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I'm going to go against the grain here and say I don't actually mind the term. There's plenty of people out there who have no need for a practical car, if I'd taken my new job I'd have been one of them.
Personally I'd have bought a TVR, but I could have bought a Clio, removed the back seats...
If it goes sideways in the dry the tyres are rubbish! My 2.2 3 series couldn't do sideways if you paid it. We were in a car park trying repeatedly at one point and no joy.
Re: Something squeaking when clutch pressed in
I mean anyone mate, even a forum members that's handy with the spanners, should be able to tell you in about 3 minutes whether it's the release bearing or not.
Aggree'd. Unless the mileage is silly constant (like 4 miles a day every day), having sat around for that long at some point will have resulted in a lot of knackard rubbers.
That being said, if you bought it, spent £750 tidying it up, then you'd have a silly mint, silly low mileage exclusive...
Or at least silver them. By god that's a lot of car for the money though, proper mental.
Probably the best stop gap car out there at the moment, not expensive to service/fix, not expensive to run, and comfy as f**k.
Re: Something squeaking when clutch pressed in
I think I said that somewhere? Or if I didn't, I meant to...:o
Yeah, you've have to be certifiable to not change the clutch whilst doing it.
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Changing the clutch? Not cheap. Bit of a pig to do yourself too. The second most expensive job on the Clio really after the cambelt with dephaser etc.
Clutch kit itself is about 135 quid or so for a genuine valeo one *use nothing else!
Re: Something squeaking when clutch pressed in
Yes, drive it, if it is the release bearing, not the cable, yes it'll get worse. When it eventually fails, it'll feel like an earthquake as you attempt to pull away.
My ph1 died at 88k and I did the clutch kit (comes with release bearing).
If...
I'd wager that there's at least 25 RS clio's driving around with fast chip map's and owners have got a clue. It makes no real difference, it's not a turbo car where it's going to make 25 horse power difference. Don't worry about it.