Hi All,
As some of you may have seen in the intro thread. I have recently bought a 2005 clio 182 non cup in black gold. Its got 83k on the clock and the belts were done at 78k according to the invoices, so I should be in good stead. It spent most of its life in the Orkney Islands before ending up in Essex for the past 5 years original plate was YF05YHO not sure if it was anyones on here?
I had a 2004 clio 1.2 as my first car so have a sentimental attachment to phase 2 clios! I have just come from a 595 abarth competizione with all the trimmings as my weekend fun car, being in the Yorkshire Dales having a small car for B roads is great fun on the weekend when theres not cow s**t everywhere.
Pic of the Abarth - As a comparison the clio feels sharper and faster without all the lag from the turbos. Everyone goes on about how s**t the seating position is in a clio....drive an abarth!
Car came as standard but with a stainless exhaust system and sports cat, looks like either Pure / Ktec but it has no branding that I can see. Its a bit...loud.
Bad Bits
I have a knock coming from the rear drivers side, you can feel its loose when you rock the wheel stationary
Powersteering doesn't seem to be working at a stand still
Belt whine (could be something to do with power steering)
2nd gear sounds a bit rattly, but that might just be the resonance of the exhaust
Missing the front splitter
Paint is swirly and has a lot of badly touched up scuffs
Interior is grim, sticky buttons, gross seatbelts, badly tinted rear windows, generally gross
Drivers seat has a bit of play
First thing I did was get the 182 wheels off and swapped them for some 15x6.5 Turinis ET38 (I think) wrapped in Michelin PS3's 205/50/15 and its already transformed the handling.
Car is headed to the garage tomorrow for a once over (I am not good with a spanner, I drilled through my own finger putting my number plates on...). So I will update the thread with the outcome of that.
As some of you may have seen in the intro thread. I have recently bought a 2005 clio 182 non cup in black gold. Its got 83k on the clock and the belts were done at 78k according to the invoices, so I should be in good stead. It spent most of its life in the Orkney Islands before ending up in Essex for the past 5 years original plate was YF05YHO not sure if it was anyones on here?
I had a 2004 clio 1.2 as my first car so have a sentimental attachment to phase 2 clios! I have just come from a 595 abarth competizione with all the trimmings as my weekend fun car, being in the Yorkshire Dales having a small car for B roads is great fun on the weekend when theres not cow s**t everywhere.
Pic of the Abarth - As a comparison the clio feels sharper and faster without all the lag from the turbos. Everyone goes on about how s**t the seating position is in a clio....drive an abarth!
Car came as standard but with a stainless exhaust system and sports cat, looks like either Pure / Ktec but it has no branding that I can see. Its a bit...loud.
Bad Bits
I have a knock coming from the rear drivers side, you can feel its loose when you rock the wheel stationary
Powersteering doesn't seem to be working at a stand still
Belt whine (could be something to do with power steering)
2nd gear sounds a bit rattly, but that might just be the resonance of the exhaust
Missing the front splitter
Paint is swirly and has a lot of badly touched up scuffs
Interior is grim, sticky buttons, gross seatbelts, badly tinted rear windows, generally gross
Drivers seat has a bit of play
First thing I did was get the 182 wheels off and swapped them for some 15x6.5 Turinis ET38 (I think) wrapped in Michelin PS3's 205/50/15 and its already transformed the handling.
Car is headed to the garage tomorrow for a once over (I am not good with a spanner, I drilled through my own finger putting my number plates on...). So I will update the thread with the outcome of that.
