Newbie needing advise on Clio 200

[WAB74UK]

Hi everyone.

Currently drive a Twingo 133 RS as a daily run-around, and thinking of upgrading to a Clio 200. Have seen a nice 2010 200 with cup chassis, and Recaro seats advertised, and going to have a look at it over the weekend. Apart from the obvious, is there anything I should particularly look out for to determine a good from a bad example? It has an advertised 46000 miles on the clock.

Should the cambelt have been changed after 6 years, or is it just when it gets to 72,000 miles?
How are dampers / shocks / exhausts etc holding up on cars this age? Would they need replacing soon?

Any other advise would be appreciated

CheeRS

 

[JamesBryan]

Cambelt should have been done yes.

Check for crunching on gear changes.

 

[Darren61]

If the cam belt hasn't been done, be prepared to negotiate a good discount (around £500) or walk away as there's plenty out there.

 

[boultonn]

As above, cambelt needs to have been done, and check for crunches on gearbox.

Only other things I can think of are check both electric windows operate properly and dont get stuck or go up/down on their own, and check the lock buttons on the doors/boot as they seem about as reliable as a greek accountant.
other than that standard stuff like check the aircon blows cold and see what kind of tyres it's running on, will tell you a lot about the previous owner haha