I hate my French piece of s**t

[steve1052]

172 broke...again...angry!!
Had it like 8 months and already had exhaust, radiator, electrical problems, fuse box mount snapped now window regulator broke. Got quoted £250 by Renault to get a new one fitted!

 

[Greeny.]

Thats not good

Down to how the last owner treated it you reckon? Or just plain bad luck?

 

[Russ_16v]

euro car parts mate,my reg broke i got new reg with motor for 60 quid and fitted it in 40 mins job done

 

[steve1052]

Thats not good

Down to how the last owner treated it you reckon? Or just plain bad luck?

Nothing to do with last owner, he was a professional valeter and rivaled Rich for cleanliness. Pure shite quality imo! Think a change is on the horizon...

 

[Gaz_]

lol. Its age mate. The exhaust is an age thing, never heard of bad rads tbh.

 

[steve1052]

Exhaust was 3 years old when I replaced it and had completely rotted through. It shouldn't be rotting at that age on any car.

 

[foxon]

Exhaust was 3 years old when I replaced it and had completely rotted through. It shouldn't be rotting at that age on any car.

get a stainless steal 1, lifetime warrenty!! n they don`t rust, hard luck mate so to hear about that

 

[Mikey197]

Its a love hate relationship then.

 

[Gaz_]

Exhaust was 3 years old when I replaced it and had completely rotted through. It shouldn't be rotting at that age on any car.

Really? They do on Vauxhalls too!!! Mate who i work with had a corsa on a 54 plate. Needed a new system. We have a 54 plate Vauxhall Combo van that at the time had done 20k. Needed a new steering rack!! Wear and tear unfortunatly, nothing to do with Renault cars imo

 

[FiXX]

its just the luck of the draw whether you get a good un or not, i owned my 172 for a year problem free and a 182 for 3 years also completely problem free...

yours was probabaly thrown together last thing on a friday afternoon

 

[steve1052]

Exhaust was 3 years old when I replaced it and had completely rotted through. It shouldn't be rotting at that age on any car.

get a stainless steal 1, lifetime warrenty!! n they don`t rust, hard luck mate so to hear about that

That's what I have done. Shame the rest of the car doesn't have a lifetime warranty.

 

[Steve2004]

172 broke...again...angry!!
Had it like 8 months and already had exhaust, radiator, electrical problems, fuse box mount snapped now window regulator broke. Got quoted £250 by Renault to get a new one fitted!

Sorry? £250 to get a new window regulator? Or have I misunderstood. :S

 

[steve1052]

172 broke...again...angry!!
Had it like 8 months and already had exhaust, radiator, electrical problems, fuse box mount snapped now window regulator broke. Got quoted £250 by Renault to get a new one fitted!

Sorry? £250 to get a new window regulator? Or have I misunderstood. :S

£190 for the part then + VAT + Fitting

 

[Steve2004]

I thought window regulators were about £70?

 

[edde]

I thought window regulators were about £70?

GSF etc yep.

 

[Ian_182]

Exhausts dont last forever.3 winters on uk roads is not bad i reckon.Get a stainless job

 

[Hollister]

If you hate it so much i'll take it off your hands for £50

 

[DrR]

I've had mine a year and tomorrow will be the first day i'll have had it with nothing being broke when i replace the damper, i'm quite excited.

 

[bobby_the_one]

i spent £2700 repairing my 1st clio 2002 dci, since i got my 172 not had 1 problem, i think u probs got a bad 1 out the bunch!

 

[172boost]

Reliability and Renault should never be put in the same sentence together.

 

[Fletcher]

Thats Renault for you, mines cost me a fortune the last 18 months, but i still think it's a great little car.

 

[Neil G]

its just the luck of the draw whether you get a good un or not, i owned my 172 for a year problem free and a 182 for 3 years also completely problem free...

yours was probabaly thrown together last thing on a friday afternoon

Agree with that....some are better than others

I've had 2 years pretty good motoring out of my 172.

Get out and drive it hard then you'll want to keep it

 

[steve1052]

Well thinking of updating to a 182 as they have a better spec so hopefully would be more reliable or even move on to a different manufacturer. Also mine was an import from Cyprus so wondering if thats why the quality isn't as good.

 

[wickedbitch]

i put a new fan belt, new coil pack, new clutch,and full stainless on mine in the first week ov owning her but she appreciated it and touch wood hasnt had any probs since then. I suggest you do what i did and marry a guy who bought into a business with a guy who is a renault specialist:rasp: that way you get cheap parts free fitting and paid to sit in the office playing on the computer:approve:

 

[Obsessive]

Found this thread whilst searching for "Window Regulator".

My 2nd silencer in 15 months has just disintegrated. Each one was fitted
new, albeit the 2nd one was a replacement under guarantee.

I was gonna go to Powerflow in Bury St Edmunds today for a quote
but my window regulator on the drivers side has spat it's cable, seized up
and dropped my window! Very handy, what with it peeing down amd sugar beet lorries
spraying kak everywhere!

Has anyone got any hints and tips for changing a window motor/regulator on
a Ph-Quick?

 

[RichRSi]

My regulator went aswell, about a year ago, and yes it was raining at the time too. I remember I had a car full of stuff from the plumb merchants and had to decide wheather I was going to have a wet car or have a working kitchen.
Needless to say when I saw how much it was going to cost to fix I left a bit of wood jammed between the glass and the floor of the door holding the window up for about a month...

 

[Josh@Renparts]

ive got a regulator if you need one, easy to fit.

Found this thread whilst searching for "Window Regulator".

My 2nd silencer in 15 months has just disintegrated. Each one was fitted
new, albeit the 2nd one was a replacement under guarantee.

I was gonna go to Powerflow in Bury St Edmunds today for a quote
but my window regulator on the drivers side has spat it's cable, seized up
and dropped my window! Very handy, what with it peeing down amd sugar beet lorries
spraying kak everywhere!

Has anyone got any hints and tips for changing a window motor/regulator on
a Ph-Quick?

 

[Obsessive]

Hi mate, that would be good. How much are you asking? New/used? etc

I went o my local "garage" to ask for a quote for fitting and he said it was a nightmare

and could take a whole day!

That kinda put me off til I read a few peeps on here saying it was easy!

I'm quite handy with the spanners , so I'm sure i can give it a go.

I've just never seen a twin cable regulator before. And mines like a birds nest.

i just couldn't work out where the cables ran!

Cheers, Andy

 

[Obsessive]

As you can guess, that was supposed to be a PM, ha ha!

 

[.GAZ.]

my cousin was a time served reno mechanic n he said u either get a good 1 or a bad 1!!

never guess wot u got pmsl!!

 

[Leeshez]

Leave it unlocked.

 

[Timmay]

thats s**t luck

 

[foxon]

get a stainless steal 1, lifetime warrenty!! n they don`t rust, hard luck mate so to hear about that

That's what I have done. Shame the rest of the car doesn't have a lifetime warranty.

bloody french bag of s**t LOL, touch wood i`ve not got any rust ect, thank fcuk.

 

[FlameR]

I hate my car sometimes, but then I love it again when I have little races with supposedly faster cars and match them or even beat them haha. You get what you pay for I suppose, in terms of build quality. If I can change one thing, it would be the rattles, they do my head it now

 

[cupholder]

another point to remember with exhausts is if you only do short journeys most of the time, it will get a build up of water inside and rot out quicker

 

[172boost]

exactly the reason I sold mine, most are moneypits after certain mileage/age

 

[Max46]

All you have to do with the exhaust on a clio

1. is go to the local super market bulk buy some bog roll then,
2. unraval said bog roll till you get to the tube,
3. Stick the tubes together, selotape will be fine
4. wack it up to your car
5. cut as long as required
6. finished you'll have a straight thro exhaust system which will last longer thatn a crappy renault one.


or buy stainless mate

 

[LegoHead]

172 broke...again...angry!!
Had it like 8 months and already had exhaust, radiator, electrical problems, fuse box mount snapped now window regulator broke. Got quoted £250 by Renault to get a new one fitted!

Is that all, stop whining....

 

[BRUN]

a window reg doesnt take a day to fit !!!

the technicians at work (Renault) have most of them done within an hour easily

 

[Obsessive]

I know that now! I think the bloke was " pulling my plums"!