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Renaul Spider?
Alez - 4/2/04 at 07:41 PM

I was thinking about this nice car which caused a bit of a stir when it came out some years ago.. What do you think?

http://w1.520.telia.com/~u52000003/default/frames.html

Cheers,

Alex


sgraber - 4/2/04 at 09:49 PM

Yes, very nice IMO. I'm not a real fan of the two tone, but overall it's a pretty sweet ride. At 2,100Lbs (953Kg) it's kind of a pig though...

I thought this photo in the details page was quite nice and I wish I had a bigger version of it!


ProjectLMP - 4/2/04 at 10:47 PM

The main page for their site isn't exactly what you would call politically correct I like the look of the car.


sgraber - 5/2/04 at 02:46 PM

Pollitically correct?! I'd vote for her!



She should do the next half-time show...


Alez - 5/2/04 at 06:28 PM

The car!!!! The car!!!!


sgraber - 5/2/04 at 07:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Alez
The car!!!! The car!!!!


And those two great big beautiful "headlights"....

Actually Alex, thanks for posting that link. I had never seen that car before, but it has a lot of design similarities to what I am trying to build. I can really use it for research. COOL!

Steve


MikeR - 5/2/04 at 10:32 PM

hmmm, suspension seems soft, looks like it would bounce around a lot when driven hard over a firm surface.....

oh sorry, the car, yeah nice..... didn't they have to be sva'd under low volume rules or something to be driven in this country?


ned - 6/2/04 at 10:02 AM

IIRC the uk spec car had a windscreen whereas the euro one just had an aero screen, or was that the other way round, or just an option ~#!!

Ned.


theconrodkid - 6/2/04 at 01:51 PM

and their,s no roof/ragtop available,seen one once,all got the steering wheel fitted to the passenger side for some reason


Alez - 6/2/04 at 04:44 PM

So you actually need 2 people to drive it yeah? The driver operates the pedals while the passenger operates the steering. Hmm.


scuzzer - 6/2/04 at 09:47 PM

sgraber: The cars rollbar is much taller than the windshield, yet it looks just fine IMO.


sgraber - 6/2/04 at 10:53 PM

The rollbar IS much taller!

I was looking at that and saying 'hmmmmmmm....'

Now I have a glazed look in my eyes and I am murmuring - "must build Renault clone... must build Renault clone...."

Graber


MrFluffy - 12/2/04 at 09:34 PM

There was(is?) a racing series dedicated to them, ive spent the odd hour on a bored wet sunday watching them hurtling round the track on the likes of eurosport. They look fun to drive anyway....
I can be forgiven for not being in the shed, because for my sins Im having to work in the uk for 12 months, and Ive rented a place with a garage so small you couldnt fit anything but a mini in it, so coincidentally its full of motorbikes, well you have to stop yourself going mad with SOME mechanical tinkering....