i've had enough!

[karlktm]

ive had enough of this piece of s**t! just done a 60 mile trip to ikea and back down the motorway and 2 miles from my junction at 75mph it jumps out of 5th gear....

so i put it back in to 5th and then low and behold 2 minutes later...the foooker jumps out again...

Why hasnt it done it all day...then twice in 2 minutes?

ive had renaults before, but f*ck me...im finding summat else going wrong every other week!

the most irritating thing of it all is...after buying it for £3,500 + £600 cambelt service + engine mounts...... ive spent over £4k on it...

I should have saved abit longer and got the megane sport

 

[Adamhodg]

Id be careful tbh.
My gearbox was fucked when it jumped out of fifth.

 

[Phill1978]

you bought a very cheap example. i know its hard m8 but this usually happens there are bargains to be had and some people dont even realise what a 172 is just think its a 2.0 clio not a 172/182hp pocket rocket but sometimes there cheap for a reason.

i know someone who just bought a PHS1 172 for £1500 and its fine !
i also saw some young barry in a MKII 172 showing off fry the clutch completley and the car died. but somewhere down the line it may end up being a cheap buy for someone who thinks they have a bargain when in reality the car has had a tortured life.

 

[Brett]

you bought a very cheap example. i know its hard m8 but this usually happens there are bargains to be had and some people dont even realise what a 172 is just think its a 2.0 clio not a 172/182hp pocket rocket but sometimes there cheap for a reason.

i know someone who just bought a PHS1 172 for £1500 and its fine !
i also saw some young barry in a MKII 172 showing off fry the clutch completley and the car died. but somewhere down the line it may end up being a cheap buy for someone who thinks they have a bargain when in reality the car has had a tortured life.

+1 its all down to luck tbh, i'd be inclined to buy my 172 off a forum where you can check the cars history via the owners posts etc and usually they are serviced properly etc.

Although you can only buy sensibly if you buy a 50,000 mile car with fsh and good bodywork then you have done all you can tbh if its 2nd hand you don't know whats been done to it.

 

[MEGANEMAN]

Remove the fifth gear cover at the end of the gearbox and check the bolt and nut which secure the fifth gear to the gearbox shafts they have a habit of working loose cusing it to jump out of fifth