As its title implies, in the present day’s Good Value or No Cube Encore was the follow-up to a different automotive, the Renault Alliance. Let’s see if its price ticket has us all shouting, “Bravo!”
Ford’s F150 has been the preferred automobile offered in America for over 4 a long time and the best-selling truck for even longer. That’s to not say that homeowners of older variations of Ford’s workhorse can journey on the corporate’s coattails. The 1991 Ford F150 ‘Nite’ we checked out yesterday seemed to be in respectable situation, and with a V8, five-speed, and 4WD, it actually had the products. Nonetheless, it’s an outdated truck, and the $19,000 requested for it will purchase any variety of extra up to date vans with larger consolation and options. That wasn’t misplaced on you all, who stated a not-so-good nite to the Ford with a 78 p.c No Cube loss.
Whether or not or not it’s a live performance or film sequel, folks love encores. That tantalizing alternative to have another track or revisit a beloved character is one thing I believe most of us all get pleasure from.
When Renault purchased the American Motors Company in 1979, one of many main points the combo confronted was the shortage of an entrant into North America’s burgeoning small, fuel-efficient automotive market. The reply arrived 4 years later within the type of the Renault Alliance, a small two or four-door sedan manufactured and offered by AMC. Whereas new to our shores, this wasn’t a brand-new automotive; it was a model of the prevailing Renault 9, launched in Europe two years earlier. We checked out a convertible model of that not all that way back.
The Alliance title was a not-so-subtle reference to the Renault/AMC merger, and when its gross sales proved profitable sufficient, the Alliance was joined by a hatchback mannequin, which, in one other not-so-subtle transfer, was referred to as the Encore.
Not like the final track at a Prince live performance or Steve Jobs’ well-known “One Extra Factor” debuts, the Renault/AMC Encore might be not engrained into anybody’s remembrances. Fortunately, we now have this 1985 Encore Spring Version to juice our collective reminiscence.
Renault launched the Encore in 1984 however boosted its attraction a 12 months later by providing an non-obligatory 1.7-liter SOHC 4 in all fashions. That’s what this automotive has, so be ready for 77 horsepower efficiency from the small three-door. A five-speed handbook provides to the enjoyable, as does a two-tone coloration scheme carried each exterior and in.
As famous, these vehicles simply have a tendency to not exist on the highway anymore, making this one a bit unicorn. It’s apparently been hiding out up in Canada, the place it was first offered, so it has the extra quirks (for U.S. consumers, at the very least) of a metric speedo and odometer. Don’t fear, although; the Speedo has mph markings, so it’s not completely international. Per the advert, that odometer reads 154,735 kilometers, which interprets to about 95,000 miles.
General, the Encore appears to be like to be in surprisingly good situation. The paint nonetheless pops, and there seems to be minimal put on and tear both exterior or in. Followers of the up to date Jeep Cherokee will acknowledge the Renault’s entrance seats as they had been shared between the manufacturers and have a singular mounting base that permits for added footroom beneath. These even have black vinyl upholstery that’s accented by purple piping, which is fairly cool wanting.
The advert notes that the automotive is rust-free and has at all times been garage-kept. It comes with a clear title, collector plates, and a CDN$4,550 price ticket.
In Freedom Bucks, that works out to round $3,258 at present alternate charges. After all, for these of you fortunate sufficient to already be Canadian residents, that’s a moot level. No matter the place you name residence, we now must resolve if this Encore is a worthy second act at that CDN$4,550. What do you say? Would that get some Renault-fan to crack open their pockets? Or does that value make this an Encore nobody requested for?
You resolve!
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