x14xe sport
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well new to me anyway always wanted one and its something everyone should own at some point, plus i like the exclusiveness nowadays seeing as most have rusted away or been wrote off, plans are to tidy up the body first as its untidy in places with the odd bit of rust but should be worth it
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mantamark
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Don't see many of them about these days, always good for a bit of a hoon around.
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Ben G
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jungle iz massif 
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x14xe sport
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yea it gets a few looks and its priceless leaving newer stuff for dead, luckily its not too chav and more performance ben
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x14xe sport
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i actually think its rarer to see one that has a after market exhaust that fits in the original bumper recess and doesnt hang 4" below it lol
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davieslim
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amazing  good to see one getting the right attention ive had a r5 gt turbo and an r11 turbo and loved both of them
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mattk
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ALI - G
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WATSON
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I was looking at this on pistonheads, well looks to be the very same one! Was going pretty cheap too?
There awesome little cars, the handle great too
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BluKoo
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Bus? Is that name ironic, or is that what you cool kids call cars these days?
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Jamie-C
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Thats what people call them 
Some call them buses and some call them wagons
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DizzyRebel
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Looks awful lol, my mates had bathroom blue ones and it just doesnt suit them!
Good cars to hoon in, and as far as rust and rot go, they dont really have the same troubles a ford/vaux have with tin worm of the same era
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DannyB
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I love R5's, but I'm not keen on this sorry. R5's only look good when standard IMO, apart from wheels and lowered obviously. How much did you pay?
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x14xe sport
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may poss change the colour to?? gave £900 for it
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Kevxx
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Has the engine or turbo blown on you yet?
I've seen one of these with a volve engine, and restored was nice, other than that..i think they look pretty crap IMO
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DizzyRebel
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Id deffo get it painted in the standard black or grey if you can, then get the original side decals put on it too with a new front bumper and grille and standard bonnet lol.
De-chav it and you will have a nice car that will be worth something in the future.
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BluKoo
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To be honest, i think the colour is the best thing about it. Its like, or it may well be Riviera Blue.
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x14xe sport
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not sure what the colour is having dificulty matching it, wouldnt really say it was chaved up as its standard body kit only things changed are bumper to accomodate intercooler, badboy bonnet and grill, the grill will prob get changed for a standard item coloured to the rest and bumper will be tidyed up or i may mount the intercooler behind a standard bumper and keep the car same colour
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x14xe sport
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more pics here bookmark if you want to keep up with progress and see how its going http://www.renault5gtturbo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=41632#41632
[Edited on 24-08-2009 by x14xe sport]
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BluKoo
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Jesus. After looking at those extra pics i'm surprised you paid £900 for it. Its a bit of a dog.
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x14xe sport
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it'l get there engine seems sound and been rebuilt plus body work i can do myself so can make a good car cheap.thb it was worse than the seller let on when i got there but hey i like it
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BluKoo
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Was it an Ebay purchase?
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x14xe sport
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aye some people never learn
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BluKoo
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As you say though you can sort out the bodywork yourself, and if the engines good, they you should have a decent car.
The more i look at the pics, the more i'm sure that is Porsche Riviera Blue.
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jacko198
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Ugly as helll, but from what i have heard about them, they sound seriously quick 
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x14xe sport
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yea and its one of the best i'v seen underneath aswell, will have to try and get the colour swap for it and see
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