Renner 5 love

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:29

Courtesy of wheel-whores.com via retro-rides.com:

OOOOF.

*n

Phil W · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:31

Still love R5's, i should have kept mine with the PH1 look when i first got it...

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:34

Yup. Phase ones are sexual.

I'd love a P1 Gordini.

*n

Clarkey · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:35

Sod that, wheres the pics of the S15 in the background?

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:40

Why would you want photos of some dullard Jap koop?

*n

Dogbreath · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:56

Someone should tell the onwer that his rims are to wide for his tyres, thus making them look silly and prone to damage.

As self destructing french tat goes, the 5 Turbo is a great little car. Even today it's amazing how much power you can extract from the stone age, carb fed motor.

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 11:58

Dogbreath said:
Someone should tell the onwer that his rims are to wide for his tyres, thus making them look silly and prone to damage.

Wow...Maybe he hasn't noticed...

As self destructing french tat goes, the 5 Turbo is a great little car. Even today it's amazing how much power you can extract from the stone age, carb fed motor.

Indeed...PPC has a bit about them this month.

I can't remember the last time I saw one that wasn't at a car show though

*n

Stonedofmoo · 5 Sep 2007 at 12:41

I'm amazed there are any left on the road. They don't deserve to be

Phate · 5 Sep 2007 at 12:44

OT - Penski, what do you drive?

nutcase · 5 Sep 2007 at 12:45

Looks great apart from the wheels. Suits polos and golfs, but not R5's IMO.

Stonedofmoo · 5 Sep 2007 at 12:46

Phate said:
OT - Penski, what do you drive?

I'd imagine him to drive a Volvo 340 with the god awful 1.4 engine. But it will be cool because it will have very wide 12" wheels

Sp00n · 5 Sep 2007 at 12:47

Wow... that R5 is pimp and i'm loving those wheels :cool:

could do with losing those stickers though.

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:17

Phate said:
OT - Penski, what do you drive?

I have a POS from France at my disposal at the moment. It has holes in the floorpan, takes 10 minutes to start and smokes like nobody's business but it was free with 6 weeks tax and test so I'm not complaining. When it runs out in just over a week, I'll weigh it in.

Trying to live on the breadline so that we can get a decent deposit together for a house.

When I'm no longer contracting, I'll start to indulge again

*n

flat-6 · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:20

I saw about 20 of them in convoy outside the Nurburgring at the oldtimer GP. Most were not chavved and looked good.

penski · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:25

Stonedofmoo said:
I'd imagine him to drive a Volvo 340 with the god awful 1.4 engine. But it will be cool because it will have very wide 12" wheels

Tangent: I want a 340.

...But I want one with either a 440 Turbo lump (bolt in), R5 turbo lump (almost bolt in) or 16v Clio lump on bike carbs (ditto).

*n

Edit: wide 13" or 15" wheels.

MrMatteh · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:31

proper 5:

MeAnBoY · 5 Sep 2007 at 13:41

Clarkey said:
Sod that, wheres the pics of the S15 in the background?

Amen brother!

Matt82 · 5 Sep 2007 at 14:40

when i was thinking about hot hatches of yester-decades i considered the R5 but was put off by the build and potential for it to spontaneously combust... so the boring fool in me made me get a mk3 golf. the R5T would have been more fun

DreXeL · 5 Sep 2007 at 15:02

The 5 in the OP looks just fantastic :cool:

EddScott · 5 Sep 2007 at 15:16

Had one on loan for about a month. Same colour as the one in the first post.

It wasn't the best example and I prefered the 205GTI I had just sold. It didn't handle as well as the pug.

Renner 5 love

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