Butler
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What do you people think to them? Anyone know any stats on them? What insurance group? I quite like this one... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo_W0QQitemZ120181276465QQihZ002QQcategoryZ9861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not sure if id have an RST over one though.
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Brett
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Ace cars! I'd have one again definately Loved mine...

Only thing, altho minor, that used to piss me off was the manual choke
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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Love R5GTT's bit unreliable though and flimsy.
like a turbo powered egg shell lol
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Butler
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What power do they put out as standard?
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Brett
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130bhp maybe? Was a fast little thing and the dump valve was ace
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Robin
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James
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Butler
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alright babes
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Pucci1
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love the gt turbo mad how they go up to 300 bhp + out of a 1.4 pushrod turbo
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RS SHORTIE
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Insurance group is 14
0-60 - low 7sec
Top speed just over 120
Bhp 120
They are good fun if you get a good one.
Would have an rs over one anyday though.
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cavbow
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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had 2 of them fun car but as said before very unreliable
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Tom
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An 'RS' over one.
An RS what exactly, focus, fiesta, 2000, 1800, Fiesto trubo?
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
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Fun little cars 
unreliable? not very true look after them and there good cars ours ran crazy boost on a near enough standard engine apart from a bigger turbo and intercooler 
would have another one anyday
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Butler
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quote: Originally posted by Tom
An 'RS' over one.
An RS what exactly, focus, fiesta, 2000, 1800, Fiesto trubo?
I think he was referring to what I said, RST. As in Fiesta or Escort.
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ShEp
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i'd have an escort rst over an r5 gtt any day
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RS SHORTIE
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quote: Originally posted by Tom
An 'RS' over one.
An RS what exactly, focus, fiesta, 2000, 1800, Fiesto trubo?
Original poster said he didnt know if he would choose an "RST" over one.
Just replied i would choose an rs over one as in FRST/ERST.
Never heard of a "Fiesto trubo" 
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Tom
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half an eye on the tv
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Vaux Lad
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There ok cars tbh,lol.
Old s***e engine tho, unreliable. Have problems with turbo heat evaporating the fuel in the carb bowl etc(if the perc fan aint working)
Plenty of tuning goodies tho, can wack the boost up with just simple carb jet changes.
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markeyturbo
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quote: Originally posted by Vaux Lad
There ok cars tbh,lol.
Old s***e engine tho, unreliable. Have problems with turbo heat evaporating the fuel in the carb bowl etc(if the perc fan aint working)
Plenty of tuning goodies tho, can wack the boost up with just simple carb jet changes.
i've got a gtt, 217bhp 256lb/ft as proven at the corsasport rr day few months ago...
they aint unreliable, considering its a 1400 8v pushrod... people that cant drive/maintain them give them a bad name.. people think that a bleed valve will give 200bhp when they put them up to 30psi then cry and slate them when the head gasket goes pop.. what people need to realise is that they are 18-20years old, so they have to be tuned carefully, making sure that the cooling system is up to scratch first, then the fueling is adjusted to suit the boost... do it properly and you wont have any probs!
if ya after a gtt, avoid fleabay like the plauge, unless you want a ragged example, best bet is look on www.rtoc.org and look at classifieds and get a good example well looked after by an enthusiast
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Butler
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James' brother I assume? I was at the rolling road. The car is a mint example! Ive got the PGTI mag aswell.
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markeyturbo
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yes mate.. the ginger 5
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