The Renault 25 V6 Turbo survivors list,long reading.

[25v6turbo]

I,ve had several people ask me to list the known survivors both roadworthy or not..Now this is of course rather difficult,as some i have listed4 odd years ago as roadworthy,may in 2010 not be..Not all the cars i,ve got the regs which is a shame,and i need help with a couple,but here goes,1 my own car G250 DOV,fully roadworthy, pampered to death,you know the story!.2 Nigel bickles G280 CPH,not roadworthy but hopefully will be soon.3 mrreno-139 cars(or friends cars)i believe this to be a black phase 1(reg?)and on your photobucket pics(excellent!!)you show C145 JGP in the garden,and as posted recently F442 MAA recently scrapped.4 Paul sage,a Renault GTA specialist lovely silver car F444 EKE,shown as sorned which is suprising as this car was lovely when i last saw it,trying to find out why its not on the road.5 F82 PLW owned by a renault fan but has had hard rear end damage and is shortly to be broken up last taxed 2002,in contact with owner for some parts.6 F846 EBV,Black phase 2,not taxed since 2006,not sorned,possible broken up?7 F600 SFB,this car was on e-bay not to long ago,had a modified engine,different wheels and a strange exhaust exiting out of the centre of the rear bumper,this car is sorned but i think it still survives,maybe the running gear will be removed.8 lovely red phase 1 sold in Ireland,sure this car still exists,have just contacted the previous owner to ask details etc of Reg and if its still roadworthy.9 Red phase 1 D898 BGU,owned by the RTOC vice president i think,not roadworthy,but waiting for an update to its progress,again e-mailed owner today for more info.My list also contains these cars JRU 718N(private reg)phase 1,C280 PMX(rtoc presidents 2nd car)F426 MLT,grey phase 2 burn,t valve,heads removed on e-bay 3 years ago,these cars i think no longere exist,all broken up or scrapped due to damage or bad mechainal condition,What i do need is the REG of the one someone on here spotted and took a picture for me with a smashed windscreen the picture was from the back,anyone find that post for me??Sorry its hard reading,but several people have contacted me to list what i know,and this is about it.Its not until i read the list correctly and went through it again car by car did i realise that theres only ONE car thats actually roadworthy MOT/TAXED,and thats mine!!!!!!!From the listed cars even some of the know non roadworthy cars are on there last legs,thats why i put out the pleee to find any more,i do need the pic of that Phase 2 listed on the forum as i don,t have this written downThe DVLA couldn,t tell me the number of survivors for some reason?But it would be interesting to find any more.

[Alexg]

I suscribe to PPC and enjoyed reading about your motor in there mate. I would love one

[25v6turbo]

Thankyou very much,i forgot that the car was going to be in there,Maybe one or two will come to light after that article.anyone found the thread with the picture of the dumped one with broken screen??

[VWPowered]

blimey more tagoras on the road than 25 V6 Turbo's

[peter9000uk]

What was that one that was on e-bay last year a couple of times, over Bracknell way?

[25v6turbo]

Hi PeterThats Nigels car,bit of work and that could be roadworthy,but they don,t like sitting around,they start running like dogs if left,nice colour that one,misty blue,same as 55BLOKES.

[trigger]

I was just about to say I've found this on photobucket after a bit of hunting on da web but it's one you have already listed, B898 BGU

 

[25v6turbo]

Yep thats one listed,looks quite nice,but lost its original wheels,not taxed at the moment so i guess the pic is quite old?nice colour aswell.

[25v6turbo]

Forgot to add,as far as i can tell no presscars or roadtest cars survive,every numberplate i put into DVLA didn,t return a roadworthy car.

[Rusty Pelican]

Sounds like a very high mortality rate , any idea how many were sold in the UK or how many made , would be interesting just how many were sold in relation to whats ( almost nout ) left.

[mouseflakes]

Here, I have to hang my head in shame as I let this one get away - as you will probably remember Mr T. I'm still kicking myself.

 

 

The vehicle details for D800 POO are:

 

Date of Liability 01 03 2008

Date of First Registration 26 09 1986

Year of Manufacture 1986

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2458CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Export

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour WHITE

[j-j]

Blimey, there are a lot more CXs on the road than 25s. The Series 1 R25 is stunning - really like that dark red one.Last year while working in Staines, I saw a grey S2 R25 a few times - it was traveling on the road from Thorpe to Staines.

[peter9000uk]

If it was a really late one it may have been the one I sold. MrReno very kindly supplied all 4 side glass as some oik and smashed them and the car was destined to the scrapper.

[25v6turbo]

I forgot about that white phase1 ,looks a really clean car,but yet another one not taxed,how much was it?I was told that only 16 Turbos a month were imported into the U.K and only Renault performance centres could sell them,same as the GTA,only around 30-40 dealers in the u.k had this title,Renault Birmingham who sold my car being one of them,a special tailgate badge showed the centres logo this itself is very hard to find in excellent condition,i should have a bit more info on some of the listed cars shortly...p.s still not found that picture of the dumped PHASE 2 with the broken screen,HELP!

[mr-reno-139]

very guilty now have pulled at least 15 R25 turbos to bits the one in the garden pic has been scrapped the black one in the barn phase 1 is due to go soon sorry interesting story about 5/6 years ago supplied a black engine less rolling shell to a west end theatre as a prop for a play ended up with electric motors to drive on stage and they even converted it to LHD as it was sposed to be paris taxi ps call me on phone re my limo as very slow typing

[nigel bickle]

You Monsta!

[RENOMAD]

Here, I have to hang my head in shame as I let this one get away - as you will probably remember Mr T. I'm still kicking myself.

 

 

The vehicle details for D800 POO are:

 

Date of Liability 01 03 2008

Date of First Registration 26 09 1986

Year of Manufacture 1986

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2458CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Export

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour WHITE

This one actually popped up for sale over here in Ireland about 4 months ago..He was looking for €3500 for it but nobody was going to pay that for a white 25 even if it was a Turbo.

[mouseflakes]

Wowsers! It was £500 with tax and test in 2007. :shock:Good that it's still in one piece though.

[Guest]

Are these the ones that get broken up for Alpine GTA Turbos? I didn't realise so few were extant, but it's fitting that Mr. Bickle has one.More Piazzas around than 25 Turbos it seems.....

[25v6turbo]

Yep thats the ones,favourite for GTAS and kit car builders,i guess thats why they are nearly bit thin on the ground,but i think its now come to the stage people have realised that they are worth saving,but i fear its a bit late!!!

[25v6turbo]

I think Nigel plans to use the 25 as a tow car,if he get the sod to play ball and run correctly.

[nigel bickle]

Yup-got the towball on,just need it to bl**dy run now.Couldnt think of any other wayto 'justify' the purchase.It'll replace my elderly (flatfront) T16 saab.