LeCar Got Help

[@ilovetotri23]

I pray Nora actually liked the experience! First, Mark it is very important to teach your youngest how to hot wire a car. Second, It is customary to set off a smoke alarm in the kitchen, like our family, but if you do it in shop that is cool also! Peace.

[@MadSceintist]

I can completely see her owning and driving a LeCar.... Definitely

[@markweidner8803]

Nah....that breaks the family rule of having to have airbags in the cars that anyone but Mark drives.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

illegal in California, they just banned all gas cars and even vintage cars!

[@MadSceintist]

@@Schlipperschlopper guess you don't research much past tictok. It's not the use of them, it's the sell of any new gas cars after the enactment date of the bill. It's being contested though, might want to do your due diligence and join one side or the other of that

[@drfalcon4102]

I was kinda hoping the special Guest was Scott, From Cold war Motors,, LOL the love of Renaults, you know, but still cool seeing your daughter,,

[@2stroketurbo]

That would have been a great collaboration, maybe next time!

[@Mercmad]

And Scotts daily is also a Lecar, he also restored a black one for his Niece .

[@moosehand8721]

Mr. Newstead has some cool French cars for sure.

[@thomaswilkerson2518]

I haven’t seen a LeCar in years. I remember when I was a kid the lady that lived up the street from us owned a gold LeCar with black stripes

[@rudge3speed]

My daughter has worked on old bicycles with me once in a while. This inspires to ask her if she's up for that again. Thanks, and happy new year to the whole family!

[@vincentdyer8018]

I have to commend your patience and ability to teach while also troubleshooting, I truly wish instructors in my life spoke and acted like you, you are a gentle and patient teacher and problem solver

[@2stroketurbo]

Thanks, that’s what I try to do.😁

[@ericwhitehead6451]

Fun episode, cool to see your daughter helping you out in the shop. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@oldcars46]

Extra special show senior daughter and you working together on a car,

[@taurota1554]

Awesome and outstanding content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@triviace]

Great young lady.Cogratulations to you both!

[@Schlipperschlopper]

According to the new Schlaboubve laws in France 2027 all gas cars are banned!

[@Lo_natilo_massages]

No, deadline was 2035 but it won't happen probably before 2050 because of infrastructure.

[@richardhill6125]

I remember seeing these while stationed in Berlin back in the mid 70s and thinking how cool they looked.

[@2stroketurbo]

Funny I remember seeing one of these come in to the automotive shop I was working at in 1987 and I thought they were awful. Now of course I think much differently.

[@teknotikpointbiz]

my first car was a R5 le car, common problem is the carb hit air tube loosing it's boost and touching some electrical wiring and burning the car wiring, always fun to watch you work and play with some special cars

[@KristerRehn]

Had an old welded up GT 5.That was so funny to drive on smaller roads, and even kept up good on the highway.

[@jameswester1604]

From a C10 to a LeCar, shan't be too long before there's a Microcar!

[@strobi100]

They are growing so fast. Happy new Year to all of you! 😊🎆🍾🎇

[@mds2465]

I guess the next question is does the clutch work and does it have brakes and/or a functioning parking brake?

[@PapiDoesIt]

Those Renault 5s were tough cars! No matter how much you abused them they kept going.

[@franktechmaniac7488]

Over here in northern Europe they all rusted like crazy.

[@nicknelson9450]

@@franktechmaniac7488 They're not rusted, they're gone.

[@jballew2239]

Dealt with more than a few back when Renault still sold in the U.S., they seemed to be reasonably well made, but the dealer/parts support in the U.S. was laughable. I forget if it was the LeCar/5 or the Fuego that had a coolant fill port and manifold block that clipped to the end of the engine, but they would get damaged, and the wait time for a replacement was often measured in weeks (if not a month and some) where I was wrenching. Most of the people that owned them seemed to really like them though, which says a lot.

[@codypal55]

Such a unique little car. Nice job getting it kinda running guys. Has it really been 5 years since you dragged home that van? Time really does fly. Happy New Year to you all including Stella!

[@franktechmaniac7488]

6:59 Over here in Germany we have our own characters for difficult to pronounce French names. With that Renault becomes Röno. 21:00 good luck finding a replacement for this supposedly Ducellier distributor cap.

[@jamesthompson8008]

Good on you Mark, 2024 Bring your Daughter to Work day champ!! Good on Nora, 2024 Work with Dad for a Day champ!! Good on BOTH of you, spending quality time together, if in an alternative environment (tho NOT bad, because it teaches realities of blue-collar service work)! Not bad for a short times work, it'll run no doubt, though I forsee issues with that Weber carb(they don't handle sitting well). LOL, poor Stella - wholly distracted with a favorite person there!😅 Happy New Year to you all.

[@icascone]

Really enjoyed this video and really good to see that young people are actually interested in these... "uncool" cars...

[@RichieRouge206]

Yay comment No 400! Great video as always and love the content. Love the Renault 5, too - same model year as me haha. I believe the Renault 4 had the unequal wheelbase too. Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@COIcultist]

So was it take your daughter to work day, or does Nora fancy an apprenticeship and taking over your business empire?

[@1_Micah_1]

1:34 volvo sighting

[@carllinden533]

All this time and never seen the shop! Why the sudden interest I wonder?

[@tombob671]

In 1959 the TV ads called it the "Ray-nalt Dawfeene"

[@Isayso1]

Which was a completely different, rear engined car.

[@douro20]

Those are strange vehicles from the standpoint that they have an "FMF" layout- front mid-engine, front-wheel drive. In other words the engine is mounted in the front with the transmission right in front of it.

[@jamesthompson8008]

It has been said - "The French copy no one! And no one copies the French!"

[@2stroketurbo]

Yep! It's pretty strange.

[@2stroketurbo]

ha! true statement .

[@PapiDoesIt]

Saab did the same thing, though most of the transmission was under the engine.

[@franktechmaniac7488]

It logical to put the transmission in front of the engine in a FWD, because of the longer wheelbase and better weight distribution. Only Audi still puts the engine in front of the front axle and ends up with nose heavy understeering rides.

[@daveanthony5031]

Good morning from Australia 🇦🇺

[@mds2465]

Cheers mate 🍻

[@2stroketurbo]

G'day from the States!

[@jensenhealey907efi]

Hey Mark, you and your daughter could be like Richard Hammond and his daughter Iggy in the DRIVETRIBE channel. Lately they have been featuring Iggy much more over there and I bet it brings in more viewers to their channel.

[@matthewt-ty33]

In the uk they get called Renault 5 in the uk

[@milfordcivic6755]

That Chinese van is a deathtrap. There's no bumpers, just pieces of plastic affixed to sheet metal.

[@possibly8180]

The trucks/vans they're reverse-engineered from aren't any better. They get the job done where I live though.

[@edbenelli5374]

Elle est une beauté! Bonne année!

[@stevegeikow7146]

Mark,what did you give Stella for Christmas?😅Hope it wasn't a squirrel😢

[@mexmoor9389]

I bought a Le Car brand new. It was one of the most comfortable cars I ever owned.

[@2stroketurbo]

That's great to hear!

[@EmilePoelman]

That was sweet. Thank you!

[@2stroketurbo]

Thank you too!

[@ecopennylife]

Happy New Year. Maybe a future apprenticeship for your daughter 🥰

[@davidbrown7538]

Instead of having to Hotwire the car remove the ignition switch and take it to a locksmith to get a key cut for the car

[@mississippiredneck123]

I love the dog.

[@michelbarbeau8934]

i tried one brand new ,i really liked it

[@stevevarholy2011]

Hard to believe your daughters are all grown up!

[@wtcnl]

Another video showed, that you can wrap the safety-belt around you, to move a car

[@moosehand8721]

I like those white vented wheels.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Why did you keep using brake cleaner after it sat dormant for so long instead of real starting fluid??

[@2stroketurbo]

I'm out of the real stuff

[@hutchcraftcp]

I've owned 3 LeCars. I'm always interested when you work on yours

[@2stroketurbo]

They’re great little cars, aren’t they?

[@NenadTrajkovic]

Very nice Renault 5

[@douglaskerr6813]

I thought the tin worms ate them all

[@knutbkristiansen]

Awesome video buddy

[@robertwilliams1147]

Said renol uk cars etc had flush square headlights not round set back lights.

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool video 😀

[@2stroketurbo]

I’m glad you like it!

[@delukxy]

Luh Ka. Next time will be fine. Will be good to see it back on the road.

[@androo4519]

Le, means the, rhymes with the. I know, you're a mechanic, not a linguist. Le, the. Le., the. Try it. Not lay, not lee. Luh. It's Renault's fault for giving it that stupid name in the US. Cool car though.

[@patrickmcgee8556]

Le car......the most mocked and laughed at car in the u.s.a .....if I remember correctly

[@adamweston4152]

It's not a lee car it le car pronounced lerr car, sorry for nitpicking but I'm from Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and I have a house in France and I have learned to speak some french and pronunciation is very important. In Europe this car is known as a Renault 5.

[@garethkreike3263]

Le Renault Cinq

[@domgold30]

@@garethkreike3263 La Renault Cinq😉

[@garethkreike3263]

@@domgold30 Ha . Quite right... C'est une voiture!

[@Isayso1]

These are nice cars and still better looking with a european frontclip, though the colour of this special one might cause cancer in the eyes.

[@2stroketurbo]

Yeah the color is not dim!

[@stoneylonesome4062]

I forgot to ask - why would the navy buy something like this? It’s a piece of junk

[@2stroketurbo]

I have no Idea, but I'm happy to own it

[@crosslink1493]

They were slow-speed vehicles (maybe 45-50 mph tops) so maybe better than driving folks around the military base in a golf cart. I drove a Mazda similar to this a few time when in Argentina the mid-1990s but it had a larger 1.5L engine, I thought it was a great rig. When Mark first showed this I thought it would make a great parts-run/local delivery vehicle, its uniqueness makes it a eye-catcher and a great advertisement (with the shop logo on it).

[@nicknelson9450]

@@crosslink1493 "They were slow-speed vehicles (maybe 45-50 mph tops)" I'm sure you mean well, and maybe you came across one which was struggling to pick up speed, but I'm afraid that claim is incorrect. Even the Renault 4 or the Diane the 2cv, all dogs by comparison to this, could get up to around 70 mph. The renault 5, in the iteration we see here, could get up to over 90 mph. Cars with a top speed of around 50 mph were more like early to mid 20th centuy tech. Even a Fiat 500 could just about manage 60 mph!

[@Stoneheadification]

Why Le Car and not l‘auto or Le voiture? French marketing…🙄

[@JoeTaylor-p4o]

Silly French automobiles

[@louisswaim7024]

Le is pronounced “luh.” 😊

[@KB99KraYziE]

NO! 🤣 ...Le is pronounced "Loe" ...the "e" is a mixed o+e!

[@ricardopino4857]

Nice junk 🙀🐧🐧🐧🙀🙊 🍪 🫘