clio 1.2 cambelt

[goatboy]

Hello all,
lurked around on here before but never posted, but I was hoping for some advice?
The girlfriend is after a cheap, cheap car to get her driving up to speed. she passed her test years ago but has never really driven much and is a bit scared of pranging my car.
I suggested spending £200-300 on a banger, driving it for 3 months then sell it on or scrap it.
What seems to be coming up is mid nineties 1.2 clios which would be perfect but I hear they like to snap cambelts. Any ideas how easy it is to check the cambelt? I know they should be changed every 30k or something like that...

Anybody know if there is anything else to look out for?

Thanks!!

 

[domjolly]

every 5 years they need changing or ever 68k miles mine just snappped on me at 78k so they quite tuff its the auxillary belts need changing every 25k i think(someone will correct me.) if your bothered by it just get the owners manual look through there or just get it changed

 

[goatboy]

ace thanks, the one I had my eye on is gone now anyway but they seem to be bargain cheap so I'll keep looking!