Clio 182 RB

[Ant1]

I reckon most of you know the car.

6hrs on a train and 5hrs drive back it’s home in one piece.

Jobs to do?

- Remove bobbles from seats
- Refit rear 1/4 cards
- Source a quiet exhaust as the PMS system is too loud for me
- Paint correct the car
- Oh and sort the engine

Seller was a nice chap and looked after the car well.

Shite picture.

 

[Flob]

I reckon you'll do 4/5 😂

 

[Ant1]

I reckon you'll do 4/5 😂

Leave the bobbles?

 

[TC.]

I wanted this so much 😭

 

[Clart]

I wanted this so much 😭

Alright trainerbrow

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Are the stripes going back on?

 

[Ant1]

Gave it a wash today. Used my de-bobble machine on the seats, good result. Not perfect but that’s ok.

Before

After

Drivers side much worse.

Before

 

[Ant1]

Are the stripes going back on?

I was thinking the same question. There is a good chance they will.

 

[Slowpoke Rodriguez]

So what’s the plan with the engine then Ant? You sourced a replacement yet?

 

[Ant1]

So what’s the plan with the engine then Ant? You sourced a replacement yet?

Received two rebuild quotes for a drive in/out service. Pretty hefty 4.5k but done properly.

Will look for a good replacement engine as it’s more economical with less downtime. However if nothing good pops up - rebuild it is.

 

[PerthRS]

Looks good Andy 👍
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In all seriousness. It's great that this has stayed within the forum.
Looking forward to how this progresses!

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Received two rebuild quotes for a drive in/out service. Pretty hefty 4.5k but done properly.

Will look for a good replacement engine as it’s more economical with less downtime. However if nothing good pops up - rebuild it is.

I'd love to see a breakdown of what would be done for that price.

 

[Ant1]

I'd love to see a breakdown of what would be done for that price.

 

[leeds_182]

That’s a lot of money.

 

[Matt Cup]

That’s a lot of money.

I bet it’s a hell of a lot less than B S. Plus you are safe in the knowledge it’ll be done proper.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

That’s a lot of money.

Is it though? I just paid £1200 for a cambelt and service on my 182.

 

[Sir_Dave]

£4600 pays for a lot of oil top ups

 

[Slowpoke Rodriguez]

I think that’s decent value!

 

[Paulie031]

That’s a lot of money.

What would you expect to pay out of interest?

 

[leeds_182]

Is it though? I just paid £1200 for a cambelt and service on my 182.

That’s a lot of money as well.

 

[leeds_182]

What would you expect to pay out of interest?

Probably 2-3k max.

I just can’t see how anyone could justify paying that much for a clio engine when you can buy an half decent full running Clio for that money.

 

[Bleu]

The price is good

 

[Paulie031]

Perhaps skilled trades like mechanics have been under valued in the past, and now it seems like there's less people wanting to enter the trade this pushes prices up. Also you could buy a Clio for that money, but not one with a fully rebuilt engine from a reputable garage.

 

[charltjr]

Jobs to do?

- Remove bobbles from seats

I haven’t got my glasses on, and read that as “remove boobies from seats”

First question was why remove them. Second question was where can I get seats with boobies on them.

Third thought was what the actual frig am I on about.

Engine rebuild price does seem spicy at first glance but then it’s a lot of labour if done properly. Everything is expensive these days. Old man yells at cloud etc.