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Stating the bleeding obvious here: Have you tried Renault? How about Halfords? They offer a laughable paint-matching service...

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IMO - 3k is a touch on the high side. Of course, if the belts have been done, the mounts are ok, it has immaculate bodywork and it's a drive and forget for ~12 months, that's a different matter... ;)

Cool pics! :) I still can't get over the arse of the Meg. Man, if they had made it more of a coupe shape - ie made the lines flow more - I'd have had one in a instant! As it is, DAMN it's fugly...

Tints will make it look like a van anyway, so go LIMO! :)

Xenon is the inert gas in the headlamps. Zenon is a non-existent word used to refer to the above... HTH :)

According to one garage I spoke to, it involves about 6+ hours of labour. No idea on the tools. Tried speaking to a renault parts dept?

Depending on condition: £3000-3500 MAX. Judging by the 'reality' that is AutoTrader and PH classifieds. If you can get it for less than this, you're laughing! :) £5k? For a 172! Really? That's 182 money! Any private 172 owner pricing their car @ circa £5k is going to be waiting a LONG time...

So's supergluing a 10" c**k to your forehead! :rasp: Silver or Anthracite. /thread.

^ Cam and Aux belt changes range from £450 - £800-ish depending upon where you go and if you need a water pump or not! Do a search, there are literally HUNDREDS of posts about this...

Nice seat accent colour! :S http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/60-clio-rs.jpg Looks like someone has covered the seats in disgarded wetsuits! Interior of a toy car, anyone? :clown: Horrid and tasteless. :dead:

My brother in law has just bought a very nice '03 Monaco that needs a cambelt service and wheel refurb for £2800. Maybe he was lucky, but I think you'll find one in your budget if you're savvy and keep looking!! :D In fact, there are a few Cups in the FS section for ~£3.5k if that suits?

^ +1 :)

It's normally £50 per corner to have them bead-blasted and then powder-coated. I'd love to know where anyone can get them done cheaper than that! * * Unless you work for a refurbisher!

^ If your car is the same as the one cited in the OP, I still think that was on the expensive side! £50 MOT £100 Tax (?) £580 for a WarrantyWise Private warranty ------------------- £730 ------------------- Means that you paid £6170 for the car. However, in real terms I would expect a car at...

I've just emailed him, querying the belts and movement on the price to account for the cost of the service (as if I were a potential buyer). If he gets back to me, I'll let you know...

Have a look at a Cup and see if anything shouts at you as being different? Or speak to the likes of K-Tec or Rerntech to see if they can help?

...for an n/s front wing, wing liner and n/s bumper repair (cosmetic scuffing, but down to the plastic with no gouges)... ...in Monaco Blue? I've been quoted: - £60 for a new, primed wing - £35 for a new liner - £150 to paint the wing - £250 for the bumper repair Seems a bit steep to me and...

WOW. Ugliest car of '09. Bar none.

More torque, lower in the rev range.

I'd suggest giving them a call - let them decide who's best for you to speak to!!

^ WTF?

Re: Possibly selling the 172! Get the neighbour to pay up! May net you more for the car?

Personally, I wouldn't spend that on a modded Clio. You'll never make a sensible return on that outlay... (assuming you buy a 9k 197 + 2k on coilies and wheels). 11k on a fast car? E46 M3 - 343bhp and practical too! (or you could strip it out a la CSL, sell the bits - then, sort the front...

...To counter some of the roll caused by the anvil over the front wheels!! :rasp: +1 on the Ferodo pads too! Braided lines, decent fluid, decent rubber...

It might be worth noting that some people catually want to buy Cat C or D cars as a cheap way into CS ownership? Others want them as track cars. I think anyone that buys a car without doing an appropriate check is not really 'going in with their eyes open' - IYKWIM? A black list of VIN #'s...

s.e.a.r.c.h. ?

^ Have a look on PH or AutoTrader mate. They *seem* to fetch about 2-3k with that mileage.

Wow. 2.3k a year!