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I had 2 of these.

We had a neighbor that had a 3cylinder Charade. You know that lasted forever. They had that car well into the 2010s. Very rusty at the end. They moved so I don't know whatever happened to it. I did have a Geo Metro several in fact and a couple Trackers good fun little cars

A classmate of mine bought a new one , it seemed to be a pretty nice car to own fresh out of high school

There was also the Chevy Turbo Sprint and Pontiac Turbo Firefly offered in Canada for1989 to 1991. They came in red or blue. I bought a new 89 in red. You can see a blue one in broucher you picture. It was likened to a Clown Car on Amphetamines. Lol.

What a fascinating episode! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!🎄🤝 Edit: Le Car is such an oddball😂

i like you're channel and your style of presentation. i subscribed!

yeah, my bad i was mixed up with a 95 we had. my bad!

tomorrow night is Christmas Eve, keep an eye out for the spirit of Kenosha!

Oldsmobile has been gone 20 years!!!!! O boy am I really that old...............................!!

I don't remember the year i had as a rental. Was very nice and i thought about buying one but went out of business.

the le car was junk

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I absolutely love this video! Thank you so much. I truly believe everyone has a childhood car. Mine is my fathers maroon 1983 Renault Alliance! Its the first car of his I remember These cars were said to be slow but my father still got speeding tickets in his. His car in particular had a terrible overheating issue, cost 1150 to fix in 1990. The horn was on the signal stock with a perfect road runner "beep beep sound" You really had to pick up speed to enjoy the AC. Those faux leather seats just about flayed my four year old ass on those hot Louisville/Indy summer days! My father's Alliance also suffered twice blown head gasket. After the car would overheat, we were often blessed with a lovely coolant smell through the vents. That f### overheating screwed me out of a Bob Evans trip with my dad one night! I also heard many iconic songs for the first time in this car. There is something about the Renault Alliance! I love these cars despite their defects. Its refreshing to see Renault styling cues in Nissans today. The Alliance however is rare and unique today. I dream of owning one some day!

Junk ! Bought 1986 Alliance new . Front CV joint had no grease FROM THE FACTORY. Failed in a few months . Dealer denied it . Throttle body issues galore . Ball joints flimsy and also failed real quick . Nice looking car but very poorly built .

My mum had a 87 Renault Alliance, that she got in 1990, she loved it said it was one of the “sportiest car had owned “ it died from a blown timing belt a few years later.

Loved it mate

Miss my ‘87 silver GTA ragtop!

I didn't like these because in the 1987 Consumer Reports Auto Buying Guide, it said these were unreliable. But now I realize that they were better than any domestic and have really cool seats!

I think these andodge shadow Plymouth Sundance twins were the last of the more reliable Chrysler cars. When I was a kid in 1992 if you went to any airport and tried to rent a car yet either get a Chevy Corsica or a Plymouth acclaim.

I owned two alliance, and one encore. Worked on them a lot, but miss them.

in Europe these Renaults were popular, many ran into astronomical mileages, especially taxis in cities with the turbo diesel engine. The 1.4 and 1.7 ltr engines were also used in Volvo 340 and 440 series cars.

I had an 84 Buick Skyhawk with 2.0L OHV engine and 4 speed manual. I found it to be the better daily driver over the 1.8L OHC because of the lower end torque feel on initial acceleration. The Buick and Oldsmobile had the better designed dashboard. No idea why Cadillac used the Cavalier dash for their J-Body over the Buick and Oldsmobile dash. The J-Body car was very good for what they were. In sedan and wagon they were affordable family economy cars. In coupe and hatch they were sporty economy cars on a budget. Agree they should have only been released as a Chevy and Pontiac in USA. As for performance engine, the V6 was the overall better engine. The 1.8L SOHC turbo had more power but suffered from serious turbo lag followed by severe torque steering when the turbo kicked in. On the highway the turbo was better for passing acceleration over the V6.

I owned an Alliance and got a great price. Based on the French underpinnings it should have been a good car. Reliability was awful and the dealerships, given the lack of sales, awful.

Thank you for the effort. I recall this car and the many things your discussed. It was indeed a flashback to recall the company and the struggles. I recall the executive and the car, the hot coolant issues and I recall the Eagle Premier which was the beginning of the change that was coming. That became Dodge Monaco. AMC always did more with less and on a budget. The Eagle 4 wheel drive cars were ahead of their time, but would be popular today. It is interesting Chrysler bought AMC/Jeep and then they got bought several time and are all owned by Stellantis. You made a normal car interesting to see and hear about. That facelift the Alliance got was not attractive at all. I recall that. I do wonder about the quality of the European version compared to the American version.

The GTA looked good. Particularly the convertible.

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the eagle premier and the medallion , two cars developed by Renault amc partnership

I had a 85 Encore. It was the stripped entry level model. Cost $6,800! Drove it 14 years and was near 200.000 miles. It needed some parts eventually and AMC had destroyed all OEM parts. I was heart broken. Fun car to drive. They did replace the heater core when it was 10 years old.

The car had its flaws, but the pedestal seats, which let the rear passengers stretch out as if in a limousine, were a great idea. Chrysler should have adapted them to their existing models.

Thought of it as a kid, and even as an adult. With Japanese cats soaring in the 80’s, why did they feel such a inferior quality car would grow the brand then?

Cool 😎, I remember these

I owned 3 LeCars and an 86 Alliance D/L 2 door 1.7L. never had any major problems with any of them. My 87 T-bird was far more trouble prone than the Renault cars

I had an Encore 5 dr with the 1.7L and 5spd. It was loaded with all the available options. I bought it brand new. I picked it up at the dealership on a Thursday evening and the following Monday my wife and I along with our two German Shepherds set off on a vacation road trip that took us from Madison Wisconsin through the western states up the Pacific coast to Alaska and back. Drove it for years and 113,000 MI. Never failed to start or leave anybody stranded. It was still running perfectly when it was rear-ended at a stoplight and totaled. I realize my owner experience may have been atypical but at least for my wife and I it was a good car.

Unlike the R11, the R9 was never a big seller in the UK. I do wonder if it would have been different of we'd got the soft top. By the early 80's, they were incredibly popular but Renault had nothing to offer.

AMC deserved better. I've seen only 1 alliance in my life.

I dream of having a Fuego!!!

I had a 87 Alliance convertible!!! Loved it!!!

i think gas crisis around 1972. lee iacocca saved Chrysler.

According to the Redneck Dictionary you pronounce it "Ree nalt"; "Ree no" is where you go to get married to your cousin 🤣 I remember these having a burst of popularity when they came out which lasted until you woke up realizing that the dream you'd bought was a nightmare instead. Even among Americans who didn't like AMC there was a hope that Renault would resurrect it as something like it had been in it's better days. They tried to 'check all the boxes' by building the cars here and using the existing AMC dealer network, but when folks saw it branded as a Renault and no mention of any AMC's were following, many people then saw Renault as the one who killed AMC, not the one who saved it. I'm not sure that an AMC nameplate would have made any real difference in sales, but it would have been far more accepted that way. Yes it got good fuel mileage but no, it was slow and fell apart underneath you. Even the dealership mechanics were still not conversant with the needs and vagaries of a modern aluminum engine, having only experience with old cast iron ones which were hard to kill. Also being 'new' here meant there were no aftermarket parts like you could get for everything else which made for cheaper repairs and maintenance costs. The Japanese and Germans had learned what the American market wanted and were building good cars with great value with changes made to better suit us, and these cars were pale and weak in comparison. Plus there was still lots of people who disdained anyone who drove an imported car even though most American ones had the 'malaise disease' and weren't what they should have been. Kind of odd that the rest of the world (well at least Europe) liked the Renault 5 (Le Car) a lot while we saw it as as a bad joke like the Yugo. I've driven one of those and that was my own impression too. For some time you could still see Alliances and Encores on the road mostly because they could be had for cheap on the used car market, and they did deliver really good fuel economy which couldn't often be found in a cheap used car. You don't see any now because this was the beginning of the 'disposable car' era which still afflicts us today, but that's another story altogether. Wishing all a wonderful Christmas!

Scrappy little Chrysler in the 80s❤🇱🇷

I would love a Renault 5 Turbo 2. Dear Lord it’s on my top 5 list no doubt. Shame the Le Car in the US market turned to dust so fast. Literally. This vid is a classic for you, letting some people learn a history that they didn’t even know existed here. Great job, this is interesting.

Outstanding work! Thank you!

I owned a 2 door, red Alliance L (barely above base). It had A/C, but no power steering and a 4 speed manual (5 speed must have been higher trim levels). I was in highschool working a part-time job. It was a total P.O.S.! The thing was in the shop every month with something new wrong and I bought it brand new!

Here’s a forgotten one for you, Dodge/Plymouth Arrow.

Garbage cars. Bought one used (85 Encore in 1989). I didn’t want it but the now ex liked it. Got it from a fellow service member. Bad catalytic converter right off the bat. Quirky ergonomics, terrible handling, weak power. If you didn’t change the timing belt every 30K it would break (interference engine.) Happened to me at the worst possible time / location. “The One To Watch” was the ad slogan. Yep, you’d better.

Good work man. Watched it twice and learned a lot (even I don’t know everything lol)

About 6 years ago, I drove a friend's Alliance to a Euro-Brit car show. It rode very well, and the steering had a good road feel. The interior plastics and fabrics weren't pleasing to the eyes or to the touch. Regardless, I enjoyed driving it.

_HOW is it possible that this channel isn't over 50k subscribers at this point!?_ _I bet those nefarious 🤡s at CERN have something to do with it_