Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
Those who follow my various project threads know I'm always messing about with various MK2's and buying cheap stuff, tidying up then generally shifting them on once I'm done. I do it for the satisfaction and rarely actually make any money as I always like to chase perfection.
Recently its been getting harder and harder to find good condition used parts, supply in the scrappies is starting to dry up. There was once a time I could go to the scrappy and find 20+ mk2's sitting in various colours, specs, engines etc etc and I could hunt every one for the best condition part.
Like a lot of the long term members on here, I've been about the Clio scene for years, I started with a 1.2 16v at 17 when I passed my test then jumped over into RS ownership when I got my first years NCB! I bought my first 172 at 3 years old for £8k, and then I bought various over the years, eventually getting to the glory days at the bottom when I bought various for the £500 to £1000 mark over the years it lasted!
I pretty much decided when I sold my last 172 that the market was starting to take off with them and I wasn't really interested in having another given the costs involved. So recently I've been messing about with non RS cars as there is still cheap fun to be had, I had good fun with my 1.2 8v ph1 build that turned into a 1.6 16v conversion, some mods etc as seen here https://cliosport.net/threads/mk2-ph1-1-2-8v-clio-grande-tidy-up-project.838451/ - That project is still ongoing and has been cheap fun!
I recently bought a rough 1.2 16v Extreme as seen here https://cliosport.net/threads/martins-1-2-16v-extreme-4.853251/ - And for all its flaws given it was a bit neglected I've managed to turn it into something that's properly useable for a bit of old school nostalgia
I've got a modern daily so I've actually really enjoyed on days off just grabbing the keys to the 1.2 16v or RSI and using it for the school run or days out. Also super simple to work on and look after makes most jobs enjoyable! - So that got me thinking. What about buying something that's super low miles, original and can be used in the good weather?!
I have spent the last few months looking over the usual sites, Facebook groups etc but anything that low miles has generally sat outside for the last 25 years and is suffering with wear and tear or having not been looked after. - I had stopped looking but had eBay notifications set, my criteria was basically 1998 - 2006 and sub 40k miles. On Tuesday i got a notification from eBay that something had been listed that fell within that criteria. Fairly basic advert from a car dealer that was generally selling 3-10yr old cars in the £10-£20k range. most of the description was just the usual autofill car dealer stuff (alloy wheels, electric windows, power steering etc etc) but the following key points!
Train booked and heading down tomorrow morning for collection - Better pics to follow!
Couple of wheel scuffs to sort out, even has its factory Continental tyres (cool but probably not great!!)
Simple things, this really makes me happy...
Recently its been getting harder and harder to find good condition used parts, supply in the scrappies is starting to dry up. There was once a time I could go to the scrappy and find 20+ mk2's sitting in various colours, specs, engines etc etc and I could hunt every one for the best condition part.
Like a lot of the long term members on here, I've been about the Clio scene for years, I started with a 1.2 16v at 17 when I passed my test then jumped over into RS ownership when I got my first years NCB! I bought my first 172 at 3 years old for £8k, and then I bought various over the years, eventually getting to the glory days at the bottom when I bought various for the £500 to £1000 mark over the years it lasted!
I pretty much decided when I sold my last 172 that the market was starting to take off with them and I wasn't really interested in having another given the costs involved. So recently I've been messing about with non RS cars as there is still cheap fun to be had, I had good fun with my 1.2 8v ph1 build that turned into a 1.6 16v conversion, some mods etc as seen here https://cliosport.net/threads/mk2-ph1-1-2-8v-clio-grande-tidy-up-project.838451/ - That project is still ongoing and has been cheap fun!
I recently bought a rough 1.2 16v Extreme as seen here https://cliosport.net/threads/martins-1-2-16v-extreme-4.853251/ - And for all its flaws given it was a bit neglected I've managed to turn it into something that's properly useable for a bit of old school nostalgia
I've got a modern daily so I've actually really enjoyed on days off just grabbing the keys to the 1.2 16v or RSI and using it for the school run or days out. Also super simple to work on and look after makes most jobs enjoyable! - So that got me thinking. What about buying something that's super low miles, original and can be used in the good weather?!
I have spent the last few months looking over the usual sites, Facebook groups etc but anything that low miles has generally sat outside for the last 25 years and is suffering with wear and tear or having not been looked after. - I had stopped looking but had eBay notifications set, my criteria was basically 1998 - 2006 and sub 40k miles. On Tuesday i got a notification from eBay that something had been listed that fell within that criteria. Fairly basic advert from a car dealer that was generally selling 3-10yr old cars in the £10-£20k range. most of the description was just the usual autofill car dealer stuff (alloy wheels, electric windows, power steering etc etc) but the following key points!
- 2001 51 plate, 1.2 16v Dynamique
- 2 owners since new (mother from new, transferred to son when she passed this year, who's now sold to dealer)
- 15,300 miles
- Garaged from new
Train booked and heading down tomorrow morning for collection - Better pics to follow!
Couple of wheel scuffs to sort out, even has its factory Continental tyres (cool but probably not great!!)
Simple things, this really makes me happy...
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