First Car! cant choose help.

[will6]

Hi im new to this forum and need some help. Car prices dropping so much at the moment so iv found some good deals.
Getting my first car soon and its going to have to be a clio. Problem is cant choose.
Been offered:
1) 04 plate 1.2 dynamic 40,000 in black - £3600 with 12m tax
2) 55 plate (new shape) 1.2 extreme 41,000 in blue - £3400 from Renault.

Prefer the 04 plate car but would i be silly to say no to the newer clio.
Going to look at both of them tomorrow so hopefully be out on the roads soon

 

[Ed]

55 plate 1.2 extreme 41,000 in blue - £3400 from Renault. for me!!! save £200!

 

[crazycup_racer]

id go for the ph2 anyday over the new shape. All the bodykits from the sports fit, wheels are still 4 stud so they fit. nicer looking imo too.
Good luck though!!

 

[Alastair.]

u can have my 55 plate 1.2 16v with 24k on the clock for £4,000

click on my profile for a pic

 

[will6]

Yeah thats probably the most sensible idea. But i reckon the other place will go down more in price if i mention the other clio. Places are getting so desperate at the moment could get alot of car for not alot of money

 

[will6]

I would do mate by id have to tell my insurance about mod's and being 17 its stupifly expensive as it is. Thanks though

 

[Ed]

im going to snap up a deal with the new shape clio before u get there!

 

[Alastair.]

I would do mate by id have to tell my insurance about mod's and being 17 its stupifly expensive as it is. Thanks though

insurance doesnt need to know

 

[will6]

Nooo. Iv shotgunned it. Its mine lol.
Just think they look so stupid with the wheels they have makes them look like theyr about 2ft off the ground

 

[will6]

insurance doesnt need to know

I would do that but dads a bit of dick when it comes to stuff like that.

 

[micallef1990]

this dnt seem a bad deal mate

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-RENAULT-CLIO-06-REG-CAMPUS-BLACK-ALLOYS-20000MILES_W0QQitemZ280293481619QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item280293481619&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

[Ed]

narrr its been smashed up!

 

[Shotgunsjay]

dont think id be getting a clio for my first car, only renault worth having is a sport imo

 

[Gumby]

2) 55 plate (new shape) 1.2 extreme 41,000 in blue - £3400 from Renault.

That one!

 

[will6]

this dnt seem a bad deal mate

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-RENAULT-CLIO-06-REG-CAMPUS-BLACK-ALLOYS-20000MILES_W0QQitemZ280293481619QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item280293481619&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Yeah aint bad spose. But my dad's paying and im paying him back in the long run. Plus sounds like that one's been in a crash :S.
I reakon il end up getting the 55 plate from Renault. But dont know what id do to it.
How much can you get the RS grill's most people seem to have?

 

[micallef1990]

ohhh shizzzle ma nizzllee dint even notice that buy my 2001 saxo 1.1 46000 miles 12 months mot lol

 

[will6]

ohhh shizzzle ma nizzllee dint even notice that buy my 2001 saxo 1.1 46000 miles 12 months mot lol

Aint a great lover of saxo's but not a 1.1 lol sorry. I want a 1.4 clio dynamic but they seem to be pretty hard to get hold of.

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

That new shape clio, was it a driving school car??!

That seems a lot of miles for a 3 yr old 1.2 Clio.

 

[will6]

That new shape clio, was it a driving school car??!

That seems a lot of miles for a 3 yr old 1.2 Clio.

I dont think so. Somebody bought it on a finance deal and are trading it in to renault. So im not really buying it off Renaults forecourt i guess they just making a little bit of money off me

 

[nth]

That new shape clio, was it a driving school car??!

That seems a lot of miles for a 3 yr old 1.2 Clio.

was thinking the same... my car is 05 and on 25k

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Well your either buying it off Renault or your not...

If its for sale on their forecourt, then you're buying it off them.

Either way, sounds like a lot of miles to me.

 

[will6]

Well your either buying it off Renault or your not...

If its for sale on their forecourt, then you're buying it off them.

Either way, sounds like a lot of miles to me.

Depends on what the persons been using it for. And yeah i spose it's from renault. I just think i'd trust them more than just some other sales place. Because i really cant afford for anything to go wrong

 

[DrR]

dont think id be getting a clio for my first car, only renault worth having is a sport imo

Completly agree, i'd be getting a corsa.

 

[will6]

Completly agree, i'd be getting a corsa.

I dont mind corsa's but so common and 3 of my mates have them. Plus a 1.2 aint too slow is it ?

 

[nth]

fast enough for your 1st 2 years... we dont want any accidents

 

[Ed]

was thinking the same... my car is 05 and on 25k

my car is 02 reg! on 18k! hehehe:rasp::rasp::rasp:

 

[will6]

fast enough for your 1st 2 years... we dont want any accidents

Yeah would prefer a 1.4 only about £100 difference on the insuance. Plus Clio's got good ncap ratings.

 

[DrR]

I dont mind corsa's but so common and 3 of my mates have them. Plus a 1.2 aint too slow is it ?

Just my opinion is why would anyone choose a french car over a none french one unless it's a performance/cost issue.

 

[nth]

my car is 02 reg! on 18k! hehehe:rasp::rasp::rasp:

you need to get out more

Yeah would prefer a 1.4 only about £100 difference on the insuance. Plus Clio's got good ncap ratings.

if you're weary about things going wrong then tbh nobody can really advise you because all cars have faults, buying from renault doesnt guarantee a smooth car, and god help you when the cambelts due if money is really that much of an issue

 

[will6]

How much is usually for a new cambelt and when are they normally due ? Reanault said 52,000 wether there telling the truth or not i dunno

 

[Shotgunsjay]

the 1.3 multijet grande punto would be a good choice, get it mapped would be fairly quick for first car

+ 62.8 mpg lol

 

[Gumby]

That new shape clio, was it a driving school car??!

That seems a lot of miles for a 3 yr old 1.2 Clio.

40k on a 3 year old car is nothing

 

[Ed]

i put 4000 miles on in the last 6 months! lol some old bid had it! for 6 years! did 2500 miles a year! she went to church and the shops in it! lol

 

[nth]

How much is usually for a new cambelt and when are they normally due ? Reanault said 52,000 wether there telling the truth or not i dunno

renault need their own program called chatting s**t tbh
cambelt replacement:
every 4 or 5 years (dr.rollo correct me if im wrong) or every 36k
36k - 72k(but cs land of know all reccommend 60 to be on the safe side) etc
£200+ though theres a few on here that can foward you to reliable places where prices will obv vary, an example being rentech...
also its best at this stage to replace the aux belt

more detailed threads on this though

 

[DrR]

^^^ Don't know the 1.2s,

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Buy a Lupo instead.

 

[will6]

If i think it's going to be needing one soon il see if they'l do it for me because i guess the majoity of it would be labour.
I'll see what happens tomorrow i guess

 

[Curley]

Hi, since your not a member you cant see the for sale section but heres mine up for sale at the moment.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/811207.htm

 

[Brett]

dont think id be getting a clio for my first car, only renault worth having is a sport imo

Good point that, thats why you rarely seen a non sport clio around :S

Granded they are not as good as sports but for a first car there are plenty of worse cars. Saxo? Corsa? 206?.......

 

[Curley]

I had mine for nearly 2 years and it never let me down, for a small engined hatch then its the best you can get