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Discovered the cause of a very sudden and unexpected failure of the braking system on my 172 Cup 👀

The cost of just the paint & materials used to paint a Mk1 Clio in it's original normal colour costs close to that these days, nevermind a metallic pearl that's also a colour change

Seems like it's just an F4 thing then, what actually fails on them?

Not wanting to sound like an arsehole but that does sound a bit like b****cks to me, ok it's not quite a reasonable comparison as I've been running an F7 fitment clutch but I've ran a Volvo 480 turbo clutch (cheap as f**k too) for years with a Gripper'd box & the only time it's really failed me...

On Only took the head off to see if I had destroyed the shiny expensive forged high comp bottom end or not, luckily it was just a destroyed cylinder head, subframe mounted engine so was really quick & easy to whip the head off :giggle:

I usually only ever lurk in General Chat so this is the 1st time I've seen this thread 😬 Red one was mine at the time this pic was taken and now the Tungsten Grey is mine Also got a Williams that I'm a million years into it's restoration Ignore the white shed, it was a donor car for my...

Have a pic of my white 1 in the exact same paddock :LOL:

Buggered if I know why it put 2 pics up 🤷‍♂️

I need some help sourcing 1 for my 172 Cup. I've found 11 different part numbers that say they're for the Cup and I know it's not supplied by Renault anymore so need some help pointing me in the right direction

Nope & neither has my bargain version :ROFLMAO:

Think I should update my advert now that it's gained a few bhp

Just renewed my advert now that it has a fresh MOT, a better exhaust system and a reduction in price https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11998927 Quite the bargain compared to the £15k one that's been listed 🤑

I'd accept that in part-ex for my car 👅

This pic is making my teeth itch now, I've just realised the clip holding the washer pipe onto the bonnet is broken

No offence taken, I'm all for feedback, it's helpful at the end of the day (y) Nah, I'm with Billy on the matter of virgins 😜

Surely it only applies if you're buying a gf and if she's showing you the guys before she became your gf rather than after the fact though right? 🤔

If there was any mention of a renovation job (I'm actually house hunting atm and renovation/refurbishment is prominently mentioned on a lot of the adverts I'm looking at) I'd want to see evidence of it and if it was done properly before deciding if I want to proceed with buying it or walking away

I have to disagree somewhat, the list of parts being put on the advert pretty much makes it a project thread as well as an advert, otherwise my ad would simply say "172 Cup, MOT November 2022, 150,000 miles, cambelt & dephaser done at 137,000, £5,200 ono" which is a pretty crap advert & you'd be...

I do get where you're coming from but for me, when we're talking about a car of this age -especially a Clio - I'd rather it have had an actual life rather than it have been an unused example as from my experience, the worst possible thing to happen to a Mk1 or Mk2 Clio is for it to be sat unused...

It's an indication of how much of a steaming pile of s**t it was when I got it and how much effort was involved to get it into it's current state, without those pics it's simply a bog standard 172 Cup, nothing really significant & can't convey the time, money & effort that's gone into it. People...

Unashamed hijack but here's my "bargain" 172 Cup that's for sale, will have 13 months MOT on it from Monday as well https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11998927 😜

Makes mine look like a bargain at £10k cheaper............................anyone interested? 🤑🤑🤑🤑

Oh absolutely, especially when it's fresh paint

Since someone has already done it, would be rude for me to not whore out pics of mine

There's nowhere in particular they're for sale, just the usual places like ebay, facebook marketplace, PH classifieds etc. The facebook groups are full of sad people (like me) that are constantly on the lookout for them popping up for sale & go nuts whenever they find one

It's been a bit of an odd trend with them, the values of shitters in need of a lot of work have been climbing to around the £2k mark & the good/exceptional ones have been consistently hovering around the £4 - 5k mark so it's quite a big jump to 8. If it sells for that much though it will set a...