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It just seems daft that if the heads off for the sake of it not replacing it all.
Has the belt actually snapped or has a tensioner failed?
IIRC, fred said thats its quite uncommon for a belt to snap its usually the tensioners that go.
Disconnect the cat at the front (between down pipe and cat) and start it up. (it will be very loud!)
If it revs freely then you know the cat is fudged.
Personally, i'd get a decat and a new exhaust system. The renault ones are gubbins.
You won't believe it, but my salesman sold it today! LOL!!!
It was a completely wanked out E reg peugeot 205 1.1 junior. Advertised it for £189 and it sold within a few hours. I was devastated.