Description
Renault 4 GTL for sale. This is a genuine UK specification Right Hand Drive model with the 1108cc engine and four speed manual gearbox. Registered in March 1985, and with just 89000 miles from new and in excellent mechanical order with a patinated yet very pretty exterior colour, the car has done trips to Amiens, Normandy and Wimereux since I first acquired her in 2022. I gifted the little beauty to my (now ex) partner who loved her to bits for two years, but now she’s returned the car in lieu of a debt and I have no further need or space to keep it, nor time to give the car any more love and attention...... that's the job of the next owner.
In the past 18 months or so I have carried out the following work:
Replacement of complete clutch assembly, clutch cable, water pump, fan belt tensioner bearing, battery, tyres, brakes discs, linings, shoes and hydraulics, all front steering joints and track rod ends, steering rack gaiters and driveshaft gaiters, rear silencer, oils, filter and service items. Floorpans and light structural welding was also done and the underside is both good and undersealed where repaired. Some but not all of these items were needed for MOT purposes in 2023, although this has now expired and therefore the buyer will need to obtain a fresh MOT.
In addition, rear seat belts and a Bluetooth stereo with remote control have been added to make the car more usable and enjoyable on the road.
Worth mentioning is that at some point in the distant past, the bonnet was replaced although the estimated cost of commercial repair was considered more than the value of the vehicle. Special Note 2 on the V5 states that the vehicle has been salvaged for this very reason. Quite why, I’ll never understand!
You could drive this little Renault to Monte Carlo tomorrow with ease and confidence, such is its mechanical condition. Live with the wonderfully patinated colour scheme of Aqua Blue and beige/ checkered cloth trim or spend a thousand or so on a respray and a few odds and sods of trim to create a car worth around £8500 today.
There’s only one bad point…. the left hand tailgate hinge is broken and needs a £100 repair. I simply don’t have the space or time to deal with it because I have a very busy working life as well as eleven other cars in my collection, so am offering this lovely Renault at a fixed, non-negotiable price of £5000 to anyone who recognises an excellent proposition and wants to drive away knowing they’ve bagged themselves a very sweet and rare RHD 4GTL that makes everyone smile out loud.
Please, no dreamers, time-wasters or indecisive hagglers….. this really IS a huge bargain.
For viewing in CV47 Warwickshire, for buying or for more information, please feel free to call.
