Mk2 Clio 1.2 16v
Hi everyone. I'm knew here as you can probably guess. Reason i've signed up is because i'm very close to buying my first clio. *nods and blinks kindly to cheers and clapping*
*nervously looks into the internet audience to see if they are friendly and/or understand my first post*
So. I thought the best thing to do would be to sign up here and see what sort of advice I can find. First off, any important things besides (probably including too) the obvious when buying a Clio. Any faults, things that break commonly, issues etc. etc.
The car i'm looking at is a very nice 51 plate 1.2 16v Mark 2 Phase 3* with 70,000 miles, no a/c, bonnet lid recall fixed2 , alloys, front fogs, all standard. FSH showing recent cambelt change. decent servicing. Only one negative, a scratch down the driver's door, doesn't go all the way through the paint still red underneath.
£1500 with a new mot from private seller. Is this a good price for it's age? Said she won't lower the price but if I can find some tips from you guys would appreciate it.. Or as originally requested common faults to check on.
Lastly, what mod's can I do cheaply? I'd love to euro it. Lowering springs & nice set of alloys should do the trick firstly. Recommended dealers online? Googling Clio parts returns millions of results.. sorting through is painful.
I've had a look on some of the trader sections here and some entire sub forums seem to be empty all though before you enter the description mentions lots of threads/replies.
Oh, also, how fast can I expect this car/engine to be? My current car is a 1998 1.3 8v fiesta mk4. Now this had about 59bhp when it was made, and it's a very strong motor that for instance can pull fearcely out of 5th to 4th at 70mph and carry on to 85/90 before back to 5th, then top 105.. Just about. (On track of course.) Now looking around the net it seems obvious that the Clio will be quicker, more valves, newer, but will it be much? Places like http://www.parkers.co.uk/ are usually accurate but sometimes way off.
1.2 16V Dynamique 3d 12.6 s 106 mph 75 bhp
Accuate?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to reading replies. Itching to actually drive a Clio now!
*hopefully i've gotten this right from clioguide.tk
2 I am literally clueless on this one.
*nervously looks into the internet audience to see if they are friendly and/or understand my first post*
So. I thought the best thing to do would be to sign up here and see what sort of advice I can find. First off, any important things besides (probably including too) the obvious when buying a Clio. Any faults, things that break commonly, issues etc. etc.
The car i'm looking at is a very nice 51 plate 1.2 16v Mark 2 Phase 3* with 70,000 miles, no a/c, bonnet lid recall fixed2 , alloys, front fogs, all standard. FSH showing recent cambelt change. decent servicing. Only one negative, a scratch down the driver's door, doesn't go all the way through the paint still red underneath.
£1500 with a new mot from private seller. Is this a good price for it's age? Said she won't lower the price but if I can find some tips from you guys would appreciate it.. Or as originally requested common faults to check on.
Lastly, what mod's can I do cheaply? I'd love to euro it. Lowering springs & nice set of alloys should do the trick firstly. Recommended dealers online? Googling Clio parts returns millions of results.. sorting through is painful.
I've had a look on some of the trader sections here and some entire sub forums seem to be empty all though before you enter the description mentions lots of threads/replies.
Oh, also, how fast can I expect this car/engine to be? My current car is a 1998 1.3 8v fiesta mk4. Now this had about 59bhp when it was made, and it's a very strong motor that for instance can pull fearcely out of 5th to 4th at 70mph and carry on to 85/90 before back to 5th, then top 105.. Just about. (On track of course.) Now looking around the net it seems obvious that the Clio will be quicker, more valves, newer, but will it be much? Places like http://www.parkers.co.uk/ are usually accurate but sometimes way off.
1.2 16V Dynamique 3d 12.6 s 106 mph 75 bhp
Accuate?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to reading replies. Itching to actually drive a Clio now!
*hopefully i've gotten this right from clioguide.tk
2 I am literally clueless on this one.
