I bought a 1993 16v

[Iain C]

Saw this on fb Clio sport. Looked lovely.

 

[fixedgear]

I looked at the grey one a week a go, with a little over £3k in my pocket (we had spoke a lot about the car and agreed a price) it had a few minor issues when i looked at it but the worst was it felt really slow, didnt have a 5k kick and just didnt pull anywhere near as hard as i expected (he said he had done the belts with the proper tools) that being said if it wasn't for the bucket seat feeling to tight for me i would still have bought it.

This one feels slow as hell to be honest... Would have been 'relatively' quick 13 years ago

 

[Sidders]

Was bidding on the grey 16v it's been pulled from sale today standard ebay messing if it's not the buyer messin it's the seller

 

[midge]

He might have sold it, it was well priced considering the work done to it.

@punk_rallye the thing is after driving it i then went home and took out my completely standard cup and it felt much much quicker.

 

[fixedgear]

He might have sold it, it was well priced considering the work done to it.

@punk_rallye the thing is after driving it i then went home and took out my completely standard cup and it felt much much quicker.

I believe it. These Mk1 cars were quick for their time but not today.

 

[_Tom]

A healthy one still shouldn't be massively off a cup pace wise.

 

[rctempire]

I believe it. These Mk1 cars were quick for their time but not today.

Totally true.

Welcome to the Mark 1 club.

Reminds me, should really get mine ready for something.

 

[fixedgear]

A healthy one still shouldn't be massively off a cup pace wise.

Disagree I'm afraid.

At least the 'feel' is a lot different

 

[fixedgear]

She had a good going over by the guys at Detail Village today. Fully protected and dressed for it's next outing at the Boosted UK Cars & Coffee meet on the 19th

 

[182_steve]

Looks seriously nice in those photos, it's come up well :up::up:
If it feels not that quick, just means it looks good going slow :grin:
Very nice car indeed chap

 

[Stefan.]

That is a beauty

 

[imprezaworks]

That grey one. He told me what he wanted and two days before it was close to that

 

[fixedgear]

Looks seriously nice in those photos, it's come up well :up::up:
If it feels not that quick, just means it looks good going slow :grin:
Very nice car indeed chap

Haha. I like the way you think.
Looks fast when parked.

Tapatalk

 

[_Tom]

That looks fantastic. So jealous.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

I want one

 

[fixedgear]

Well, I have to say. I drove this car for a couple of days after buying it and since then it hasn't turned a wheel.

Anyone in the market for a Mk1 16v?

 

[Chris_Beer]

I have no money to spare for it, or to run it, as I own 3 Renaults of my own, two of which are broken, and one close behind and the wifes Renault...

But I want it!

 

[Badger172cup]

Love a Mk1, sent my Tungsten grey ph1 to Hill Power and it came back with 187bhp at the wheels! Absolutely rapid, sold it for £3,000 8 years ago! It sickens me to think what it would fetch now! Full of character and a piece of piss to work on.
Keep it! If I didn't have a 205 in the garage, I would be tempted though. Getting extremely rare, very cool

 

[yeecup]

A healthy one still shouldn't be massively off a cup pace wise.

Having owned a brand new white valver in 95 and a brand new cup in 03 I can confirm the cup is a much quicker car, however I had the valver for 5yes and I loved it, looked fantastic and was a great car, the Williams I had was better though.

 

[Jamie]

Pics of the brand new white valver?

Car looks great. Love Monaco blue.

Just my 2p worth on performance; sadly now, 11 years ago I had my first williams with a few mods, later a standard 172 (did strip it) and a 182 Trophy after that, which had breathing mods. The quickest was the 182, but there wasn't a whole lot in them all. Clearly a Williams isn't a valver, but there shouldn't be too(ooo) much difference between a cup and 16v, if all healthy and on a like for like (modification) basis.

To be clear, I would expect a 172 cup to quicker, but not by miles. What makes it more difficult these days is that a healthy F7R/P engine is probably few and far between, so it is very hard to compare. If you looked at some old 1/4 times, I think some would be surprised on how close they (all) are and what the "real world" difference is.

 

[percy555]

I sold these brand new in the 90's, great little car in there day.