Mk1 172 Buying Advice

[Megane_16v]

Hi all,

Thinking of buying a Mk1 Clio 172. Have a budget of around £4500. I have some spare time next week so I'm thinking about going to view a couple local to me.

What should I be looking out for? Any common problems / things to watch?

Thanks in advance,
John

 

[edde]

All problems should be sorted a worn gearbox and clutch might occure depending on milage check for unknown noises and crash damage though.

£4.5k is way to much though £4k at best for a phase 1 IMO.

You cna pick them up for £3k on the trader if you wait about with higher milage on.

 

[Day]

4.5k is about right for certain examples.

Edde knows nothing

 

[edde]

Edde doesn't own/want to sell one

£4.5k maybe for a mint low milage perfect car with everything but you cna pick up phase 2's for that price (not saying phase 2's are worth it though).

 

[Day]

Edde doesn't own/want to sell one

Exactly, you're not helping my near suicidal tendancies caused by shocking depreciation...

 

[Steve2004]

Buy mine


Anyway, look out for the exhaust, they will drop off after 40k miles, so make sure that's been replaced. Cam belt needs doing at 72k or 5 years, so make sure that's been done too.

 

[172 Dave]

^^or mine^^!!!!