buy or not

[Rob_Willow]

Hello, need to advise.

Ive just looked at this today, and like in the pictures it looks really smart, but has a few scratches and paint chips all over. If you click on the link, its the 3rd car down

http://www.ajdcars.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=22632&pageid=1http://www.ajdcars.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=22632&pageid=1


He wants £5990, and will not budge, even with the defects i pointed out. Im not sure about buying it, as it looks to me like a boy racer has owned it. I like the fact its a 1.2 for insurance reasons, but the 17" wheels are silly, and sit about 2mm from the suspension spring bed. Plus the dealer selling the car was a bit ignorant. He said it would of cost around £16000 when new including 172 conversion kit..... hmmmm porky

Whats you opinions, should i buy or stay clear???

Rob

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Insurance will cost you more.

Looks tidy enough.

lol but yeah it is a lot of cash for a 1.2

I prefer it the other way around ie the 5 door Clio with 172 engine/suspension/brakes on here the other day @ £2k

 

[Clarkie172]

i wouldnt buy it

 

[Rob_Willow]

How much could would it cost to convert a standard 1.2 16v clio to that spec shown in the advert?

 

[Toypop]

I wouldnt touch that rubbish if it was the last car on earth. I wouldnt even give them half that asking price.

 

[sh33n]

Just get a 172!

 

[Middo]

asking price is about right for the year. i know its likely to be an unpopular decision, but if you look around you can get yourself a pre-reg corsa 1.2 sxi for £5995 and have almost three years on the warranty. they also feel better built than my clio, and also have 80hp.

personally i wouldnt buy that particular example mainly because you stated the dealer is an arse - so why give him your money.

you also dont like the wheels, so need to add £300 to the asking price to buy some new alloys.

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Middo where can you get one of those?

My lass is after one. In the national press they are an unbelievable £10280. Granted not pre reg but haway!

 

[RS-Steve]

personally i wouldnt as it looks like a boy racer has had it before you, if anybody is gonna rag a car it should be you!!

But then i havent seen the actual car!! decision is yours!

 

[Middo]

my local dealer (vauxhall) can sort me out for £7995 which includes a years free insurnace and the tomtom300 thing and isnt pre-reg.

the 5995 is quoted from arnold clark winsford. my gf also got a pre-reg 1.4sxi for £7.5k which is a saving of almost 3k off list.

 

[Mondial172]

Too much money!

 

[182_blue]

nope

 

[Rob_Willow]

I thought if i did buy it, it would of been an impulse buy, mainly due to the looks. But after a few months, the lack of power would be annoying. Ive had a 1.2 for two years, so maybe i need something faster anyway.

 

[Tim172]

Always seems a bit misleading quoting insurance group 3 when youre clearly going to have to fork out shedloads for the mods.

Either that or another car on the roads with an invalid insurance policy
If you have a 1.2 at the moment I would think youd be better off with a Mk1 172 for the same money TBH.

[Edited by Timmy! on 06 August 2005 at 11:35pm]

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by rob_willow on 06 August 2005
How much could would it cost to convert a standard 1.2 16v clio to that spec shown in the advert?

To get a 172 conversion your looking at about £1.5k for parts an the same again to fit it,
However that includes suspnsion and brakes.
Easy to see if i a 172 just open the bonnet my moneys on it not being a 172 in there.

 

[m4rk]

from a very wise man on my local cruise site.



i wouldnt buy any small engined car from a suspected boy racers as to get any sort of speed out of it the car will have been thrashed,



the ironic thing is that a higher power car is less likly to have been thrashed because boy racer cant afford the fuel to trhash it all the time.

 

[GR7]

Quote: Originally posted by rob_willow on 06 August 2005


Hello, need to advise.

Ive just looked at this today, and like in the pictures it looks really smart, but has a few scratches and paint chips all over. If you click on the link, its the 3rd car down

http://www.ajdcars.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=22632&pageid=1http://www.ajdcars.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=22632&pageid=1


Rob





That place must be not far from my Aunt in Mainway, Alkrington and my cousin in Manchester New Road just along from Mainway!!!!