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Clio 182 cup for £3000 from a dealer , good or bad deal ?



  Arctic Blue 182
Im thinking about getting a 182 cup as they look lovely and are right up my street , ive seen one near where i live in electric blue which had done 70k miles and is up for £3295. After some haggling the dealer said he would do it for £3000 and he would change the cambelt and aux belt .

The problem with the car is that it has no service history but has the the Renault documents , so i done some research and found out that it had 2 years worth of servicing and ive took a look at the mot's on the dvla's website and it all looks legit . The clio is in good overall condition with some marks here and there but nothing compounding wont sort out. I also rang the previous owners parents and they said there son had no problems with it.

however the dealer put the car up on the ramps and we took a look under and there seems to be a oil leak under neath the sump and all over the sump shield , i wouldn't of thought the sump is cracked but looks like oil is at the front of the engine near the oil filter and looks like its been sprayed out , so would it be the rocker cover gasket ?

Also the center box of the exhaust is blowing where can you buy cheap replacements from ?

regards daniel
 
  Volvo XC60 T8
I would personally try to get more off, and get the belts done correctly at a specialist.
 

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
only time i would be buying a top dollar one from a dealer is if it was a FF with full history/belts and under 45-50k miles!

i wouldnt be paying that for a Cup with no history

personally i wouldnt bother having the belts done by the dealer and would just see what sort of deal they were willing to do without the belts so i could have them done 100% properly by someone i trusted.
 

Stefan.

ClioSport Club Member
wouldn't bother personally would rather go an buy one from someone off here who has looked after there car an can find out about it aswell
 

Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
Daniel,

I have an Inferno 182 cup, 63k, new MOT, belts done, one owner from new, Full History, in near mint condition, you can have that for £3000.
 
  Clio 182
For me the main reason to go to a dealer is security. So knowingly driving off in a car that needs the belts done, the exhaust sorted and is p*ssing oil kinda defeats the purpose imo.

Assuming you like Infernos, Daniel's would be a much better deal!
 

Richyy182

ClioSport Club Member
  BG Clio 182 FF
Jesus I paid £10000 for mine 5 years ago - saying that, worth every penny
 

Ol’ Tarby

ClioSport Moderator
  Clio 220 Trophy
100% get Daniels. Just seen the for sale thread and it looks mint! OP would be mental to buy any other
 
  172 Cup & Mini C 1.6
I wudent go near it with a barge pole fella look around and wait for the best one possible to pop up
 

George@RTR_Parts

ClioSport Trader
I'd avoid the one at the dealers that going to cost you £££ in near future.

As said get yourself to Bristol and have a look at the tidy one Daniel is selling.
 


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