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5 GT Turbo Big Steve's - Raider

Can report she’s well ready for a trip to France 🇫🇷

Friday 30th September arrived and @Nick Kettle and I left for Paris. With a long drive ahead, we had to start at McDonald’s for a drive-thru breakfast and a Coffee ☕️:
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Drive down to Kent was super easy, as the M25/Dartford Crossing was behaving itself. We made really good time, and thanks to the location sharing on WhatsApp, we could see how @DaveL485 & @Spooky we’re we’re doing:
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We were doing great for time, so stopped of at the usual Tesco Ashford, for a quick top up of MOMENTUM ⛽
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Before we knew it, we arrived at the EuroTunnel terminal and we’re ushered thru to the Flexiplus Lounge:
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WHICH WAS BLOODY FANTASTIC!!! Free food and drinks and just board on the next train you fancy!!
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Definitely going to pay the extra next time I travel, just so much nicer!! After a good lunch, we went and boarded the train, and we’re in France in a flash! 🇫🇷
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When we arrived we made our way to the services, and met up with @Jesus and his mate Dave:
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Journey went really smoothly, and it was more fun as @Nick Kettle bought enough walk-in talkie’s for us all to use on the journey, so we could keep in touch. Before too long, we had sight of the Eiffel Tower!!
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And made out way round the west Outer Peripherique ringroad. Which for a Friday evening wasn’t too bad at all!! There was an INSANELY long tunnel which was also very low which gave us plenty of time for the full exhaust tone extravaganza!!
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We soon arrived at the hotel with no issues!!
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So it was a quick freshen up, and down to the bar for a few:
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And a group dinner:
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Next day was the main show and I wanted to make sure I turned up with a nice clean car, so @Moggy @Nick Kettle and I were the only ones up at 7:00 for the car-wash club:
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Once we figured out how to get more change from the vending machine, it wasn’t such a rush to wash out cars! 😆😆 Back to the hotel for breakfast, then off to the show, which was FANTASTIC!!!!

We got a chance to do two parade laps around the HEAVILY BANKED circuit:
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Some of us entered the Concours D’Elegance, and even I got out-Raidered that day by one of the EBS Cabby guys:
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Next morning it was time to head for home for @Jesus Lee and I:
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The Eurotunnel home was great and we got talking to the guy in the car behind us (who we now know as @sparkeyjlee as he’s joined the club following our meeting) about my Raider, and he mentioned it was his dream car when he was a lad. Unfortunately for him he only got as far as a Vauxhall Nova.

Crazy thing was, only a few minutes later, a chap walked by and commented he was in a bloody Nova in the carriage behind!! Of course we had to go for a nosey:
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@Nick Kettle and I finally got back to mine at 15:00:
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With the car covering a grand total of 727 miles over the weekend:
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This weekend re-confirmed how much I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS CAR 💙💙💙💙 I was a little apprehensive ahead of the weekend away that I might have gone off her a bit what with all that newer Renaultsport Goodness I have and listening to @Brigsy saying he sold his Tungy as it just didn’t compare to the more modern stuff… I didn’t feel like that once. Just the love shown for the cars from the French drivers giving us the 👍 and 👌 signs as they passed us was crazy… added to the love I have for the car, it was just unbeatable..!!

She was just as good as gold for the whole trip, but I would be lying to say it was totally fault free, we had to clean out the idle jet on the Eurotunnel train home as she didn’t want to idle when we got back to the train, and it sounds like I’ve got a wheel bearing on the way out, so I’ve ordered a new pair of front bearings to fit over winter.

Following her latest adventure, I locked her away back in the garage to rest and prepare for her winter maintenance:
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Thank you Raider… you’re a legend.
 
Following her latest adventure, I locked her away back in the garage to rest and prepare for her winter maintenance:
Hang on, hang on, hang on….!!! No time to relax for winter yet little Raider!! Got a tip-off about a Magazine shoot for 50 years of Renault 5 coming up, and they needed a 5GTT…. Step up little Ren!

Out with the lark and a drive towards Silverstone:
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She just loves being out, and on the road!! Stopped off for Breakfast at the Maccie D’s at Towcester:
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Then it was over to Turweston Airfield for some photo’s:
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Interesting collection of cars, including a mint Extra Van never seen before!
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Keep your eyes peeled for one of the two Christmas editions of Auto Express chaps and chapesses! 😎

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Whilst the Raider was still Taxed, I took a ride out to the Counting Cars coffee meet at Donnington Park last Sunday 27th Nov with @Millie_Bee and @jas_racing
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Car clicked over 120k during the drive home, and the oil pressure was running at the top of the gauge all the way there & back:
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She just loves being out this little car!! 🔥

Great selection of cars on display, from crazy rare and expensive, to quirky! Here’s a few photos:
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Summer 2023 got off to a 💩 start with the loss of our very own @Moggy in May. With the funeral announced, there was no way I wasn’t going to go in the Raider for us both to pay our respects, so after taxing the car and having a couple of gentle runs out to check everything functioning properly, @Millie_Bee and I left home early on Thu 15th Jun and headed to Wrexham:
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Stopped off at Corley services, and met @Nick Kettle in his Meggy R26:
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Carried on the drive to Wrexham, and wasn’t hanging about, to make sure we got there on, time. Fabulous turn out for Mogster, and special mention to Marcel who came all the way over from The Netherlands 🇳🇱 to attend… there’s commitment!!!
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Following that epically sad event, Millie and I finished off the day at the beach in Prestatyn watching the Sunset:
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Friday we met up with Lomo for a chippy tea in his V6 in the Wirral:
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Before moving to Liverpool city centre on the Saturday and ended up doing a little Beatles/Liverpool sight seeing day in the 5:
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Not wanting to discredit any of those Lovley Liverpudlian’s… but made sure my Security game was high to leave it in Liverpool for the night: 🤣🤣
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Needn’t have worried though, as I left it in a Secure car park:
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Before driving to the NEC on Sunday morning, to attend the British Cycling Show:
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Another weekend of driving her hard, and another weekend of her just lapping it up…

Said before, I’ll say it again… f***inf love this car… 💕♥️❤️💙
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I went to that show last year, it was rubbish! Waste of time and money, half the stands weren't even cycling related just cakes, coffee, charities and stuff.
Yeah I thought it was awful, and most definitely won’t go back. Found it exactly the same as you described!!!

Thankfully I got 2 free tickets for it, but still had to pay the rotten car park charges..!!
 
Im quite the fan of Apple CarPlay, and wanted to share the best solution I’ve found for the Raider at an amazing price.

Bought one of these 6288 2 32G CPL head units from AliExpress (make sure you buy the one in the picture I show below with the Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Logo’s):
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And then I bought one of these Bluetooth remote controls:

Wired them all up together and before too long had them in the car and working like a dream!! The Apple CarPlay is Bluetooth, so you don’t need to connect to the head unit with a wire:
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And the Bluetooth remote control works a treat to control the volume and skip through as needed:
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With everything all fitted and running well, @Millie_Bee and I went out for a little drive to make sure Sarah is fully up to speed to drive the car to Oulton park this weekend for the Auto’s De France 🇫🇷 show this weekend:
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