Renault (kind of unusual)

One of my cousins had one of these and I thought it was kinda wierd, but he drove the wheels off of it - he liked it that much. Where would you find parts though? I am assuming there are specialists out there.

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/6091633534.html

 

A LeCar! They used to be everywhere I drove a few of them but never owned one. With a manual trans they were a lot more fun to drive than a Chevette or a Horizon.

 

This looks like a nice clean car for a not-totally-crazy price. Be the only one on your block to own one.

 

Where would you find parts? simple...


France.

 

Didn't get to drive it but got a ride in one of these below back in the 80's. Yup it was fast, scary fast as a matter of fact! Had the feeling of, if you hit a small bird at speed the car would explode/disintegrate on impact.

 

Renault teamed up with "elf" racing because only an elf could fit behind the wheel. And I rode in one, once. It felt like the three lugs on all four wheels wanted to come off in a dare, one at a time.

 

I saw this Renault 4 while searching AutoTrader a while back. Not surprisingly, it's still for sale. For the low, low price of $CDN 15,900.

http://www.autotrader.ca/cars/renau...ed&hprc=True&wcp=True&inMarket=advancedSearch

 

Those were marketed through AMC-Jeep dealers, way back when. I had 2 of them. An '82 as an organ donor and an '84 which I fixed up and put it on a ship, to drive through Europe. They had comfortable rides and pretty good handling, despite rolling into curves. The seats were murderous, though. Germans and Brits were perfectionists, as far as seating goes. Seems that the French never had back problems, because they never worked hard. So, it wasn't their fault that they couldn't seat hard-working persons.
The car was reliable, except for the time where the electronic ignition module failed. I then converted the system over to points and never had further problems, after that. It was a stylish car. Despite the seating, I wouldn't think twice about owning one again.

 

I only had one Renault. A Renault Daufiene sedan. Decent little car until I washed it with a pressure wand after driving hard from work. Warm aluminum engines do not like cold water.

I spelled Daufiene wrong. Sue me!

 

I don't speak French, and I know it's Dauphin.

 

I used to see a few around in Detroit, back when they were marketed there. It wasn't long until I didn't see any of them anymore. It seems they couldn't survive nasty, salty Michigan winters. Wasn't enough sheetmetal left even to fossilize.

 

Show off! Wee wee.

 

Most cars in Michigan are 50% holes in two years.
I bought a 1956 Buick two door hardtop in Illinois that was rusted so badly it looked like a 4-door with the rear doors missing.

 

You're BOTH wrong.....