French here, love to know that some people across the ocean can appreciate these little cars of ours. I think it ended up into the right hands :)

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @MightyCoffeeMaker Hey, thanks! I pinch myself everyday that I have the opportunity to care for this wonderful little car. Love the French engineering! ABP

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@benwu7980

Жыл бұрын

The Peugeot 205 T16 of the same era was another gem

@Seb61Normandie

Жыл бұрын

@@benwu7980 Very rare

@williamsbboy

Жыл бұрын

Yes imo in very good hands. But please forget about the hat. Just ridiculous. It is the same way about us cars. When if i ride it must i smoke a marlboro cigarette with a cowboy hat?

As a French, this video kind of made me emotional. The R5 Turbo 2 is a rare sight even in France; not many were produced, and a lot of them were lost over the years. Being born in the 90s, these cars are a testimony to an era I wish I would have known. We once were a country that really, deeply loved automobiles; and our manufacturers once had the audacity to build unreasonable machines for enthusiasts to enjoy. That time is long gone now. It's touching to see a foreigner like Eric be so passionate about what is essentially a blast from the golden years of our automotive industry. Even letting somebody else experience the R5 brings him sheer joy. This goes to show how good we were back then, and how shameful it is that we've been letting our legacy die off for decades.

@CarVideoCzar

Жыл бұрын

Jump to the ground as the turbo slows to cross the borderline. Run like the wind as excitement shivers up and down my spine. - NP

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@CarVideoCzar F yes! Sing it Geddy! LoL Honestly, I wish Neil was singing about an R5T rather then a Ferrari Barchetta...

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: This is a great comment and it is really interesting to hear your take on this as a Frenchmen (Frenchwoman?) But there is a glimmer of light as Renault is making noise that they may be bringing the madness back. A successor to both the R5 and the R5 Turbo may be on the horizon. Let's all now kneel down pray...

@natdenchfield8061

Жыл бұрын

I really don't understand this comment - French manufacturers absolutely *dominated* the World Rally Championships in the 2000s when you would have been in your teens, for example! After the rally deaths in 1986, the sport's rules changed and the cars became 'boring' and had to be closer to mainstream production cars .. so became, on the whole, unremarkable and you won't have bothered to notice them when growing up ... The exciting vehicles moved to Rally Raid (like Paris-Dakar Rally) where Peugeot 205 T16s, 405s, Citroen ZXs dominated, with more success than they ever had in FIA rally championships. The Group 4 car in this video is from a pretty narrow time-frame where the cars could be bought as road-going versions and still be special. Everything after that was either too super-car like for anyone to realy own, or (later) too normal a car to be excited about. It is funny how a misunderstanding of historical circumstance can bring up emotions and disappointments about things that never really happened! French manufacturers continued to stay successful ... but sadly you didn't see it (maybe to busy looking into the past?) ..

Fair play to this guy for letting Nicole drive his pride and joy off road!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We agree!! Thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!

@fkaptijn7111

Жыл бұрын

​@@abikepeddleri have a question to Erik the owner, It seems that you are a fan of European cars. But, witch European car is your dream car to own,drive or to see?

@AUDIDOIT

9 ай бұрын

Agreed amazing guy. On loose gravel geez, hope sh did not endure any stone chips.. Beautiful colour too..😀

@glyph241

3 ай бұрын

The algorithm It🔨❣️ A combination of this girl and that car is… 🤯 (💘)! 🇫🇷👃🏽🇫🇷 …🚙…

As a french kid, this Renault was my dream car... so weird that american people know about this fantastic beast. A french legend. Your r5 turbo 2 is super beautiful ! Congratulations !!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! We're so glad you enjoyed watching..thank you!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Not weird at all actually. Many Americans follow European sports, racing and entertainment. You know, we have Formula 1 in America, right? Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!

Je suis Français et je vis en France. Cette voiture a bercé mon enfance, c'était un mythe bien réel ! Si vous pouvez l'essayer en version maxi Turbo, vous hallucinerez encore plus ! Bravo à vous et merci pour ce test ! J'ai fait exprès d'écrire en français, cela ne pouvait être autrement avec cette voiture ! 😉

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching..we're glad you enjoyed it!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric le propriétaire ici : Oui, bien sûr. Il faut parler français quand on parle Renault R5 Turbo ! Merci d'avoir regardé!

@Fbiking40

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler C'etait un réel plaisir, votre R5 Turbo est très belle ! Merci à vous d'aimer cette "petite" voiture française ! 👍😉

@ggousier

Жыл бұрын

Moi aussi elle m'a fait rêver cette bombinette. J'ai adoré la prononciation de Jean Ragnotti en Jean Rag' notti. 🤣

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@ggousier Jean Ragnotti était l'homme !

I used to own one in the late 80's and when driving it felt like you were part of the car. The whistling of the turbo was orgasmic ...

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I am 45, THE car of my childhood, now an adult, it's still so beautiful to look at 😍. Congrats from France 🇨🇵

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

French here. My mechanic had one prepared for racing. He modified the commercial version to Rally B class specs with many parts sold by Renault. It shed a lot of weight and went from 250 hp to 470 hp. It was like driving a rocket powered go cart. The other iconic French sports/rally car that came out after that was the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 valve, another tiny little zippy thing. It was actually way more successful in class B rallies than it's Renault counterpart. Back in the 80's and 90's, there were very few radars and speed traps on French highways, gas was cheap and tolls were reasonable, I would drive my Renault 21 Turbo station wagon from Paris to the Alps for skiing weekends at 180km/h. I also enjoyed riding my Ducati 851 Super Sport around the curves of Dampierre and scraping the pavement with my footrests. People loved driving and having fun cars. But the dark side was that a combination of more primitive structural engineering, no airbags, no ABS braking, the French wine making tradition and weakly enforced traffic norms lead to a very high death toll and the government cracked down with radars and speed traps everywhere. Add to this the price of gasoline, extremely expensive tolls (privatized highways) and the pleasure has been taken out of driving. Driving now has been reduced to going from point A to point B.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing with us!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Yes, France speed has changed. The TDF riders are often faster then the automobiles. ha ha... Thanks or watching!

FRENCHY : Cela me fait un grand plaisir de voir les personnes d'autres pays apprécier autant notre petite française sur-vitaminé !!!! Merci de faire continuer la légende mes amis 🙂 ENGLISH :It gives me great pleasure to see people from other countries enjoying our little French girl so much !!!! Thank you for keeping the legend alive my friends 🙂

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much..we're glad you enjoyed watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: It was our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

@PHOTOGRIFFON

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler Yessssssss !! 🙂

That is one iconic car, you just keep digging up gems Nicole!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thanks..we're glad you like it!!

Great test drive, great car and great owner. In Europe this car is an ICON. The rally drivers of the time had balls the size of melons. RESPECT !!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

3 ай бұрын

We appreciate you watching...glad you enjoyed it!!

This is one of my favorite cars of all time.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thank you for watching!

En España somos fanáticos de ese coche.Felicidades por poder probarlo.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! We're glad you enjoyed watching!!

@k1lm4ch1n3

Жыл бұрын

Imagina estar de vacaciones en California y encontrarte esta máquina aparcada en la calle de un pueblo… y ahora seis años después conocer su historia… alucinante!! Ya me hubiera gustado a mi poder probarlo así…

@asr1143

Жыл бұрын

em espanha em portugal em todo o lado amigo abraço.

Fantastic model, woooow..!!! great video!!!!👍👍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you so much for watching!!

Merci d"avoir mis un berret pour conduire cette incroyable petite voiture 😁 . J'ai eu la chance de monter à bord de cet engin diabolique sur les petites routes de Provence... just WAOW ! de retour à la maison, il fallait laisser "redescendre" le turbo pendant 20 à 30 minutes; incroyable souvenir, encore merci à mon "poto" pour ces sensations.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you...we're so glad you enjoyed watching!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric le propriétaire ici : Je suis ravi que vous ayez apprécié cet épisode et merci d'avoir regardé !

So cool that I can smell the inside of an old French car just watching this video

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed it!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: So great you mentioned that. Yes, it smells like petrol, brakes and bad decisions. Glad you enjoyed the vid. Thanks for watching!

As a french guy living now in the west of Canada, this car reminds me a lot of souvenir. I was around 20 year old when it came on the market and let me tell you it was my dream car, sadly I didn't have the money to buy one. You can find on youtube some video of Jean Ragnotti and a Renault 5 turbo. This guy was a magician with this car. Thank Nicole for this good video.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you..glad you enjoyed watching!

@scattkiwiman

Жыл бұрын

yeah same here, lovely french cars ,205 gti r5 turbo etc.. but all to expensive for this student at that time

@lis756

Жыл бұрын

Hii, in Italy the:Renault 5 turbo, Fiat uno turbo, Ford fiesta and 205 GTI said: LE BARE VOLANTI, for the dangerous appeal with tre road...Ciaoo, hi

@bertrandlahid6528

Жыл бұрын

oui la 205 gti 1.9 phase 2 mon dieu quel engin ... mais vraiment trop cher pour un gamin a l'epoque

@lis756

Жыл бұрын

@@bertrandlahid6528 130 HP, impressionant pour 800 kg de voiture....Ciao

I enjoy Nicole’s enthusiasm and uncontrolled excitement for cars. Another great episode 👍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you!!

@kululv

Жыл бұрын

I like that: "uncontrolled excitement:! that definitely sums it up! Thats why shes so refreshing to watch!

@LUEO103X

Жыл бұрын

I like her pants....reminds me of the '70's.

@sfertonoc

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour how can you drive well with a hat on? In France people driving with a hat are known to be slow drivers because it is disorienting for some reason.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

@@sfertonoc Haha maybe it's all the years of driving with a helmet! I never even noticed the beret once it fired up!

As French , you've made a better video about our treasure than us. Congratulation, from Paris with love.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

You are so kind!! Thank you..we appreciate that!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: So glad you enjoyed this icon of French racing.

Dream car for many french kids back in the 80’s.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: And one American kid living in Southern California...

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I'm blown away that Eric let you take it for a rip on a proper rally stage road! That is a proper car enthusiast, he knows the car can be cleaned, repaired and enjoyed again and again. My hats off to Eric and you Nicole for giving the Renault a solid thrashing!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes.. it was very generous of Eric to share this experience with us!! Thank you so much for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@Bryan Cohn Eric the owner here: That is pretty much the nicest thing anyone has said in the comments! I don't think anything more meaningful to me could be said then "proper car enthusiast". Wow. That means a lot. Thank you. ABP

@sports2hedz542

Жыл бұрын

​@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour I just wanted to say I LOVE your channel & style. Btw you totally remind me of a petrolhead Sarah Silverman. Amazing!

@worldsmack

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this guy seems pretty awesome. Really enjoyed his personality in this video. 👍 such a likable guy.

@Hippida

Жыл бұрын

That car is made for driving. Having it parked would be a shame

These were built by Alpine in Dieppe. The Turbo 1 an 2 are absolutely awesome - having completely stripped and original Turbo 1 - 5 years ago for restored the actual conversion was quite rudimentary underneath the panels. To watch Jean Ragnotti fling one of these around is amazing. The original wheels had Metric tyres which now cost even more than the wheels fitted to this car - hence many people fit the Gotti option. Turbo 1s also feature Aluminium roof skins. They grip and grip and grip and then your upside down! Absolutely love these - what a beautiful example - and a lovely feature you've made on it! 👍👍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching..we're glad you enjoyed it!!

@PiDsPagePrototypes

Жыл бұрын

Byron - did Alpine use the R12/R16 based mechanicals in there? - the gearbox looks familiar, but the top of the engine is different. Like it's got a little A110 / 1600GT DNA in the mix.

@byronmills5952

Жыл бұрын

@@PiDsPagePrototypes It uses the Renault 4 Cylinder Cleon Fonte engine which debuted in 1962 and was used in the majority of small Renaults up until the early Nineties - so such cars as the Renault 4, 5, 6 ,12 and 18 all used it in some form or another. As the Mk1 Renault 5 or Le Car as it was known in America had a longitudinal Fwd engine layout with the gearbox at the bulkhead end of firewall it was a relatively easy job to swap the engine in to the rear. The Gearbox was the later Renault 20 variant of the unit that was used in the 16 - and the rear subframe suspension and cradle was lifted from the Alpine 310 with minor modifications in to the back of the 5's shell.

@PiDsPagePrototypes

Жыл бұрын

@@byronmills5952 As a 16TS owner, that explains why it looks so familiar. IIRC the 5speed version debuted in the 16TX, where the 16, TL and TS all had four speeds, which also found its way in to the S1 and S2 Lotus Europa.

@PiDsPagePrototypes

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Byron's info, deserves a heart 😄

I owned an early 80s Renault LeCar. I used to pretend that it was a baby R5. Reality... it wasn't anything like an R5. But, it was a nice thought! Super cool car!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing...love it!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: My friend had one in high school as well. We also pretended it was an R5 Turbo and treated it as such. We spent nearly as much time in the car airborne as on the tarmac.

Ha ha ha, love the berets, neckerchief, and b&w striped shirt, aw haw haww, mon ami! The French are traditionally such masters at refining new technologies; automobiles, bicycles, airplanes. Just beautiful.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you so much for watching!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Yes, so true. The Citroen DS, SM and 2CV are absolute marvels of engineering.

I also love the clio v6 amazing car 😊

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Especially the Phase 2 cars!

Maybe even more than the really really cool Renault , I enjoyed the owner Eric"s enthusiasm and passion , getting over setbacks and moving on to pursue a lifelong dream , a true gearhead, awesome content Nicole , as always.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes we totally agree!! Thank you so much for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @Graham Johnston Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! APB

@BariBuilds

Жыл бұрын

It’s just growling! Growling!! 😂

I am french and born in 1981. One reason that could explain the reputation of being a widow maker is that it was relatively cheap compared to the other cars that had the same amount of horse power. So, a lot of young and inexperienced drivers could afford it, especially on second hand. Those kind of cars were also called "three climber" because... well if you miss the turn ;) ... The Peugeot 205 1.9L GTI 130 HP was also quite impressive. But the true demon was the Peugeot 205 T16 (turbo 16 soupapes), 200 HP 4X4 !

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing with us!! Very interesting!

@laurentlefellic9255

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour erratum : I wanted to say "tree climber" and not "three climber"😋

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Fun fact: The R5 Turbo was the most powerful French car you could buy when it was released. And while 160 bhp was not much, it was enough to make it climb trees for sure. Can you imagine if Renault had the foresight to have engineered 4WD into the package? It would have dominated WRC for years!

Thank you!!!! 😍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

And thank you!!! We appreciate you watching!!

I had the chance to meet Eric and his R5 Turbo 2 while riding my bike in Rancho Santa Fe last year. As a European, I was excited to see this car in the US. Eric is a super nice guy, genuinely passionate, and the car is in fantastic condition! Great video!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Hey TIm. I remember meeting you! Thanks for checking in and for the nice words. It was so fun shooting this episode with Nicole. She was utterly brilliant sharing seat time with in this fun buzz bomb. Thanks for watching!

@timothysc

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler Hey Eric! Good to hear from you! Really cool to see you guys having fun with the R5, especially on the dirt! Reminds me of the "Gravel for Breakfast" videos ahahaha! Hope to see you on the road soon!

@NazriB

Жыл бұрын

Lies again? FAS FUS

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

@@NazriB ?

my brother in law had one of these back in 1998, and it was awesome!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: What happened to it?

Legendary era for rally cars.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Thank you for watching!

This car was a devil 😈, I’m French and it was amazing the sound. It’s like a flat 6, a particular sound that you recognize among a thousand. Thanks from France.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Love the sound!! Thank you so much for watching!!

@nickylarssonxyz1567

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour I watch and I’m a follower ✌️ Personally I have a golf cabriolet gli 1.8i 112hp 😎

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner: Still is the devil. 😈

@nickylarssonxyz1567

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler 🤣🤣

Ok. The French manicure, striped shirt, scarf, baret, the glasses and the miming whilst driving the Renault. Awesome! Great video as always! Thank you 😊

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!!

@jamesengland7461

Жыл бұрын

Oui oui!

@benoitguillou3146

Жыл бұрын

If you were French you could feel how much cring-ey it is ...I don't think any American white youtuber would go to film a rap concert sporting a blackface , yet here it's exactly the same and everyone cheers it for some reason .... Maybe it's "light" 2023 version of the 1945 journals hyping French women being supposedly of little to no virtue , thus enticing young American soldiers to enlist for D-day , and the subsequent series of rapes onsite by us soldiers that "liberated" us from the nazis that most US industry giants financed ( General Motors , ford , the Bush family ) post Weimar hyperinflation ....Or the rumor spread by American soldiers that French people were "smelling bad" ( well obviously forgetting to mention that It was after 5 years of rationing and no soap being on the shelves anywhere in occupied France , besides the ones you could craft yourself with rancid cooking oil and the very little lye available ) .....

@jamesengland7461

Жыл бұрын

@@benoitguillou3146 oh, get over yourself. It was humor, not racism or any of the crimes you mentioned.

Hello from France ! This his one of my favorite french cars, i love it. You are lucky 😁

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Hello to you!! Thank you so much for watching !!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I feel honored.

see this smile when the woman is driving ? happiest owner ever, incredible

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Oh, I am happy! LoL

I can't imagine American's deception when travelling to France when they realise no one is wearing berets :/ Nice to see one of our legendary car in the US and to know there is some enthusiasts about it! Keep the good work on this channel!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed watching!!

@socalfrenchieztv3671

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@failranch9542

Жыл бұрын

No berets?! I am disappoint.

@Brinta3

Жыл бұрын

@Yep Le Bloop What do you mean, nobody’s wearing berets? I’m in France and I wear a beret everywhere I go. Being American, I try my best to fit in with the frogs.

@raphaelmarche4544

Жыл бұрын

@@Brinta3 that doesn't make sense, ever seen a frog wearing a beret ? 😛 (French here)

Merci depuis la France pour avoir rendu cet hommage à cette icône de l'automobile. Et... vive Nicole !

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @Stephane Hubert Je suis un grand fan de l'ingénierie française. J'adore les voitures françaises! Vive la France!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much..glad you enjoyed watching!!

@sports2hedz542

Жыл бұрын

This girl is INCROYABLE!

Merci pour cette vidéo Nicole. Cette voiture est mythique 🙌. Bonjour à tous les compatriotes sous les commentaires. Vive la France 🇫🇷

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you..glad you enjoyed watching!!

My first car in the 80s was an R5 and I always dreamed of having one of these

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Thank you for watching!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: My friend had a R5 in high school and we dreamt it was a R5 Turbo and we treated it as such!

My favorite moment was when the berets magically appeared in the shot lmao

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Haha...glad you enjoyed it!! We appreciate you watching!!

I owned a '83 Renault 5 Alpine Turbo. It's little sister. They spit flames and don't forget the typical fauteuils in the front.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Sweet...thank you for sharing!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Great car! We did not get anything like the 5 GT Turbo's. Although the GT/Alpine Turbo's had less power then the 5 Turbo, they also weighed a good bit less. I'm guessing around 2000 lbs (900 kilos)? Is that about right?

Not many people look good in a beret, Nicole. Well done on pulling that off.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! We loved the berets!!

And the DNA from this car was carried over into the Peugeot 205 T16 the most successful Group B rally car 🚗 I love your enthusiasm and joy you bring another great video 👍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: The T16 is simply amazing. I got up close and personal with one in 2019 at an Italian/French car show in Van Nuys CA. I just stood there in amazement. What a car!

@user-vk4vd7vr5t

Жыл бұрын

Not quite. Heuliez did the bodywork for the 205 T16, whom also did work on the original R5 Turbo. Both cars were individual efforts.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@user-vk4vd7vr5t Marcello Gandini and Marc Deschamps did the exterior styling of the Renault R5 Turbo while at Bertone in 1978.

@user-vk4vd7vr5t

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler correct

It's a legend! I have seen it win local races all the time at the time no other vehicle in the same category could beat this thing, incredible machine

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @Teacno V That is amazing! Where did you have this opportunity? I am very envious!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!

@RichardVac

Жыл бұрын

​@@abikepeddlerAT the time I lived in Ecuador and saw some amazing car races, many brands compete (I am sorry I do not know what ware the race event's name) Different categories, the Renault turbo competed with many brand's, Porch, Mercedes, Japanese brands, and the Renault was always the winner

A mate of mine had a Renault 5 GT Turbo back in the mid 80s. Probably the most hilariously dangerous car I've ever driven.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Haha..that's a great description!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: You totally nailed it. "Hilarious" "Danger"

Good man Eric for letting Nicole rip that beauty around on the loose. Fabulous car, there's nothing built today that comes close.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

3 ай бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!

Hearing "Renault" pronounced as close to correct as the accent can do, is a delightful change, as is seeing an owner who's not afraid of taking his pride and joy down a dirt road,... Then Nicole barely able to take her eyes off the road while learning how the French do "Add Lightness". This is a great episode. @ Nicole - if you get the chance, get behind the wheel of the true first "Hot Hatch" (nearly a decade before the Golf,..), a Renault R16TS. It rides like a luxury car, grips like a rally car, has the same mid-front layout as the Citroen DS, and Torsion Bar suspension all round, so can go from freeway to dirt field without loosing it's cool.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!! We appreciate your suggestion!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I do my best when pronouncing Renault. I know my pronunciation is to sharp. There should be a lot more roll in how it is pronounced. The "R" is silent and the rest just sort of spills out. I will practice. One of my French bud's is always giving me crap for how I say it.

@dozo1211

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler He was praising your pronounciation, though ! It's good, don't worry about it.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@dozo1211 Yea, glad somebody was giving me props on my pronunciation of "Renault" because a number of others thought I butchered it. I'm good either way... I am now having to practice "Pajero" as I just bought a 1997 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution and nobody seems to agree on how that is pronounced. 🤔

I remember following one of these down an Alpine pass, in the dark. I could hear it all the time but the only way I could tell how far ahead of me it was, was when I saw the flames coming out the exhaust at the downchanges before the hairpins! Stupendous!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!

@ericcharnholm9595

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Yea, I wonder if mine does that! That would be amazing. Thanks for watching!

@rickycapanni4588

Жыл бұрын

@@ericcharnholm9595 Hi Eric, I’d be surprised if it didn’t! It was a great sight, especially in the dark! Awesome car, enjoy!

Wowww just a big Thank !! You make me proud again to be a French Person ^^

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Thank you for watching!

So cool and funny to see Eric going between "OMG please don't wreck this jewel" and "Yeah finally there's someone who appreciates this beast in the purest and truest way" the whole time. Great driving, appreciation, respect, and passion I see, keep it up!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Masaki... It was super fun riding shotgun and experiencing this car from a different perspective. Normally it is my scaring the crap out of my passengers (which, admittedly, I take great pleasure in...) but in this case I got to play co-driver as well as give a little instruction on the cars behavior and tendencies. Nicole is a total pro so it was fun to watch her work.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching..glad you enjoyed it!

What a great channel... a beautiful nerd who loves cars and knows how to to drive them! What's not to like? ❤

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you!!

"your job is to sit there and look pretty." "on it!" love this guy 😂 someday I will make a cute little demon car like this. 🥺

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Haha!!! Thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I do what I am told! ha ha

My absolute favourite car growing up!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Nice...thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Mine too!

Seeing an American so emotional about a French classic genuinely makes me happy. Love this car since I am a kid and remember seeing it quiet often on the road back in the days. You sure don't see them anymore. Thank you for the video.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome...we're glad you enjoyed watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I love this car so much! Feel honored I get to care for it!

@rosebuddesign635

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler Congratulations on the car, you did an amazing job. I was always fascinated by it as a kid and still am all these years later! So sorry for the tragedy you had to endure, that is a tough one.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@rosebuddesign635 Hey, thanks for the kind words...

That car has a beautiful engine noise, one can almost tell they'd be super great around twisting courses. Greetings from the UK.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Greetings to you!!! Thank you for watching!

What an exceptional vehicle. This Renault and the Lancias of that Era were amazing. The Rally wins these cars amassed astounded so many people over the years. It makes them the truly collectible cars they are. Thank you for this share...

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

And thank you so much for watching!! We're glad you enjoyed it!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Hey, thanks for watching! Glad you liked this episode.

@platinidiego5268

8 ай бұрын

Tu oubli la 205 T 16.

The Renault 5 Turbo is a threath, what a looks, what a performance and what a size. Nice clip.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

I had a neighbor who got a black R5 Turbo 2 as his early 20's second car (his first one was an Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 Production) in the mid 80's. After some heavy mods (Koni shock absorbers, 30mm lowering, semi-slick tyres and pushing the turbo pressure to get 250 bhp from the engine), he obviously totaled his car on an aquaplaning induced accident on the highway. Wild times. I hope you'll get the opportunity to drive a Marcadier Barzoi, a semi artisanal French sports coupé (sold in kit of fully assembled) that is still a weapon of choice on _courses de côte_ (hillclimb racing). It's very low (3cm lower than a ford GT40) and used common Renault engines (mostly from the Renault 8 and 12) for just above 1200lbs (560kg).

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Wow Cluck... It is not often I learn of a car I have never heard of! Down the rabbit hole I go learning about Marcadier's... Thanks for watching!

@chucku00

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler Marcadier (originally Fournier-Marcadier) is one of the many small brands of kit cars during the golden era (1955-1975) of French artisanal cars that were using engines and spare parts of bigger brands like Renault, Peugeot or Citroën. There was a lot of brands : Sera (created by Jacques Durand and based on Panhard elements), Jidé (same creator), Baboulin (buggies), Sovra (the LM2 is bonkers!), CG (also an Alpine contractor that produced parts of the Alpine A110 GT4, the 2+2 version of the OG A110), Ligier (yup, Guy Ligier also produced the JS2, a street legal car in addition to his F1 team)... The only brand that still remains from this era is Alpine (mainly a marketing gimmick for Renault nowadays even if the new A110 is a legit sports car) and the only independant semi-industrial French brands that still exists with the same philosphy is Secma, their F16 turbo is just pure quirky Gallic insanity, in a good way, tho!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@chucku00 Just went down the Secma F16 and Sovra LM2 rabbit hole. That LM2 is like some sort of weird cross between an American beach buggy and a Lunar Rover. Love it. But yes, that F16 looks like pure fun. I love that cars like this even exist and that people like you know about them. That brings up an obvious question: How is it you know about all these artisanal brands and their models? I mean, there are more then 3000 comments on this page, some from people likely in some level of confinement or state run facility, and I can count on one hand the comments that bring this level of expertise to the discussion. I am intrigued. (And thanks for teaching me something I did not know...) ABP

After years of all those English lads, I think Nicole Johnson is my new favorite car reviewer. Great interviewing style. Great personality. Great stuff!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @Honest Reviewer I am biased but I agree! This is why I agreed to do the episode with her. Not only is Nicole an exceptional listener but she's genuinely interested in the vehicle, the history behind it and the owners story. I am very grateful to the Detour crew for this opportunity not only for the life experience but also because my beloved car is now burned onto (Celluloid? Hardrive? Cloud?) forever (Or until KZread is taken over by Elon). Did you know that Elon Musk once owned a 1993 McLaren F1. He had to sell it when he agreed to join Tesla. Can't be driving a petrol burning car while trying to peddle EV's. True story. Thanks for watching! ABP

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! We truly appreciate that!!

@scherzobenhaadi

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler That comment is almost even better than this exceptional episode. Especially the last part of your comment, hillarious...🤣 Take care of you and your beautiful car(s?)

I" m just in the middle of a deep full restoration of the same R5 turbo 2 ,really proud to put my hands on this rare piece !!!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

That's great...thank you for sharing!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: You go Dom! Bring that car back to life!

@domenicomanni8641

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler 👍😀

Got two of those beauties. One was fully restored and painted in bright black wit dark brass details. The other one was fully repurposed to race in classic rally around Europe. Certainly they are not comfy cars, and the driver must be gentle with them to get the best performance without losing the back end, crashing into a nearby oak... Both are one of the most precious cars on my collection.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Aweome...thank you for sharing with us!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Any person that owns and R5 Turbo is going to have a very interesting taste in cars. I bet your collection fits that description... Thanks for watching! ABP

Refreshing to see a guy can be so in love with his car.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! Thank you for watching!

Glad to see the love for the R5 Turbo in the US from someone other than Jay Leno! Amazing model!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Jay is a good dude though. I am glad he and other YT channels have exposed the public to cars like this. They are not common cars but steeped in history. Glad you enjoyed the video AfterBurner. Thanks for watching!

@12:37 Eric: "No... no..." Nicole: We're going! 🤣 Thanks to Eric for letting Nicole drive, and much respect for daily driving it. 🍺

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Haha!! Thank you so much for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

So fun to be in the passenger seat and watch somebody with Nicole's driving chops pilot such an odd and fun vehicle. It was a pleasure.

@jamesengland7461

Жыл бұрын

​@@abikepeddler ... except at 22:40 ;)

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesengland7461 Ha ha... I got this.😳

@lesimprevisibles

Жыл бұрын

I will never let her drive my car.

Oh, Nicole has another video, I clicked play before I even read the name of the episode. Never fails to impress. Thanks for sharing!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! We're glad you enjoyed it!!

Im so proud to see that this little french legend car brings happy an american guy !! This kind of car are today to much rare....thanks to use it and not let this vehicle going die in an old garage !!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching...glad you enjoyed it!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Run it hard, fix it, repeat.

Being close to 60 and in love with a sportsncar of the 90's, before watching this clip I thought I was not sane but now I know I am not alone...

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

You are definitely not alone!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: You are not alone! There are entire car show just devoted to the 80's and 90's cars. Google "Radwood" to learn more...

The body lines and rear end are absolutely stunning ! - The Renault 5 not bad either !

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@sideast

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour when you coming to UK😍

This car is a Icon in Europe . I had a Renault R5 Williams but the Turbo was always a dream to have .

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. We appreciate the comment!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I assume you mean Clio Williams? I would LOVE to have a go in one of those! That blue paint with the gold wheels... it just looks like fun in box form!

J'ai vu cette auto pour la première fois au salon de l'automobile à Paris en 1980. C'était la première version avec un superbe habitacle très différent de la Turbo 2 qui reprenais l'intérieur de l'Alpine turbo ,pour des raisons économique. Magnifique auto.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Quel moment dans l'histoire de la France et du WRC ! Voir la première de cette voiture a dû être quelque chose ! Cette première voiture était-elle rouge ? Vous souvenez-vous?

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@denisginer2691

Жыл бұрын

Il me semble en effet qu'elle était rouge ... Cependant j'ai peur que ma mémoire soit perturbée par le fait qu'une Hôtesse m'avait donné plein d'autocollants.je les ai tous collés sur mes cahiers d'école et là elle était rouge!😊

Waouh, Amazing video. Yes this car has that bad reputation of widow maker. Entering a corner in winter on French 80's rural road it was Heaven or Hell, Turbo lag, slippery road ( ice or humidity/ leafs ), playfull rear train. What was a dream on summer transformed in a nightmare on winter.

@ericcharnholm9595

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner: Great description. Yes, I could imagine, as a winter car, an R5 Turbo would be an interesting proposition. I guess I will find out because I am moving shortly to a snowy climate! Wish me luck. 😉

@Barredecharge

Жыл бұрын

Wish you the best 👌 ( goosebumps just thinking of being once again on the passenger seat in winter ) and afraid of what salted road can do to ( rust damage ) to this gem.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@Barredecharge Luckily the area I am moving to does not salt the roads... thank god.

That’s a badass little box of hate! Another great find!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is!! Thank you!!!

There only two words to describe him.. My hero!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@keithbraham6438

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour your level of knowledge is impressive , I just subscribed

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

@@keithbraham6438 Rad! Thank you!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Hey thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

@keithbraham6438

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler you must put the fear of God in people who don't know what a monster you are driving. well done Eric!

A man with good taste. This car is iconic. Beware not a car to put in all hands, for driver with good driving skills only, even if the clio V6 was more dangerous to drive.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I actually think you are correct. The Phase 1 Clio V6 is more of a handful to drive at the limit.

As someone who loves big cars I have to admit I often find myself thinking that no car can give you more joy than a hot hatchback. On this drive in the passenger seat I would have probably been in need of a sick-bag 🙃 I googled for pictures of the original seats - pure 80s madness. Thanks for another great episode!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We're glad you enjoyed watching!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@Mahatma Striker Eric the owner here: Hey, thanks for watching and thanks for the great comment. I agree with you. Hot hatches have their place. So fun! ABP

I never knew car that small could go that fast Nicole you learn something new everyday.

Well, I am a mechanic from Italy, work for Renault motor company since I was born, and I’m very proud to be the high classified technician. My daddy own this car when I was a little kid and I remember how much fun when we go to the Italian mountains, and then I own Renault Clio V6, and the Renault spider. In my opinion, as a professional, and a lover, I think the old cars are more feelings, and please forgive my English, because the heating of the Soul, that makes a carburettor is not as an injection system. I even remember an old Renault 8 Gordini that my father, use it to fix… she was like a scratch on the back.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We love this..thank you so much for sharing with us!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Uno dei miei commenti preferiti e proveniente da un meccanico significa molto. Sono contento che ti sia piaciuto... grazie per aver guardato! One of my favorite comments and coming from a mechanic means a lot. Glad you liked it... thanks for watching!

Great car, my father had 3 of them and he won some local rallys in 1985-86 in Spain

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

The "hat" touch was great. 😁

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!!!

@gregorysmith9706

Жыл бұрын

It really was! 😎👍

Being an older youngster, from Europe, I remember seeing these cars rallying. They were awesome. Congrats on this feature 💪🏼👍🏻

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! We appreciate you watching!!

Renault 5 turbo, ice track in the alps, 16 years old and a little conservation with the truth…. Best time ever! Go go go, break straight, turn in, hand brake on, oversteer, straighten up, go go go!!!!! Pure fun!❤

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Sounds fun!!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: In my minds eye I am you co-pilot my man! What an incredible memory that must be for you. Who's car what is?

@robertmckay694

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler hey Eric! Love your car! I was just a teenager on a skiing holiday. My mom had a back injury so she didn’t join my sister and I on the slopes so one day I decided just to chill with her. We discovered an ice driving school. Of course you were supposed to be a licensed adult but the way they asked was something along the lines of “are you a driver?” To which my mom replied “yup” economical with the truth which was I’d been banging around the farm fields in a car we got for $50. Now I’m in a Renault 5 turbo on ice! Screw skiing! I’m having the time of my life. They carved the course out of deep snow so there were places with six foot snow walls. I’m happy to say that I didn’t wreck it and went on to play in the snow in Scotland in my Peugeot 205 (not the GTI but I wish) Best $50 ever spent. Now I drive a pickup in Texas… not the same😖

@robertmckay694

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler thank you for sharing on the tube! Gotta admit I’m jealous AF!

@robertmckay694

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour love your channel! You’re killing it! Bloopers are a really nice touch but your presentation and overall quality is prime time!

No one made amazing small hot hatches like the French. Stunning car.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is!! Thanks for watching!

Now that is a Prince of an owner to let you take his prized possession into that scenario. Sir, you are truly a gentleman and outstanding owner. As a past owner of 930s and always loving the R5 since it was released, this was a pleasure to watch and empathetically understand all that was going on. Terrific video and thank YOU!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: @Josh Scism Thanks for the kind words... Gotta use these cars as they were designed! Thanks for watching! ABP

The face Nicole makes when she fired it up...... 💪🦾💥👏☀️!! Mrs Johnson, you make (some unknown & very interesting ) cars cool by driving them & presenting them to the public with a massive funloving openness that's VERY catching... Thx a billion🤙😇👍

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. We're glad you enjoyed watching!!

Une voiture mythique en France ! Mon beau-frère en possédait une que j'avais essayée. Une bombe ! Bonjour de la France à tout le monde !

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

And hello to you!!! Thank you so much for watching!

That Iconic Renault 5 Turbo rumble

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!! We're glad you enjoyed it!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: No body better to expose this cars "je ne sais quoi" to then Nicole. She is truly passionate!

We lived 1 block from that fire, was sad to see those cars through the rubble of the building the day after. Glad to see this new toy, one of my favorites from when I was young. 🙂

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: Oh, crud... Jason. You are making me tear up. Your comment is like we are apart of some weird shared experience. I was embarrassed the neighborhood could see this horrible loss and heart broken over the loss of my car passion. It was basically the singe worst day of my life and for months after I could not envision a way forward. But as I said to a prior commenter that also experienced a structure fire, you just have to force one foot in front of the other and then try and build momentum. I learned to walk again so to speak, only now I walk with a French gate.

@VanDerClof59

Жыл бұрын

@abikepeddler As we say in AA...one step at a time my friend. Brie in the good and exhale after 4th gear.... No? ( said with southern French accent 🤣)

@CarVideoCzar

Жыл бұрын

​@@abikepeddler 😪

I love these videos. I also love the fact that the owners want their cars to really be driven, it goes to show how genuinely enthusiastic they are and how they want to share in that enthusiasm.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric the owner here: I just do not understand people that own cars like this and put them away. Cars like this should be shared with the public! Reading some of the comments below, some state they have never heard of this car or have never seen one in person. That is tragic. One of my favorite things to do with this car is take it to places where it is just so out of it's element. Home Depot to get potting soil. Starbucks to get a Grande Mocha. Or even getting a Covid Booster... in your Renault R5 Turbo. The look on peoples faces is priceless.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Yes..we agree!!!

What a great car! My parents had quite a few ordinary Renault 5's back in the day (70's till 1987 or so) and when I saw this one for the first time (early 80's) I was so amazed, first at its looks and then at its price: if I remember well it was 65.000 Dutch guilders (1 guilder was a little bit less than the Deutsche mark or 0.45 Euro in today's money), whereas the normal R5's were well under 20.000 guilders (maybe entry-level even under 10.000). This is a very fun and still informative video, keep it up!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching..we're glad you enjoyed it!

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

These sold for $19,900 USD in 1983 and could be purchased through a company in Redondo Beach California called Sun International.

Hello i am french, and i Can Say, this car is in rallye, like the Citroën 2cv is the french symbole...the best of the best rallye car since 1980... tanks you..👍

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

Eric le propriétaire ici: Merci d'avoir fait un tour avec nous ! Bonjour pour San Diego, Californie!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed watching..thank you!!!

So many french comments for our iconic R5Turbo 2 it made us dream as kids. Thanks for this refreshing video.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!! Thank you for watching!

@nicolasbanach3837

Жыл бұрын

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour You deserve it. You are so enthousiastic. It's pretty rare to see these cars in good condition even in France or Europe.

@abikepeddler

Жыл бұрын

@@nicolasbanach3837 Eric the owner here: I am hoping to bring mine to France so if you see me, say hello!

@nicolasbanach3837

Жыл бұрын

@@abikepeddler Live a message when you have the dates and the place and I ll see if I could meet you there

Très très belle R5 Turbo, même Sébastien Loeb en a une. 🇨🇵

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching..we're glad you enjoyed!!

Eric was so nice to let you drive this, on the appropriate road... He's right, Jean Ragnotti was the man with R5 Turbo, and he still is. He does a lot of shows in France with his R5 and random ones. My best friend (who knows J.Ragnotti personally) has a R5 Turbo too (13km only). This car is pure joy to drive, "Une Bombinette" (a Little Bomb). Great video! Cheers from France

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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We're glad you enjoyed watching!! Thank you!!

@ericcharnholm9595

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Eric the owner here: Great story! Tell your friend he needs to drive his car more. 7800 miles is not enough!

@superfastjellyfish78

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@@ericcharnholm9595 He drives it, regularly but not on a weekly base, maybe something like once a month. He has so mutch cars to drive (and a lot of old Renault like the R5T)... He has several Renault garages, and regularly organises some shows (more like some "gathering")where people come with their Renault sport car, old ones and new ones, like Alpine etc... J.Ragnotti often comes to these events, he is such a nice and humble person... He knows EVERYTHING about the car, he is the car... Quiet impressive to see him making donuts in a room sized area EDIT: You have a veny nice car Eric, seuls les connaisseurs possèdent cette voiture.

@abikepeddler

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@@superfastjellyfish78 Je suis tellement contente que vous ayez apprécié l'épisode autant que j'ai aimé le faire avec Nicole !

@superfastjellyfish78

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@@abikepeddler I did. She's very enthusiastic!

The beret's and handkerchiefs LMAO!! Nice touch!!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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Haha..thank you!! We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!

Very special car, one of my all time favourite cars, love them.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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Yes..they are very special!! Thank you for watching!

@abikepeddler

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Eric the owner: Me too! So grateful to be caring for this one.

A friend sent this video to me this morning because he knows I also own a R5T2. One of the best videos I have seen. Well balanced material between the passion of the owner, factually correct on the technical as well as a test drive by Nicole to boot. Eric is right about the support from the community. It was always there even back in 2006 when I got mine. But with the internet and also the resurgence of cars from this era it has been much easier to source parts. Nice job Nicole!

@abikepeddler

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Eric the owner here: @seeking truth Thanks for the comment and the support. This is typical of the R5T community as a whole. Many nice people all helping each other keep these car alive and kicking!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!!

@DeedsGallagher

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If you're ever looking to swap I have two very well behaved Children who are a delight to be around ;D The envy is stronger than the force but the respect for you owning and keeping it alive is far more. If I ever get rich can I come drive it - standard rules "Bend it, pay for it".

@_a_n_t_e_

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Amazing car, there is one in my town, in perfect condition but not for sale. The sound is just incredible! I own RS197 but this one is legendary!

@seekingtruth3228

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@@DeedsGallagher Lol Pass on the children. Been there, done that. Actually, when I was looking for the R5 T2 16 years ago I was very reluctant to buy because of hearing all the horror stories of parts, reliability etc. A acquaintance in England told me to just go test drive it and go from there. I did and fell in love with the car. I did not buy it that day for the amount I wanted to pay but when the previous owner could not get the price he wanted on ebay I got the phone call to come pick up the car. On the way home I was even confronted by a Subbie WRX that wanted to race. I didn't push it after owning the car for only a few hours and didn't want to blow up my new acquisition. A little nerve racking at the beginning but over time I learned how to wrench on the R5 T2 which had similar systems to many european cars of that time. In fact, it has made me more fearless in buying older cars as they are much simplier than modern day cars that require alot of diagnostic equipment exclusively owned by the dealership. In the end, cars are pretty well mechanically the same. You just have to spend the time to figure them out. The R5 Turbo community has been extremely helpful as well as communications on the internet.

Oh my god!!! i saw this car five years ago by myself in carmel by the sea, I am spanish and i was spending my holydays in California and i shooted a lot of pics of this car who is parked in the streeets of carmel. I was so excited to see one of my favourites cars of all times in the USA… I came back to my country telling to my friends this is one of the best things that i saw in my trip to USA And now thanks to you i can met the owner and the history of this unit, thanks!!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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That is so awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!! We're glad you enjoyed watching!

@abikepeddler

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Eric the owner here: That is fantastic RuNRiOT! I bought the car in late 2018 and drive it through Carmel in October of 2018. It likely was this car. I was only there briefly as I was driving the car south to San Diego, California at the time. It is so rewarding to have conversation with Europeans about this car as it means as much to them as it does to me. Most of them are just so shocked that it is here in the United States they hardly know what to say. Friday I was at a coffee house and a French speaking person raced out of a nearby business because of this car. They had a hard time forming questions. It was funny. We both laughed. Thanks for watching! ABP

Oh boy. What a car. I've ALWAYS loved these. Such a great sound considering its only a 1.4 litre. I'm glad you liked it!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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Thank you so much for watching!

@abikepeddler

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Eric the owner here: Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!

@howardmckenna

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@@abikepeddler... Very much so! Although you have a wonderful machine that you obviously adore, I couldn't help but feel deeply saddened by your earlier loss due to the fire. My deepest condolences.

@abikepeddler

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@@howardmckenna Hey, thanks for those nice sentiments. I would trade this Renault immediately if it meant getting back the cars I lost. One positive about a house fire is it resets your priorities. You learn what is really important.

@howardmckenna

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@@abikepeddler... I get it completely. Cars have the same attachment value as people can. The Mercedes that was in your family for 50 years really was a member of your family. It hurts the same and is irreplaceable yet it's still just metal. Anyways...

Nice to hear you left foot braking !!! 10 years ago I had finished my 67 Mustang Coupe, and I was proud to show how I had offset the clutch pedal so left foot braking was easier. Most just looked at me like, .......what ? Even when driving an automatic I use both feet. As an off road dirt bike racer using the throttle and brake at the same time is very important. Thanks Nichole, cool car.

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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You're welcome...thank you for watching!! Appreciate the comment!!

I was really excited for this video, I remember meeting Eric for the first time a long time ago and him telling me he had one of these and then finally seeing it in person is just a true gem. I thought the closest I’d ever get to one is these is through video games!

@NicoleJohnsonsDetour

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We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!

@abikepeddler

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@Ducati Kalib Oh, gee, I wonder who this is. 😁 Wasup my man?! Thanks for checking out the video and chiming in. Where is your KZread channel with your Renault adventures? To busy after chasing down M3's at the Nurburgring?