Clio Williams, 1.8 16v or 5 GT Turbo Wanted

scooters

Has anybody got a Clio Williams, 1.8 16v or a 5 GT Turbo for sale?? Will consider cars in any condition.

corkgsxr

Mm you just want to be awesome dont you.

scooters

I had all of these cars before and I'm looking to own one again.

corkgsxr

Id say the gt 5 is class.


Bet I wasnt being sarcastic. Anyone who has one is awesome even if there a dick

SamAK

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-5-gt-turbo-race-spec-engine/6270838

Rude boy motor innit.

jpb14

SamAK wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-5-gt-turbo-race-spec-engine/6270838

Rude boy motor innit.

Would that qualify for classic insurance/tax?

SamAK

jpb14 wrote: »

Would that qualify for classic insurance/tax?

Nah vintage tax is for vehicles 30 years+.

Not sure about insurance, age requirement might be less and you might need to register with some sort of club...I'm really not sure.

Wibbs

The Clio Williams is probably your best bet Scooters. Much better build quality and reliability and driveability compared to the R5 turbo. Plus it was rarer. That said some sellers seem to think even a complete dog of a Williams is worth many thousands. Avoid. BTW if you do get an R5 Turbo, I've a stack of spares for same in my shed, inc interior, bodykit, and various oily bits and bobs so...

davycc

Wibbs wrote: »

The Clio Williams is probably your best bet Scooters. Much better build quality and reliability and driveability compared to the R5 turbo. Plus it was rarer. That said some sellers seem to think even a complete dog of a Williams is worth many thousands. Avoid. BTW if you do get an R5 Turbo, I've a stack of spares for same in my shed, inc interior, bodykit, and various oily bits and bobs so...

I had a dark Grey R5 Turbo myself at at one stage had enough spares to build 3 complete cars too lol. sold them all of to the 1 guy when I needed the space/cash.:o

Have you tried an ad on frenchcarsireland forum? pick up some bargains sometimes;) if i were you Id go for a Williams or 172 RS..:cool:

Stroke My Trout

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/renault-5-gt-turbo/6422179

Stroke My Trout

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/renault-11-turbo/6448185

This has caught my eye far more though, but that 5 looks lovely:)

Stroke My Trout

That 5 looks original Irish, or old import, but it's missing it's side decals and I don't think them clocks are Irish or uk spec (could be wrong though)

davycc

Stroke My Trout wrote: »

That 5 looks original Irish, or old import, but it's missing it's side decals and I don't think them clocks are Irish or uk spec (could be wrong though)

it looks lovely alright but it must be an import (uk my guess )with a dublin reg that high in 1988....I used to have a book when I worked in Insurance companies with the final regirstration figures for each year and county but i mislaid it somewhere:D

gctest50

corkgsxr wrote: »

Mm you just want to be awesome dont you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWeue-NPhY

davycc

Or go for the Ali G/ Ktec racing look:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnl8S2Ozx0

Wibbs

davycc wrote: »

I had a dark Grey R5 Turbo myself at at one stage had enough spares to build 3 complete cars too lol.

I know. If you stockpile spares it kinda tells ya all you need to know about the car really. They were great fun though, if not exactly well bolted together. Scary on the limit of grip though. Little warning before you were going backwards into the shrubbery. On fire. That might have been just mine though, as it had a lot of non standard parts from the short lived racing series of the model in the UK(Andrew Ridgely one half of 80's popsters Wham! drove and crashed one in the series). Lowered and uprated suspension, heftier clutch, bigger turbo, thicker steel head gasket, bigger ally intercooler(the standard part had a habit of blowing the end caps off, even if running standard boost). It was scarily quick, like spin the wheels in third quick. In the dry. Huge lag though.

Stroke My Trout wrote: »

That 5 looks original Irish, or old import, but it's missing it's side decals and I don't think them clocks are Irish or uk spec (could be wrong though)

I dunno S, looks very familiar to mine and I broke an immaculate French LHD and it had the same clocks AFAIR. They're in the shed too. Had a look this morning and realised I've nearly the makings of a bloody whole car. :eek: Doors, boot, bonnet, bodykit, two engines(block and head anyway), full interior too from what I can see. A big shed and a man with a hoarding instinct is a baaaaad combination. :pac:

gctest50 wrote:

Ahh now you're talking. The rear engined one. Mad looking yoke, early ones came with the coolest dashboard. Real barbarella type vibe. French futuristic.


How wonderfully French can you get?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dcliuS2Ovg

OHMIGOD, if you ever get the chance to pedal one of them take it, but take it very handy around bends(an uncle of mine had one. Only one here IIRC). Those damn things are only a couple of inches longer than they are wide and make a 1970's 911 look positively benign in oversteer. Yer man in the video Ragnotti was well known for being one of the few nutcases that could handle those cars on the limit. TBH I dunno how they got the racing harnesses around his balls. IIRC they wheeled him out to demonstrate the Clio V6 rear engined job when it came out and a few journos pointed out don't try this at home folks. I remember seeing one of those Clios around south Dublin back in the day. Young enough lad driving it too. Wonder where it went?

I'd give my left nut to own one of the earlier Turbo 2's. Ah well, my empty bank account laughs at me. Probably safer for other road users. I've been informed by French folks that there are still quite a lot of them knocking around on French roads and a mate who holidays there said similar. *keeps doing the lotto*

PS just looking at UK prices for the front engined 5 turbo and it looks like prices are higher there. Might be time to pick up a bargain(and build a spares collection:D).

Stroke My Trout

want those seats from the red one

Interslice

scooters wrote: »

Has anybody got a Clio Williams, 1.8 16v or a 5 GT Turbo for sale?? Will consider cars in any condition.

Any condition? seen this one the other day. in bad shape though

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/2-renault-clio-williams-project-car/6375124

Eng reg.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-clio-williams-3/6131566

wotswattage

The maxi turbo. 360bhp from a 1.4 pushrod engine.
How they lasted more than a few hundred meters of a rally stage I'll never know...

Walters300

Hi, I have a Williams f7r turbo set up with wossner pistons and rods and I'm looking to sell it, it's in a 1.8 16v shell which I did nearly finish turning into a maxi, the engine has only done 500 miles since rebuild.

Notch000

Those r5 turbos used to look so knackery. Now they have gone full circle and are looking cool again

dave45dave

davycc wrote: »

it looks lovely alright but it must be an import (uk my guess )with a dublin reg that high in 1988....I used to have a book when I worked in Insurance companies with the final regirstration figures for each year and county but i mislaid it somewhere:D

I had 88 D 38809 , so imported alright

davycc

dave45dave wrote: »

I had 88 D 38809 , so imported alright

i dont suppose you still got it ?

any photo even would love to see her

dave45dave

Sorry i was just comparing reg numbers. Mine was a twin cam corolla.
Friend of mine has one i could ask if hes selling it if your serious

davycc

dave45dave wrote: »

Sorry i was just comparing reg numbers. Mine was a twin cam corolla.
Friend of mine has one i could ask if hes selling it if your serious

ah its not me who is looking for the renault at all;)

the Original poster is:cool:

ive had my fun with the renaults and dont want another right now:)

dave45dave

davycc wrote: »

ah its not me who is looking for the renault at all;)

the Original poster is:cool:

ive had my fun with the renaults and dont want another right now:)

Swapping between I fone and I pad
Got mixed up sorry
(You've had your fun or your too old for another one)

Odyssey 2005

If we all only knew then what we know now.......:rolleyes:

davycc

dave45dave wrote: »

Swapping between I fone and I pad
Got mixed up sorry
(You've had your fun or your too old for another one)

ah your fine easy mistake to make:)

im too old and i had my fun-only renault id want for the summer would be a R5 or R4 gordini;)

kyote00

83 r5 gordini turbo - fast'n'loud
86 r4 gtl - slow'n'quiet