I first saw the Fuego at the UK launch Motor Show and loved its looks, so I tried to buy a new 2.0 TX but as it was a new model the Renault Dealer in High Wycombe showed very little interest in me and would not concede to my request that a rear luggage cover be included in the deal. I had looked at a Ford XR3 but did not like the cheap interior that was so similar to a 1100 Pop. I also looked at a Golf GTi but the VW dealer was very off hand with me so I didn’t take that any further. That was January 1981 but it took until 2004 when I spotted a lovely low mileage Fuego GTS that I took the plunge and bought a Fuego. I still love the looks but found the drive a bit dull and only keep it for a couple of years.
I always liked the Renault 4 but had no plan to buy one. My wife and I were driving to a dinner party though Aylesbury and I was joking that this was a dangerous area as there were often cars for sale on the side of the road, as we left Aylesbury I gave her the all clear but then 2 miles down the road there it was, a R4 GTL with a For Sale sign on it outside a house. We turned around and went to have a look at it and were amazed at what a lovely 32,000 mile car we had found so not wishing to lose it knocked on the door of the house, test drove it and agreed to buy it there and then. We had to phone the host of the dinner party to let him know we would be ½ an hour late as we had just bought a R4 off the side of the road!






