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FF 182
Looks very tidy indeed, congrats 
Its only done 42,000 miles
Get the belts done asap if they are due, belts are 5 years or 72k which ever comes 1st i belive.
Then just enjoy it....
Only in your service history or by receipts.
No you are right but its a few ££££ towards the belts :race:
Nope ! Your midlands like me ! I suggest Birchdown , they did my belts cracking job gave me a courtesy car , price was very reasonable and they did a cracking job !
Lovely car by looks
enjoy it !
172 Cup
Whereabouts in the Midlands are you?
BTM performance should be fairly close to you for a belt change. They are just 5 mins from the A45 in Solihull/Sheldon.
Car looks very tidy!
BTM performance should be fairly close to you for a belt change. They are just 5 mins from the A45 in Solihull/Sheldon.
Car looks very tidy!
This ^^^^^
OH GOD! lol!!
Just these ! They recommended the cambelt every 5 years or 72 k and aux kit every 36k iirc although somebody needs confirm that ! If in doubt get them done IMO !
FF 182
If need be make some sacrifices to get them done. Im in the same boat and will be living on bread and water for a few weeks just to pay for the belts etc
make sure you get it done by a trader on here so many horror stories of people taking it to local garages and it going pete tong i travelled 150 miles each way to get mine done by birchdown in fairness i got to fell like rocky for 5 mins chasing their chickens and the misus played with the horse then we went to the zoo for the rest of the day
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Why did you settle on this one in particular?
I would have thought if you have bought the car and are already struggling to get the cars belts done, why did you not buy a 182 which has been done already?
There are so many for sale..
Looks nice, just curious
I would have thought if you have bought the car and are already struggling to get the cars belts done, why did you not buy a 182 which has been done already?
There are so many for sale..
Looks nice, just curious
Just because I went to see one and it was awful, this on has been looked after so well its had a lady owner for the last 7 years and has only done 12k in that space of time. Its always been kept in a garage ect... its not got s mark on it anywhere! And im pretty sure I wasnt going to find one in that condition with that kind of mileage that has been looked after that well... Then belts will get done even if it means selling my right arm to do it... ive had the car for 2 days and it literally is my pride and joy I love it! Best car ive ever had!
Welcome to the club.
I really struggled to find one which had the belts done, dealers worse than private sellers for this it seems.
All cars need cam belts done at some point (except the rare few with chains but chains can go wrong too), some you can do more miles/years on and some less. Seems like these are more likely to fail if you don't do it but you don't want to risk it on any car worth more than the cost of getting it done. They can go completely without warning.
Go through all receipts and service book and if it's never had a belt done that's somewhat worrying. They can go due to time alone, regardless of whether it's only done a few miles.
>lady owner
>what are timing belts??
This is why "lady owner" sets of alarm bells for most petrol heads, meaningless drivel at best.
Do the world a favour and get it done right, get it well documented, clear description of all the work, by a specialist, be sure to pass it on when you sell the car.
In the long run it'll probably work out cheaper to get all of it done at once or they'll have to charge you labour for each time they have to dismantle the car to get at a belt/pulley/tensioner.
Aux belt is worth doing if you're unsure because if it goes it can take even a brand new cam belt out with it.
I really struggled to find one which had the belts done, dealers worse than private sellers for this it seems.
All cars need cam belts done at some point (except the rare few with chains but chains can go wrong too), some you can do more miles/years on and some less. Seems like these are more likely to fail if you don't do it but you don't want to risk it on any car worth more than the cost of getting it done. They can go completely without warning.
Go through all receipts and service book and if it's never had a belt done that's somewhat worrying. They can go due to time alone, regardless of whether it's only done a few miles.
>lady owner
>what are timing belts??
This is why "lady owner" sets of alarm bells for most petrol heads, meaningless drivel at best.
Do the world a favour and get it done right, get it well documented, clear description of all the work, by a specialist, be sure to pass it on when you sell the car.
In the long run it'll probably work out cheaper to get all of it done at once or they'll have to charge you labour for each time they have to dismantle the car to get at a belt/pulley/tensioner.
Aux belt is worth doing if you're unsure because if it goes it can take even a brand new cam belt out with it.
lol I think 30+ replies is the highest for a new member thread in a while... *cough* its because you are a woman *cough*
haha
just enjoy the car, looks tidy
haha
just enjoy the car, looks tidy
Welcome to CS.
