Well I’m back in a clio after having my first 1.2 10 years ago as my first car and trawling these pages back then for advise on how to make it a boy racer piece of poop.
Anyway I was on the hunt for a cheap winter hack and potential “track weapon” and this £1200 172 cup popped up! How could I say no?! The only down side is that it was 270 miles away...but not to worry a friendly delivery driver was willing to drop it off to me for less then £1 a mile. The deal was done and driver paid in advance (driver was a mate of the owner).
The car arrived late last night with a quick look round with my phone torch to make sure it hasn’t pissed out any fluids and actually started, the cash was handed over and it was launched into a parking space outside my house, to be inspected in the morning.
So roll on today, at first glance it looks quite tidy! It had some horrid chrome numberplate surrounds which have now been binned, and some chrome door edge protectors which have also been binned. The headlights are cloudy and the exhaust blows abit.
The reason why it’s so cheap is mainly due to mileage(130k) but that didn’t phase me as it’s got receipts from a belt/dephaser change last year.
After giving it a hoon about today everything is pretty much in order apart from the slight smell of coolant in the cabin, which is probly the matrix but as it’s not a daily it’s not an issue to have acouple of weekends to change it, and the idle is rather lumpy but clears up above 1200rpm.
Plans are to get rid of the ditch finders, put a 300/320mm wheel on it as the thumb grips are knackard on the stock wheel
Bin the garish Sparco gear knob in favour of either a nylon ball (not sure if you can get one with lift up) or a Richmond ph1 style ball.
Swap brake fluid and pads then sling it around Abingdon/ beds in the new year.
Anyone selling a cheap suede 300mm wheel and boss hit me up or a cheap fatty induction kit!
Anyway I was on the hunt for a cheap winter hack and potential “track weapon” and this £1200 172 cup popped up! How could I say no?! The only down side is that it was 270 miles away...but not to worry a friendly delivery driver was willing to drop it off to me for less then £1 a mile. The deal was done and driver paid in advance (driver was a mate of the owner).
The car arrived late last night with a quick look round with my phone torch to make sure it hasn’t pissed out any fluids and actually started, the cash was handed over and it was launched into a parking space outside my house, to be inspected in the morning.
So roll on today, at first glance it looks quite tidy! It had some horrid chrome numberplate surrounds which have now been binned, and some chrome door edge protectors which have also been binned. The headlights are cloudy and the exhaust blows abit.
The reason why it’s so cheap is mainly due to mileage(130k) but that didn’t phase me as it’s got receipts from a belt/dephaser change last year.
After giving it a hoon about today everything is pretty much in order apart from the slight smell of coolant in the cabin, which is probly the matrix but as it’s not a daily it’s not an issue to have acouple of weekends to change it, and the idle is rather lumpy but clears up above 1200rpm.
Plans are to get rid of the ditch finders, put a 300/320mm wheel on it as the thumb grips are knackard on the stock wheel
Bin the garish Sparco gear knob in favour of either a nylon ball (not sure if you can get one with lift up) or a Richmond ph1 style ball.
Swap brake fluid and pads then sling it around Abingdon/ beds in the new year.
Anyone selling a cheap suede 300mm wheel and boss hit me up or a cheap fatty induction kit!
. Hopefully lol. Tell you after Tuesday.
