My first car was a 1986 Renault alliance with a manual 5 speed, crank windows, and no radio. It was given to me by my father after he put 120k miles on it. I went on to put another 130k on it. I learned to drive stick on that car. 250 thousand miles and I never had to change the clutch. I don't know what it was made out of but it was indestructible. I had to change the clutch cable 6 times, but despite being the vehicle what I learned to drive stick on, it was indestructible. It also got 45+ miles per gallon it's whole life. When it finally died, it blew a piston out the side of the motor. It was ugly and uncomfortable but I loved that little car and I would absolutely buy another 1986 Renault alliance. I would also take the x8a prototype as my daily driver but I doubt the clutch is quite as bulletproof.
I wanted to come in here and say something like "maybe a Mrs. Renault said that a few times" but then Louis Renault turns out to apparently be a gigantic piece of shit human, so maybe not.
11 Comments
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 188d
Noticeable lack of Toyota Hilux
Ooops@feddit.org · 9 pts · 187d
Where's the Porsche?
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 187d
Too busy coming up with more ways to fuck up their lineups
Takeshidude@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 187d
When has anyone said they love their Renault?
_thebrain_@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 187d
My first car was a 1986 Renault alliance with a manual 5 speed, crank windows, and no radio. It was given to me by my father after he put 120k miles on it. I went on to put another 130k on it. I learned to drive stick on that car. 250 thousand miles and I never had to change the clutch. I don't know what it was made out of but it was indestructible. I had to change the clutch cable 6 times, but despite being the vehicle what I learned to drive stick on, it was indestructible. It also got 45+ miles per gallon it's whole life. When it finally died, it blew a piston out the side of the motor. It was ugly and uncomfortable but I loved that little car and I would absolutely buy another 1986 Renault alliance. I would also take the x8a prototype as my daily driver but I doubt the clutch is quite as bulletproof.
radix@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 187d
I wanted to come in here and say something like "maybe a Mrs. Renault said that a few times" but then Louis Renault turns out to apparently be a gigantic piece of shit human, so maybe not.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 187d
Apparently Clio RS addiction is like an airborne thing, some people just can't get enough of them. Also they gave us the new A110 which is neat
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 187d
I drive IKEA
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 187d
Has anyone in there entire in lives said (regarding the automobile) I like Mitsubishi?
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 187d
Probably, they made a bunch of cool stuff. GTO/3000GT, Evos, Eclipses, Colts, VR4 Galants and such
edit: Pajero Evo and Pajeros in general are fairly popular and people here seem to hold on to them for a long time
edit2: americans seem to be going crazy over Delicas rn too
silver@das-eck.haus · 2 pts · 187d
Biggie Smalls did once disappear with your bitch in a Mitsubishi eclipse