French unicorn eBay

Is this the last one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983-Renault-Fuego-Turbo-Black-Power-Sunroof-/160945752491?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item25791d49ab

Wow, I've looked (okay, not real hard) a couple of times and never saw a turbo for sale. There aren't many of any kind left.

Hell, it's less than an hour's drive from here! Wonder where one finds metric tires nowadays, I know options were nil 5+ years ago.

I'd like to find a 5-speed from one for the Europa.

I was never a huge Renault fan, but I always liked the Fuego. And as ValuePack mentioned, tires may actually prove to be the biggest obstacle with this car.

It's been ages since I saw one of those. Those TRX tires are still available from Coker Tire if you got the bux. http://www.summitracing.com/search/product-line/coker-michelin-trx-tires

In reply to Curmudgeon:

Eye-wateringly expensive! Good to see they can be had, anyway.

A few minutes of Googling suggests the Fuego is 4x100, so thank God for that. A new set of rolling stock sure beats $2k for a set of tiny all seasons, at least.

These are my French unicorns:

I tried searching but I have had no luck, are they front wheel drive? One of the pictures of the undercarriage suggest that it is.

Wow. A Unicorn should be something you'd want to own. I owned 2 Fuegos back in the day. A N/A 1.6L 5-spd. and an auto 2.2. i also owned a 2.2 sportwagon. I also had the honour (lol) of driving probably the nicest, most well preserved example of a turbo ever. These cars were notoriously unreliable, slow, expensive to fix and underperforming. The turbos were neat, but so slow.

Run screaming. This is no unicorn, let them all die. It was because of these cars I ran to Hondas, and never looked back. My 83 Civic was 10 times the car the Fuego ever was. The name was appropriate, let them burn.

If you have any questions, ask away. The 2.2 Fuego I owned I tore apart and rebuilt almost the whole car. It was gorgeous, but still a POS.

There's been one posted on the Lemons forums a couple of times.

BTW, the Fuego hatch glass is from a 924/944 only mounted backwards.

ValuePack wrote: Hell, it's less than an hour's drive from here! Wonder where one finds metric tires nowadays, I know options were nil 5+ years ago.

From some searching it looks like the bolt pattern is 4x100.

I would rather the predessor the Renault 17 (which will accept the fuego drivetrain)

I know of 2 of these that are/were local. I can go look if anyones interested.

I need that roof to put in my car....

I have seen a fuego before, never a 17 though. A Bagheera would be awesome though, I had kinda forgotten about those but I wouldn't mind owning one.

Travis_K wrote: I have seen a fuego before, never a 17 though. A Bagheera would be awesome though, I had kinda forgotten about those but I wouldn't mind owning one.

The greatest CL ad in the history.. of the world:

Awesomeness said: '85 Maserati Biturbo (twin turbo intercooled) with 37K miles, titled, needing minor restoration (wiring, exhaust, seat covers, one turbo rebuilt) for $2,500. '72 Lotus Europa racecar, not street legal (bill of sale only) rebuilt RARE twin-cam BIG VALVE enging with dual WEBER head, rebuilt and powder-coated trans, frame redone, most fiberglass done, new windshield, most parts to finish. Dynoed engine according to previous owner. Minilites, fender flares, built-in roll bar, and will make awesome track car when done. $5,000 '77 Matra Bagheera S -- 3-seat mid engine sportscar, titled, likely only RHD Matra here in the US, Hodec conversion from England and still has its English license plate on the front. small crack in corner of windshield, 4-speed SIMCA engine, Campagnelo wheels, sunroof, GT unibody fiberglass bonded to metal, needs interior freshening and tires, awesome performance. $5,000 Might trade for backhoe with trailer, 4x4ATV, Harley, or combination cash and partial trade. Don't need a job, so don't ask....