RE: Renault 5 GT Turbo: Spotted
Discussion
tim milne said:
Dear PH subs...
Can we please have a little more discipline in the grammar department and learn to use en or em dashes and not hyphens when inserting a tangental point within a sentence?
"It was cheap - tin can French cars were some of the best value back then - easily tunable thanks to its addition of a blower, and a real handful when pressed. Survival rates were, to be frank, not good."
Either the American usage—em dashes with no spaces—or the English usage – en dash with spaces – are fine, but please no-hyphens where they don't-belong.
As you were...
keyboard warrior head on here...............bore off already! who made you teacher?Can we please have a little more discipline in the grammar department and learn to use en or em dashes and not hyphens when inserting a tangental point within a sentence?
"It was cheap - tin can French cars were some of the best value back then - easily tunable thanks to its addition of a blower, and a real handful when pressed. Survival rates were, to be frank, not good."
Either the American usage—em dashes with no spaces—or the English usage – en dash with spaces – are fine, but please no-hyphens where they don't-belong.
As you were...
alangtt said:
I've ran mine as a daily for 8 years now. Not one clutch cable or head gasket on sight. I've called the RAC once because I didn't put the fan belt on tight enough and lost it. Just had the turbo refurbed that was one roughly 15000 miles. Looks wise standard but it's 130bhp at the wheels. I would drive it to the moon tommorow. Unfortunately the bodywork is starting to let it down. 
You've done well Alan with your clutch cable Edited by alangtt on Friday 15th February 09:21
They're fun little cars - I bet it's pretty quick with that poke. When I had my Astra 16v they were pretty much the only similar age hot hatch that would keep it honest - you never knew how fast they might be!
alangtt said:
I've ran mine as a daily for 8 years now. Not one clutch cable or head gasket on sight. I've called the RAC once because I didn't put the fan belt on tight enough and lost it. Just had the turbo refurbed that was one roughly 15000 miles. Looks wise standard but it's 130bhp at the wheels. I would drive it to the moon tommorow. Unfortunately the bodywork is starting to let it down.
Daily for 8 yrs, you sir are a propper pistonheadEdited by alangtt on Friday 15th February 09:21
ToothbrushMan said:
tim milne said:
Dear PH subs...
Can we please have a little more discipline in the grammar department and learn to use en or em dashes and not hyphens when inserting a tangental point within a sentence?
"It was cheap - tin can French cars were some of the best value back then - easily tunable thanks to its addition of a blower, and a real handful when pressed. Survival rates were, to be frank, not good."
Either the American usage—em dashes with no spaces—or the English usage – en dash with spaces – are fine, but please no-hyphens where they don't-belong.
As you were...
keyboard warrior head on here...............bore off already! who made you teacher?Can we please have a little more discipline in the grammar department and learn to use en or em dashes and not hyphens when inserting a tangental point within a sentence?
"It was cheap - tin can French cars were some of the best value back then - easily tunable thanks to its addition of a blower, and a real handful when pressed. Survival rates were, to be frank, not good."
Either the American usage—em dashes with no spaces—or the English usage – en dash with spaces – are fine, but please no-hyphens where they don't-belong.
As you were...
Flat6 said:
mersontheperson said:
Love these, but this is the worst color imho
You would have thought with moder technology you could replace the turbo system with something to get much better linear performance out of it
Not half as spiky as the article would have you believe, both in boost terms and handling characteristics. I covered over 100k in the two I owned and whilst immense fun I always thought they were pretty forgiving even when pushed and never found them wayward in the way the article portrays them..You would have thought with moder technology you could replace the turbo system with something to get much better linear performance out of it
I had both the 5GTT and a Pug 205 GTI (1.6) back in my youth. These were iconic even then. Mine were Friday cars! The 5GTT ate clutch cables, batteries, tyres, intercoolers and often just would not start......all in the first eighteen months of its life. Dealers (both Reault and Peugeot) were just useless. Reliable, in your dreams. These cars put me off French cars ever since and just as if you buy a cr*p suit you don't go back to the same tailor! If you gave me a French car I'd sell it; that's how much these beasties dissolutioned me! Shame really as they didn't half go! Golfs took my loyalty and despite their detractors they've been faultless for me!
Distraxi said:
Handling-wise though, I don't recall mine being at all touchy as hot hatches went - certainly not in the 205GTI's, or even CRX's class when it came to lift-off oversteer. The only way you could get in trouble was by letting the revs drop low enough under braking for the boost to go away, leaving you unable to power it back into line if the tail started to swing. This may well be where the reputation for dodgy handling came from, as the era of turbo rally weapons hadn't yet impressed "keep the boost up at all costs" into the collective consciousness of Yoof.
Yes, the original reviews were at odds with this PH article - maybe they drove a tired one or are used to modern DSC/CBC/stability system hot hatches.Mentions of the CRX and 205 being compared to the 5GTT remind me of this old review
The Renault was the quickest and best handling they concluded - Performance Car did a similar review with the 1.9 205
I had a Raider around 9 years ago - standard, 1 owner with 49,000 miles on the clock. Really fun little car, although the seating position is too high but with the chunky little steering wheel it really did feel like the clichéd go-kart. Loads of turbo lag and then boom. Well, as much boom as you can get from a 1.4 Renault from 1990!
I sold it for the princely sum of £3200.
I sold it for the princely sum of £3200.
blade7 said:
I remember eating these up in my 86 Escort RS Turbo.
I had mixed results against them in my xr4x4, I raced one off the line and I got off the line quicker and managed to stay in front. Then I raced another one off the line and I got absolutely blitzed(I'm guessing that one was tuned up a bit!).I'd love to own a 5 GT Turbo and It is my favourite hot hatch of that era for sure.
GregorFuk said:
Robmarriott said:
OFORBES said:
pictures
Where did you get the Clio cover from? Looks like it fits perfectly!They are fantastic car covers.
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