!!SCRAPPED RARE!! 1984 Renault Alliance Encore!!

[@462ANIMAL]

It's been 20yrs since I pushed one of these lol

[@napadave100]

My grandparents had one of these brand new. Drove it from South Dakota to Florida all the time. First car I ever saw go over 200,000 miles. This makes me miss grandma and grandpa a lot.

[@napadave100]

Ricardo Ordorica That’s really cool. Gramps literally drove the wheels off his. All highway miles. His was an automatic. That’s the only difference. Really takes me back.

[@zacharyradford1708]

Holy hell that is my step brothers old car. He came to live with us in NH in the mid 90’s my parents bought him that car. He didn’t stay long before he went back to NC. I am 100% sure that is his old car. How weird is that!!!

[@taurus0422]

That's weird i could have sworn it was my mom's car. Back in the 90s she lent it to a cousin, it broke down, and he left it on the side of the road

[@chrisyarber3352]

That's cool

[@paulr.6993]

Cool.

[@tretrapoulosnikkos1376]

C'est une Renault 11 en France. Les modèles "alliance encore" étaient montés à Paris puit acheminés par bateaux via les US ,. c'est des modèles très très recherchées en France !!!! Aux US vous avez eu le modèle avec le meilleur moteur pour la GTX , 1721 CM3 et 90 Hp

[@stephen10.]

i m french and my father had this renault 11 (encore in the US) , i have driven it at 18 years old for my first time ! i liked it .

[@ChanMan-mm7fe]

Fix it.. Don't crush it, it's a rare car.. fix it, and sell it.. Someone would be lucky as hell to own a classic.

[@seashellfingernails]

this is the coolest car you've had on the channel in a long time. definitely either make it run or make room for it in the back of the lot. either way thats a keeper.

[@SurviventheOnslaught]

this is garbage

[@1598hi]

Yeah this is one of the more interesting ones for sure. Hopefully they dont crush it. Might have been a bad car but its certainly interesting

[@paulr.6993]

@@SurviventheOnslaught You eat garbage.

[@izmirubel9821]

I love this car - here in germany it was called "Renault 11" and my neighbour had one as a Diesel Renault 11 GTD. They were the first Renaults that didn't rust so fast.

[@mooncriminal9131]

Jay u gotta do a will it run video on this thing

[@bobmchugh5260]

Dillon Chevrolet is still in business. You should get that car running and back up here to Mass, go to the dealership and see how much they’ll give you on a trade for a new ‘Vette! 😂😂😂

[@juliadennehy]

Crazy, I drive by Dillon every week. They're just off 91 on 2A. I didn't know they've been in business for so long. The dealership looks brand new.

[@antondeolifant1753]

In europe this is a renault 11

[@wetlettuce4768]

Hah thought the car looked familiar, I have a friend who has a Renault 11 it's a facelift model so looks quite different.

[@cariusx]

Haha. If you squeeze your eyes it look like your fox-body Mustang!

[@cariusx]

Very cool! Definitely start it up! The 1.4 (Cleon fonte) engine is virtually indestructible. The carb versions always start. For this injection...we will see. The French Renault 9 / 11 built cars are mechanically very good no matter what people will tell you. The AMC built ones, apparently not so much? I have never seen one myself.

[@affenqld4856]

We had plenty of them in Australia , really great and reliable cars , very comfortable and very roomy for their size .

[@Toxic2T]

Yeah, it's gonna start. We had those cars and engines here in Argentina, they're bullet and abuse proof.

[@bh2236]

I remember these cars being so interesting! Great video!

[@fenman20466]

I think that these 1.4 engines were also used in the Volvo 340 of the early eighties. My dad had an 83 Volvo 340 and that was a Renault unit.

[@wetlettuce4768]

Volvo shared a lot of the Renault units I know they used the 1.7 and the Renault V6 so very possible the 1.4 was a Renault engine too.

[@gordonmacqueen8694]

my folks had one of these when I was a kid. 4 door, with AIR CONDITIONING which seemed pretty exotic to us haha - I believe it was a trouble free car for the few years we owned it.

[@seanandtracey1]

ColdWarMotors here on YT would totally make this a daily driver....

[@PhaQ2]

Stella passed away. I don't think he will be doing any videos for a while.

[@seanandtracey1]

I know. I got misty watching that video. I was amazed Scott put that video up of Stella, that had to be extremely hard to make...

[@PhaQ2]

I'm not afraid to admit I cried like a baby, snot and tears all over the place. I loved Stella and enjoyed seeing her as much as seeing all the old rusty metal. She was truly a star. And I will miss her very much.

[@patriciomunoz2830]

Pha Q Stella omfg i didn't knew it fuck! Best doggy ever sad to ear that

[@quillbin4065]

It's pronounced "Ren-oh". Like "rent" without the t and "oh" afterwards.

[@cricri6624]

Absolutely not.

[@gordonremsey8055]

@@cricri6624 absolutely yesss

[@cricri6624]

I'm french

[@Alexander_l322]

I think it's pronounced renno

[@paulr.6993]

He is a dumb ass, it is an Encore or Renault 11 to the rest of the world.

[@BixbyConsequence]

Had an '84 Alliance and I really liked it. Good handling, fantastic gas mileage. Actually had an oil level gauge on the dash! Only real flaw was overheating but I figured out how to fix that. Had about 150,000 miles when I gave it to my father, and he drove it for a number of years after that.

[@stephenlawrence4362]

That's a great cold start candidate

[@rich_edwards79]

Stephen Lawrence -Agreed, all the signs are that she's been stood for 20+ years.

[@claudespeed277]

As a mechanic in training, theres no chance for the car to start in its current state, basicly the gas has seperated entirely, no longer gas, the tank and pump im sure are rusted up by now. Oil, coolant and power brake fluid also need to be flushed out as well. The ignition coil is also probably bad, and si much more

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

Okay I will be brief. The hood , front grille and front bumper cover are from an 1983 Renault Alliance. As you pointed out the inside of the hood and parts of the front bumper cover were red. Yes the car is a 1984 Renault Encore the Encore grill had a slightly different grille the Renault diamond was off to the left rather than in the center. And the emision labels on the inside of the hood are for an 1983 model. It was badly sprayed bombed with tan paint. This car had a lot of work done to it in the 1991-1992 range. That is when they were very common in the junkyards. They probably got the parts cheap. They salvage yard owner was glad to sell the parts! I remember going to auto salvage yards in the early 1990's with my dad and these were very common in the salvage yards. The last one I seen running was around 1999.

[@jefferysmith3930]

My mom bought an 83 Alliance in the summer of 85. Alliance (R9) was the sedan, Encore (R11) was the hatchback. My grand parents had owned an (R5) "Le Car" followed by an 18i sedan that were reasonably reliable. She expected the same with the Alliance. Not so! The car was attractive and comfortable, but I remember it to be painfully slow (even by 1985 standards and with a 5 speed ) and utterly unreliable. There was a transmission bushing that kept failing that made it very hard to shift. The last straw was the 5th gear synchro failing on a long trip that gave her the choice of holding shift lever in 5th or driving in 4th gear at 55mph and about 5000 rpm! Funny, she replaced it with a 4cyl. 1983 VW Quantum that was more substantial but not much faster. They don't call the early 80's "the malaise era" for nothing.

[@OldCarAlley]

Your very correct. I had friends that had the them. There was ALWAYS something braking on them, and was the slowest car on the road, but they were decent looking, and surprisingly comfortable cars... and popular too. One friend had a super rare... even back then... "turbo charged" Fuego. "Enter the Turbo Zone" was there advertising logo. I am going to call him right now to see if it's still sitting in his back field.

[@scalexjuju12]

Renault from these years are indestructible... please try to save this one !

[@krus180]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SAVE IT. DONT LOOK AT THE STEREOTYPES. ITS A RARE CAR, CLEAN IT AND SELL IT. SOME COLLECTOR COULD HAVE RESTORED IT.

[@WillBowenclassiccars]

clean and sell for loads

[@arjanwilbie2511]

Crush and sell cheap?

[@krus180]

Arjan Wilbie fuck no

[@1598hi]

Agreed. Save it at the least. Someone will see this and buy it

[@krus180]

BIG GAY you surely do not no da wae. I spit on u big time

[@bdpopeye]

My sister had a Renault Le Car..one of the worst cars ever. She bought it because it was a stick shift and she wanted to learn how to drive a stick. She did not have that car a year and it was gone..clutch was gone and the front end was crap. Keep up the great videos Jay!!!.

[@OsbornTramain]

The 1983 Alliance was Motor Trends Car of the Year in 1983. They weren't that bad for cars of the time.

[@alssmallengines]

I worked at a AMC dealership in the mid 80's the Encore & alliance we're 2 different cars. They were total junk new...we had brand new ones on the lot with 3 or 4 miles on them just quit running. We called them boat anchor's...lol

[@iuhjhfdskjsdf]

These were known as a Renault 11 in the UK. In the 80’s and 90’s there were tons of them on the roads here...now there are practically none. Btw to help you say Renault just say “Rennow” like “Minnow” but with a “Ren” 😂

[@gunsmoke6463]

Will it run

[@yahiakhaiwi743]

We owned one in lebanon they are dirt cheap and are very common

[@Toxic2T]

Of course. It's an old school Renault they start no matter what.

[@justinehrlichman9155]

That car should be a part of a hipster starter pack

[@xclaustrox]

Renault 11, lots of parts here in Argentina, except for doors, here all 11s were 4-door models. there was a turbocharged model. 11 had a near related model, the Renault 9, widely used for taxis here un 1990s. 1.6 liter, 4-cyl.

[@tomluksas109]

In 1984 I was 20yrs old and worked at a Jiffy-Lube in Kitchener, Ontario Canada. They had a contest of some sort going on and 1st prize was one of these 1984 Renault (Pronounced "renn-oh") Alliance Encores. The dealers gave every participating shop one of these to display in front of the shop to promote the contest...I used to have to drive it out front every morning, and drive it into the safety of the shop at closing time....Same as you, I thought "What a basic POS this is!"..Lol..Of course, at the time I had a 1979 (last of the huge, full-size) Ford Thunderbird Town-Landau Edition. Fully loaded! Loved that car! The Encore just didn't compare...Lol! Thanks for the memory!!

[@genxmurse7019]

I recognized it immediately, because back in 1984, my best friend's mother bought it new and the same exact color, only it was a notch-back. It was a cheap and compact car by yesterday's standards, (even at the age of 14, I had to crawl in slowly to fit in the back) but at least it had a lot more metal in it than today's disposable plastic jobs. We had lots of fun, and she took us to a lot of places in that little car!

[@douggoding8431]

I had forgotten all about those. Thanks for posting.

[@RobPGamerVaper]

My step father was a Mechanic also taught me almost everything I know and He loved these cars back in the 80's We had 3 of them 1 Automatic and 2 Standard and these were the first cars I learned to fix They were greeat cars Very easy to fix and Super great on gas Parts replacement not so good

[@thecasualcaribou]

My parents had an Encore from brand new. It was their favorite car they owned. Battled the tough winters of northern Michigan and traveled across country multiple times

[@danmarino9290]

I remember those as a kid. You seem to get alot of oldies in your yard. I'd like to stop by one of these days and check out your Cavalier stock. I'm gonna be lookin for a 1985 4 door. Grey/Silver if possible.

[@kevinjohnson1958]

Renault 11 here in the UK. French car.

[@quintingrillenberger9130]

Kevin Johnson, yes here too South Africa great little run abouts you use to get a sedan version

[@gosportjamie]

+Quintin Grillenberger Yes, the Renault 9 was the saloon/sedan version...

[@kevinjohnson1958]

I hope he gets it running again, yeah not the greatest car but it's a classic.

[@JJSmith1100]

Our R11 was a four door hatch and the R9 4 door with a boot. However I if I remember correcktly the R11's was all 1.7 liters here.

[@gosportjamie]

+Johan Smith It could be, there was a 1.7 litre version so it's quite possible that in some markets only the 1.7 engine was available. In the UK we got 1.1, 1.4, 1.7 and 1.4 turbo petrol and a 1.6 diesel...

[@shawnfloyd5757]

Pretty cool looking car ! it's cool to see history like owners manual and records still left with the car.

[@k30blazer]

Literally just bought a regular 2 door sedan 2 days ago haha

[@blayne1602]

My great grandpa had a renault fuego that he drove for a long time, when he stopped driving he parked it in his yard. When he died they offered it to me, I said no. Big mistake.

[@israelballew4155]

Very interesting little car. I love the little paragraph you wrote in the description.

[@maximaniac7231]

For a laugh I figured I'd check Rock Auto thinking even they wouldn't have parts for this thing. They do. Lots of them too! Tons of different sets of spark plug wires, water pumps, fuel injectors, all the filters. Even the weird fan motor! That place never ceases to amaze me.

[@wingerfan1]

This little car is cool as heck. Id love to see you fix it up and get it running again! I bet it would be fun with a period hood scoop and a little turbo.

[@morrismckinnon6047]

My friends father rolled one of these in the late 80s. It was crushed almost flat but still drove it home! It sat in their garden for years until it rotted into the ground. Shame really, it was a great car in it's day.

[@stevevarholy2011]

Well there's some patina. Never drove one of those. I heard/read they were nice drives. But unreliable. A French car built in Wisconsin. What could possibly go wrong? Pronunciation is technically: RENN-oh. The Eagle Premiere/Dodge Monaco was based on the executive class Renault a couple sizes up from this. Would love to find one, but they have long been scrapped...

[@robsrandomness7824]

And even more rare was the Renault/Eagle Medallion. Remember those?

[@stevevarholy2011]

Very rare. I grew up outside of DC, where odd-ball cars tended to be more common than in most areas and I don't seem to remember seeing one other than on the lots of the Jeep/Eagle dealer. Example of odd-ball cars: there were a bunch of the bicentennial edition Vegas running around and it wasn't unusual to see VW Kammbacks, wagons and Karmann-Ghias as daily drivers. There were a few Bricklins, too. Remember the Bitter? Occasionally, I would spot one at the shopping center. On nice days, I'd see a gentleman next to me in morning traffic driving his late-30's Packard Limo/LWB Sedan....

[@michelangelo5903]

these videos really interest me! my buddies and i always go to junk yards to check out the cars haha i got a 270zx shift knob and a yugo badge lok

[@Damage42X]

It amazes me how much history a car has from looking at all these dates. Imagine the eras it went through and the changes around it, along with the family that owned it. That car was in a perfect condition at some point in time (figuratively speaking).

[@mph5896]

The car that put the nail in the coffin of AMC

[@ssoltys4128]

Does it come with bumper to bumper warranty?

[@Angel0fsin666]

I'll give ya $600 for it just cuz I got 2 others running now

[@fabulousprofound]

16:17 yes! i see the starion! in the distance.... don't you dare crush it!!!

[@bg147]

Haha. We had a Renualt 18i when I was a kid. Did they pull this thing out of the bottom of a lagoon.

[@JeffreyB1983]

Mom got an 1984 sedan version. Only lasted to 100k miles and 7 years. But lots of fun memories of listening to Muppets cassettes as a young kid.

[@johnnydeville5701]

My mom drove a 1986 Alliance coupe for years! It was actually a pretty reliable car! Only reason it was retired cause it got totalled. Wow brings back memories! That rollback wrecker having a V10 is rare as heck for a non-repo truck! Nothing wrong with those '97-'04 Regals! Mine Has been a great car! 250k miles and still smooth and powerful 3800V6!

[@MattBrownbill]

I've had 2 Renaults, that's 2 more than I ever should have owned! I'm amazed they ever sold any in the states!

[@monikajuhasz1045]

Almost bought a used "Alliance" in the mid '90s. The original french version wore the nameplate "11". The Renault 11 was a huge commercial success in Europe back in the '80s.

[@heathcuster6204]

I had one of these. A 85 RS. Kind of a GT model. I loved that car. I wish I knew what I know now about fixing one of these.

[@saintfunny]

In 1985 my Dad bought the European version of this car, a Renault 11 TXE 'Electronic' it was black , sqaushy and it talked to you, a bit like K.I.T.T lite. It had a 1.7 engine with a 5 speed manual, and to an 11 year old it was awesome.

[@abbrag1]

This is one of my dream car. I like renault.

[@dnixon1974dn]

yeah bring the Renault bk 2 life

[@ldwp6395]

In Europe they are as common as shit

[@comethiburs2326]

yeah no. the Ronze is rare as fuckin balls.

[@ldwp6395]

Côme Thiburs I mean as a brand in general In America Renault was limited

[@Alfonsodag]

You want a Renault? Buy a Nissan (owned by Renault).

[@marshallreynolds438]

It be rotten unbelow u need to weld it all

[@misimokus576]

I have a 1986 5-door encore in europe with 45 000 mph in it. How much do you think it worth today? There are some minor damages on the paintwork due to the time, but the interior is like factory new and everything works, the AC too.

[@jctoad]

I always look at the emission sticker under the hood to see what model year it is. It is hard to tell on my phone screen but it looks like the emissions is for 1983 but the car was certainly built in 84. Was there no changes between the 83 and 84 model year? I don't think I've seen an emissions sticker that did not correspond to the actual model year.

[@midwestfarm757]

Growing up, I could never look upon anything else bestowed with the name Encore ever again!

[@richmonroe203]

Actually had a Renault Alliance back in 86 and drove to Los Angeles from New Jersey with it, no problem.I loved that car, a great drive and fun. Unfortunately it ran hot and a small leak in radiator caused a quick engine seize. Wasn't worth fixing since they stopped making them and would have been an expensive fix for me in those days. If I still had it I would have restored it now.

[@TheCounty90]

Roger Moore drove one of these in a View To a Kill, cut in half.

[@spacegarnaal]

No, that was the European spec Renault 11 hatcback. Which was a crappy car to be honest.

[@TheCounty90]

Remember the 11 had a voice synthesizer! Much like the Austin Maestro. Never liked the look of the 11.

[@Toxic2T]

It wasn't a crappy car. Clearly you never owned one. These things never die, tuff to the bone. At least how they were sold here in Argentina.

[@Americantrucker01]

My parents when I way kid had the Renault wagon Hunter green loved that car parents did too my uncle one just like that I can remember as a kid riding in it don't see these anymore at all!!

[@1977jed]

Being an AMC Buff, and owning 13 AMC Pacers....Id bring her back! They are great lil cars and run well, when well maintained, for what they are!

[@Goombahatergaming]

Also was watching a older video of yours from 2016, saw a Blue F150 that looks like a 77 with no wheels ... Still got that?

[@adventureswithw.o.t.canada1204]

What is the scoop on the black car over by the dumpster? I can't remember the name of them but it should be kept as they are fairly rare car. Dodge conquest I think it's called

[@fordtaurusboy]

Don’t crush it!!!!! Such a rare car!!! I’d love to get my hands on it!

[@remcopeters4427]

Try to start her up.. if you have sparkplug wires 😄

[@willswheels283]

In the uk it was called the Renault 11, pretty rare site on uk roads too now, there was a saloon or Sedan version called the Renault 9.

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

I wish I could take my son to school in this. It would be great on a field trip:)

[@bbishoppcm]

Holy shit! That car's originally from around my neck of the woods! My grandparents used to live in N. Swanzey!

[@MXguy95]

Small world haha

[@jackmeriustacktheratrix5021]

love the old Mitsubishi diamante in the background. Almost equally as rare.

[@redlineraphael]

Please save it

[@Bronson1886]

I like that little car I wish I lived closer I would try and restore it and buy it from you but I have no idea how much it would cost to get the car shipped to where i am in N.Y. because I have never shipped any car before.I was 14 years old when this car was brand new.

[@cpufreak101]

Now throw a battery in it, if it starts you have one of the rarest cars in existence, an old Renault that runs

[@fowlejonathan4047]

Yep they were pretty shite here in Europe as well. Weak electrics I believe.

[@LakeNipissing]

I remember those, and very true, haven't seen one in what seems like 20 years. But I like to surprise people cruising in a 32 year old RWD Hyundai Pony. Most Americans didn't know Hyundai was selling the RWD Pony and Stellar in Canada for a few years before the Excel arrived in the USA.

[@maximagmhondafan8892]

There was one of these in a garage in the backyard of my grandma’s previous house, I just remembered. I recognized the headlights and the logo. I think it was an alliance. I don’t know if it was a coupe or a sedan but it was black. Didn’t know the year either but this is what the front looked like. That was like years ago when I was a kid. Now that garage and everything in it has been long gone.

[@martincarroll7470]

I had an 85 Encore, I had such fun with that car, put 175,000 mi on it before I traded it in in 1992.

[@tallboyyyy]

Yes that's Dillon Chevrolet in Greenfield, MA. As far as I know they are still in business. I have relatives that live in that area and I grew up about 40 miles from there. And Fairfields Motors in Keene NH is in my hometown and is still in business. Actually they have been in business for over 100 years!

[@earlscheib7754]

Awesome find the original chassis was color code Olympic White. The 1.4 litre is a super solid pushrod engine. That car is actually an encore which was the hatchback the alliance was the sedan, in 86 and 87 the encore became the alliance hatchback. Two engines were used in these cars the 1.4 pushrod and the 1.7 which wasn't a bad ride they had 4 and 5 speed manual transmissions. They introduced a performance variant called the Alliance GTA which used a 2.0 SOHC engine. The electronics were RENIX which was a partnership with Renault and Bendix the TBI injector is identical to the ones used in GM but made by walboro not Delphi, the transmission code of this car is MB4. It should start, give it a try!

[@robsrandomness7824]

Those rare-as-hell GTAs were cool looking, I thought.

[@doyouliketowatch]

There was an. older gentleman who lived in my building years ago who had a deep red alliance convertible. That car was immaculate. He would tell people that it never seen snow or rain lol

[@TheJetJONES]

Are there any Renault Encores/Renault Alliances left in the US? Here in Germany (Note: Renault Encore = Renault 11 -> with different rear design, Renault Alliance = Renault 9) these cars are almost gone...

[@vado575]

Sadly I only seen these in junkyards... Pretty neat and simple little buggerz...

[@steverado87]

Jay where are you located? I know there's a few of us out there looking for parts for our Alliances and Encores (myself included, I just bought an '85 Encore hatchback)

[@davidsummers6700]

You should message Linda on facebook, send her the video of the car. Looks like she bought it right after graduating from high school and probably hasn't seen it in decades.

[@TroyFujimoto808]

David Summers Linda S. Delisle passed away in 2008.

[@OhPhuckYou]

Troy Fujimoto Damn. This had to get dark and depressing. 😕

[@scottkrafft6830]

+Troy Fujimoto I guess the Lifetime Warranty is expired then. I'm sorry.

[@OhPhuckYou]

Scott Krafft I guess it really was a lifetime warranty.

[@wetlettuce4768]

That is sad, I was hoping you was joking or just been sloppy searching for her but it's true :(

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

My cousin had a 84 Reno Alliance. He also had SIX spare cars that he picked up cheap that didn't run for spare parts.

[@nathankim7664]

As soon as you get it running, throw this thing up for sale to see if someone will buy it. Someone bought the Saab, so the Renault may be picked up! Or stick it in the back with your convertible Lincoln and hold onto it.

[@Matt_from_Florida]

8:33 They have an ECU under the front seat. That's the ICU (ignition control unit) which controls timing advance.

[@45AMT]

Hard to believe this made it 139k under it's own power. It is pretty neat haven't seen one of these since the 90's

[@misled1982]

Back in Argentina is called Renault 11, my dad had a 4 door version, 1988 model in red!

[@timothysimpkins3664]

Your Renault Alliance Encore you got there. The Europeans call that model the Renault 11. That was built in the 80’s.

[@lovefordgalaxie]

Jay, what happened to the '67 Galaxie?

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Renault cars are all over Europe. They even made tanks (hence the Cartier Tank watch). Renault was actually the first manufacturer to make a hatchback. In the USA maybe a rare but in Europe a legend.

[@comethiburs2326]

you have a pocket rocket base.... the R11 was a surprisingly good chassis. i'd rock one of those with a 1.8 16 valve clio engine swap... the european version had a distinct audi quattro vibe, especially the back.

[@AntCo0607]

Does it have a title? That might actually be worth towing up to NJ to add to my collection of old regular rare cars nobody wants. I love old and forgotten non-collectibles like this.

[@callumrawson4780]

Here in England it was called the Renault 11 my dad in the 1980s had a turbo one it was quick for its time a very rare car now

[@tomjoad1363]

What are the rules regarding cars sold to a scrapyards in the U.S.? Can i buy one and put it back oin the road if I clean it an eventually repair it?