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Hi Everyone Looking to buy a 197! Help!



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Jakey

  Clio 182
Hi Everyone

Been told to join this forum and get some advice on buying a second hand 197! I currently drive a (55) 1.4 Clio Dynamique S

Looking to spend around £9 - £10k for a 1-2 year old 197 in the Albi Blue with low mileage and warrenty remaining! lSo if anytone knows of anything avalible or has any advice please let me know!

Also would like to ask peoples advice on insurance, I am 21, 3 years driving experience, 1 crash 3 years ago (in my stupid days) in RM6 (Romford) area! Best I have been quopted so far is Elephant at £1300 fully comp with a £1000 excess? Any advice would be appreciated.!

Thanks All and looking forward to your reply!
 
.Gem.

.Gem.

  Family Bus
Welcome to CS

You'll get plenty of advice, if I were you Id cough up the membership and browse the forum, lots of reports and guides that could help you.

And if you do buy one the membership will come in handy anyway :)
 
H

How15

  renault clio 1.4 si 2000
aye, the membership has paid for itself so many times helping me to fix the damn thing lol!! try adrian flux, they do standard cars too u know, and all my mates are with them now, always the cheapest. welcome! :D
 
S

seanaldo1987

197......... nice, why not look at 182s if u r willin to buy 1 slightly older with average miles.

i bought my 3yr old 182 from an arnold clark dealership with 40k on the clock and it came with a 3yr service/mot plan and a 2yr warrenty n i only paid 7k

possibly the best 7k i've spent since passin my drivin test, and is the most fun i've had 4 a while, totally took me by surprise when i took it 4 a test drive
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
Well want one with less than 15,000 miles really as I have about 6 weeks to wait until I am 21 and can stomach the insurance.

Seanaldo 1987 - love the car in yr picture btw, but really have my heart set on the 197 to be honest and would always regret it if i didnt buy one!

Would love the Xeon lights as an extra but not extremly bothered about the Recaro seats! Only must requests I have is it must be at least a year within the warrenty and be Albi blue!

Also is there a way to change the silver alloy wheels to the grey wheels as I really want to have these wheels!
 
Needster

Needster

  Barge
Jakey said:
Well want one with less than 15,000 miles really as I have about 6 weeks to wait until I am 21 and can stomach the insurance.

Seanaldo 1987 - love the car in yr picture btw, but really have my heart set on the 197 to be honest and would always regret it if i didnt buy one!

Would love the Xeon lights as an extra but not extremly bothered about the Recaro seats! Only must requests I have is it must be at least a year within the warrenty and be Albi blue!

Also is there a way to change the silver alloy wheels to the grey wheels as I really want to have these wheels!
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anthracite wheels are on the F1. but i imagine you'd struggle to find a 15,000 miles for under 10k! i've got an F1 with obviously come with the recaros as standard, and to be honest, they're a little uncomfortable if you do long journeys. and the seats in a standard 197 do taper in around your sides (i'm comparing the feeling compared to that in a 172 cup) so it does feel snuggly - a little recaro-ish!

i'm right in thinking you can change the blubs if it were xeon-less. ive heard bulb changing is a task like!

i suppose you could get the alloys resprayed to anthracite?
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
Kool yeah would definatly look at getting them re sprayed if I could get it done properly!

Found a nice 197 for £9,500 on a site called Xtreme which I posted above? whats your thoughts on this particular one?
 
Needster

Needster

  Barge
nice. it's obviously in the colour you like, under budget, and has quite a few k less miles than you'd be willing to go up to. do you have anything to trade in? if it's cash only i'd probably be cheeky and start at 8995. the worst they can say is no. have you discussed a deal yet? - what might they be willing to throw in for the asking price they've got on autotrader? tax etc. if they're giving you nothing i'd try to get at least 210 off for the tax.
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
No have not made an offer as of yet but know it was a straight purchase by the garage so im thinking there should be some room for negotiation i was thinking of bidding £8,500.00 and going from there! Especially condsidering the current market Im guessing these cars are not flying out the showrooms as quick as they are used to especially coming up to Christmas!

also it states in the auction the car has climate control but in the picture it has the standard heater controls????
 
Needster

Needster

  Barge
you'd be surprised. they still drive quite a hard bargain as i found out purchasing mine a few weeks back :) the climate control was an option, so that's definitely a tool to barter with, considering they have stated it in the ad. not sure how much it was as an option but a scoot on the renault website should help you find out. for what it is i'd say it's probably reasonable to pay around 9k. you looked on any sites to see their sale value privately?
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
Just offered the guy £8,500.00 for this 197 and didnt get a bite so going to wait a few days then go back with a final £8,750 and maybe a £9,00

Shorley these guys musy not be selling a bean a the moment quick cash sale in theory should be a no brainer! Thoughts????
 
Needster

Needster

  Barge
what did he say then? does this one have the cup chassis option? it's bumpy but a lot better with it... anyway - in theory yes. but they've got price targets still. and a lower end price which they won't go below regardless of the looming credit crunch. perhaps 8500 is just too low.

also, a good point is with a dealer it depends upon how long its been sitting on their books for. if it's relatively new they won't be pushy for the deal. after its been there a couple of weeks they'll be hoping to shift it.
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
I told him i could go up to £8,750 and he would not budge form £9,169.35 (strange price I agree)

Also have just come across this pu[ppy which looks even more inviting...

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...el=CLIO&min_pr=10000&max_pr=11000&max_mileage=

Have contacted this guy and told him i am willing to pay £10,000.00 think it may be worth pushing my budget to the brink for a year old car with 2,500 miles on! Anyone dealt with this company before?

Not really looking for the Cup pack as I may take it on a track once or twice but will mostly just going for drives in it so would prefer to be a little more comfortable!
 
TidyRach

TidyRach

  ClioSport 172
I bought my 172FF from DS Cars...

They are nice blokes, only buy top of the line 2nd hand cars, so you'll get a good car from them, but they may try & bump up the price. I only managed to wangle £200 , 6 months tax & some petrol out of them!
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
Yeah spoke to the guy last night and left a £10,000 bid with him for the car said i would be able to pay cash and pick the car up on tuesday! Should bepretty inviting for him for a quick sale! Do u mind me asking how much you the 172 was listed for so i can see what sort of margin discount you got!

Figure it is worth pushing my budget a little for such a new car!
 
TidyRach

TidyRach

  ClioSport 172
It was up for £5700 on auto trader but £5500 with them?! & as above I got them down to £5300 with 6 months tax & some petrol. To be fair it was a good deal at £5500 really at the time... They price them to sell quick, but not absurbly cheap obviously!

My car has been a joy & I doubt you'll be disappointed with what you get from them!

Added bonus is they are opposite a train station so well easy if you're picking the car up! I went in the week, middle of the day & got all the way there without having to buy a train ticket! :)
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
LOL sounds good to me! the £10,500 got sold this morning on first viewing so going to chill out and wait for a bargain to pop up!
 
J

Jakey

  Clio 182
Done Finally! Have just brought my Albi Blue 197 but now need to wait until Jan 12th to get my insurance for £1200.00 instead of £1800.00

I have 3 years named driver experience and Greenlight said they would not cover me which is a shame as they were the best price by£300! Any other suggestions for when im 21, Elephant are best at moment! Also anyone know of temp cover comany who will insure me for a month?????
 
Needster

Needster

  Barge
im with directline 3yrs ncb on a 197 F1 - i think being a girl is in my favour with them though. tesco/asda tend to insure anyone on any vehical too.
 
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