Re: [Amc-list] Le Wreck (R5's)

["Jay Honeycutt" <jay.honeycutt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I actually owned an R5, LeCar (or, what we came to call "LeSh%#Box).  It was
fun to
drive and mechanically actually OK, except for the CV joints that
disintegrated
in the first 10,000 miles.

However, the body was another matter!  In Massachusetts, it rusted in places
where other cars don't have places.  And, the sheet metal seemed so thin
that a strong look could penetrate it.

Jay Honeycutt




On Feb 4, 2008 1:23 PM, JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> --- Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>  Couldn't be much worse then working on a regular R5.
> > I did a few engine overhauls etc; on those. yuck..
> > My now wife actualy had one her dad bought her.
> > She kept it one year after the warranty expired, it
> > cost her $1800 to keep it on the road for that one
> > year!
> >
>
> That can leave a bad taste in your mouth.  I got the
> same feeling about my 1980 VW Rabbit.  The last year I
> owned it (about 1984) the fuel pump disintegrated and
> put metal filings into the fuel injection manifold
> (spider type manifold).   A new one was only available
> as a factory part and the repair cost me $1200.  That
> soured me on Volkwagons forever.  Strangely, that VW
> must have imprinted the German car "mystique" on two
> of my sons.  One son has had two Turbo Golfs and the
> other has a late model Audi.  The son with the Golfs
> has had some very large repair bills (electrical
> items, mostly) but he makes a good salary and doesn't
> mind paying the bills.   The Audi has been flawless.
>
> Joe Fulton
>
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> > --
> > Mark Price
> > Morgantown, WV
> > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> > " Chronic Pain Hurts"
> >
> >  -------------- Original message
> > ----------------------
> > From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cool video! Lots of FWD econobox R5's - but there
> > looked to be some R5 Turbos in
> > > there as well! The R5 Turbo is a mid-engine,
> > rear-wheel drive fire breathing
> > > shoebox disguised as an R5.
> > >
> > > When you watch the video - watch for the R5's with
> > big flares over the rear
> > > wheels, wide rear wheels, and skinnier front
> > wheels. A little less than half way
> > > through there's an R5 Turbo in blue going nuts
> > (how the heck did he do multiple
> > > 180's on the width on those roads?). Towards the
> > end there's a yellow R5 Turbo.
> > >
> > > Anyway - lots of R5s rolling and going off road,
> > and a couple R5 Turbos mixed in
> > > for fun.
> > >
> > >
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