My car recently won best original renault 5 gt turbo at the last national day & also 2nd prize and the cheshire classic car show this year. The car is completely OE including MXV's. The problem is I just don't use it enoughplus feel like getting a clio V6 phase 2
What do you guys think ?
Gibbo
If you've got an itch , scratch it
could this be the next raffle car ??
as lee says mate if its somthing your set on then get it done and out your system
I think that I love your carOriginally Posted by Gibbo69
Now I would defo buy a raffle ticket for this car such a nice colour
I would have to think hard about selling my Raider if this should come about
Gay....
im looking for my next one..., seriously though, i think the clio is a good car but come on gibbo..
Whats wrong with Clios young Matthew!im looking for my next one...
PS. to good for Gibbo
I think you are mad, I would love a leccy blue Phase 2. If you are serious give send me a pm with a price
Me too, what a fantastic car !Now I would defo buy a raffle ticket for this car such a nice colour
Whats wrong with Clios young Matthew!
PS. to good for Gibbo
Thanks lomo ha ha
I have put a picture of the car on my profile .... All my photos have gone for some reason
another possible raffle you say.............. im in
Clio replaced the 5 when the 5 stop production I think it's the best car close to a five
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Thats the reason i sold it to you Gibbo!
Attention seeking
Surely not!
If you do decide to sell, drop me a PM before you advertise it
you would have to be mad to sell a good example, if your bored put it in storage for a couple of years as if you sell it two things will happen in the future.
1) you will regret it (badly)
2) you will want another one (and you wont find one as good at a price you can afford)
i know this from bitter experience and am now paying through the nose to try and rebuild what i had 15 years ago and sold for a pittance
I am in the same boat with mineyou would have to be mad to sell a good example, if your bored put it in storage for a couple of years as if you sell it two things will happen in the future.
1) you will regret it (badly)
2) you will want another one (and you wont find one as good at a price you can afford)
i know this from bitter experience and am now paying through the nose to try and rebuild what i had 15 years ago and sold for a pittance
Get in line Mr martIf you do decide to sell, drop me a PM before you advertise it
I wouldnt sell. As others have said if you sell and decide to come back you will hard pushed to find something as tidy!
wise words , wise words.....
Sell it & buy a v6, your 5 is stunning, your gonna be hard pushed to find a similar example... But do you want a 5 show car forever??
Realistically 5's are only going to be on the road for the next 5-10years max.... In 5 years time parts will be even harder to get, rust will be more of a risk.... Things like OE tyres are going to be pushing 15years old not going to be pratical or safe to use.
Where as a modern car like a clio v6 should hold current value (early ph1s can be brought cheap now, dont see them going much lower), they may increase in 5 years time, parts are still hard to get 2nd hand but alot of parts still availble from Renault at a premiun.
I know if i had £6k i would sell the 5 and buy a nice ph1 v6, ph2 are more expensive, but i prefer the ph1 look - most people prefer the ph2 V6 tho.
If you do decide to sell, drop me a PM before you advertise it
Yup. Part of me wishes I hadnt sold my car for the raffle now. But no garage and needing money prevailed. Sunny days kill me not having the car to cruise the back roads in.you would have to be mad to sell a good example, if your bored put it in storage for a couple of years as if you sell it two things will happen in the future.
1) you will regret it (badly)
2) you will want another one (and you wont find one as good at a price you can afford)
i know this from bitter experience and am now paying through the nose to try and rebuild what i had 15 years ago and sold for a pittance
You geezaGet in line Mr mart
I'm really feeling what Penfold is saying here. My 5 is similar to your's; mine has recently pipped the 20,000 mile mark and it really is like a brand new car.... but........... is it practical? Is it fook!! I have contemplated getting rid off mine a couple of times for the exact reasons Penfold has mentioned and in turn buying something I can use care-free.
Finding OE parts at the moment is still achievable but its going to get harder. I disagree that 5's are only going to be on the road for the next 5-10 years max. Enthusiasts keep other classics on the road [Ford, Merc, Jag] so I don't see why R5 owners' would be any different, I mean that's what RTOC is all about.
But I know if it came to the crunch I couldn't let it go. For me personally I have a long history with these little hot-hatches and my tungy is part of the family. Last year I sold my OE white 5 [pics on my profile page] because I needed the cash... do I regret it.. damn right I do. However the guy I sold it to was real stand-up and a real 5 enthusiast (he's a club member) which makes the fact that its gone a little easier to deal with
From one minty owner to another... my advice is to keep, keep, keep. If you really do want to sell make sure it goes to someone that's going to treat it with total respect and preferably, keep it in the club.
When I say 5's I mean in their hundreds/thousands....I'm really feeling what Penfold is saying here. My 5 is similar to your's; mine has recently pipped the 20,000 mile mark and it really is like a brand new car.... but........... is it practical? Is it fook!! I have contemplated getting rid off mine a couple of times for the exact reasons Penfold has mentioned and in turn buying something I can use care-free.
Finding OE parts at the moment is still achievable but its going to get harder. I disagree that 5's are only going to be on the road for the next 5-10 years max. Enthusiasts keep other classics on the road [Ford, Merc, Jag] so I don't see why R5 owners' would be any different, I mean that's what RTOC is all about.
But I know if it came to the crunch I couldn't let it go. For me personally I have a long history with these little hot-hatches and my tungy is part of the family. Last year I sold my OE white 5 [pics on my profile page] because I needed the cash... do I regret it.. damn right I do. However the guy I sold it to was real stand-up and a real 5 enthusiast (he's a club member) which makes the fact that its gone a little easier to deal with
From one minty owner to another... my advice is to keep, keep, keep. If you really do want to sell make sure it goes to someone that's going to treat it with total respect and preferably, keep it in the club.
Ofcourse you will have the hardcore enthusiast who will have these cars going in 5-10+ years time, but a high % wont, When their cars require both sills, windscreen surrounds replacing, rear quarters replacing, inner archs replacing & then a full respray your easily looking at £2k+ at an average body shop & thats if you can get replacement panels (which we all know is going to be harder and harder) & people just wont spend that on their old cars where parts are really hard to get hold of..
I look back 8 years ago when I was new to the 5 scene, you could be a 5 with mot for £1k, normally an ok car, £1,500 brouight you a rust free car, or a car that had been resprayed, or decent engine, £2k+ brought you a good standard car or a well done modded car & you can get 95% of parts at your local renault for an ok price (£45 grill, £60 bumpers, £13 bumper strips, carpets £80, wiring looms £75, sills £50, rear quarters £120, Windscreen surrounds £150, gearknobs £20 - all stuff now you cant get from renault and when you see them on ebay/breakers there stupid money)
Now days your looking at £1,500 for a running mot'd car, £2k for a car thats ok, £2,500 for rust free standard car, £3k+ for mint...
I just dont see there being many 5's on the road in 5-10 years time, the mint ones will be locked away in never to be on the road... in 5 years time there could be maybe 500 cars on the road, 10 years 100?? Who knows...
Sorry mate.. I thought you mean't zero 5's on the road in 5-10 and you're right the one's that are left will be locked away and will probably rarely see tarmac [if I'm still the owner of my tungy in 10 years it will hardly ever see the light of day]. Its a worrying thought
"Ofcourse you will have the hardcore enthusiast who will have these cars going in 5-10+ years time"
i really hope im one of them....
Pah, sell it to me - They don't come more passionate/enthusiastic.
/controversial
Thankyou for the comments guys ........ I have decided to keep it!!!
Tomorrow calls for a day of detailing and then I drive around the welsh mountains
Thanks for the support lads
Gibbo
Just had a look in your profile, god both your gts were and are mint, how many miles had the white one covered when you sold.I'm really feeling what Penfold is saying here. My 5 is similar to your's; mine has recently pipped the 20,000 mile mark and it really is like a brand new car.... but........... is it practical? Is it fook!! I have contemplated getting rid off mine a couple of times for the exact reasons Penfold has mentioned and in turn buying something I can use care-free.
Finding OE parts at the moment is still achievable but its going to get harder. I disagree that 5's are only going to be on the road for the next 5-10 years max. Enthusiasts keep other classics on the road [Ford, Merc, Jag] so I don't see why R5 owners' would be any different, I mean that's what RTOC is all about.
But I know if it came to the crunch I couldn't let it go. For me personally I have a long history with these little hot-hatches and my tungy is part of the family. Last year I sold my OE white 5 [pics on my profile page] because I needed the cash... do I regret it.. damn right I do. However the guy I sold it to was real stand-up and a real 5 enthusiast (he's a club member) which makes the fact that its gone a little easier to deal with
From one minty owner to another... my advice is to keep, keep, keep. If you really do want to sell make sure it goes to someone that's going to treat it with total respect and preferably, keep it in the club.
Your tungy is immaculate, i can see why it never comes out 20k miles, its such a nice thing to have it but also so sad on the other hand
A nice drive out is what you need, we just need the weather.Thankyou for the comments guys ........ I have decided to keep it!!!
Tomorrow calls for a day of detailing and then I drive around the welsh mountains
Thanks for the support lads
Gibbo
I have to say if i was starting out looking for another gt i would try and buy a mint oem car with around 60k miles on. Having a car like that tungy above with 20k miles on must be so scary when you take it out for a drive.
I suppose you just have to get in the mind set that its just a car and has to be driven.
All these guys at car shows with mirrors under them can really enjoy never driving them.
I spent way to much on building my car and really regret it, its to mint for the track and it is a track car. Im scared to take it out in the rain or leave it anywhere
When we move house and i have my double garage, im definitely going to look out for a mint standard gt to.
GTT's were made to be driven - Get out there & reprazent
Whitey was out & about everyday, come sun, rain & even snow.
GTT's were made to be driven - Get out there & reprazent
Whitey was out & about everyday, come sun, rain & even snow.
thats me right there...my 5 its just used and looked after,i could not own a minter just would not work and if you have a minter you know very well you have to look after it,mind where you park it etc......not an everyday car if you want to keep it mint is it...
and im not worried about the future as far as parts go either because i have enough to keep me going 20+ yrs...
If your off out for a drive gib, count meThankyou for the comments guys ........ I have decided to keep it!!!
Tomorrow calls for a day of detailing and then I drive around the welsh mountains
Thanks for the support lads
Gibbo
Fancy meeting up this morning matey ? Was thinling of horse shoe pass or something
Your not the only one mate, ive been thinking about selling my tunny for a while. Just sits in the garage most of the time doing nothing!
There are less than 500 on the road now!Sorry mate.. I thought you mean't zero 5's on the road in 5-10 and you're right the one's that are left will be locked away and will probably rarely see tarmac [if I'm still the owner of my tungy in 10 years it will hardly ever see the light of day]. Its a worrying thought
Do you mind if I be nosey, and ask where that figure's from? It was only a couple of years ago when Sparkie revealed that there were still around 3500 left. If both sources are reliable, then that's one hell of a drop in such a short space of time
There has been a lot of discussion about that site on various websites. Someone on the MLR picked up that according to that, there's only 7 Evo VI Tommi Mak's left. Errm, ok then
i dont find the (how many is left site) vary good its seems to be miss leading! and the count of cars dont add up i dont thinkThere has been a lot of discussion about that site on various websites. Someone on the MLR picked up that according to that, there's only 7 Evo VI Tommi Mak's left. Errm, ok then
and if this info is right then what i was told there was 1000 raiders made then it would be true! as for there was 800 and odd taxed in 1994 three to four years after this car was madei dont find the (how many is left site) vary good its seems to be miss leading! and the count of cars dont add up i dont think
Don't mate ... I drove mine today and fell back in love with it !!! Just get the tunny out and go for a drive .....
How was your drive gibbo? cheers for popping up.
You going back out tommorrow? lol
Good to see ya mate
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