I had one of the later models. It was a 1985 model that I bought in 1990 with only 10k miles. It had the larger 2.2L with 5spd. It was on a used car lot in the back row and I offered half what they were asking. Drove it for ten years and 140K more miles before rampant rust and difficulty finding parts and service consigned it to the scrap yard. Problems were few and far between and mostly minimal. Never failed to start or left me stranded.
@emeyer6963 I maintained it like a European owner not an American one. That means I actually followed the instructions in the owners manual and didn't drive it until it broke!
You really do learn something new each day. I did not know the Alliance was tentatively named the Sierra! Renault is here to stay? How sad. As I diehard Renault fan I wish they could have.
Good looking car; I’d want an automatic transmission. I’m over this manual transmission crap; I can drive one, but I choose not to. Manual transmissions are in the minority, for they don’t get any better fuel mileage, and you do get sick of shifting gears…
I had one of the later models.
It was a 1985 model that I bought in 1990 with only 10k miles.
It had the larger 2.2L with 5spd.
It was on a used car lot in the back row and I offered half what they were asking.
Drove it for ten years and 140K more miles before rampant rust and difficulty finding parts and service consigned it to the scrap yard.
Problems were few and far between and mostly minimal.
Never failed to start or left me stranded.
What enigne of Renault 18I sport wagon
You had the only reliable one that was in the USA
@emeyer6963 I maintained it like a European owner not an American one.
That means I actually followed the instructions in the owners manual and didn't drive it until it broke!
You really do learn something new each day. I did not know the Alliance was tentatively named the Sierra! Renault is here to stay? How sad. As I diehard Renault fan I wish they could have.
I see an early 1980's Mazda 626 front end on this vehicle.
They didn't stay long.
Not in the US but they did worldwide. Tends to be the case with french cars. Americans mechanics just don't know how to work on them
True,we still use them in Moroco Africa,the big problem with frensh cars is overheating,i think because temperature in France is low...
under the intake manifold?
Good looking car; I’d want an automatic transmission. I’m over this manual transmission crap; I can drive one, but I choose not to. Manual transmissions are in the minority, for they don’t get any better fuel mileage, and you do get sick of shifting gears…
Sierra....nope...alliance