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Well, in typical Renault fashion, she sprung to life at the first attempt this evening!! I'll be getting it checked out regardless, but at least I should be able to get it over to Rentec now it starts. Thanks to those who have offered help. Stupid Clio.

Should probably have added that everything electrical appears to be ok. Immobiliser lights go out, stereo/air con etc all come on/operate as they should. I'm concerned it's the alternator......,

Battery was replaced last year. I'm doing around 6k miles per year.

Evening all, As per the title really, car won't start this evening..... The starter motor is doing it's job but the car isn't starting. Was fine yesterday following a couple of hours' driving home (back around 1700), haven't touched the car since then. Battery & STOP lights remain...

It doesn't seem to go away, but I can only hear it at lower speed/revs. I don't know whether that is because it stops once I hit/exceed certain speeds/revs or whether the general noise of the tyres/roads etc drown out the noise at higher speeds/revs. It starts as soon as I start the car...

Thank you! I wasn't sure about the dephaser, it's certainly not very diesel-esque, but I wasn't sure. I guess I'll leave it be & accept that this is the character of this particular engine, thanks for easing my concerns.

Hopefully I'm being paranoid as I haven't stuck my head under the bonnet of these whilst running before, in fact only once some time ago. I've contacted the specialist who carried out the belt work in January & they have confirmed that neither the water pump nor dephaser were changed whilst the...

Any help would be most appreciated.

Two videos, one from inside the car & one from the front with the engine running - both are from cold:

Hi all, I've had a search & a look through the myriad of 'whine' based threads on the site but I'm still not 100% sure whether the whine I am hearing is of concern or not. As stated, I have a 182 which had the Timing Belt, Aux Belt, Alternator & Power Steering Pump done/changed in January of...

Hello all, I just wanted to thank all who contributed to this thread for aiding me in my search, it was very helpful. Always seems a bit of a shame when these search threads are left unresolved given the help & advice that is offered, so I figured I'd provide a quick update. In short, I have...

I have driven one previously, albeit briefly & no, I have not yet been to see one as there aren't any nearby for me to view (the one in Armadale near me sold before I was due to see it).

Sounds like a nice, subtle, touch in that case, which suits me. Just nailing down colours I'm happy with.

Good to know, thank you

Slightly off tangent, but am I correct in thinking that there is only Black Gold available for the 182? There is no flat/plain black colour?

I'm in contact with the seller for this example given its vicinity. Looks promising, despite being a high miler (doesn't appear to be an issue if well cared for it would seem). Price gives me scope to tidy it up etc, if required, & I'll be able to go & have a gander.

I guess that's my concern, although rare given the number of 182 sales that take place, there are a few tales of horror such as yours. I am trying to remain patient in the hope I avoid picking up a dog/shed.

I have indeed. It's sat on Michelin P3's at present. so I'll need 2 of those bought & fitted. Yup, servicing & belts done by a specialist (haven't requested photos yet as I'd only do that once fully committed to buying). Yeah, original exhaust is still on it, no issues to date but the inside...

I suspect I could perhaps get the price down without the belts, which leaves me at around £2600, but with a £650 bill to face for the belts/dephaser & so on (found a cheaper quote), which is right up there pricewise (total) & I would spend the 6.5hr journey home terrified about the belts going....

Just looking at this one again: https://www.gumtree.com/p/renault/clio-182-/1251148098 Good service history, belts done by a specialist in 2015(ish), good condition, well cared for but doesn't get up to high revs too often. Some negatives - front tyres needed, bushes could do with replacement...

I'm pretty sure it's just a local guy (confirmed it was not a specialist). I could always ask about the price sans the belts, but I would be pretty nervous driving it back up to Edinburgh from Bucks with belts that are over/on the edge of replacement. I have already confirmed the total price...

I think the seller will do the belts & sell to at the asking price, which seems reasonable. My only concern is that the belts won't be done at a specialist, just a 'regular' garage that to has been done at previously. Am I right to be concerned? Yeah, it does seem to be difficult to find a...

That seems to be the going rate at a specialist in Edinburgh, although I've just had a look at SWR's (Stirling) page & they appear to price it at £380, which seems a little more pocket friendly. Perhaps I'll have them confirm that price as that provides a little more leeway.

It does seem insane that you would risk it, given the rather terminal consequence of the belt going ping/snap. Perhaps people assume the mileage is the only indicator? Who knows.

MOT online suggests 60k (when the belts were done) was between Sept '11 & Sept '12, so at the very least they are due pretty much around now. Agree the ad is good & appears honest, just seems steep given a 'mandatory' service is required immediately/imminently at a cost of £700 or so.

Also hate it when they say the belts done at 60k when they are in fact overdue on age!! Yeah, I'm finding this is incredibly common & it is indeed frustrating! So many are long overdue for a belt change on age....

That's the one who's belts are 2yrs overdue & the owner has offered to have the belts done, but at a non-specialist. Shame as it looks lovely.

My budget is flexible for the right car, & I do appear to have entered the market at a time that prices are on the up, but I would expect a £3k example to be pretty much sound (the odd dent/scratch or melting steering wheel is fine). I'll just have to keep looking, I'm sure one will pop up...

Not yet. The lovely silver one on Autotrader has a number of modifications, albeit tasteful, that I suspect will have an undesirable impact on insurance cost. One of the ones I had listed earlier in the thread (Bournemouth area) has a few things that need to be sorted (front tyres, bushes, dent...

As lovely as that it is, I think I'm definitely more of an Arctic Blue kinda guy, so I've excluded any RB examples from my search.