Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by thinfourth » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:44 am

Rich H wrote: - french, epensive, reliability?
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by Rich H » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:05 am

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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by Sanjøy » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:46 pm

Reminds me of Howards way, and Avril.
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by Rich H » Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:02 pm

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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by douglasgdmw » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:46 am

Lovely car (always wanted on) but I wanted the later A610 version in which Renault sold very little in the UK. Very comparable to the 911 but never really caught on according to the owner reports. May have an Evo buying guide on them that I can look for over the weekend.

Sure there is lots of advice on Renaul Alpine forums but not many cars out there. If you do get one then would love to have a passenger ride as always wanted to see what they were like.

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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by Rich H » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:02 pm

There are a few for sale, around the 5k mark.

Trouble is I don't think that an Esprit and a GTA make for reliable daily transport! :lol:

Mind you there isn't going to be much left of the original Esprit the way it's going...
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Post by rossybee » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:51 pm

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Post by douglasgdmw » Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:51 pm

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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by Rich H » Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:43 pm

Loving the green 310! SWMBO even likes the colour...!
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by rossybee » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:04 pm

They're all nice, but pricey, no?

This looks a far better deal... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2112881.htm
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by rossybee » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:07 pm

Rich H wrote:Loving the green 310! SWMBO even likes the colour...!
Love them. :love

Used to see them quite a lot when on hols in France (yellow headlamps & all 8) ) in the late 70s & 80s (as a kid! :shock: )

Also love the 110, and other than an Alfa evening at KH a few years back, haven't seen one for a loooooong time :roll:
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by cjm » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:31 pm

I like the green A310! I've been tempted by a GTA a few times but the fear has always stopped me.
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Re: Tell me about Renault Alpine GTAs - minor Lotus connection

Post by douglasgdmw » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:44 am

Possibly the ones that I found may be pricey but don't really know what the going rate is. For all I know some of them could have gone through a full rebuild.

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