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Shame it 'aint what I want.The cups for that money have 3 times the mileage.But Ive bought cars in the past that wheren't the model I really wanted,and then wished I hadn't the whole time I owned them.

was thinking the same.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201119386673302/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/renault/page/1/keywords/172%20cup/radius/1500/postcode/po167nu?logcode=p

Gally:theres a silver 172 cup with 43k on autotrader for £1999.But its got 5 spoke alloys ,no cup markings on the bodywork at all,& looks to be a bit too high ride height wise.

One of the things Ive noticed on the Autotrader site,is few of the 172 cups don't appear to be what they're being sold as.Does anyone know.or is able to put me in the righr direction to find,Vin numbers of the cup models.I thought the 172 cup was only made in blue & in silver,is that correct?

if I got a prestine example,it'd be more to devalue.I don't take good care of cars, they all get ruined,& thats just fine,hence I buy dogs.

It keeps coming back to this, I don't want a decent one,just mechanically sound(ish)

Out of interest, what do you clio owners intend owning next?

So is this correct, the p1 172 is faster to 60?

Im thinking some test drives are needed, before I can make an infomed decision. Thanks to all that posted, & sorry for the" you don't know ya arse from ya elbow"joke. Why clios?bang for the buck ratio.

or is that loo roll stuck to your elbow?

Struggler: is that correct,your saying a phase 1 172 is lighter than a phase 2 172 cup?

ref: subaru.Yeah but who wants to drive about in something that sounds like an old air cooled vw camper?They sound like they've about 3 cylinders,& a misfire

I just find the phase 1 proper ugly,so it aint in the running.And as I said earlier,it seems pointless getting a nice example,it'll only get mullered anyway.

The puma's currently off road with a snapped rod. Id just fitted coilovers, 16's with 40 series conti's and was about to start some head & cam mods.So now the bic(use once disposable) 1.7engine is getting weighted in ,and a 2.2vetec H22 is going in its place(if it'll fit)

you'd buy a phase 1 rather than a poor condition 172 cup thats what you said, but you were joking? Advise like that I can actually do without fella.

I can see where your coming from, but to a point condition ,unusual as this may sound, isn't a key purchase critia.Ive always bought dogs, I dont do one owner, clean,low mileage etc. Its cheap & as much bang for your buck that sell it. 172(ff)?? no idea what that means.

Or,a bank loan first, then really piss the wife off.

Put it another way, with only £2k budget to get the car initially, what would you buy?

Was looking through the cars for sale section, someone got a bargin ,a 256bhp supercharged 172 cup with everthing sorted , just over 5k.

No good results with the usual cam & head mods then?

Joking aside, is the 172 cup the lightest version they made?

'cos their so ugly?

get a phase 1 because..........?????

Should have been a bit more specific with my first post, if you recommend something, bear in mind I have no experience with clio's, so I'd like to know why you've made the recommendation.

Nightmare?-elaborate please

New to forum, intend buying a clio of some version, so seemed a good place to ask.On paper the 172 cup seems the best in terms that its the lightest, & would make a good basis to tune.If Im missing something or theres a better basic vehicle to start with let me know.Im assuming that you can...