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Seeing as i've not seen the car (and i'm assuming nobody else has) then it's pretty hard to say.
As long as you're happy that's all that matters.
Bear in mind the cambelt is a big and expensive job so make sure it's been done by renault/renault specialist recently. (Within the last 36 months...
I've been washing 30 engine bays for 12+ years and can count on one hand the problems i've had. None of which were more serious than a can of WD40 and 5 minutes work.
The process is fine, if you use your brain whilst doing it.
Exactly. If it's as clean as he says it is, with recent belts and shocks, it shouldn't need any money spending on it.
For the record, i've been to look at two ''really good condition'' 1*2's off this very forum this week, both were shitters. I don't care if its been polished every week, if the...
Look up renparts on here, they do it for £1 and donate it to charity.
Or look up bonxy on here, he has a web page where you can get it for free. (Limited to 2 a year iirc)
I love how people are telling other people that they'll like the auto box!
I won't. Unless i'm slouched in a car with a very low seat and a fat comfy armrest, a la big BMW/AUDI etc, I like manual gearboxes. I don't care if the auto box is faster than the speed of sound and has 35 seamless gear...
Whilst I agree is's notg the most desireable spec, surely thecat it's a one off (as in the only one with 12,000 miles on it!) makes it worth whatever the seller wants!
You know what old fords are like, they attract mental people who will part with ANY amount of money to own one.
Nice!
I really wish i'd fitted them to mine when I had it. It looks so much more purposeful at that height. What does it ride like now its all settled in?
I detest the front end, it looks hideous, but then that never stopped me buying a 200!
Good work dawn, I hope you'll put some effort into keeping this one clean unlike your past cars....
Unless you're very lucky, you can't buy a decent 182 for under £3k.
By decent, I mean it needs nothing spending on it!
People overlook discs, pads, rear shocks, engine mounts, dephasers, belts.... That's probably £1000 worth of work on its own!
Throttle pedals play up on them, don't rule that out.
It's a 1.2 clio at the end of the day, nothing is expensive (relatively speaking) to fix on it.
Have you not got a specialist near you thatcan diagnose it for you?
I just don't see the need for them in a hot hatch. A big cruiser like a BMW, yes. A Big 5.0 V10 in a lambo, yes. But in a 1.6 Clio?? It's hardly going to have an extremely heavy clutch is it! Some cars, your TT for example, are better suited to an auto. But again, I can't see how a clio 1.6 is...