£17000, The Cost Of Some Gallic Charm

£17000, The Cost Of Some Gallic Charm

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reddiesel

Original Poster:

2,478 posts

54 months

Friday 29th December 2023
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335168679265?hash=item4...


Some Cars just seem to happen at the wrong time , take this Renault for instance . In its heyday to a mere Bricklayer like me it was completely out of reach and then there was my old man . My old man when I was growing up had a complete aversion to anything even slightly exotic and unfortunately a bit of that has rubbed off on me . Still a fair amount has been done and money clearly spent on this Cars upkeep and for me it looks a nice example . I am pleasantly surprised by the money being asked , I would have thought it would be much higher ?

reddiesel

Original Poster:

2,478 posts

54 months

Friday 29th December 2023
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285554334389?hash=item4...


Alternatively the Turbo is much more Money though personally I like the uncluttered lines of the earlier Car but an interesting price differential nonetheless

996Type

865 posts

159 months

Friday 29th December 2023
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Lovely cars, like the French Lotus of their era.

After the original 60’s model, which are still strong money, the 70’s / 80’s and early 90’s found the cars languishing a little as second hand models, and have always suffered.

The second car you link to seems very overpriced, the first seems about right.

Things to watch for are chassis corrosion and a diminishing parts bin for the spares that weren’t common to other manufacturers.

In the flesh they look a lot more dramatic than in photos, my personal preference is like yours and would be the first one!

TooLateForAName

4,841 posts

191 months

Friday 29th December 2023
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Bonnet is misaligned on that red one.

Seems only a couple of years ago that these were under 5K

reddiesel

Original Poster:

2,478 posts

54 months

Saturday 30th December 2023
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Were they ever famed for the quality of their finish ?

BananaFama

4,613 posts

86 months

Sunday 31st December 2023
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The red car is way better looking than the blue in the second link .

Always liked them but hardly ever see them now or then BITD .