Showing posts with label Fuego. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fuego. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Fire Sale: 1982 Renault Fuego

The Fuego was built by Renault from 1980 to 1986, sold in the US through AMC dealers and featured such innovations as the world's first keyless remote system...which is funny because this next Fuego is being offered sans keys.  And it's on a trailer....but at least the listed price is low and this appears to be a turbocharged manual transmission equipped Fuego...future classic for sure. Find this 1982 Renault Fuego offered for a 24 Hrs of LeMons friendly $700 CAD ($515 USD) via theFacebook themarketplace. Tip from Erik202.



Friday, May 8, 2020

Save The Fuegos: 1984 Renault Fuego

Few cars elicit the same degree of guffawed snickers as a French built car sold in AMC dealers with the Spanish name for fire.  Yeah. The one car that is more Rodney Dangerfield than even Pontiac's Fiero...the Renault Fuego. It is a car that was loved by a few, misunderstood by many, and is all but extinct today...so forget the whales, we need to band together and save the Fuegos. Find this 1984 Renault Fuego offered for $3975 in New Albany, OH via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!


Sunday, February 22, 2015

5k: Punchline: 1985 Renault Fuego

The engineers at Renault may have been may not have been joking when they chose the Spanish word for "fire" when naming the R17 successor...but it certainly is funny in hindsight. Regardless, the Fuego was built by Renualt from 1980 to 1986, sold in the US through AMC dealers and featured such innovations as the world's first keyless remote system and steering wheel mounted stereo controls.  Find this 1985 Renault Fuego offered for $3,000 in Temecula, CA via craigslist.  Tip from FabianW. 


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

2k: Still Running? 1982 Renault Fuego

The Fuego was built by Renualt from 1980 to 1986, sold in the US through AMC dealers and featured such innovations as the world's first keyless remote system and steering wheel mounted stereo controls. The Fuego was named for the Spanish word for fire (cue 10,000 French car on fire jokes) and bares some resemblance to Giugiaro's Isuzu Impulse. However, the Fuego was designed in house at Renault, overseen by Robert Opron who was responsible for design of the Citroën SM, GS & CX.  Find this 1982 Renault Fuego currently bidding for $1,875 on ebay with 1 day to go, located in Yakima, WA.  Tip from Mike D.


Friday, March 28, 2014

1k: Fire Proof: 1982 Renault Fuego Turbo

The British satirist and Tolkien-spoof author Terry Pratchett once wrote: "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."  The engineers at Renault may have been may not have been joking when they chose the Spanish word for "fire" when naming their R17 successor...but it certainly is funny today.  The Fuego was built from 1980 to 1986 and featured such innovations as the worlds first keyless remote system and steering wheel mounted stereo controls.  Find this 1982 Renault Fuego Turbo for $2,000 buy-it-now on ebay, located in St Louis, MO.