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    R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!

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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Jolie voiture, joli prix. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    The price is dear, but I still think it's a nice price, considering the era in motorsports this car symbolizes, and what it was capable of in competition trim, a sampling of which can be seen below. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Too much, but only a little.

    Ask $20K and you'll get some nibbles. Too bad about the little motor. You've got to have half-litre sportbike instincts to keep the revs where the meat is, otherwise everything falls flat and there you are, jerking and farting at the traffic light, trying to get things going again. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    It never will be a crack pipe, the Alpine Turbo is a great fun car, the Turbo 2 is a huge FUN to drive. Certainly fantasy garage worthy. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ:
    That's what I'm thinking. Ok, fine, it might not pull that beastly 500+ the quattro got, or hell even the 205, but still.

    Looks nice too, I'd much rather get that than the mini. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Close, but no daintily-held cigarette. Bring 'er down five grand and we'll talk again. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Rare? Yes.

    Cool? Definitely.

    Underpowered? You betcha.

    CP. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @send lawyers, guns, and money: Looks like it, but doesn't feel like it. The thing is made out of cake tin metal and weighs in around 1800 lbs - I drove one in the 80's and it's quick.

    Chip it, and it can really be made uncomfortably fast. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @J-a-z: #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @send lawyers, guns, and money:

    Work...always gettin' in the way of my commenting!

    The thing is made out of cake tin metal and weighs in around 1800 lbs

    This makes me feel better about my CP vote.

    Go-Karts feel mighty quick, too. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Not saying I'd buy it over a subsequently produced, technologically superior and less expensive Audi, Subie or even Porsche but ... Nice Price nonetheless. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Nice price. This is getting into fantasy-garage territory, actually. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!

    The Turbo 2 is a little less unique than the original Turbo, which had a specially-built interior with the orangest seats and trim you'll ever see along with a gauge-overload dashboard (see picture). However, it's still a bonafide collectible and a landmark performance car of the '80s. Though it's not a bargain, I call Nice Price. This isn't for a casual collector in the US - parts and service won't be easy at all. The remaining LeCars in junkyards won't be of too much help as donor cars.
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    10/30/09

    @tonyola: Look at that fucking steering wheel.
    Oh shit. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @tonyola: Totally appropriate for the day before Halloween - orange, horrifying and totally awesome. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    It's a very interesting car, and a fair collectible, but I still think 27k is a little on the high side. A quick check of the SF Bay Craigslist ads showed two 1980's Ferraris and a pretty nice Lotus Esprit Turbo for less. Apples to oranges, perhaps, but I like those oranges more. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    I like the car not the price. $27k for 160-bhp is not really my cup of tea, even if it is a super unobtanium exotic. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    Awesome car, but the price is just a little too high. If you want to spend $27K on an obscure car that's impossible to maintain, you can get a pretty nice used Phaeton W12. #1985r5turbo2
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    Image of ciscokidinsf ciscokidinsf
    10/30/09

    @Jagvar: I guess your V8's maintenance bills are getting to ya! Welcome to Phaeton Ownership. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    My love for WRC and for all things Hot Hatch related beckons me to hit NICE PRICE.

    This is one frog that needs no kisses to become a prince in my book. #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @Sloop_John_B: Indeed. #1985r5turbo2
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    Image of norway_to_miami norway_to_miami
    10/30/09

    In reply to R5 Turbo 2 for Le $27,000!
    This is one of the most hysteric cars ever made, and it will certainly not be any cheaper over the next years.

    This is a absolute classic, and i want one with all of my heart. As soon as these are more than 30 years old, i will buy one. (Have to wait because of the ridiculous taxation of cars here in Norway.) #1985r5turbo2
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    10/30/09

    @norway_to_miami: I am with you. If I had the disposable funds I would make sure to find room for one of these in the carport. #1985r5turbo2
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    02/22/09

    In reply to Were The 80s More Fun In A Renault 5?
    Don't forget the Le Car-based Adobe (SNL commercial starring Phil Hartman).
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