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[Norris_309]

Hi,
Ive just seen a M reg 16 clio, which im thinking of buying.. Its very tidy inside & out.
But the clutch peddle is VERY hard, is this a common clio thing? or is it bad news,

thanks for the help

 

[philglover]

Not sure - mines quite heavy but doesnt seem to be a probelm (done 10,000 miles on it) a characteristic maybe?

 

[rwaterman]

my pedal is slightly stiff when i release it slowly it makes a creaking noise ive been told its just the cable which is about 50 notes to replace( not from renault) How many miles the car done? if thats all thats wrong with it, get it mate....
Rob

 

[adiclio16v]

there all like that mate, mine is stiff but you get used to it after a bit

adi

 

[Norris_309]

Its done 63k,
Also there is small crack next to the sunroof???? does this mean.....anything?

 

[Tim-Grove]

Depends on how stiff it is mate (because they are a bit stiff anyway) my 16v clutch pedal was well stiff so much so that the clutch cable snapped, the garage that fixed it said the reason the clutch was so stiff was because it was on it way out.

Tim.

 

[Captain Slarty]

a small crack ???.. you mean in the metal, or the paint... ?

Either could point to a full respray (a poor one ) or accident damage... look a bit closer..

 

[Norris_309]

It doesnt matter now...the Fu*&ers sold,
Bugger! i gotta keep on looking now

 

[Ray1916V]

hmmmm stiff cluth usually means its on its way out mate

the oe valeo one should be real light n smooth.

Ray

 

[Jonathan]

To coin a phrase there all like that as in mega stiff. After a week you wont notice but drive a different car and get back in the valver and youl swear theres something very wrong.

My 95 16v was

 

[BRUN]

mine seemed VERY stiff when i first got it, but you get used to it and it seems normal after a few days, all clios are like that

 

[Ben j]

there all stiff, its normal.

 

[Leanne]

Yeah, Even my 1997 1.4 clio has stiff clutch, I know that when they changed to mk2 shape that they became a hell of alot lighter as they were my courtesy cars for a while.