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    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    Take $40k and go by yourself a fine, fine, mighty engine with little tweaks and accessories.

    Take the $6k and drop it on some interesting body.

    Voila!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    Look, I'm sorry. It was worth that kind of money in 1984 because parts were actually available for it in 1984. This wouldn't be a Nice Price without a bumper-to-bumper warranty.


    Crack rock steady on.

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    Image of Armand Armand
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    This car makes me want to march around singing "La Marseillaise" at the top of my lungs while carrying the Lebel bolt-action rifle the French Army issued to my great-grandfather in World War I.

    Like the 8mm Lebel, the R5 Turbo has a few issues resulting from French engineers cutting corners to try and maintain parity with the Germans. The Lebel was never as nice as a Mauser, and if you tried to force a jammed Lebel bolt, it could force one cartridge against the next in the tubular magazine and turn the rifle into a grenade. The R5 Turbo, meanwhile, never had any chance of being as civilized on the road as a Porsche 911 Turbo or as fast on a rally stage as an Audi Quattro Sport. And somehow, I don't care. The R5 Turbo (and the Peugeot 205 T16) represents such a ridiculously French approach to building a rally car that I can't resist it. The whole thing smacks of Southern-fried hoonage, except "the South" in this case means Provence and the Riviera. If I had forty grand burning a hole in my pocket, I'd buy this car, paint a Tricolor on the roof and name it the General Foch.


    Prix bon!

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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    I really didn't know how exclusive these were. Makes me wish I'd have had my camera when a silver example parked in front of my house in East Lansing, DOTS-style. The camera in question would have been my Canon AE-1 Program though, as it happened about 20 years ago.


    But for 39 large, I'd be able to grab a nice used Elise. Sorry.

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    01/30/09

    @SundaySunday: I think that one belonged to one of the Car & Driver or Automobile people. I'd bet money it's the same one I'd see ripping through Ypsi every once in a while back in the same general timeframe.
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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    01/30/09

    @Mike the Dog: Hmm, interesting. It had one distinguishing feature that I remember: a European-style front number plate with GO FASTER in mirror-reversed letters.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/30/09

    @SundaySunday: I think it may indeed be the same car.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    A Le Car, is a Le Car, is a Le Car.


    No. Fucking. Way.

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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    I want that car so bad I would pay a totally illogical, unreasonable sum of money to have it.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/30/09

    @the artist formerly known as dolo54: Like eleventy million dollars?
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    Image of y3n0 y3n0
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    I've always wanted one! (but really i'd want an Alpine A110!)


    Heck, I'd even take one of those Ford Festiva's with a SHO engine. I don't remember if that was a concept car or was just a random customized job. [www.shotimes.com]

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/30/09

    @y3n0: Apparently, they made 7 of them. Jay Leno owns one. [www.supercars.net]
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/30/09

    @Mike the Dog: Jesus, he'll buy anything.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    '80s Renault LeCar: $500

    Having the engine in the back seat: $39,000

    Owning the the most berzerk car ever: PRICELESS!
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    Poor man's Peugeot T16. Nice price, as a T16 will cost you more than twice as much and is probably not a huge amount faster.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    That's a nice price for a seriously awesome car. 185hp in a car that's practically a go-kart would be loads of fun. The fact that it's a Renault makes it even better.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    The R5 Turbo always struck me as analogous to a Luc Besson movie: It's quirky and French- like making love with your face, but it's also aggressive and edgy - like a post coital bludgeoning with baguettes and a Beaufort wheel.


    Murilee, you note that 99% of folks wouldn't recognize this car, that makes it a perfect candidate for a conversation starter with the ladies, which may result in the masochistic acts I note above.


    Hence, Nice Price.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/30/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: Okay, I'll ask... WTF is a Beaufort wheel? Googling produced ambiguous results and Wikipedia came up blank.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/30/09

    @Mike the Dog: You've obviously never been pummeled by a hard cheese before.


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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/30/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: No, but I do love some cheese ;-)
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    Lustworthy, but not 40K worthy.
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    I've had a soft spot for these as I had a Tomica version which was one of my favorite toys when I was a kid. Once I grew up and learned more about them, I realized my adoration was for good reason. I say nice price.


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    Image of c0de c0de
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    that's a terrible price you can get a clio v6 for less than that. eventhough i LOVE that car !
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    01/30/09

    @c0de: I think U.S. Customs officials would laugh for 10 minutes straight if you tried to bring that (or any other car made within the last 25 years that was never sold here) here.
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    Image of nollid51 nollid51
    01/30/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $39,500 For A 1984 Renault R5 Turbo?
    If you don't love this car, you're not a Jalop. Mid-engined, turbo'd and French. Yup, can't get better than that. Nice Price.


    This place is nearby, if I only had 40 grand...

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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    01/30/09

    @nollid51:

    Agreed, another shibboleth car.
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