Hello - prospective owner

Rykard · Jul 17, 2017

Hi,
new prospective owner from Leicester.
I am almost ready to buy a 51 clio 172 as a daily runabout instead of my Discovery...
it's done 116,00 miles. Had the brakes done front and rear. Looks like there is a small fluid leak on the drivers side front wheel.
Radio is crap - i presume they are all like this?
Might need a new tyre - slow puncture - what are the recommended?
Is there anything specific I should be looking out for?
cheers
Rich

imprezaworks · Jul 17, 2017

Cambelt been done?

Rykard · Jul 18, 2017

imprezaworks said:
Cambelt been done?

not sure, the seller is away till next week. i will find out then

jonno_c · Jul 18, 2017

Were you on Love Island last year? ; )

Rykard · Jul 18, 2017

jonno_c said:
Were you on Love Island last year? ; )

not that I am aware of...

Typhoon · Jul 18, 2017

Cambelt 100%. Make sure it's done by a specialist as well. Find out if/when it was done and who by and then update this thread and one of us will let you know.

Rykard · Jul 18, 2017

Typhoon said:
Cambelt 100%. Make sure it's done by a specialist as well. Find out if/when it was done and who by and then update this thread and one of us will let you know.

I am in Leicester, is there anyone local who is recommended? The garage I normally use is a land rover and v8 specialist (Armson AE).

Typhoon · Jul 18, 2017

Rykard said:
I am in Leicester, is there anyone local who is recommended? The garage I normally use is a land rover and v8 specialist (Armson AE).

1 billion% recommend @MicKPM from Diamond Motors in Long Eaton, Nottingham.

MarkMchugh · Jul 18, 2017

If the belts are due to be done is it a ticking time bomb if left past due times?

Dom_capper · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
If the belts are due to be done is it a ticking time bomb if left past due times?

Yes. Wouldn't be pretty if it went.

Poopensharten · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
If the belts are due to be done is it a ticking time bomb if left past due times?

How far over is yours?

Rykard · Jul 19, 2017

when should the belts have been done? i
t's 15/16 years old and done 115600 miles - so I guess they should have been done a couple of times?

bloke · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
If the belts are due to be done is it a ticking time bomb if left past due times?

the wife's 172 has done best part of 100,000 miles on it's current belt and still hasn't snapped :wink:

Poopensharten · Jul 19, 2017

Rykard said:
when should the belts have been done? i
t's 15/16 years old and done 115600 miles - so I guess they should have been done a couple of times?

5 years or 72k whichevers soonest.

MarkMchugh · Jul 19, 2017

Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing

Mr R. · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing

You should be looking at getting it replaced.

MRBILLYUK · Jul 19, 2017

How mch is the car ?
If you're paying top dollar then get one that's had both belts done . If it's cheap as chips then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors.
I wouldn't say they are a ticking time bomb if it's gone past the scheduled service interval , but that depends on how far past mileage/age wise. There must be 100's of people out there who aren't a member of a car forum and are totally oblivious to the service interval.

Is there an advert for it you can post a link to ?

Why do you say the radio is crap ? You mean crap reception or crap sound ? Maybe the speakers are knackered .

Tyres are quite a personal thing . I've been running Uniroyal Rainsport 3's for the past few years and love them , especially in the wet . For a 172 they can be had for as little as £49 at Camskill . I would always keep the same brand of tyre on the same axle.
https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s94...yres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_195_45_16_195_45R16

If you have any doubts about this car , look elsewhere . There are always plenty for sale in the usual places.

MRBILLYUK · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing

I left my 182's major belt service until it was 6 years old on 33k miles . I wouldn't start panicking just yet. But I would be planning / saving ( if money is an issue) on getting the belts done in the near future .

bloke · Jul 19, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing

Isn't it 6 years now Renault/gates say?

You're cup though so it's fair bit cheaper having them done on a cup, only takes about 20 minutes :tongueclosed:

MarkMchugh · Jul 19, 2017

What's price wise for a cup? Dephaser and aux plus lador?

Rykard · Jul 19, 2017

MRBILLYUK said:
How mch is the car ?
If you're paying top dollar then get one that's had both belts done . If it's cheap as chips then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors.
I wouldn't say they are a ticking time bomb if it's gone past the scheduled service interval , but that depends on how far past mileage/age wise. There must be 100's of people out there who aren't a member of a car forum and are totally oblivious to the service interval.

Is there an advert for it you can post a link to ?

Why do you say the radio is crap ? You mean crap reception or crap sound ? Maybe the speakers are knackered .

Tyres are quite a personal thing . I've been running Uniroyal Rainsport 3's for the past few years and love them , especially in the wet . For a 172 they can be had for as little as £49 at Camskill . I would always keep the same brand of tyre on the same axle.
https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s94...yres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_195_45_16_195_45R16

If you have any doubts about this car , look elsewhere . There are always plenty for sale in the usual places.

A mate who runs a garage had it off someone who didn't want to pay for a few bits to be done. It's had brakes all round as far as I know. He wants about a grand for it. The interior looks pretty good tbh. The radio has crap reception.
tyre wise, just looking at options as it looks like one has a slow puncture.

MRBILLYUK · Jul 19, 2017

Rykard said:
A mate who runs a garage had it off someone who didn't want to pay for a few bits to be done. It's had brakes all round as far as I know. He wants about a grand for it. The interior looks pretty good tbh. The radio has crap reception.
tyre wise, just looking at options as it looks like one has a slow puncture.

Offer your mate £750 to take it off his hands then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors . Get Mick to give it the once over to highlight any other issues it might have and you might have yourself a bargain .
https://diamondmotors.co.uk/
About 10 quid to fix a puncture if it's repairable, that's if it's not the wheel itself causing the slow puncture . If the tyres knackered look at Camskill and just replace it . Best to replace in pairs though really .
I couldn't say about the radio reception . Maybe have a search on here or google.

Norbury90 · Jul 21, 2017

I love my Michelin PS3s if we are talking tyres

Rykard · Jul 21, 2017

Norbury90 said:
I love my Michelin PS3s if we are talking tyres

if I buy it, subject to the questions I have to ask above, i was just after a good value mid range sewt of tyres that won't break the bank and will allow me to stay on the road.

MarkMchugh · Jul 21, 2017

Get some remoulds

Rykard · Jul 21, 2017

MarkMchugh said:
Get some remoulds :smile:

do they still exist?

MRBILLYUK · Jul 21, 2017

Rykard said:
if I buy it, subject to the questions I have to ask above, i was just after a good value mid range sewt of tyres that won't break the bank and will allow me to stay on the road.

Uniroyal Rainsport 3's

STEVE.M · Jul 21, 2017

MRBILLYUK said:
Uniroyal Rainsport 3's

In XL.

Rykard · Jul 25, 2017

MRBILLYUK said:
Offer your mate £750 to take it off his hands then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors . Get Mick to give it the once over to highlight any other issues it might have and you might have yourself a bargain .
https://diamondmotors.co.uk/
About 10 quid to fix a puncture if it's repairable, that's if it's not the wheel itself causing the slow puncture . If the tyres knackered look at Camskill and just replace it . Best to replace in pairs though really .
I couldn't say about the radio reception . Maybe have a search on here or google.

belts have been done - yay.
it looks like it's not a genuine aerial - so a new replacement should fix it. Where is the best place to go for parts?

MRBILLYUK · Jul 25, 2017

Rykard said:
belts have been done - yay.
it looks like it's not a genuine aerial - so a new replacement should fix it. Where is the best place to go for parts?

So you've bought it and had the belts done ?
Parts as in a new aerial or parts in general ?
Some parts like engine mounts off ebay , thats if it needs them.
For brakes George on here is the usual go to guy on here . @George@RTR_Parts
Other parts in the for sale section or Renaultpartsdirect .
It's a bit of a case of shopping about , depending what you need.

Rykard · Jul 25, 2017

MRBILLYUK said:
So you've bought it and had the belts done ?
Parts as in a new aerial or parts in general ?
Some parts like engine mounts off ebay , thats if it needs them.
For brakes George on here is the usual go to guy on here . @George@RTR_Parts
Other parts in the for sale section or Renaultpartsdirect .
It's a bit of a case of shopping about , depending what you need.

said i'll buy it subject to the bits I know about being fixed. All the belts and dephaser and seals wee done mid 2015, there is a bunch of receipts. The brakes were done 3/4 months ago.
in this case possibly a new aerial (but also in general). I know from when I had landrovers that there were certain places to go to and some to avoid..

MRBILLYUK · Jul 25, 2017

Rykard said:
said i'll buy it subject to the bits I know about being fixed. All the belts and dephaser and seals wee done mid 2015, there is a bunch of receipts. The brakes were done 3/4 months ago.
in this case possibly a new aerial (but also in general). I know from when I had landrovers that there were certain places to go to and some to avoid..

Nice one . Sounds like a result . I'm not really clued up about aerials or audio. Has it got some stubby type of aerial ? Some people change them for the short Honda civic type of aerial . It might actually be the base of the aerial
http://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/product/renault-clio-modus-aerial-base/
This is what a genuine aerial should look like .

Darren S · Jul 25, 2017

Given it's age, it might be worth giving it a clean and some under-seal, beneath.

Rykard · Jul 25, 2017

ahh it's a little stubby thing, so that will go on the parts list..
I will get the garage to give it look over underneath..

Rykard · Jul 26, 2017

went up to the garage last night and there is a folder with receipts and stuff. The belts were done at diamond, so a lot happier now.

Rykard · Aug 8, 2017

quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?

Canary172 · Aug 9, 2017

Rykard said:
quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?

195/45/R16 tyres if Ph2 172

I picked up an owner's handbook from eBay for less than a tenner if my memory serves me correctly

Canary172 · Aug 9, 2017

Rykard said:
quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?

195/45/R16 tyres if Ph2 172

I picked up an owner's handbook from eBay for less than a tenner if my memory serves me correctly

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