garage in Scotland like my one in Surrey!
However, looking at this photo does remind me that I need to do my garage in Scotland like my one in Surrey!
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