The Renault Alliance Almost Saved AMC, But Fell Well Short of its Promise

[@DMETS519]

I love it when Bill reacts to things he doesn't like about a car. That struggle to get that seatbelt on was pure entertainment.

[@TVHouseHistorian]

So was the little debacle with the windshield wipers @32:31 I almost died 🤣

[@egold2071]

He deeply dislikes alarms; I highly recommend the Explorer Sport Trac piece. His morning started off gloriously that day, then declined rapidly as he set off the truck's car alarm 3 times. He was so annoyed, and the damn alarm turned off the moment he screamed 'I got the keys... I got the damn title!' 🤣

[@marthasmadman]

And how he does a big sigh

[@wstlndiesel]

Bill has the BEST car channel on KZbin! Love his knowledge, humor and consistent content. Keep up the hard work!!!

[@holliesheet3182]

2nd that!

[@ttowkach]

@@holliesheet3182 Yes, nice to have my Bill back on a regular cadence even if it's only till the beginning of t;he summer. I don't know, maybe he'll continue with the channel when it gets hot. Oh wait, this isn't work for Bill. ha ha

[@benila3992]

How can have a Bill Good Morning intro as my alarm clock?!

[@lijoima]

His reviews always make my day!

[@wstlndiesel]

@@lijoima a side note on how good of a guy Bill is. My girlfriend sent him a self addressed envelope and asked if he would simply write me a little personal message for my birthday. Not only did he do that, he sent me a Curious Cars hat! She never asked for the hat. I wanted to at least share that with someone because the guy is a TRUE class act!

[@melciveng]

Bill is part auto reviewer and part sage and philosopher. Long may his curmudgeonly ways continue 🤩

[@bittwise]

*CAR-mudgeonly

[@crazysteve9390]

It’s the whiskey

[@TVHouseHistorian]

The little kerfuffle with the windshield wipers @32:31 was pure comedic *gold.*

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

You are one of a few people on KZbin I can listen for hours no matter what the content is.

[@hazenguy1]

I haven't seen one of these since the commandments were being written

[@Matt_from_Florida]

We bought a 1987 Renault GTA Convertible in 1991. It was one of the best handling cars I've ever owned. It's amazing to me that you found an Alliance in this superb condition lo these many years later!

[@Uyytrdf]

Bills reactions !!! Agreed - the pause in disgust accompanied by an exhale !!!! Priceless

[@christopherconard2831]

Ah, the 80's. When you could tell what package level a car was by counting the delete plugs. They couldn't just let you have nothing, they had to put it plastic blocks to remind you of what you didn't have. This car seems to have a lot of them. I can't think of all the options that could fill those slots.

[@holliesheet3182]

Still laughing at your comment as typing this!

[@kevinbarry71]

That is still a thing; even in some expensive European models

[@pcno2832]

Some manufactures manage to make them less obvious; these almost seem to be designed to taunt. I believe the Alliance had a pretty long option list of little bell and whistle type things, most notably including the world's first remote keyless entry system.

[@jeffstonecipher1594]

I was a kid in the 80s when my dad had one of these back when they were new, 84 I think (tan 4 door exactly like the one on the Motor Trend cover @ 8:56🙂) That entire car was a delete card! They were just everywhere in that thing -even the stupid unpainted drivers side only mirror had no control stick for it -just a delete card! Had an AM radio though -holy crap! It just literally had zero options, we used to laugh our asses off at it as kids every time we got in the thing and slammed its clumsy-stupid doors shut. Was what dad could afford at the time -1st divorce and two pups, that was just life back then -brings back fond memories from that period though, even that turd of a car made us laugh and we got through it.🙂

[@patrickflohe7427]

BAHAHAHA

[@rskb1957]

What I remember about Renaults up to this period is how comfortable they were and how well they rode. I had a Renault 20 that I absolutely loved.

[@bobbylibertini]

Deer CAN be very dangerous! Couple'a years ago I had just put my tractor away, and was walking away from the garage, when I stopped sort of mid-step trying to remember if I had shut of the fuel valve on the tractor. As I paused there for that brief fraction of a second I felt a woosh of air right in front of me and felt something almost touching me. It was a big deer running full speed through the 20 foot gap between the garage and the house. Had I not paused to ponder if I had shut the fuel of..had I just taken the next step, it would have hit me like a locomotive, and at the very least I would have been busted up like that Renault if it had been hit by a tyke on a tricycle. I don't scare easily; I once stepped in front of a charging bull to save someone..but that deer SCARED me! BTW: The Matador video was the first Curious Cars vid I had ever seen and what got me hooked!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Yup...Deer are like squirrels, when crossing a highway...dozens of folks are killed by these goofy animals, jumping right into a windshield, and crushing the driver.

[@jamesregiste960]

The Deer were there first,human varmints!

[@bobbylibertini]

@@jamesregiste960 Yosemite Sam, is that you? :D

[@christophertyacke6019]

My Dad worked for AMC Milwaukee and Kenosha for 32 years. My Dad always supported the company he loved. So yeah we had one of these pieces of S**T . The Levi's Gremlin was my favorite.

[@martyharris3628]

I was a very well respected mechanic in the 80s and I catered to the best. I refused to service junk, this specimen included. I would recommend my customers to look at Chevettes or excorts instead of this garbage. If they so chose to buy renaut, I suggested to them to have service provided by there dealer.

[@davidmeyer8133]

I was a mechanic during this time and these were just absolute garbage, especially after getting a few years on them. Plastic parts breaking/falling off and overheating were just a couple of the problems like Bill says. Picking this over a aero body Thunderbird for car of the year was a joke.

[@js4187]

Your dad always supported the job he had . Good for him .

[@VVT4ME]

Hopefully you do a Le Car sometime. What a POS. My dad had one.

[@christopherconard2831]

Step 1) Find a Le Car that still exists. At least one that can run and isn't a pile of rust and moss, long abandoned in the woods.

[@increiblepelotudo]

"...deer are carnivorous, but people aren't noticing...". This is why this is the best car channel on KZbin. Period. #facts

[@timbullough3513]

'I would rather eat razor blades than do a review on a Toyota Solara' ... as always Bill absolutely NAILS it with one simple sentence that says volumes in a terse comment. Amen and amen brother Bill.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I do not know why Bill hates on a ...Solara!...they were based on the Camry, a fine and reliable vehicle...I admit the styling of it was not really what they were aiming for.

[@neilgibbons2532]

Coming up next the YOGO

[@McVaio]

@@neilgibbons2532 Yugo

[@MyzelleJenkins]

19:53 “Alliance ‘L’ I’m not sure if that stands for Luxury and I’m not sure I care” classic Bill comment and made my day ✅

[@sunburn8640]

Bill You’re the best man. I love your forthrightness and honesty. I never thought I would watch 40 minute reviews of 1991 Chevy Caviliers and whatever this thing is… but I do. I find your voice soothing. I often play one of your videos as I am falling asleep. Is that weird? Yes it is. But it works for me. Keep up the good work man

[@michaelpfaff6009]

I'm sure those wire wheel hubcaps were bought off the shelf at Walmart. I'm positive they weren't original. Love your videos!!! I still wish you would, at times, turn the camera to your face when you talk directly to us....

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

LOL A typical Bill-ism: "You've got the Alliance 'L', I don't know if that stands for "luxury" and I'm not sure I care." L O V E IT !!!

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Bill, sorry about the shitty weather!!! Here in Southern California we had record snowfall & people in the mountains are still snowed in!!! I'm glad that you are keeping up with your coronavirus whiskey!!! As for the Renault Alliance, my sister had a four door years ago, it was okay, just a little odd. Thanks for sharing another fun video!!! 🥃

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Hot As Balls ...1:49

[@Buster450]

love the channel man . beats "Regular Car Review" all day long

[@bextar6365]

I can remember those phone-e spoke wheel cover being sold at K-mart back in those days. One winter in the Chicagoland area and the salt on the roads would destroy them with rust..

[@bishoped1]

Been watching your videos for the last 2 years and this is the first time that I could see what you look like.

[@bextar6365]

Short Jewish guy !

[@williamanthony5021]

Hey I resemble that comment LMBO 😍

[@tonyvargas368]

As a teen growing up in Los Angeles in the 80s, i wanted one of these.

[@artistnyc123]

I went and looked at one, and ended up with a LeCar, one of the best decisions ever..

[@robbrady4649]

Evening Bill, this looks like what we knew in the UK as a Renault 9, although we never got a drop top version. Sweating in early March? If only. It's cold, cold, cold over here.

[@michaelcope856]

And the snow is on its way back...

[@larryk731]

I was in college in 1986 and a friend picked up a used very early Renault alliance 4 door 5 speech and loved the car. It lasted 4 years from freshman year to senior year when he went back to his country.

[@brianstubbs1235]

I've lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin all of my life and these cars were once a common sight on almost every main road in town. By the time I was in high school (late 1980's-early 1990's) the Appliance (as we called them) as well as the hatchback Encore were the perfect "first car" for most kids my age at the time. And yes, they were shit boxes. There were so many of them in the school parking lot that they almost outnumbered other makes & models.

[@SST11B]

"I'm deep into my coronavirus whiskey, and I've got my .38 in my pocket" Classic Bill. Never change man. & My mom wanted a Fuego pretty bad back then but never got one.

[@hutchcraftcp]

A good friend of mine had an 86 2 door DL in a sage green metallic with similar interior color to this one. She drove it 130k miles. She called it the appliance. Bland but started every day.

[@JohnAlexander-rd5yh]

I thoroughly enjoy your colorful and honest descriptions and assessments of these old cars - entertaining and informative. Many Thanks.

[@drewbiedoobie1416]

No matter the car, I always dig the videos from Bill. He is one of a kind and does a great job with the hand held camera. Leave the go pros to the crotch rocket pilots with those goofy fake mohawks on their helmets

[@reymustanggt4082]

My parents new 85 Alliance was charming, handsome, had unusual features for an economy car and drove creamy smooth, but the car fell apart immediately and the engine blew at just 55k!!! Everyone I knew saw extreme poor reliability with these cars and would set them on fire or had them stolen to write them off. The 1.4L were far more reliable than the terrible1.7L. So sad. THANK YOU BILL, GREAT REVIEW for the memories!!!

[@stoneylonesome4062]

Bill, love that you’ve finally done a Renault and a Classic Citroën. Would love to see you do more, especially classic Citroën’s. Also would love to see you do that Isuzu Impulse/Piazza that you talked about wanting to do.

[@egold2071]

Missed the Fridee upload; More than made up for with this proper 40 minute gem of obscurity! Thanks as always Sir Bill! 🙏

[@one4uf]

I saw this car at Mecum. I was at Mecum for 3 days and drove for 2 of them. I was excited beyond a reasonable level when I saw this sitting out in the field. I was even more excited when I found out Bill bought it and have been waiting patiently for this video to drop. As far as performance and all of that goes, this car is boring as hell, but it’s cool now in that there are like almost none of them left. They were disposable cars. These were the cars that the people with questionable credit bought at the local tent sale. I had an uncle that bought two of them. They got the job done for what they were. This was one of my favorite Curious Cars videos in a long time.

[@heinrichjohannklein7776]

Bill, the master of all car reviewers!!!!! Greetings from München

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Hey Bill, hope you've had a good week.

[@kylegraumann8412]

I briefly owned a 4 door hatchback Alliance years ago. What a silly little car! I wish I had kept it and fixed it up, but I was only 16 and didn’t have the appreciation for quirky cars that I have today.

[@marksman4004]

I can watch Bill reviewing a LeCar and I'll still watch the whole video. Bill has the best car channel ever.

[@richmeyer2064]

My sister purchased a 2 door hatchback Encore in 1985 and drove it for 20 years. It held together quite well, although towards the end the head liner started to come unglued. It had great suspension that soaked up almost everything it encountered. I have doubts about parts supply for these today.

[@jasonklein488]

My parents had an 86 Alliance DL convertible , which had an completely diffrent dash and interior lay out then this L, which I think was a step below the DL. The one thing I remember about the car was that the repair cost for the brakes had my father in an uproar because they were rather expensive because they were French parts, not American motors. My cousin had an L trimmed Alliance in high school and I remember that some of those buttons on the dash were for rear window defrost, cruise control, fog lamps, 4 window down for the power windows to be retracted by the driver, interior light control, and some type of on board digital computer read out menu scroll for the screen to the right of driver on center by your knee and a digital clock was under that.

[@joeybagofdragons]

My first car was a 1984 Renault Fuego! Loved it! I learned how to work on cars with that POS! I would love to find one, but they are all recycled by now. Love ya Bill!

[@williamzander4732]

I owned a FUEGO and it was the first car built in America with a remote. Great looking car had a beautiful interior. That thing would start in the dead of winter but you couldn’t drive in snow . 55 mph speed limit. Great heater and had everything.

[@Tonyk24]

Bill on a Saturday is such a treat

[@Seminal_Ideas]

I so enjoy your videos and commentary Bill. I'm in England and look forward to your description of the weather and those animals and just generally love watching these lovely cars. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@artistnyc123]

I think this is a really nice looking car, especially with the top up.

[@gregdesena7362]

We had an 85 Encore when I was a kid. It didn’t last terribly long, but it was our first new car so I was excited. First time smelling new car smell! I’ve watched many of your videos and always have something to laugh out loud at. The exasperated sighs in this one really killed me😂 You remind me of myself lol

[@jezof9048]

I remember these cars when I was younger and there were not many. The marriage of AMC and Renault was just not good. I enjoyed the hell out of this video.

[@Derek-Adams]

The sigh. It’s the SIGH which does it for me 🤣

[@williamanthony5021]

The laughter is contagious. THANSK

[@larryt3572]

Had an Alliance during college. Bill's comments are spot on. Its gas mileage was terrific but unreliable as hell. Transmission crapped out. Coincidentally, it disappeared in NYC. 🙄

[@js4187]

Ex wife bought an Alliance February 84. Four door sedan ,1.4 liter with the automatic trans . Within the first 12 months , 3 fuel pumps went out . A rear wheel cylinder leaked . The AC stopped cooling . All this was fixed by dealer under their 12 month warranty . Month 13 ..... the transmission goes out . No drive . only reverse . Got it towed to dealer who by this time was quite familiar with us . I remember to this day the service managers face when we walked in . To his credit ,and the credit of the dealer , they backdated the repair and covered it under its 12 month warranty . A few minor issues over the next couple years . By 1987 the car developed a pretty big oil leak at the main seal . We ended up at a used car dealer looking for something else . We traded the Alliance outright for a 1980 Oldsmobile Omega . Just like the one at 9:52 in this video . The Omega while rusting itself into oblivion ended up being a great car mechanically . We got 4-5 years of use out of it with nothing more than the basics , oil , tires , brakes . When people talk about the Yugo and its place and ranking in history , I always say the Renault Alliance was right on its heels .

[@autochatter]

Wow..Not only is it a late model one but a convertible too! Great vid as always.

[@wstlndiesel]

Bill RULZ!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@tasaab]

Thought it was stupid the first time I saw one in the 80’s. However, cheers to AMC for actually creating a convertible out of it, with some considerable effort.

[@brentboswell1294]

Those wire hubcaps look to be about the quality of the aftermarket ones that you used to buy at the local Pep Boys...

[@aaronhenschel1885]

Some how bill has made a renault fun and exciting great to see this relic again thanks.

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

39:12 and on was my favorite part of the video! Just kiddin'. Keep em commin Bill!

[@misterhipster9509]

Pal was a AMC dealer tech in the day, called it the annoyance.

[@kevinbarry71]

By 1984 in 1985 gasoline was really cheap again and people forgot about fuel economy. Where have I heard that before? AMC dealerships were also considered poor relations of others, not the best experience generally

[@lynncowan9864]

Leave a Chevy Cavalier convertible and a BMW E30 cabriolet in the barn overnight...I always liked the exterior styling. These were interesting cars until you got behind the wheel. Still, I'm impressed with this example. You always seem to find curious cars, Bill.

[@jaygee4345]

There was a junkyard around me that opened in 1960 and stopped taking in cars in the early 80's. At some point he realized his profits dropped off because he didn't have parts for newer vehicles. So he bought some modern cars to bring customers back in; 1 1982 Trans Am Recaro edition, 1 90s Taurus, and 2 Renault Alliances. It didn't save the business.

[@brianvanalstyne113]

Every Bill vid...is a gift for sanity!!

[@SteveTheFordGuy985]

Bill, Thank you for all the information that you no doubt spend time researching the period to give the whole story of the vehicle and everything that was happening at the time that is relevant to the vehicles history, success, failure. This is why I absolutely love your channel . Bill, you have a great voice that is awesome for these videos. You just bring it all together so well. Please just keep doing what you're doing. Nobody else holds a candle to you, Bill

[@sorenandersen2159]

Awesome!!! Thanks Bill, I love the French cars and the unusual cars. You are hilarious have a great day

[@simplesimon755]

This is the review I never thought I'd see but only because this car was such a dud, at least in my experience. I learned to drive on mom's Pacer but then she got rid of that and got a Renault Alliance. I loved the Pacer but hated the Alliance. The thing I remember most was how the steering wheel and driver's seat didn't feel like they were lined up with each other. And then there was the lack of power. A great review. I'm glad to see that my low opinion of this car wasn't wrong. That said, if you are going to get one of these then I suppose the convertible is the one to get. Good luck to the new owner.

[@Romiman1]

The car is so small, that we can see so much of Yourself (Bill) like never before! ;-) Great video, as always! In Europe, we have had very many Renault 9 (sedan) and 11 (hatch) back then, but there absolutely is no one left. Since more than 2 decades I haven't seen one anymore.

[@j.w.groves2199]

I had a 1.4 and it would smoke the. Front tires on takeoff , and you can believe it or not but I had my math checked and I did it right but I got 52 miles a gallon with 2 big people and a bunch of lathe tools in the trunk lol. The 1.4 had been sold by Renault as a commercial Engine for boats and construction tools but it was a wet sleeved engine and it was made to run for hours and hours in boats.it was a great little engine and it was time tested and the little guy was tough as nails.my father was in a wreck with mine and it rolled a dump truck and a pickup truck and dad only Brock his collar bone it had a great safety rating.

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

You don’t see many of these and even back in the day! It’s very nice to see it with you Bill!

[@michaela1655]

It is interesting to see one of these preserved. Most of them rotted and fell apart so quickly, so it is amazing to see a survivor.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I could not make out what the miles were on this car, and maybe there was a reason why he did not mention it!

[@cmans79tr7]

M.A. - Yep. I thought this car was a mirage. Still do.

[@blisterbrain]

We had one. At a restaurant with valet parking one night, the Maitre d' came up to us with a worried look, and informed my dad, "The wheel, she fall off the car!" We laughed, and Dad ordered another bottle of wine. I mean, if you're going to drive a French automobile, you must have the proper attitude.

[@pauldizinno4949]

The Renault Fuego was the sporty one, even more forgotten than Alliance.

[@vincezab1]

I like the way it looks. Very clean design.

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

I agree with you Bill, Florida the Weather has been totally unacceptable this winter🤨

[@dcanmore]

the story of Renault in the US didn't end with the Chrysler buy-out, the Renault 21 became the Eagle Medallion and the Renault 25 was restyled as the Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco from 1987-1992.

[@frankmoore159]

Oh, I drove around in the passenger seat in a 1983 Renault alliance brand new with the time it was a stick shift. I forget the gears may have been five this Italian builder I worked for I was 16 years old. He used to drive me around the property to property, in the car I do remember he would pull up in a Cutlass edit 71 and I asked him where is your note and said I was being repaired every once in a while he would have that cutlass so I don’t think they were dependable they may have been desirable But not dependable. Great stuff love this channel it was dark blue with tan interior

[@chrisclermont456]

I had the GTA version of this Renault that looked exactly like the one here: 24:35. It was a fun car to drive. Mine was an 87 with a 2.0 litre I-4 and the 5-speed manual which was way faster than this one Bob is reviewing. Excellent gas mileage. It was an eye catcher as well. There was even a race series called the Renault Cup where they raced GTAs..Mine did not fall apart, didn't spend as much time back at the dealership like the VW Rabbit GTI, and I loved it!!

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

These were far better looking than those Ugly X Cars from GM and it was right for the time, but Renault's were not known for their quality. I had a Renault Le Car that was very cute but had a Drivers Seat that would fall down while you were driving!! What a Death Trap that was!!

[@andrewhatez7955]

During this time period ['84/'85], I drove a 1977 Cutlass Salon 2 dr. with a 350 V-8. I never would've considered buying a Renault Alliance--even if it was built to last. My Olds had low miles and I was happy with it despite the mpg/gas cost. I do understand the RA's appeal and it's intrepid marketing campaign...also, Bill, you're the best auto guy on YT---keep 'em coming.

[@josephmule8387]

Bill. You did it again. LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DO, BUDDY. My mom bought a 1984 hardtop. It had the 1.4l engine which was a total dog. It had 23,000 miles on it. The head gasket blew. I was constantly working on it. It actually had an electronically controlled automatic, which was quite advanced for the time, but the transmission failed when it only had 28,000 miles. A host of other problems which had me often going to the dealer for things like a throttle cable which costed $80 in 1990.

[@SimeonToko]

My sister had one of these and when it ran I loved driving it around Brooklyn. It was so nimble and a lot of fun. When it ran.

[@culcune]

I grew up in the L.A. area in the 80s and 90s. I graduated high school in 1987, and the bellweather cars at that time among kids were German cars--mostly VW Golfs and Rabbits. Japanese 'sporty' cars were also making an inroad at that time. I liked 'Merican 60s and 70s cars, but was definitely going against the trend in L.A. I do recall quite a few people buying the Maserati BiTurbo and Quattroporte (although that was a rare car--mostly the 2 door BiTurbo). Also, the yuppies were a new trend, so BMW 3 series galore. The Iranian immigrants and Jewish people (mostly directly from Israel), and other people from the Middle East region of L.A. loved Mercedes Benzs (the housewives loved the 190s) This car; not so much, so I am not surprised it did not do well overall (L.A. was kind of a 'trendsetter' of sorts with cars at that time--if it didn't catch on there, it wouldn't be popular anywhere else).

[@JIJzerman]

That was an excellent sales pitch for the auction, loved it.

[@deepcow]

My older brother’s first new car was a beige Renault Alliance back in the early 1980’s. He regretted that decision a few months after the purchase.

[@DucatiPaso750]

I remember these cars when they were new. I was about 17. For some reason, I liked the looks of the Alliance GTA. I got to sit in one at the Los Angeles Auto Show held every November. I never got to drive one though.

[@MrMikepresley]

Bill your cars bring me memories, and your humor brings joy!

[@thomasrhinehart6084]

My grandfather who was an engineer for ford was a fan of AMC/Renault products in the 80s, we had a 79 LeCar, at a point he wanted a 83 Alliance but the dealership wouldn't or couldn't get the model that he wanted.

[@CarringtonHollister]

I can sympathize with you there, Bill here in South Georgia, it’s hot as balls here he’ll you can cook an entire Sunday meal 🥘 outside 😂😂😂

[@stoneylonesome4062]

Would love to see the high-performance Coupé package. The wheels look off to me. Boxy 80’s styling but pseudo-wire wheels. They should’ve had something more futuristic-looking like the Fuego did.

[@robertjames6640]

I worked for a European construction company in France and drove a Renault: it was a four pot and performed very well. The build was good for the price. I was later given a Renault 25, the six pot that was a great car. I recall this AMC vehicle and it was not too bad. Probably as good as the like models from US makers.

[@624radicalham]

They were great cars in Europe, just like Fiats. But here for some reason they fell apart with the automatic transmissions and ECU (computer) constantly failing after only a few years. The American market Renault was not the same durable Renault from Europe and remember, about 98% of cars sold here had automatic transmissions during that time.

[@kyleirving7747]

Bill, excellent video! I look forward to new videos every week, especially anything 80s! I thing it would be wonderful if you were to review a first generation ford escort, especially a diesel model. Talk about a vehicle that is extremely rare today , at least in the midwest rust belt, that used to be everywhere 30 years ago. I really appreciate all your videos you make, absolute gold! Gold Jerry! Gold!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Bill is always entertaining!...but this car did not deserve a 40 minute effort...Most folks know that Renault made crap cars, for decades. An eccentric high school friend of mine, was totally in love with European vehicles...this was back in the late 1960s! He drove--or tried to drive--something called a Renault Caravelle...it was a truly strange looking thing, that was trying to look sporty...the damn car would break down every couple of months, but my stubborn friend hung in there with it for about a year...then it caught on fire. That, IMO, was his lucky break...He eventually moved to Canada, and drove VW Rabbits for years...he had learned his lesson!

[@josephvaldora49]

A great review of a genuinely atrocious car. Winning the Car of The Year trophy when it’s competition was abject shit, is like being the tallest midget in the room. Not much to brag about. The French were ever so slightly better at building cars than the Soviet Union was. Still, a fun video to watch. Bill is getting a bit adventurous with his editing and it’s looking more professional. The new cameras are a mixed bag for the moment, but will undoubtedly will improve with experience and time. The seatbelt fiasco was gold! Thanks for putting a smile on my face today!

[@crooner2007]

Great review as usual. Funny that Renault eventually found its way back into the US market through Nissan, of all things. The original Versa was pretty much a badge engineered Renault!

[@Al-thecarhistorian]

Alliance's first year was 1983, not 1984. It was Motor Trends 1983 Car of the Year and introduced to the US market in the fall of 1982. The Alliance was a great driving car. Its biggest reliability problem was that AMC technicians were not trained to properly service them.

[@SuperJoes70]

Great Video Bill !! When I was in the Car business I had to take a 85 coupe and a AMC Lecar on a package deal back in the day I thought I would never sell them but I sold the Lecar in less than a day and the coupe the following week ! Again no one can reveiw a car like you !

[@Mike-lj4ue]

Holy shit I had an 87 Renault amc gta. Holy blast from the past

[@alpac2756]

Thank you for this great and very detailed video on the Renault Alliance. I grew up in France and the Renault 9 and 11 models, which the Alliance and the Encore are based on, were very popular in France and pretty reliable cars. The hatchback Renault 11 was better looking and less boring than the very boxy Renault 9. If I recall the Renault 9 was elected car of the year in 1982 in France and as a teenager at the time I did not understand why because it did look quite boring to me.

[@TheMultiGunMan]

Great review as always Bill.

[@markwoodley712]

I was a happy Canadian sitting in the back seat of the sedan version once, it was very spacious and there was room enough for your feet to fit beneath the front seats.

[@valengreymoon5623]

A set of factory alloy wheels would make the whole package look much better.