Evening all,
I'm looking at a G40 for a run around / fun car so the misses can use our other motor while I'm galavanting around!
The question is where do I start? What do I look for in a G40? What should I expect to pay and get for my money?
Thanks all
Makes sure you check for service history, especially for the charger when you go to view or enquire.
The bodywork tends to suffer the most in the battery tray and can rust through into the cabin.
2 things i can think of.
Thanks Jon.
Good places to start
user supercharged spaniel wrote a buyers guide somewhere - have asearch for it
Thanks will do!
This may help:
http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,138.0.html
Thanks again, I did search for he buyers guide with no joy......
That chassis thread makes you appreciate a original good condition car!
Up until 5 years ago I had a G plate R 5 GT Turbo, my dad owned from new with 35k on it, completely standard.
i fancied a R5 afew years ago. Was gonna buy my mates (190bhp) until i saw how reliable it was and the general build quality! Probably just his though.
They are nice little cars, but yes they are french, and i'm sure if you rubbed the paint hard enough you could still see the Heinz labels where the panels are made of tin cans.....
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/tomellaway/Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/R5GTFront1.jpg)
I dont suppose that link for the buying guide is around anywhere?
Ta
Thats lovely, I'd have had a hard time selling that.
Here is the Spaniel's guide. http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2476.0.html (http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2476.0.html)
it was the paintwork but the overheating like afew R5's seem to suffer from! The gearbox was pretty fubared too.
well as you can see the paintwork on that one was mint! here is a link to the rest of the album if your bored.... http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/tomellaway/Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/ (http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/tomellaway/Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/)
They did suffer from overheating, and fuel pump problems, Never had any issues with the Gear box. but this one was not modified at all, we owned it from new, i remember going to pick it up when i was about 9 with my dad.
Thats stunning. I bet there arent many left in that condition. Do you know if its still about and its current owner?
No, its a sad story really...
Like i mentioned it was my dads, his weekend car, up till 1997 it had 17000 miles on it, when he passed away in 97 it sat in the garage for a couple of years, got run every month etc. My mum drove it (i was 15 in 97!) now and again, then we moved and the new house had no space so we sold it on for 4k, not bad since it was £9999.99 new! I wanted to keep it but it was too nice to drive and modify so it kind of had to go!
The chap who bought it picked it up on a trailer and that was the last i saw of it, It did resurface a year or so later, but the Tw@t who bought it had modified it.... :'( i'd like to think its still around, but probably not in that form any more!
Seems to be still around, though the tax is due..!
Date of Liability 01 06 2010
Date of First Registration 06 02 1990
Year of Manufacture 1990
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1397CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Due to Expire
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Nice to know its still going one way or another! ;)