Wendy Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 I most of all have missed my MkII Golf GTI 16V - with bad boy big bumpers. Was superbly fast for the time and handled like a dream. Would have been worth keeping too for the amount of interest there is out there for MKII's Always wanted the Alpha GTV and the Capri 2.8 injection. Could not afford to run the Alpha and could not afford to buy the Capri at the time. I have a soft spot for the Hillman Imp as this was my first car - which had to be sold - as there was nothing further to skim off the head !!! :-) Am seeming to keep hold of my cars now - get too attached !!! Quote
jimmy1280 Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 Here's my pride and joy from last year 4 Quote
jimmy1280 Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 Yeah it's was mate really enjoyed owning it, but time to change and came to the zeds Quote
Ekona Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 How barge-like are they? Really wallowy and not that quick, or are they actually pretty sporty for what they are? Quote
jimmy1280 Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 They are a How barge-like are they? Really wallowy and not that quick, or are they actually pretty sporty for what they are? Lol they are a barge mate but it's a different kind of car ownership, a real head turner I never saw another one on the road which I what I liked about it only bought it for the looks, not to slow but only 280bhp which for a car that weighs nearly 2 ton just wasn't enough it was a long distance cruiser Quote
Ekona Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 Kinda what I figured. I really should have a drive in one, out of curiosity what kind of MPG were you getting? Quote
jimmy1280 Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 4.4ltr V8 combined was around 17mpg, she was a thirsty old girl. Have a ride if you get chance I drove some long miles in it and never felt like I'd gone as far as I did, so comfortable pure luxury 1 Quote
rabbitstew Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Looks like that might be a dimma kit or something similar on that 5 Raider. The kit is a "Corsa" kit not a Dimma, the Corsa kit had the Ferrari style side vents, the Dimma didn't, the raider was introduced to answer the 205gti 1.9 with 130hp By raising the power from the standard gt turbos 120 to 127 along with the afor mentioned blue pearl paint, wheel inserts and blue fleck in the seats. You are right on the bodykit, the Dimma one only had 2 vents in the rear 1/4 kit and the very similar Corsa kit (made by Prima Racing) had 4 vents making it more like a testarossa style. Good spot. There was also a "Skeete" kit which was pretty much the same but had no vents, a mate of mine has a Skeete 5 GTT in his garage. Your wrong on the Raider though. It definitely only had the same power & engine as the normal 5 GT turbos. There were only 2 "phases" of the 5 GTT`s. The first ones were phase 1, and had only 115bhp. They could do 0-60 in 7.2 seconds as standard (Renault did a TV advert showing in real time one doing 0-60 in 7.5 on a really wet track) compared to the 8.1 seconds of the slower Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. In 1988 Renault revised the 5, altered the bodykit, interior, suspension, wheels, changed the turbo for a water cooled one, changed the AEI pack to increase the red line by 500rpm and these ones produced 120bhp. The "raider" didnt come out until late 89/90 on G/H plates, 5 or 6 years after the 1.9 GTi came out. Ive had 3 GTT`s and ive still got one which ive had since 1995 which is currently my project car. I also had a 205 GTi 1.9 back in the 90`s at the same time as a 5 GTT. Driving them back to back, the GTi wasnt even close performance wise and certainly no threat. Whilst it was slower and didnt handle quite as good it was still a very fun car to drive. The engine was very revvy and I remember after I added a janspeed exhaust system it sounded pretty awesome. Whilst I preferred the handling/performance of the 5GTT and the turbo kick, the GTi definitely looked better. The styling both inside & out - It felt more "modern" and much less plasticy. Any photos of your motors? I also had a phase 1 gt turbo in pearl White, a 205 1.9 gti in white, a R11 turbo in silver and an R18 turbo in silver, really enjoyed owning those cars back in the day, the performance data I quoted for the Raider was from the ownership brochure I got with the car. the raider ran 9psi not the standard 7psi (was running 30psi when I was finished with it lol) I even had it featured in a R5 turbo shootouts at brunters for "fast car mag" in May 1997 Happy days Will see if I can dig out the old mag article, no laughing at the photo though lol I probably have that issue somewhere! I remember I used to buy all the car mags if they had a Renault 5 in them back then! Stock psi on all the 5GTT`s was about 8/9psi. They were so easy to modify though that very few remained standard. You could increase the boost to about 14psi just by poking a hole in one of the actuator pipes which would give you roughly 145bhp with a few other easy bits like exhaust/airfilter/strapped intercooler etc. Got some pix of my 5 in my blog in my signature. http://www.turbonutter.co.uk I was hoping to get it back on the road this year, but family/work has meant ive had no free time. Its looking now more like it will be a winter project ready for next spring. Got photos of a lot of my old cars, will have to dig some out. Quote
NeilMH Posted October 21, 2014 Author Posted October 21, 2014 Poking holes in the actuator pipes... those were the days 1 Quote
Anth4130 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 200sx s13. Had it off the road when I lost my job when the recession started. Eventually stripped it for parts after a couple of years . Quote
Richie94gts Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 My old rev3 MR2 turbo, really quick, nice handling and pretty. Had it for 10 years - loved it. Quote
Zeezeebaba Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Well I don't miss the M3 not one jot. I do miss the NSX, my golf gti ' s and the FRP. Quote
spursmaddave Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 My S15 Spec R, such a nibble car. Handy when you are hungry Quote
Ceejay29 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Mine has to be my 306 GTi6. Was supercharged and had 443bhp. Could get it to wheelspin in 5th gear. But then I love my blue one before too. That had 250bhp mental. Could you even get the power down? Quote
Craigy_87 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 My favourite car would be my old 306 Gti6, it was my second car and was just a whole lot of fun Quote
Ebized Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Had so much fun in this and unbreakable - mind you that was several centuries ago 2 Quote
spursmaddave Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Is that Errol Flynn in the bottom right picture? Quote
Ebized Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Is that Errol Flynn in the bottom right picture? Just me at the tender age of 19. Mind you its a bit scary to see the amount of hair I had back in those days, instead of the shiney top that I have copied from you Quote
spursmaddave Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Is that Errol Flynn in the bottom right picture? Just me at the tender age of 19. Mind you its a bit scary to see the amount of hair I had back in those days, instead of the shiney top that I have copied from you I had hair at 19 too Actually more of a resemblance to Lord Melbury 1 Quote
mrt Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 My first,second,third and fourth Zeds closely followed by a black Audi A8 3.0 TDI quarto purely for the comfort and refinement. Also ,equally favourite my 350 S class Mercedes in midnight blue Quote
zabba Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Lotus Exige, such a focused drive, although a pain to live with most of the time it more than made up for it on the right road. Quote
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