Not a Mehari! Renault Rodeo 4 Driven!

[@tinplategeektoo]

I guess this really is your first Rodeo 😃

[@furiousdriving]

Boom Boom!!

[@tinplategeektoo]

@@furiousdriving Some one had to say it

[@thedeadstig123]

5:52 Mr Furious disappears for a few seconds 😅🤣

[@RichardMarriott]

I'd turn up at a job interview at a Renault dealership in this and park it right outside their reception ❤

[@andytalbot6719]

Thanks for covering a Rodeo. Great to see one driven.

[@jgg02]

This is why I love this channel

[@MrFlazz99]

The 845cc engine was also 34bhp - it was the 1108cc engine as utilised in the R4GTL, R6TL and the Rodeo 6 that was the oddity with 34bhp again. The same 1108cc engine when fitted in the R5TL came with 45bhp and in early versions of the R9C/TC it came with a massive 47bhp. Renault repeated the same detuning trick with the 1289cc engine when fitted into early versions of the R5GTL, where it was rated the same 45bhp as the 1108cc engine.. Other installations of the 1289cc engine came rated variously at 50bhp (R12L), 54bhp (R12TL) and 64bhp (R5TS and R12TS), the latter courtesy of a twin-choke Weber carburettor instead of the usual Solex carb. They also did different output versions of one engine for the R16 - apart from early ones that could have a 1470cc motor (with as little as 54bhp - this was back in the mid '60s...), they used a 1565cc engine rated at 66bhp (R16TL) or around 84bhp (R16TS - with Weber carb). The same 1565cc engine ended up turbocharged in the R18 Turbo and Fuego Turbo, with upto 132bhp in the '80s. The R16TS was eventually supplanted by the R16TX with an expanded 1647cc engine that also saw use in the R20TL and R18TS/GTS (and later versions of R18GTL), up- and down-rated variously at 73bhp (R18GTL) 79bhp (early R!18TS/GTS), 90bhp (R16TX) and 96bhp (R20TL and later R18TS/GTS). I assume the detuned installations were to suit the use of lower-grade petrol (2-Star instead of 4-Star), although I'm pretty sure that my Dad always used 4-Star in his two R16TLs (he also had an earlier R16, a 16TS and TWO R18 Turbos, so he ran the 1565cc motor in different guises for about 20 years altogether). The push-pull gearchange was necessitated by the powertrain installation (longitudinal with the gearbox ahead of the engine). The R16 repeated this installation method, but put the gearchange by the steering column for a bit of civilization. This allowed the R16 to have a relatively long wheelbase, which was one of the keys to its ride quality (only the magical pneumatic Citroen DS was more comfortable back in the day). The things I learned as a small child who collected Renault brochures in the '70s....

[@hunchanchoc8418]

What did they do, to make the 1108 only produce 34 bhp? And, in fact, what was the point of putting it in the R4 ? More torque, I suppose, but even so...

[@awtistiaeth4699]

I'm jealous. I'm so jealous. I've had loads of 4's, including a 4x4 Sinpar van. I've lusted for one of these but they're well 'out of my league' unfortunately. Not just a Renault 4 chassis, but inner wings and bulkhead as well. The inners on a regular 4 were a serious corrosion area but they are bolt on panels as well as the outers, so not so bad if you can get the panels. Speedo binnacle and dash is also regular 4, (minus the wooden adornment). Later 4's (GTL's with the 1108) had a standard H-pattern) It also has a later 4 steering wheel.

[@aslandama]

Didn't even know these existed, nice one Matt!

[@maxidyne]

Great review Matt! Love these quirky France cars.

[@andic6676]

Love it! The 1108cc engine from the R5 is a peach!

[@forrestrobin2712]

Thank god it’s NOT a Méhari. I’m sick of the site of the bloody things, they are EVERYWHERE in Noirmoutier. The trendy thing to have. 15,000€ for a plastic 2CV. The Rodeo is much more interesting, and here in France a lot cheaper! Mechanically with its water cooled engine the Renault 4 is streets ahead of the 2CV anyway IMHO. I’m not biased at all of course, and neither is Rita my 1985 R4TL 😂 Rita has the same angine and will do 100kmh (just about). 0-100kmh ? Eventually, I’ve never had the patience to wait…

[@kavyman1066]

Love this, always been a fan of Renault's and if I had the money I would have it in a heartbeat. Great Video, I noticed you were flitting about Hawkhurst as well in the video.

[@mikegalvin9801]

My college friend Daniel had a Renault, not one of these alas, but even just a Renault sedan was blindingly rare in Boulder, Colorado in 1973 or so. Wonderful car. Stood out in a dorm parking lot full of VWs and Mustangs etc. like an effortlessly chic French beauty. It likewise had no shortage of ash trays LOL although Daniel and I were outliers as American teens who did not smoke then. Well, not cigarettes if you know what I mean.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

An excellent review Matt, never seen or heard of one of these before.

[@furiousdriving]

Is an odd one for sure!

[@gorannilsson6228]

"You can spec this in absolute poverty farmer mode" 😂

[@RichieRouge206]

What a fabulously weird and wonderful car! Never actually heard of one! Great video Matt😊

[@furiousdriving]

Its bonkers! Can hardly believe its a factory build!

[@grayfool]

Cool thing, especially in January. If you ever come to Mauritius, let me know. There are quite a few Mokes here so we could have some fun with one of them.

[@upturnedkangaroo]

I want it so much. it's awful. I LOVE it. Just listen to those rattles!

[@skypper1969]

Hello, this dashboard appeared in September 66, and the steering wheel in 1979 from the Renault 5

[@danmccarthy4700]

I love reviews of cars I didn't know even existed before watching said review.

[@PaddyWV]

Neat disappearing trick! Fascinating fact about the wing mounted water jar. If you broke it you could replace it with a picked onion jar! Or a jar of Libby's Apple juice available at the time. That's my favourite 4 dashboard. The vents were good for letting water in too. Early gearboxes had first on the bottom left. You pushed forward for second and a spring took the toffee apple to the middle to push forward. Go straight forward from first and you'd hit reverse.

[@Charstring]

First opposite reverse was very practical for parking manoeuvres. I liked that shift pattern but kept trying to change up out of top gear (when going downhill...) and bouncing off the empty space where there wasn't a fifth gear.

[@EmilysDadd]

Bulkhead please Matt ...... America has 'firewalls' 😉

[@seancooke7332]

I absolutely love this wee Rodeo. Nissan Leaf or Rodeo? No Brainer. My Sister's Ford Kuga was so unreliable she had to get rid of it. I bet this would just work all the time it's so simple.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Good video Matt 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks 👍

[@JanJanssen-q5g]

I owned and restored a green 1976 R4 Rodèo in the 1990’s in the Netherlands. Fun to drive but sold it after a couple of years driving in 2001, new owner died that same year and than i lost track of that car. Some people of the Dutch R4 community think its exported back to France about 23 years ago. Original Dutch rego from 1976 was: 38-41-RB.

[@haddonmacdonald3824]

This is the coolest thing I ever seen 😊

[@tonysargent7787]

Never seen one before must be quite rare Another great video as always Matt and family 👍

[@tonys1636]

Rare in UK even during production, as were LHD vehicles, insurance companies doubled the premium for them, £50 PA RHD £100 PA for the same LHD.

[@tonysargent7787]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tonysargent7787]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@profrumpo]

Yet another excellent review of a vehicle I'd never heard of, plenty of shake and rattle I think I'd be looking behind the car while driving to see if bits might have fallen off. Even though it's a utilitarian vehicle, I wonder why they decided to make it quite so ugly, that and the massive price hike over a Mahari seem odd marketing decisions.

[@furiousdriving]

No idea as the 4 was quite pretty

[@dungbetel]

Strangely enough, I saw a blue one of these yesterday. They don't have the cult status of the Mehari, but they do just as good a job.

[@robinhughes8822]

They should have used this for the Renault 21 advert based on the prisoner tv series

[@tristanpage6805]

Image stabilisation test. Great video

[@RobertSmith-jl4yw]

Steering wheel's a replacement from the 80s range of 4s and 5s. A '76 4 has a thin-rimmed wheel with a padded centre.

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks I wasn’t sure about that!

[@dandandan389]

Wow ive never seen on of those before! Brilliant

[@matth2357]

I’m fascinated by the gear lever! It looks like an afterthought when they released the gearbox was mounted the wrong way round but the solution has lasted for decades so who is to say it was wrong?

[@mikefoley360]

I like it, better than a reliant fox.

[@RobertSmith-di5ll]

I guess the front inspired the cyber truck.

[@fhwolthuis]

Don't see these very often, lovely! Best enjoyed in the south of France, I guess 😅

[@furiousdriving]

I think it’s the only one in the uk, probably a few more on your side of the channel but not many!

[@terryatkinson899]

It's definitely not built for our weather, you'd be frozen stiff and all your stuff would get stolen 🙄👍🇮🇪

[@davidhinkson8856]

This does look like a fun car - something like this would be nice in a world full of crossovers and SUVs although safety might be an issue.

[@robinhughes8822]

I love it although I love the mehari more

[@grrfy]

All lovely but those wheels are top.

[@lesklower7281]

An extremly rare a different vehicle and the too spec one with doors something over the Mini Moke it doesn't have any and heater luxury

[@LeftIsBest001]

I've got a larger motor on my lawn mower. 😂😂 😛😁

[@billgriffiths1685]

It has an actual Checkstrap.

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Rare beast!

[@barryhumphries4514]

Hmm, a low mileade presumably because nobody wanted to drive the thing! 😬

[@thomash2806]

‘Plein air’ is pronounced more simply than one might think. More like ‘plen air’.

[@BobAbc0815]

Frugalité, Practicalité, Mobilité

[@milksheihk]

What's with the rego plate on the inside of the tailgate? It's the wrong way up to be readable if you drop the tailgate right down.

[@furiousdriving]

Yes, I think that’s what it’s for, although I’m not sure how you drop it all the way down

[@kentabiner1535]

I notice it had a tow bar. Maybe it’s for placing on the trailer so it’s always available?

[@johanslabbert2869]

Hah! That has a bit of G-wagon to it 😏

[@sportshatch]

I have never seen one on a Scottish farm…………I wonder why?

[@terryatkinson899]

🥶👍🇮🇪

[@allanmollison6971]

😊👍

[@thomash2806]

It’s got seatbelts but I think I’d rather be in the middle of a road strapped to an orange crate…

[@ilkeroktem9205]

They are not Ash Trays

[@paulomatematica9985]

5 *****

[@MemoBar100]

Renault always copying Citroen... 😂😂😂

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee I'm 3rd today

[@williamwales6619]

Well, ye huve certainly turned up a roaster this time. 1st cousin to a Vw thing. Never sat in any of the two. I like my creature cumforts. I would imagine your bum would be pretty sore after a while .. Interesting vid. Not for me thank you. Later.

[@dannyharty3656]

My God reanult Citroën and Peugeot care ware ugly

[@jimmyj1969]

What an ugly car!

[@michaelbolger745]

When you say uk, you mean England. Call your country by its name. The uk only lives in the english govs. heads