Buying my first car. Clio 1.2

[BennWilson]

Hey everyone ;D
I am currently driving my mums 1L Peugeot 106. I NEED to buy my own car!

I have seen this Renault Clio 1.2 16V Dynamique for £795.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...dius/40/page/1/postcode/hd74pg?logcode=p2002*

What do you think? Also, what do you think insurance is like for an 18 year old male on this car?

Thanks - Ben.

 

[jenic]

Seems cheap, worth going to see and check out!

 

[JCC]

Lowish mileage and pretty cheap, worth a look.

Insurance will probably be ridiculous for you at 18, but it's ridiculous for every 18 year old male no matter what car you drive these days it seems.

 

[Felgz]

Cheap for that mileage! Worth a look.


I paid £1400 for my 2001 1.2 16V Clio and the mileage was a 112k! ( Wanted a Black One! )

Im 18 and paying £1,500 a year which isnt to bad considering my first year i paid £1850.

 

[BennWilson]

I've been quoted £880. Going to look at it tomorrow hopefully.*

 

[Martin_172]

worth a look, basic 1.2 16v engine is pretty reliable apart from the same common faults and usually cheap to put right!

 

[BennWilson]

What are the common faults?

 

[Martin_172]

probably the most expensive one you will come across is the wiring harness on the back of the engine rubbing on the engine and cutting through the wiring loom.

the much cheaper and more common ones are faulty coil packs causing missfiring, dodgey throttle bodys causing rough running, faulty TDC sensors causing it to not start sometimes, leaking waterpump causing it to loose coolant, dont worry about mayo under the oil filler cap its normal, loads of people find them loosing coolant and mayo and think its HGF but really its just a dodgey pump! a must to change the waterpump at cambelt change time!

 

[McGherkin]

I'm 18, on my first year insurance on a 1.2 clio, paying £1800 annual. Considering you've been insured on a car already, you may get it cheaper.

 

[edde]

What are the common faults?

There a threade with them all written in in the form of a buyers guide.