Your thoughts please - RS200, Red, Recaros + Speedlines

[MicahGTi]

Hi everyone,
I'm finally in a position to buy a new car under the £8k mark and have been a Renault enthusiast since the late 90's. I've been trawling all manner of ads for a very long time and have just seen one resisted on PH. I think it has dropped £600 since last year, but am curious as to why it hasn't shifted.
I'd post this in the relevant section but I don't have the full membership to do so, so please don't tell me off too harshly for posting here. It's a red 200 up in Newcastle for £7,700 and has a superb spec.
If anyone has any local knowledge of the car or the dealer, please let me know as I live in Kent and wouldn't want a wasted trip!
Sorry if I shouldn't be posting this here.

 

[Crybert]

What's the service history like?
Owners?
Belts?
Cat d?

If it is decent in this respect^ then go have a look. Looks good. Reason for the price going down is supply and demand I would think

 

[Knuckles]

@Turner spec

I like it.

Ask for the service history. If he says 'belts don't need doing as its done less than 72k, walk away, or barter a grand off lol

 

[R-Sport.]

Looks nice actually

Sprint spoiler & projector lights -

If it hasnt sold - perhaps because Red.

 

[Beef-Mc]

For some reason the MoT history doesn't show on the car either.

 

[Mariusz]

Looks nice in the pictures, good spec. As above the colour could be putting some people off, plus it's a bad time of year for selling a car.

 

[Chrisgti6]

@Turner spec

I like it.

Ask for the service history. If he says 'belts don't need doing as its done less than 72k, walk away, or barter a grand off lol

Technically the belts aren't due yet, but yes I'd be wanted to get a bit of money off to cover them.

 

[Knuckles]

Technically the belts aren't due yet, but yes I'd be wanted to get a bit of money off to cover them.

The car is over five years old.

Or are the belt intervals different on 200s?

 

[Chrisgti6]

The car is over five years old.

Or are the belt intervals different on 200s?

6 years on the 200, so it's due in March

 

[Phase1Dom]

Looks really good spec and really clean , even if the belts are due it's still a cheap 200 if you have to pay to get the belts done

 

[Knuckles]

6 years on the 200, so it's due in March

Is that the same for the 197s then or did they just change it for the 200s?

 

[Chrisgti6]

Is that the same for the 197s then or did they just change it for the 200s?

The late 197's had the revised interval too

 

[welshname]

The late 197's had the revised interval too

For what reason? The engine and belt kits are the same

 

[Chrisgti6]

For what reason? The engine and belt kits are the same

Ask Renault, they changed it! All I know is that it was changed from 5 to 6 years in about 2008/09.