Looking to get a Clio 182, any advice?

[welsh]

Hello there, sorry if you have seen 100 posts like this before but was after some help from those in the know

Looking to get a CLio 182 as they are pretty quick and reasonable cheap. I have a bout £5000 to spend, what should i get for this sort of money. I have seen 04's with about 30k on the clock for £5500 from a dealer is this a good ballpark figure?

Also what are the things to look out for, as this are hot hatches I imagine they will get a hammering. What tell tale signs are there which give this away? obvioulsy i know the car will have been driven but prefer if it wasnt around town/tesco's supermarket in 1st gear. How to avoid this?

Also i see there is a 172/182 and cup packs lowered suspension etc. are they al broadly similar?

Another quicky i go fishing occasionally and have a 6 foot road bag, with the seats folded down and pushed as far back into the boot where would 6 foot reach, over the gear stick? i know a bigger car would be better but got me heart set on a little 182

many thanks for any help

 

[Bazzon]

Buy a mint 172. buying a 182 for 5k u will get a avarage or below one, and the major service will need doing next year setting you back 500-600 quid roughly straight away.

Imo buy a FSH PH2 172, you get the looks and the extras and you will get a nicer car for your money.

but if it was me id buy a PH-1 172 they are the best and most fun (and the fastest.....worms)

if you are set on a 182 it has to have both cup packs really = more money straight away.

 

[Timmay]

ph1 FTW i say (bazzon - yep theyre quickr )

 

[msa197]

Welcome to the club.

Been covered before try a search but a few pointers....


Make sure you get as much service history as possible Aux belt needs changing after 36k or 3 years (some say 5 years).

You after the Cup or FF, cup has no leather interior or C/C, FF has cup suspension and 1/2 leather and C/C.

You should be OK with the fishing rods just drop the passenger seat right back and should have enough room going over the back seats.

 

[Bazzon]

ph1 FTW i say (bazzon - yep theyre quickr )

they look meaner too..............:rasp:

 

[welsh]

Jeez 4 replies in like 5 mins!! thank you

whats a PH2 and PH-1? thanks

 

[Bazzon]

PH1

PH2

 

[welsh]

PH2 is more modern? is it the body style? this is like a quiz !

 

[Bazzon]

Ph2 is the new shape as such.

Xenon headlamps and more goodies.

but the PH1 has a cable throttle in stead of the silly electric thing, much prefer the PH1 to drive myself (i have a 182 though)

 

[Timmay]

as said above tho - cam and aux belts are an important thing to have done

 

[welsh]

ah ok cool thanks, worth noting. so a 172 cup for £5k i could get 04 under 40k miles if lucky? I dont want any mods on it if possibly. this seems reasonable ?

 

[joebristolgym]

I don't think for around 5k you'd get a poor 182 - mine is for sale for 5400 and it is in pretty good nick I'd say - cost me 6500 11 months ago and since then it's had new suspension/wheels/steering wheel etx

People seem to have been put off by the 475 pound suspension though (random?) and the wheels so I'm looking to put standard 182/172 cup wheels back on it with the standard cup suspension.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371108

 

[Bazzon]

cups dont have xenons, the decent seats or ABS though, depends if u want these

 

[Timmay]

you can get 172 cups very cheap now

tbh 5k wont get you a perfect perfect 182 - unless you buy after xmas

pay ya tenner membership and browse the cars for sale on here

 

[welsh]

theres a sales bit of here, ok that is interesting. Not being tight but before i pay up many cars for sale on it? Near London !?

 

[welsh]

sweet looking car Kris, thing is shopping for cars you have to set a budget before hand i think and mine is 5, was gonna look for cars priced £5500 and knock um down but you guys here know what you are tlaking about so less likely to happen!!

Does the 172 cup not have ABS? think thats a no no then as the mrs will be driving it, once you get used to ABS ...

 

[Kris86]

Cup does have abs i believe, just doesnt have the ESP that a full fat 172 and 182 have. You could get a half decient 182 for 5k ish but it wouldnt have sub 40k miles and it probably wont have had the big service done. Like said chap, keep a look out for bargins after xmas! plenty about!

 

[Bazzon]

No clio 172 s DO NOT have ABS! or ESP

Early 172 s DONT have ESP, some later ones do

ALL 182s HAVE ESP

 

[Tom@JMS]

stop looking, and buy one, only had mine for 2 weeks and I abs love it!!

 

[jordan172]

No clio 172 s DO NOT have ABS! or ESP

Early 172 s DONT have ESP, some later ones do

ALL 182s HAVE ESP

my 172 has abs, esp, cruise and speed limiter:rasp:

 

[welsh]

ok thanks, see what i can find

also whats an FF you mention? cheers

 

[Bazzon]

my 172 has abs, esp, cruise and speed limiter:rasp:

did you read what i wrote at all........."some later ones do"

 

[welsh]

ok later on do, sorry Cup of FF? whats FF?

 

[Bazzon]

172 were never made in FF, FF is a term developed to describe a 182 with both cup packs.

you get a 172 cup, simple interior, no ABS only came in blue with silver turinis ect

or

A 172, alcentara interior, choice of colours and has the 5 spoke wheels,

thats in simple terms.