The ones that are cheap you'll find are generally the neglected ones. Sure, there are bargains to be had, but with the recent price drops they're a rarity.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
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It means there is one in Wigan!
Clio 172 Cup
Neil, how quickly do you need to get a car?
I would suggest saving a bit more cash, if time allows, this would give a much wider choice and you'll more likely find the quality your looking for.
Might be worth waiting for the shows, see if anything is available and strike a deal.
I have read many times that people have spent a great deal of time looking for the right car, though I suppose it depends if you are prepared to hang tight.... best things come to those that wait.
I would suggest saving a bit more cash, if time allows, this would give a much wider choice and you'll more likely find the quality your looking for.
Might be worth waiting for the shows, see if anything is available and strike a deal.
I have read many times that people have spent a great deal of time looking for the right car, though I suppose it depends if you are prepared to hang tight.... best things come to those that wait.
So if ones for £2495 is not ready to drive away.. one for £2000 is not? As has been said many times, save a little more and up your budget! I had a budget of up to £3,500 for a 182 managed to get one for £2600, minus a little hiccup on the drive home and took me 30 minutes to fix once i got the car home for £0 it has been fautless since.
Buy mine for a grand, its not mint though!
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
Mines ready to drive away and you didnt want it.
and you were willing to pay 2200 for the Monaco.
and you were willing to pay 2200 for the Monaco.
I work in the motor trade so I'm not bothered if I buy one that needs a cambelt but I like clean tidy low owner cars that have good bodywork. And low owners means a hell of a lot! If you buy a 1 owner car with full history. You can track the full life of that car and you know pretty much exactly who's owned and driven it. As apposed to a 5 or 6 owner car which could of been owned by 3 or 4 idiots
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
Bristol or could be gloucester depends on which is best for you.
Very rare to have a 8-10 year old cars with one owner.
Especially sports cars
RB 182
Sorry to be honest,
but I think you'll learn the hard way with this Clio venture.
Sounds to me that you're just desperate to own one as soon as possible no matter the mechanical condition.
Dont get me wrong, I hope all goes well and you find a gem, but I'm sure a few of the other lads will agree, this happens way too often.
but I think you'll learn the hard way with this Clio venture.
Sounds to me that you're just desperate to own one as soon as possible no matter the mechanical condition.
Dont get me wrong, I hope all goes well and you find a gem, but I'm sure a few of the other lads will agree, this happens way too often.
No that's true but if you had the choice of 2 identical cars one with 1 owner and one with 5 owners which one would you pick?
The problem I have is I live in Cheshire so albeit Bristol not being the other side of the world I couldn't just pop round after work to have a look. And unfortunately I work 13 out of 14 days
The problem I have is I live in Cheshire so albeit Bristol not being the other side of the world I couldn't just pop round after work to have a look. And unfortunately I work 13 out of 14 days
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
depends if it was one lady owner, or five guys off this forum....I know for sure it'd be the latter lol
I won't buy a pup trust me. I'm not 17. I work in the trade and I'm picky about where I put my money. I'm not desperate at all and as I said I'm looking at other cars but a 172 is my preferred choice. I know for a fact I can get what I want for the money I want to spend but I just need something to turn up within a reasonable distance. But if a car turns up across the road. From my house and it doesn't fit the bill then it will stay there
That's the main reason I'm on here. The best place to find good cars are owners clubs everyone knows that.
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
Bristol isn't all that far think of trains or planes or a couple of hours in the car.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
No thats pretty much it in a nutshell, i applaud the generous 90% though..
I was going to Swindon to buy one and the person selling it messed me around a bit and I dropped nearly £30 on a train ticket
I bought mine about a week and a half ago now. 57k miles, 1 owner from new, FSH and in very good condition (minus a hairline crack on front bumper) in flame red, completely standard for £2100. Cambelt is due end of this year. I'm not sure whether or not price wise is good, I'm not really fussed. Just buy the car you like, for the best price you can. If Monaco blue is your preference on colour, don't settle for a silver one etc etc, get the one you want the most - even if it means paying a little more for.
Goodluck
clio 172
i got mine last month for 1550 was up at 1800 buyers market at moment 120k 53reg FSH book full of paper work just needed front bumper painting
and if he wont move on price ask if he will do a P/X? then go get a 300quid banger with tax n test on it then you have something to barter with..??
i dont any garages that put a price on a car and wont move from it..must be a very busy place to turn a offer down
120k 53reg FSH book full of paper work just needed front bumper paintingand if he wont move on price ask if he will do a P/X? then go get a 300quid banger with tax n test on it then you have something to barter with..??
i dont any garages that put a price on a car and wont move from it..must be a very busy place to turn a offer down
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
i got mine last month for 1550 was up at 1800 buyers market at moment
and if he wont move on price ask if he will do a P/X? then go get a 300quid banger with tax n test on it then you have something to barter with..??
i dont any garages that put a price on a car and wont move from it..must be a very busy place to turn a offer down
LOL!
Buy a heap of shite to barter with? Are you serious?
clio 172
if he wont move with cash price but would take a p/x then why not ? pic one up for 250/300 and you get a p/x of 500 then you have 250 off the price and 250 in your pocket
like i say the garage must be very busy place not to take a offer tho
Ricardos
ClioSport Club Member
LY 200 EDC
Buyers market and/or seller personal circumstances, I've had 2 sellers drop over £500 off the price just to get shot of them, 1 of em described as immaculate which on arrival turned out it needed too much work to get it up to scratch. As for going the extra mile I'm heading over to Swindon tomorrow from Essex to view a 182
lemonnobby
ClioSport Club Member
racing blue or black one.
Ricardos
ClioSport Club Member
LY 200 EDC
Neither
Doubt very much a garage is gonna pay £500 for a banger, whether its a PX or not..
clio 172
if you get something like a 1.1 saxo with bit of tax and test a good chance of 500 p/x saying that if the guy wouldn't even take a penny less he would prob only offer 50p lol
PH2 RS172
i got mine for 1500 with belts done and service history. the car is in excellent condition and is on a 53 plate with 73000 on. i bought it in january just after new year so i had a pick of cars that people probably couldnt justify buying straight after xmas and imo i got a peach. power steering pump needed changing as it was getring a little loud (bstard job lol) which i did myself for 30 quid but thats it. patience is the key and always go in low. the guy had it up for 2100 originally. no tax though at that price lol
I got £900 from an 02 KA 2 years ago, sure it was only on 45k, but it was pretty fucked!
To demonstrate - he said he was going to check mileage - bearing in mind when you unlock the door, the central locking kicks in (its broken) and relocked within a second) - I lost count of the amount of times he tried to get into it hahaha.
All depends on the garage, and how desperate they are to make a sale/sell a specific car/meet quotas/blablabla.
Daniel
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
Or if they've got £000's of profit in the car they can offer a load for the px.
