Faults:

Brake master cylinder (twice).

Rusty fuel tank.

New drum brakes.

Motor (original) badly needed rebuilding towards the end.

Rear springs replaced.

Entire front suspension needed overhauling.

C/V joints worn.

A lot of other things. $500 per year in repairs just to keep it on the road (ignoring the bigger problems)

General Comments:

Overall an interesting, individual, and practical car. It had a lot of problems which I think were partly age related and partly due to poor build quality or bad design.

This car was very comfortable for a small car. It had a superb ride and excellent seats. Virtually everyone who went in it commented on the comfort.

Despite the soft, long travel suspension, it was quite a good car to drive. It had good road holding, and excellent on the limit handling. These things are first rate handlers in the dirt and in the wet. I always used to enjoy putting it fast enough into a corner to get a bit of roll-oversteer happening, and then correcting with a bit of opposite lock. Scared the hell out of passengers though.

Unfortunately the 12s are totally underpowered. I suppose it was probably acceptable in the 70's, but anyone use to driving a modern car would find the lack of power very frustrating. It had to be driven pretty hard just to keep up with city traffic, and hills were a real chore. Get a few mates in the car and things just get worse.

When I got it, the car felt a bit loose. A lot of things needed work, and there were a few interior fittings either missing or broken. I don't think they were really up to Australian conditions. However, I did enjoy owning my Renault.

Faults:

A few things went wrong with this car, however things did wear out as you would expect from an old car.

General Comments:

The R12 was put on to gas a few years back and it runs forever on a tank, there was no power drop like most cars.

I also found some imported alloy's so I popped them on and the car looks hot.