I roared at your comment 'this car is older than me but in better nick'! Love it, thank you. x
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it’s not wrong
@leeallen74913 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic i must e well knackered then lol
@chilternman3 жыл бұрын
Hi Steph if you are interested in driving my Rover 216 coupe happy for you to do a video.
@avtomad7223 жыл бұрын
I Loved the Renault 5! Me and my school mates would beg my Mum to drive her (1977 model) around roundabouts twice on the way home because we loved how it would lean so much, other car drivers most likely weren't as impressed as we were.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that’s brilliant 😂😂😂
@cameronrichardson31083 жыл бұрын
I accidentally dented mine by leaning on it 🤦 it needs welding at the bottom of the a pillar but I do t want to take the windscreen out incase the car falls to bits 🤣
@TheFlyingSaucePan3 жыл бұрын
Hi Steph and everyone reading! French guy here, and happy owner of a 1986 1.4 model, and I'm glad you liked it! I personnally don't have any issues with the seats as I've taken the car across France in one day in December. I find them very soft and comfy. However, the pedal position is a bit offset and having to change gears a lot, especially in traffic, can end up being a little hard on the left leg. But overall, I love it and the 1.4 has a good amount of torque and will do 100 mph. Huge fun :)
@vicfellows87903 жыл бұрын
Back in 1980 I had the basic Renault 5L with the gear stick “in the dashboard” as per the Renault 4. It had an 845cc engine as per the 4 not 792 as Steph says in her video. It was a brilliant car. So economical and comfortable too. I was a lot younger then, but didn’t have any back trouble due to the seats. It was a 1975 model, but I bought it from my uncle who lived in the Isle of Man, so it had to be re registered fir the UK. In those days they gave the ref letter of the year it was imported so mine had a ‘V’ plate - no ‘Q’ plates in those days. The gearbox was sweet as a nut to use. Definitely a car that got away, that would be such a rare classic today..
@renaultpassion73753 жыл бұрын
Mine is an R5 automatic 1980.
@johndutton97393 жыл бұрын
Car really in lovely condition - underbonnet and seats especially are mint. A tribute to the previous owners.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@bombadilian3 жыл бұрын
Love how basic and uncomplicated these old 5s are. Great video as usual Steph, keep up the good work! :)
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@niclaskaiser38353 жыл бұрын
Hello, i life in french and i have a Renault 5 too and im vearly hapy with it!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Salut 👋🏻
@sarahflanagan72593 жыл бұрын
Love this - had a C reg R5 when I was a postgraduate student in the mid 90s. it was fantastic right up until it blew up on the M56. Still miss it.
@volvo4803 жыл бұрын
Renault 5 - instantly hit like before even watching the video!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
This is like me and morris minor videos
@volvo4803 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic Small British cars weren't very popular in The Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s. French cars however...
@MsErikdeking3 жыл бұрын
@@volvo480 mind you, I drove an austin metro in the 90s, quirky little car it was, then bought a clio and found it a way nice car altogether
@MrTchupam2 жыл бұрын
I have a super 5 GTL for 3/4 years now. Got it has a first car : ) and he still amazes me almost like when I got it. It’s an impressive car ❤️
@gord3073 жыл бұрын
Renault really did get the styling right with the 5, way ahead of its time, yet not weird or flashy like Citroen, and it still looks fresh today! Thank you for showing us around :-)
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@tradeplatetravels3 жыл бұрын
I think the design's aged really well, and I love the dash. I nearly got one as my first car 21 years ago, this makes me regret not doing so!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh sorry to bring on the regret!
@briandamaged3233 жыл бұрын
The nicest 5 I ever drove was a Monaco. 1.7 litre engine, sports suspension from the 5 Turbo, leather seats, electric windows. Quick and superbly comfortable. I'd love to find one now.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
There’s a man on my street with a gold Monaco. It’s been on SORN since I moved it.
@briandamaged3233 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic I THINK they were all gold. Or brown. Sold as the 5 Baccara across the rest of Europe. The GTX got the engine and suspension, but didnt get the acreage of Gallic vache inside!
@lukaleskovar93262 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic can i get in touch with the owner? Or could you ask if its for sale?
@hencosgarage3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic little car, the French did a good yob back in the day
@andydio48253 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1985 5 TSE in silver, loved it!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I can see why x
@petermurphy53023 жыл бұрын
The TSE was really special and the finish really highlighted the great design.
@andydio48253 жыл бұрын
@@petermurphy5302 Certainly was, it had the alloy wheels & electric windows & the seats were really comfortable! happy days!
@hlk58873 жыл бұрын
What a lovely little car. I bought a Renault Le Car brand-new in 1980 on Canada's West Coast. It was the older(original) model. I drove it around Vancouver and down to Seattle. a car I should not have sold. Your video brought back wonderful memories.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I bet that was an incredible drive
@justinlambert13243 жыл бұрын
Great car Steph! Just love French cars old and new and they are just as good if not better than German cars. Those that scoff have never owned one 😊
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
So true x
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
Very true indeed!
@MsErikdeking3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@karlhurn3 жыл бұрын
The Renault 5 always reminds me of the Le Car that Amy had on the A-Team that they turned into a tank! 😉
@danielrussell4463 жыл бұрын
Hi Steph what a brilliant review i loved my 5 I had a later 5 made in 1994 a campus prima in midnight blue my brother bought it brand new and I bought it off him in 1997 it was a fantastic drive easy to fix and never let us down it was called Lola as you had to name them! Ours was the three door with the hidden door handles! Would love one again miss her so much
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
That’s so lovely xx
@arrangrant60373 жыл бұрын
Great review Steph I had a 1996 N registered 5 Campus one of the last made. Mine had a 1.4 fuel injection engine the same as fitted to the Megane . It was a great handling nippy little car 👍 The two holes in the middle of the dashboard were air vents on higher spec models
@markonmotoring3 жыл бұрын
Another great review Steph. As you correctly guessed the small hole houses a click from TL spec upwards. GTS/GTL would have gained centre air vents in those top centre holes. Glove box and plastic door caps etc all feature further up the range.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark!
@fruitychink3 жыл бұрын
Loved my 4 but never got a 5 . It was so chic and I always thought it too girlie so got a Fiat 127 . Love the colour. Great video
@bid843 жыл бұрын
Fiat 127 screams masculinity.
@glmm20013 жыл бұрын
My parents had a 1976 Renault 5 until 1992 or so, used by my mom. The dashboard was padded and ribbed and looked quite strange to me, being very young at the time. I remember the seats were very, very soft. My dad at the time drove Volvo 240s with such luxuries as air con and power steering nad only drove the Renault if there wasn’t any alternative. He loathed the steering which made it harder to park than the big Volvo! Very reliable, never gave any trouble. Nice review, there’s still one of these regularly parked in a fast food restaurant nearby.
@catjudo13 жыл бұрын
When I was growing up in rural Texas, there was a guy who had a tan 5 (yes, a Le Car) and whenever I saw it I couldn't help but think it looked like one of those runts of the automotive world (like my uncle's Mitsubishi/Plymouth Colt). As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate these little cars and really enjoyed this video. Didn't Renault make a 5 Gordini as well? That might be the one I would want. Also, Steph looks in decent nick to me, though I'm probably at least a decade older than her!
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
Cool. Yes in the UK it was called Gordini, because Sunbeam owned the name ‘Alpine’. Look for a Renault 5 Alpine or a Renault 5 Alpine Turbo. They are still there, not cheap though.
@javonaziz53233 жыл бұрын
I would absolutely love one of these! I currently drive a Clio 2 (as I wanted something fairly reliable as a first car) and a 5 seems like the perfect thing to transition into classics! It's just such a beautiful car... Although I'm not sure if I prefer the looks of the Renault 5 or the Peugeot 205
@vasilis8208 Жыл бұрын
I've got a Clio II as well, but I used to have a 5! The 5 was more reliable than the Clio, and cheaper to run, as I did all the repairs & servicing myself.
@lucythemoggy19703 жыл бұрын
when steph lifted up that glovebox and it squeaked! mine did exactly the same! ahh the memories
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Haha must be a feature.
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
It was an option. 😄
@elvetwilliams90133 жыл бұрын
Mums did too infact the whole dash creaked and rattled was a come down from mk2 VW golf driver
@martynmalone58133 жыл бұрын
Love your channel , keep up the good work , this brings back memories, had a renault 5 in red years ago on a C reg , I paid £80 for it and run it for 5 yrs no issues in all that time :)
@seancooke41273 жыл бұрын
Lovely car nice colour. Joseph Lloyd reviewed one last year and he loved it too. These were lovely in red, white, silver and the metallic brown of the Baccara. It is really refreshing to see body coloured door caps and pillars again nowadays everything has to be covered in plastic. Fabulous Steph thanks.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was a smashing cat!
@MaximilianvonPinneberg8 ай бұрын
My first car was a Super5 from 1986 GTL 1.4. It had remote locking and radio controls. Went everywhere in it. So spacious, even did a flat move in it.
@randolfo12653 жыл бұрын
We drove one from Southern Ontario to Saskatchewan with three people in it. A bean bag chair in place of the back seat meant no stopping for the night, there was always a place to sleep. My Dad had always a taste for unusual cars in the seventies and eighties.
@jamespassas94416 ай бұрын
I used to have a Renault 5 Campus, I absolutely loved this car! It was so simple mechanically & easy to service. Mine had the 'hidden' doorhandles though.
@eeuwedevries3 жыл бұрын
As an 18yo and the proud owner of a renault 5 super 1.4 with injection 5 speed. Its my first car and i love it. It has been cheap economical and has been very reliable. And for an old car i moves prety fast because its quite light. I love it. Greate video.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I am so happy for you that you got such a good first car! I really hope you’re enjoying her 😊
@petelivingstone51293 жыл бұрын
Wow thats brought back memories, my dad had a 5 door campus in red - identical to that one. It was a 1990 on a H plate. Was handed down to me as my 1st car. Tailgate used to let water in when it rained, remember him opening the boot and empty out the 2 paint trays he kept in there to catch the water! Thanks for the video 😁
@techtinkerin2 жыл бұрын
Mega dejavu from the dashboard! My mum had one of these from mid 80s to early 90s and it never missed a beat and did 1000s of miles. Thanks so much for showing! 😎❤️👍
@EnthusiastCarHangar3 жыл бұрын
Memory from my childhood. Thank you.
@danielreigada15423 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Le Cars around when I was a kid. They stopped selling them in the U.S. after about 1984 so it is extremely rare to see one today. The dash on the one in this test reminds me of an 80s Toyota MR2.
@35dononeill3 жыл бұрын
You should check out The A Team. Amy had one
@crashbox71303 жыл бұрын
Check out 2stroketurbo KZfaq channel. One of his cars is a Le Car version of the 5. Also has lots of cool old stuff too.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Oh we’ve got an MR2 coming soon
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Oh we’ve got an MR2 coming soon
@matthewgibbons45253 жыл бұрын
My granny in France had a 5, 3-door with an auto box, and she kept it in a little garage every night, so this gave me of nostalgia 😍. We'd all pile into it when we went to visit her. It certainly wasn't in as good a shape as this one!
@danailvasilev85652 жыл бұрын
First car I drove as a teenager. It was my grandfathers. Sadly, it was so knackered, he just gave it for scrap. Really enjoyed the interior tour - the layout in my grandfather's was identical, but in beige, so felt really nostalgic watching this. Thank you.
@Richard-Bullock3 жыл бұрын
My first car was a Renault 5. A 1988 1.1 TL 3 door in white. I paid £1,100 for it at 9 years old and around 80,000 miles if I remember correctly. Brilliant car. Wish I had kept it. I would absolutely love another.
@dronebee833 жыл бұрын
You know it's a French car when it has two places for holding your cigarette packets.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. But no, these openings are not meant for cigarette boxes. On the continental, left hand driven, versions this dashboard is for the more luxury versions. The openings then are used for adjustable ventilation grills. The glove compartment then has a lid. And indeed the other small opening is for a clock.
@gazyounglive3 жыл бұрын
Cassette player on a 5 campus in the 1980's would have cost extra... the clio was supposed to replace the 5 but it soldiered on though the clio had belts for 3 passengers in the back... heater vents in the middle, philips cassette player with remote controls on the steering column and AUX input (handy for portable cd players)... and the clio was a little wider too... though the current day clio is almost as big as the renault 19 was inside... Renault 5 is basically a French metro in a way... a car they just couldn't kill off... highly likely there's as many 5 owners in france as metro owners in the UK.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I would rather the 5 than a clio x
@danielrussell4463 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic me too especially the first clio the driving position wasn’t as good as the 5
@PGPyramid13 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Halifax! I had a 5 in the early 90s, and bought it at the Enterprise rentacar on the right as you came round the corner at King Cross. One of my favourite cars. I'd agree with everything you said.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jurivlk54333 жыл бұрын
Very underrated car! French genius! Best fuel consumption, small car although very comfortable ride and a lot of room, smooth, not noisy, fast enough, easy to drive with no surprises...I knew a woman of 150 kg who owned a 2-door version and was very happy with it! Negative points: Some weird engineering, like the need of having a 16mm spanner and but! Every normal car uses 15 or 17 nuts and bolts! Never 16mm!
@Jay-B17503 жыл бұрын
You can definitely see hints of the 5 in the interior of the first Clio, my mum had a 1.2 RN was a lovely little car
@simonhodgetts65303 жыл бұрын
It always looked to me that the Clio shared the same basic dash architecture (a friend of mine bought a Clio when I had my 5, so I was able to make a comparison)
@steveGee57872 жыл бұрын
My dad had one of these!! In this colour! On a C-plate though. Awesome nostalgia trip
@chrisjones60173 жыл бұрын
Great review Steph. I would happily use this as my daily driver.
@richardsmith38813 жыл бұрын
I’m lucky enough to own a low mileage 3 door 1.4 Auto that one very careful lady owned and I love driving it . Still very French very comfortable and really rare these days. Everyone loves it and it’s great fun to drive. Steering is heavy at low speeds but the 1.4 is nippy and cheap to run . I’ve had a Mk1 five which was great but the series two is just as good in fact I had to use i5 as a daily driver for a while (although not having ABS was a bit scary )it was a great little run around. Thanks for a great review on this brilliant little French icon.
@stephenhall35153 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back on form -- AND showing we oldies how to drive properly!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Aww Stephen ❤️
@chrispenn7153 жыл бұрын
Wow - that's a great price for the condition. Lovely car.
@markclevedon813 жыл бұрын
A great little car - the R5 was spacious with great handling, economy and such a sweet engine especially in 1108 and 1397 form. Becoming rare now. A great feature, thank you.
@andrewlowe693 Жыл бұрын
I had one of these as my first car, a 1993 3dr Campus Prima, mega basic spec not even the rear wiper, and this brought back some memories like the funny placed wiper stalk and that both indicator dash lights flash no matter which way you're turning! It's interesting you say the engine's quiet- mine was quite loud as most OHV engines were, when I moved onto my next car, a Citroen ZX (another car you should definitely review in the future) I could never tell if the engine was on by comparison as it was so much quieter.
@elvetwilliams90133 жыл бұрын
The area that you described as the width of two cigarette packets if I remember rightly was two centre vents on mums 1.4 auto 1990 H Prima auto spec
@zoerandall-rea44593 жыл бұрын
Hi Steph, nice to see this, brings back memories of my driving test in the late 1980s...passed in of these.😃
@barryryan77083 жыл бұрын
Great review as usual Steph! My first car was a renault 5 gts 1988, a step up from the campus, with a 1.4 engine and pop up sunroof, I took my mates everywhere in it and it was such fun to drive. I kept it for 2 years, putting over 30000 on the clock, I part exchanged for a fiesta xr2 89, but thats another story........
@stephenwhite97863 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that really brought back memories! I did a lot of miles in my E reg 3 door and she rarely let me down. You’re right about the seats though, Renault petale style seats in the posher models were lovely, I had them in my 11.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it wasn’t the comfiest x
@christianfreeman98323 жыл бұрын
Lovely car. Owned one of there J632OUE I believe was the registration from 1999 until 2004. Very reliable and rarely had any problems with it. There was no rust on the bodywork what so ever. The next car I brought was from the same garage I had originally got the Renault from so they landed up having it back from me as part exchange. It was only on the forevourt a couple of days and it was snapped up. Was sad to see it go. Great video again Steph
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks christian! Xx
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
Great car, it still is. I am the lucky owner of a 1974 model, previous to the Super5, and a 1985 model, like this one. Very comfortable cars, in the eighties they brought me all over France (from the Netherlands). The Renault 5 was one of the first hatchbacks and the very first car with full plastic bumpers. Compact, but spacious; city car, but also very well on the highways. Remember the Baccara versions: ultimately luxury, full leather interior (Connolly leather!), alloy wheels, electric windows, central locking with remote control, stereo etc etc. And the of course the hot version: Renault 5 Alpine/Gordini, Turbo and the GT Turbo. Still epic.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahh lovely x
@jkk2443 жыл бұрын
Excellent review Steph! Love how you show the exterior and interior in great detail.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching x
@Scuba72Chris3 жыл бұрын
Love the way you research all these cars so well. Really makes for some fascinating videos. :)
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris! Xx
@yeomanie7 ай бұрын
Thanks Steph great review as always
@DavidMFranks3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Hit by nostalgia - I had one of these back in the day. Thanks, Stef. Great review as ever.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks david!
@bengeorgeschannel65683 жыл бұрын
A lovely video that brought back some memories of my friend's Campus. Thank you!
@bikecommuter243 жыл бұрын
In the USA the Le Car was sold from the late 70's to mid 80s at American Motors Corp (AMC) Dealerships Renault pulled out in the mid 80's and Chrysler Corp bought AMC who also owned the Jeep brand, they kept Jeep and dropped the rest. I drove a blue 1975 AMC Gremlin for a few years that was a weird car, it would be prefect for your Channel. To bad it was too worn out I ended up selling it to a wrecking yard in 1987 before I moved to Iceland.
@campbelltroup27503 жыл бұрын
Loved this. My first car was 1990 G reg 5TR. It was red too but was a 3 door with the recessed door catches. Being the TR it was much the same with the luxury of a glovebox lid, a quartz clock and wheel trims. I did long journeys and found it comfortable. To start a 5 you pull the choke leaver up to the top. Pump twice on the throttle then push the leaver down 1 inch. It then starts every time.
@garymagan3 жыл бұрын
Quite a fitting video considering there's a new 5 in the works! Quite a bit larger now though, and electric too.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I’d love to try one
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain3 жыл бұрын
Cracking review Steph. Only experience of a R5 was a turbo model that a work collegue used to pick me up in, let's just say we were never late for work!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Jealous!!!
@finnmarsh3963 жыл бұрын
my close friend is currently restoring one of these with his grandad, he's been working on It for years, can't wait for this summer to enjoy it with him!!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahh that’ll be lovely x
@zeekade793 жыл бұрын
Lovely video. I had a '89 Renault 5 GTR as my first car. It even had remote controlled door locks and power windows! The Campus in this video is kind of a 'stripped down' basic version, sold only in the last years alongside the Clio. Lots of trim is left out; hence no glove box door and very basic trim. Those two odd 'cigarette pack' holes, they actually were adjustable vents in the regular Supercinq. Would've loved to have a Baccara.
@simonhodgetts65303 жыл бұрын
My first car. Can’t say I liked it much......Lol! I really wanted a FIAT Uno! Good to see one again, and to hear your views on it.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh the lesser spotted Uno! X
@billybattams-scott3 жыл бұрын
I remember these as a kid growing up. Been in a 5 Gt Turbo when it was brand new. Had a Renault 4 for a little while in the late 90s.
@_B.M_3 жыл бұрын
I had a F reg Renault 5 Campus back in the early 90s. Very odd and quirky when compared to something run of the mill like a Fiesta or Nova but that's what I loved about it. Mine had 5 speed and the centre vents but was definitely still a Campus.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahh lovely.
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge3 жыл бұрын
I only drove one of these once, a 1986 model with the 5 speed gearbox and I guess that car had something wrong with the linkage because the gear change was absolutely horrendous, I never knew if I was putting it in 1st, 3rd or 5th due to how sloshy the box was and how near to each other the gears were. But otherwise was a neat little machine.
@eggy19623 жыл бұрын
I had one with linkage not set properly but was a simple fix to set correctly, well i did it lol.
@RolandMillward3 жыл бұрын
I bought 5 of them until the Clio came along for the driving school that I owned back in those days. The first was the same colour like this one in the video and was labelled The Famous 5 edition. I also at one point had the GT diesel. All were reliable apart from clutch cables that were routed for right-hand drive cars through some sharp turns and with the amount of gear changing a motoring school car does would wear and snap if not replaced in time. Definitely worth buying and keeping one for the future.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
A few people have mentioned the clutch cables x
@patrickh73683 жыл бұрын
I had a 1975 5TL 950cc in the 80’s , the shape I had used an umbrella gearstick and leaned through bends like a 2CV, so much so that a rambler gave me rude hand signs thinking I was speeding around a bend then the look on her face when she realised I was actually doing about 20mph 🤣
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@rjft70033 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in one of those, the Diesel version, the 1.4 GTD - being the GT nothing of Gran Tourismo but rather a noisy and sluggish engine with 4 gears. The Campus in Portugal and Spain were fitted with a rather square and cheap dashboard used primarily in the Renault Express. Petrol engines started with the 1.0 "Cléon" engine with roots in the R4, R5 and even the 8 and 6. That one is even more special with RHD.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t it funny how they vary spec by country x
@garethjudd58403 жыл бұрын
We bought a brand new Renault 5 in 1992 for £ 5.495 and toured France and Germany in it over six glorious weeks.
@HowardLeVert3 жыл бұрын
My sister had one of these, and a Ford Ka: the 5 was definitely the better-made car of the two. I'm hoping to get one myself one day - preferably the 1.4 litre Automatic.
@RoxhamCottage3 жыл бұрын
I had two Renault 5s, but the previous generation. Loved them!
@bobbartonf63 жыл бұрын
Hi Steph, Many thanks for another interesting and informative car review. I bought my first Renault 5 a TL model in 1977 when I started my driving school, it proved to be reasonably reliable and easy to drive once used to the floor mounted gearchange (the original through the dashboard design was better) however it would have been a bit too oddball for most learner drivers. I kept it for 3 years and covered about 130,000 miles in that time. I had it converted to run on LPG after it was 18 months old on which it ran very well indeed, smoother and quieter. I bought my second Renault 5 a GTL in 1979, also a reliable car. Thank you once again for the car reviews, I look forward to the next. Kind regards, Bob.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Bob!
@Ratty_Rex3 жыл бұрын
I regret not buying one of these. :( Mind you...... bought a Rover GTa (last of the Metro 1275cc) instead. :) Great video. :)
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Controversially I’ve driven both and would pick this
@Ratty_Rex3 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic The 5 was a head choice..... but my (boy racer) heart chose the GTa. These days..... my head would win out all day.
@barryrathbone3 жыл бұрын
Love the 5 had a 1981 GTL, 1982 TS and a H reg Campus as a driving school car. So comfortable and to my mind much better than anything that Renault make today.
@SLduPlessis3 жыл бұрын
Super 5 Campus en parfait état : bravo !!! plastique fragile mais moteur fiable
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Merci ❤️❤️❤️
@michaeltutty15403 жыл бұрын
Really interesting video, Stef. Lovely car, too. The body and paint work look great. The few little dents and dings could be dealt with easily. Some might even pull out with a sink plunger. Amazing how well that works. We didn't see the Super 5 here, but we did get the 5, badged as Le Car. We also got the Renault Alliance/Encore, which was a rebadged Renault 9. The original Le Car was cute, and definitely quirky. That is the only car I have heard of with differing wheel bases between the two sides. Unfortunately rust ate Renault cars faster than body shops could install new panels. For me, they also suffered from a severe lack of interior room. I got stuck in an Alliance in the showroom when I was looking at one. That said, I did know a few who had them, and until the rot killed them, they are nifty little runabouts.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahh lovely xxx
@PaulinesPastimes3 жыл бұрын
Another sweet little car we didn't see in Aus. Really nice looking inside and out. The dashboard is fascinating, those centre 'ciggie packet' holders look like where vents would be on a better equipped model. 😊✨👍
@shepshepherd3 жыл бұрын
Great video! My aunt had a brand new R5 Campus identical to this one in 1989 which her then-husband bought for her after she passed her driving test. Not long afterwards, it ended up being swapped for a year old R5 1.7 GTX, which was much more to her liking, due to it being fast and very well-specced. She put the personalised number plate A1 AML on it (AML being her initials), which she subsequently sold to an Aston Martin owner for a lot of money :) Love what you've done with you hair, by the way ^^
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks james!!! Xx
@vasilis8208 Жыл бұрын
I used to have one of these, it was the best car I ever had!
@dmodeboy3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely little car Steph. The Renault 5 is one of those classics I remember from growing up that will always be a favourite. I saw one of these for sale and was so very tempted to get my first classic! Looking fabulous as ever by the way😊👍
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@garycorbin27893 жыл бұрын
Never sold in Oz Steph , closest was the Renault 16 , which I had the TS model Which I wish I still had today
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I drove one of those last year. Love it.
@russcattell955i3 жыл бұрын
@@idriveaclassic Back in the day, my father had a 16 TL, TS then a GTX. The last one he let me drive as I was a mature 20 year old. Such a smooth drive and fast in it's day. I loved the column change.
@tjfSIM3 жыл бұрын
Great video Steph, really enjoyed seeing one of these again! I’d forgotten all about the 5, but certainly remember seeing it everywhere back in the 80s and 90s. Looking at the Super, you can definitely see the design language that evolved into the Clio. I remember the Clio arriving in 1990 - there was a small Renault dealership just found the corner from us, they had one in canary yellow on the forecourt, and gave me and my brother loads of posters and merchandise - probably hoping our parents would buy one! 😂
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
I hope you kept the merch 😍
@butlerhatler24443 жыл бұрын
In Germany in the 80is a Renault 5 Marketing Slogan: the small friend. The Slogan from the Renault Mechanics in the car repair shops at this time: the little enemy;-)
@jamesanthonygreen82333 жыл бұрын
That was another great review from you.
@volvo303 жыл бұрын
I live for Sunday, I live for your outfits, I live for getting to watch your vids! Keep up the great work!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Ahh thank you!!! Made this myself x
@volvo303 жыл бұрын
You make your own clothes and you're a car enthusiasts!? That's just cool!
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you ❤️❤️❤️
@danieldusnoki1228 Жыл бұрын
Nice condition, nice review.
@alansimpson8353 жыл бұрын
Aww this takes me back. I've never driven one but my friend's mum used to drive us to tennis lessons every Saturday in Eanie, the E reg Renault 5 Campus, back around 1992. The little 1.1 seemed to quite happily do 80 with 4 folk on board. Love the ski jump glovebox too. You'd probably get a pair of lady's leather gloves in there but not much else. You'd have to name it Reggy the Renault due to its, ahem, reg.
@andypostill36593 жыл бұрын
Hi steph love your vids Great vid and glad the winter coat is back. X😉😊
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Best £10 I ever spent in that charity shop x
@jameskrell43923 жыл бұрын
It was a brilliant little car, I had one and the model before it. Basic but nice ride, good brakes and steering, practical and economic. A reasonable amount of space and simple to maintain, it's probably the car I miss most. Living in the country I used it for going to work and runs into town, I loved it.
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it would be great for that!
@UTopia-eg7gm3 жыл бұрын
Good news: Renault is going to launch a retro version: Renault Five. Full electric, due for 2022/2023! First images look very promising.
@gazza94633 жыл бұрын
priced around £32000 plus.
@kc0lif3 жыл бұрын
passin fad
@OfficialAdamPearson3 жыл бұрын
brilliant video! love your style of reviews
@idriveaclassic3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Adam xxx
@Bates.Eral13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic car and very intresting one ! The Metro or Fiesta are always going to be my favourite small cars. But I love learing about others great video Steph. Saw a Renault 5 the other day
@nervo63213 жыл бұрын
Chunky little gem that wouldnt look out of place today...