need some help with a clio 172

[Uncle Winnet]

ive got a nice evo 5 thats up for sale and ive had a few offers on px
ive been offerd a clio 172 now ive only been in 1 and it was a nice quick car round olton park so im looking at what the car would be worth as im thinking it would make a nice track and dragstrip car with a few mods

so what kind of a price would you think this kind of car would be

spec is

THE CLIO IS A 2LTR 16V 172 CUP 2002 MODEL IT HAS A FULL SERVICE HISTORY ITS DONE 47,000 MILES MOT TILL JUNE AND TAX TILL JUNE JUST BEEN SERVICED LAST WEEK NEW PLATINUIM SPARK PLUGS ETC I ALSO JUST GOT A SET OF EBC FRONT BRAKE DISCS AND EBC GREEN STUFF PADS THE CAR HAS A K&N FILTER AND A PECO TWIN BACK BOX AND YESTERDAY I GOT A SET OF ANGEL EYES HEAD LIGHTS FITTED IT WAS A MECANICS THAT OWED THE CAR BEFORE ME I KNOW THE GUY HIS WIFE WAS EXPECTING AND NEEDED SOMETHING BIGGER I SWAPPED HIM FOR MY SEAT LEON CUPRA R THE SEAT WAS WORTH MORE BUT THE CLIO IS SOMETHING ELSE TOO DRIVE THE BEST CAR I HAVE EVER DROVE

thanks john

 

[realnumber 1]

I would be put off by the angel eyes and you need to know if the belts are done. If they have then 3-4.5k dependent on condition. If they havn't take £500 off.

 

[daviebroon]

why is he volunteering the info about the last owner's wife expecting etc, i know what he's getting at... but still.

Angel eyes are fugly. Sounds slightly chavved from the mods listed, but difficult to tell without seeing it

Deffo need to know if the belts have been done, any prangs in the winter etc. Get looking for creases in the subframe, pre-tensioners activated etc

 

[D4N13L]

Angel eyes and gash exhaust dont sound great, will prob need all the belts doing too. £3.5k

 

[W17GLE]

sounds a bit chavved up but if its had belts done then i'd say around the 3k mark. Its not too difficult to get it back to standard

 

[Uncle Winnet]

this is the car

john

 

[D4N13L]

Dont know if its the camera angle but the rear wiper looks shagged

 

[daviebroon]

Dont know if its the camera angle but the rear wiper looks shagged

well spotted


where's the angel eyes? All i see if naff rear lights

 

[W17GLE]

It doesn't look as bad as i expected

 

[Uncle Winnet]

what milage do the belts need doing as they havent been done but shes say thy dont need doing to 80k

john

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

5 years or 72k mate, belts were due done in 2007

As said, Renault will take upto £800 off you for the job, a reputible specialist will take about 4-550 and about two days

 

[Uncle Winnet]

5 years or 72k mate, belts were due done in 2007

As said, Renault will take upto £800 off you for the job, a reputible specialist will take about 4-550 and about two days

ill do it my self but knock the 800 off the car think ill offer 2.5k

thanks john

 

[Jamesstone]

ill do it my self but knock the 800 off the car think ill offer 2.5k

thanks john

Its a floating cam design on the 172/182's, total nightmare in the amount of space, no tip-ex's trick either, for £450-£500, specialist all day long for me & i do 99% of the tasks on both my 172's but i'll happily avoided that little job

 

[Uncle Winnet]

im not worrid ill do it my self seeing as i dont trust any 1 to do any work on my evo

cant be any harder than building a 600bhp evo 6

john

 

[paulboy247]

looks like a crease/dent of some sort on the lower right hand part of the front bumper

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

im not worrid ill do it my self seeing as i dont trust any 1 to do any work on my evo

cant be any harder than building a 600bhp evo 6

john

fair play, still, id budget as if you were taking it to a garage anyway as it, god forbid, could snap driving it away!

 

[BSC 182]

looks like a crease/dent of some sort on the lower right hand part of the front bumper

I thought i saw that too ?

 

[Uncle Winnet]

ive said its only worth 2.5k as it needs some jobs doing to it lets see what they say to that

 

[Uncle Winnet]

just had a reply to my msg i sent about the belts


heres what they said

as i said john it was a mecanics before me and it has only done 47,000 miles yeah its older than 5 years but should not need the belt because the low miles he said it will not need a belt untill 70,000 and the way things are going pepole are not buying cars and not evos piston heads is packed with evos pepole just dont have the money

 

[realnumber 1]

Walk away if that's what a mechanic is saying about the belts then you have to wonder.
And as for the bit about evos not selling.... all sounds a bit pushy to me/

 

[Tucker]

we've seen 5 year old belts on 40,000 miles snap under no load.

it's bullshit, dont risk it, quite a common failure on rs clios (if left unattended)

get the cambelt kit which includes pulleys too + aux belt, because it probably didn't have one at 36k either.

 

[edgeydt50]

If they want your car that bad then they will drop the money...there are also plenty of other clios out there for sale. Personally i wouldnt touch it due to the mods and her cr@ppy attitude. Also fogs on looks as cheap as the mods.
Chris

 

[Ads_172]

As has been said, it's not only a mileage issue with the belts. Common comparison is to a rubber band... you could not touch it for a year, but it would still snap if it had perished in that time.

Walk away if they're playing games, they're offering a p/ex for your car and then telling you that there's loads on PH!?! I'd tell them to go for another one, then.

 

[Uncle Winnet]

ill keep my evo dosent sound like they look after there cars ive only done 11k in the last year in my evo and its had 4 services

and i woludent like to see my evo go to an owner that doesnt look after there cars

john