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I can find nothing good about this car. The fiberglass panels popped off; the doors were too slow opening and the hydraulic motors leaked and burned out; the frame in front was part sheet metal and ripped; the Ford 351W engine had valve problems; I could go on and on.
I can find nothing good about this car. The fiberglass panels popped off; the doors were too slow opening and the hydraulic motors leaked and burned out; the frame in front was part sheet metal and ripped; the Ford 351W engine had valve problems; I could go on and on.
I totally disagree. At least they were cool looking. They are far from being the worst car of all time. The one you posted in in bad shape. Here is one in good shape...
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Renault Dauphine was so bad they haven't sold a car in the United States since. Tow trucks wouldn't pick them up because they rusted so quickly, a tow often resulted in catastrophic undercarriage collapse. You have a better chance of seeing Bigfoot than finding one on the road in America.
Renault Dauphine was so bad they haven't sold a car in the United States since. Tow trucks wouldn't pick them up because they rusted so quickly, a tow often resulted in catastrophic undercarriage collapse. You have a better chance of seeing Bigfoot than finding one on the road in America.
Wait a second, that was a car in the 1960's. I remember the Renault Alliance all over the place in the 1980's, so they have sold cars in the USA, at least until the late 80's or so.
Wait a second, that was a car in the 1960's. I remember the Renault Alliance all over the place in the 1980's, so they have sold cars in the USA, at least until the late 80's or so.
You're right, I forgot about that. It was a special partnership with AMC, as Renault had long since shut down its own dealer network after the failure of the Dauphine.
Several vehicles come to mind (vehicles sold in the USA):
Yugo - very low target for quality and they underachieved
Pinto - a crude terrible car
Vega - how many ran for more than a few years?
Almost any Renault
Chevette - another crude piece of transportation
The Bricklin was obviously a failure but I appreciated that they were trying to build an interesting specialty car. They failed but that was a risky thing to try.
The cars above failed at being just ordinary transportation.
Wait a second, that was a car in the 1960's. I remember the Renault Alliance all over the place in the 1980's, so they have sold cars in the USA, at least until the late 80's or so.
OMG! That brought up an old memory. That was the car my son-in-law drove in high school and throughout most of his college years -- a 4-door sedan. He hated it, but his dad bought it to "keep him grounded." And then he bought his younger brother a new red Mustang convertible!
I thought the poor kid was going to cry when he saw what his little brother got instead of a Renault.
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