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NO serice history



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Will.

  Megane 225 F1
Found a RB 182. No service history. Few marks on alloys but nothing major. £3500. Now the guy says that its had cambelt etc done, but even if hes lying and it hasnt been done, at £3500 i can get a service done and cambelt changed at and it will still be cheaper than buying one with everything done with service history. 50k miles aswell.

Now, is it worth it?

This is a serious thread. I dont want stupid answers thankyou :)
 
ForceIndia

ForceIndia

ClioSport Club Member
  Gentlemans spec 200
It's a relatively young car, I'd be suspicious of the mileage tbh. Do the MOT's all look ok mileage wise? imo it's not cheap enough to warrant the risk, a 172 with history would be a safer bet.
 
G

Gumby

  Chelsea tractor
That sort of thing may be worth a HPI tbh. Check the Doovla website for MOT mileage too (if you can)
 
R-Sport.

R-Sport.

ClioSport Club Member
  Mint 1*2's for sale-
Will. said:
Found a RB 182. No service history. Few marks on alloys but nothing major. £3500. Now the guy says that its had cambelt etc done, but even if hes lying and it hasnt been done, at £3500 i can get a service done and cambelt changed at and it will still be cheaper than buying one with everything done with service history. 50k miles aswell.

Now, is it worth it?

This is a serious thread. I dont want stupid answers thankyou :)
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Dont do it-- You WILL regret it-

There is a chance that of course this car may be fine- however on average with no service history you are asking for trouble-
£3500 + 500 for belts you are at 4k, for 50k miles you could probably pick an RB up for £4750 with a decent history-

Only 750 more- less risk, worth more in the long run-

S
 
W

Will.

  Megane 225 F1
All very good points. All of which sway me towards giving it a miss.

Brown bear: I dont know, i saw the advert on PH earlier and emailed the guy. He said service history has been lost but he didnt mention MoT's. Good catch.

Its a no for me :)

Thanks all.
 
R

richy22

  Bumder With A Buffer
I try to keep all receipts etc for work but the other half has a habit of "cleaning" my man drawer out. Grrrrr

At the moment im struggling to find all the paperwork for my car! Bloody woman!
 
SteveS Cup

SteveS Cup

  Iceberg 172
Personally no. I'd want every MOT to prove mileage and atleast receipts of work carried out / parts purchased.

Is it an RB Cup or an RB FF?? If it's just a Cup then a minty mint one with history isn't going to go for much more than £4500 - £5000 atm... There's that silver one on ph's posted earlier for about £4500 which is a FF on Turini's with FSH I believe... I know what I'd spend my money on.
 
Poopensharten

Poopensharten

ClioSport Club Member
  Golf R
Its a risk at best.

As said already, re-sale is a mare as you will be trying to explain this to the next curious person and itll need to be sold under the odds (as its under the odds at the moment as it stands imo)
 
SteveS Cup

SteveS Cup

  Iceberg 172
I've just seen the advert... not my cup of tea... s**t ad, s**t pics, no cup packs, meh, I'd put £3500 into a nice 172 if that's all you've got.
 
theduck

theduck

If its only worth £4500 without then no its not worth it, for me it would need to be £2500 to make it worth the risk and hassle.
 
SteveS Cup

SteveS Cup

  Iceberg 172
That RB wouldn't be worth £4500 if it had FSH imo.

Only enthusiasts are going to spend top money on a 182 these days, especially in RB, it doesn't have any Cup packs and looks a bit tatty imo... Exhaust looks funny, stickers on bumper, plastic mats... all signs of an un cared life imo.
 
W

Will.

  Megane 225 F1
SteveS Cup said:
That RB wouldn't be worth £4500 if it had FSH imo.

Only enthusiasts are going to spend top money on a 182 these days, especially in RB, it doesn't have any Cup packs and looks a bit tatty imo... Exhaust looks funny, stickers on bumper, plastic mats... all signs of an un cared life imo.
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Hence buying it and spending a bit of dolla on it.

But im not, still looking for a good 'un.
 
SteveS Cup

SteveS Cup

  Iceberg 172
Will. said:
Hence buying it and spending a bit of dolla on it.

But im not, still looking for a good 'un.
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Maybe I'm getting old and either I've lost the love of spending ££££'s on a car as I see it as throwing it down the drain but I look at cars as an investment.

YEs I mod for personal pleasure but... If you spend £3500 on that, a further £1000 on servicing / sorting it out... You'll lose shed loads on it!
 
R-Sport.

R-Sport.

ClioSport Club Member
  Mint 1*2's for sale-
Im surprised you have even considered that car-

Good bits-- 0

Bad bits-
No Service History
No Belts
4 owners
no Cup packs
Wheels Destroyed
Exhaust- non Cup pack W*nk-- 'generally' all non cup pack 182's I see have the exhaust sticking out to far-
No Standard Stereo-


Pile of Shizzle-- Id rather have Maz 172 Cup

S
 
W

Will.

  Megane 225 F1
Ive seen that one. Trying to get hold of the seller at the moment.

I didnt post this thread because i have a budget of 3.5k, i have money to buy a LY, but only if one that is mint comes up.
 
W

Will.

  Megane 225 F1
Steve@R-Sport Cars said:
Im surprised you have even considered that car-

Good bits-- 0

Bad bits-
No Service History
No Belts
4 owners
no Cup packs
Wheels Destroyed
Exhaust- non Cup pack W*nk-- 'generally' all non cup pack 182's I see have the exhaust sticking out to far-
No Standard Stereo-


Pile of Shizzle-- Id rather have Maz 172 Cup

S
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Thankyou, i now have to clean the coke i just spat out at the screen in the libary! LOL
 
Alastair.

Alastair.

ClioSport Club Member
  986'S 172ph1+182FF
i would check dvla for the old mots etc to make sure mileage is rite, then do a hpi, if all is ok, offer him 3 k cash and you would pick up rite away.
 
R-Sport.

R-Sport.

ClioSport Club Member
  Mint 1*2's for sale-
Will. said:
Thankyou, i now have to clean the coke i just spat out at the screen in the libary! LOL
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Lol No probs- Short sharp shock treatment-

Hold out for the right car :approve:

The one linked in your wanted ad-- push to 5800 thats a good price-

S
 
D

deggs172

  2003 clio 172
contact renault or the local garage the seller uses (if he actually does use one??) and see if they can shed any light on the history
 
_WILL_

_WILL_

ClioSport Club Member
  172 Cup
The 1st one looked wrong, car advert everything, can't explain why, it just did.
 
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
From date of reg to 3 years old is the easiest time to clock a car. (No MOTs so no record of the car anywhere)

UNLESS! Its got full service history (reciepts, any monkey can buy a book and stamp it up)

I'd avoid.
 
B

Beef-Mc

Last two cars I've bought had no service history with them, both have been pretty good apart from the usual Clio niggles.
 
SteveS Cup

SteveS Cup

  Iceberg 172
1) Buy cheap, spend loads of money, sell cheap.

Or

2) Buy expensive, spend no money, sell expensive.

2nd option sounds a better bet imo.
 
DB.

DB.

  BMW 440i
There is a site that you can put some details in (MOT number and reg iirc) and it gives you the MOT History.
 
DB.

DB.

  BMW 440i
SteveS Cup said:
1) Buy cheap, spend loads of money, sell cheap.

Or

2) Buy expensive, spend no money, sell expensive.

2nd option sounds a better bet imo.
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Buy expensive, have more depreciation though.

If you have it a few years, and build up some service history, it would be easier to sell with Part service history.
 
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