I’m wanting to buy a F1 R27. Anything I should be aware of before I decide to buy.

[Gingerguy23]

Hi Clio enthusiasts. Shane here from South Africa. New here to this forum. I’m looking at getting a red 2008 Clio F1 R27. I test drove it today and like what I saw. It’s I’m very good nick for a great price. High miles though but to be expected of a 13 year old car.
Any glitches typical of these cars that I should be aware of before I decide to buy. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Pacman.]

Engine tapping, gearbox crunch in 3rd, top mounts, seat wiring harnesses, steering bushes,
Flat spots in Rev ranges, Flexi mounts on manifolds. The list is quite long.

 

[mgregson1980]

Hi Clio enthusiasts. Shane here from South Africa. New here to this forum. I’m looking at getting a red 2008 Clio F1 R27. I test drove it today and like what I saw. It’s I’m very good nick for a great price. High miles though but to be expected of a 13 year old car.
Any glitches typical of these cars that I should be aware of before I decide to buy. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I loved mine in LY and ran it for two years before selling it for something more practical. I had no issues at all in that time. Mileage was circa 80K when I bought and 100K when I sold it. Serviced regularly and with the belts done at correct intervals, there isn’t a huge amount to go wrong.

As per the other response, I uprated all the bushes and top mounts, but I had no other issues.


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[mgregson1980]

Certainly no engine noise or gear box issues.


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[loggyboy]

Definitely go for the earliest version you can, these are easily identifiable by the Mk2 shape and are commonly called the '182'.

 

[mgregson1980]

Definitely go for the earliest version you can, these are easily identifiable by the Mk2 shape and are commonly called the '182'.

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