R4 was my first car, bought for about £80 in 1974. Ran it for a summer and sold it when the brakes packed in. Three forward gears and an ungated reverse where 1st should have been.

It was a poor man’s 2CV. A poor man’s R4 was a pushbike.

Been watching a detective series on TV about Sicily in the 80's called Maltese the Mafia detective. It's a car spotters's dream if you like old Alfas and Fiats etc. even a Renault 4, used to like them for some strange reason.

I did watch this series, can't remember exactly when, but either late last year or early this year. And while the story itself was OK (if not exceptional), i spent a lot of the time 'car spotting', especially any scenes involving a car park!. For anyone thinking of giving it a look, bear in mind it is Italian, so if you can't deal with subtitles it isn't for you!. BTW, it is actually set in the 70's.

Absolutely nothing strange about liking the Renault 4, a truly brilliant car!. I remember years ago reading an article about 'important' cars, of which the 4 was considered one. The section on the 4 ended along these lines: "The 2CV was for tourists, real French farmers drove a Renault 4"!