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[biggriffin]

I've never, worked out what a car has cost me to own or run, It breaks I fix it, it needs fuel I fill it up.

[dave the builder]

I've never, worked out what a car has cost me to own or run, It breaks I fix it, it needs fuel I fill it up.

Don't mention fuel costs 
some of us still own Omegas 

[Kevin Wood]

The V6 mundano was either a 2.9 or 3.0 IIRC, so a bit disappointing.

2.5 24V Duratec V6, I believe. The godawful 12v V6s were dead and buried by then.

[Doctor Gollum]

The V6 mundano was either a 2.9 or 3.0 IIRC, so a bit disappointing.

2.5 24V Duratec V6, I believe. The godawful 12v V6s were dead and buried by then.

Butchered Mazda lump as seen in the Ford Probation.

The 2.8i Cologne was pretty handy in the Xr4x4, but that didn't weigh much over a ton. And with a 5 speed and LSD was pretty effective in the MK2 Granada too.

The 2.9 24v was a totally different animal and with the weight advantage would keep a full fat Omega in check.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My first car, a 1980 Renault 5 GTL produced about 500bhp and went like stink!                                                 

[Rangie]

My first car, a 1980 Renault 5 GTL produced about 500bhp and went like stink!                                                 

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My missus had a Renault 11 Turbo about 30 odd years ago , she collected points like they were going out of fashion, so bought her a Subaru Forester to replace it & she's had one ever since.

[Raeturbo]

I had Renault 5,11,9, and 21 turbos in my foolish youth, side exit exhaust on the 11 and 9 too😁earned me a few points as well👍

[biggriffin]

I've never owned a French car, a wise man said" never buy a French motor"
I once owned a Skoda 120 rapide, blew it up in a week,, and sold it to a Guy to use the shell for a rally car, for twice what I paid for it,,, I think the fact it had no sunroof, is what made it a good price

[Sir Tigger KC]

My Renault 5 did 60 in second, and had a fabulous tilt when going round a corner or roundabout at speed! 

[STEMO]

Only had one Renault, a 20TS auto. It was a comfortable car and was plenty fast enough. Unfortunately, the camshaft was made of chocolate (French steel) and once the cam lobes had worn down to a point where there was no adjustment left, I..............sold it to my mate 😂😂

[Raeturbo]

Such a kind fellow, I wish I was your mate🙁

[Rangie]

Waiting in today for various car parts to arrive + a new phone for SWMBO, so I had some time on my hands to calculate how much had been spent on my Range Rover Sport before I purchased it in 2019 it totals up to £11,797.22 so approximately £1,000 pa.

[Nick W]

My first car, a 1980 Renault 5 GTL produced about 500bhp and went like stink!                                                 

A long, long time ago, back when the pubs still closed on Sunday afternoons a friend picked up his new car carefully selected to be faster than his brother's 1.4l Renault 5. Out of all the options to achieve this in the early 90s, Alan opted for a 1.7l R5. It's guaranteed to be faster


When the pub closed, we discovered that if all three rear passengers throw themselves against the outside when the car is at full lean on a 90° bend at the bottom of two hills, the whole car skips across the road in a hilariously dangerous way.


About 15 years later, the same bend at the bottom of Water Works Hill was the scene of the Trabant Incident which was even more dangerous, but nowhere near as funny when sheer luck prevented it from being a fatal crash...

[Kevin Wood]

My first car, a 1980 Renault 5 GTL produced about 500bhp and went like stink!                                                 

A long, long time ago, back when the pubs still closed on Sunday afternoons a friend picked up his new car carefully selected to be faster than his brother's 1.4l Renault 5. Out of all the options to achieve this in the early 90s, Alan opted for a 1.7l R5. It's guaranteed to be faster


When the pub closed, we discovered that if all three rear passengers throw themselves against the outside when the car is at full lean on a 90° bend at the bottom of two hills, the whole car skips across the road in a hilariously dangerous way.


About 15 years later, the same bend at the bottom of Water Works Hill was the scene of the Trabant Incident which was even more dangerous, but nowhere near as funny when sheer luck prevented it from being a fatal crash...

I might have ended up being grounded for a while as a result, but I can't help thinking 17 year old me did the world a favour by punting a Renault 5 into the scrapyard in my Mum's Volvo.