clio 1.4 rt

[mikesclio]

hey, goin to uni soon so thinkin bout sellin my 1.6 16v and gettin an older 1.4 RT coz gona need the money, can someone give me a few performance stats and/or easy tuning mods etc, just want to know a bit about the car. I want to save loads on insurance so thought RT would be best option but if anyone knows of a cheap to insure clio but is better than the RT then im all ears....

cheers, mike

 

[mikesclio]

oi, help!

 

[BenR]

i wouldnt bother..............

the RT is horrid........well, i had a horrid time living with it.

stick with your 1.6, or get one of those free insurance deals with a new clio...itll probably be cheaper to stick with yout car, the insurance money you save will be minimal.

 

[Chris1.4RT]

My 1.4 RT suited me fine, not too bad on performance, insurance, tax and petrol mpg but I did suffer a lot of mechanical trouble. Maybe I was unlucky. I traded in my RT for £700 but it looked great on the outside, red, lowered, 15 inch 5 spokes, really nice but underneath, though it ran well, had lots of trouble. Head gasket, water pump, alternator, starter motor, shocks, servicing at 6k miles is frequent too. I had numerous minor problems too. I wouldnt advise against getting one but be sure you get a good one, many are owned by old women and itching to be modded!

 

[Clio_novice]

Havnt had much trouble with mine (touch wood) it suits me fine, 0-60 12ish seconds, not the best but not too bad. Group 5 insurance, so its cheap i pay £550 tpft and im 19.

 

[mikesclio]

cheers, ok, think ill stick with mine!