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Phase 1 172's

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Gavin J

Car  172 Phase 1 & 172 Ph
Anyone else noticed the increase in phase 1's being broken for spares? or is it just me?
 
Mine is starting to rott away :(

And you can pick them up that cheap now they're worth more in bits. Going the same way as older cars have been for years.
 
Yep alot more seem to be getting broken for spares as WilkyWay says they are worth alot more that way.
 
You have a point, my phase 1 developed a crusty rear arch that i had to sort and seen a few with the same issue. Plus current values of cars seem to have hit rock bottom but the spares market is as good ever!

I have an issue where i want to save them all but my bank balance says no!
 
Mine are starting to bubble a bit, but for an elevan yr old car its in really good condition. The rust is annoying though

Dan
 
Rust? never seen rust on any om my clio's

i do find mud can stick right behind the arch on the lip so best to clean them out properley regulary
 
my rear arches are mint, no rust at all on mine. i do clean it a lot, and it spent most of its like in the south of england, i do also clean the rear arches out a lot with the pressure hose to make sure there is no crud in there, force of habit from owning a clio 16v and a williams a suppose.
 
Door sills and rear arches are prone on them if you don't clean them out enough. Same with any car though..

Yes more are being broken, that comes with age. Nothing new there
 
I'm curious how many are actually left and used daily, mines in good condition considering it's had 9 previous owners lol
 
Mine came through very quick last winter only d/side though, but its used 7 days a wk 20k in a year! so does get used!
 
And there's me thinking I was in the minority. It seems a common problem, but lets be fair it is elevan yrs old.


Dan.
 
Think that has been brought up before mate. Car needs to have full Renault history. Pretty sure not many will have that

Dan
 
imprezaworks said:
Think that has been brought up before mate. Car needs to have full Renault history. Pretty sure not many will have that

Dan
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Never knew that mate.

Suppose if you take the cost of main dealer servicing vs cost of rust repairs the latter will be a bargain lol
 
I bought my W plate ph1 last December on 50k completely standard exept a exhaust, 10k on and it's the best car I've owned, gets drove daily too ;)
 
mine is on a Y plate so 2001? both rear aches are rust free at the moment, but on the bonnet where the hinges bolt to were so badly rusted that i needed to replace it.
 
My Flame red X'reg 2001 is in good nick by the sounds of it. No rust anywhere. Its just turned 70k miles last week and i do use is as my daily runner too, only sad thing is im about to sell it.
 
dobber said:
My Flame red X'reg 2001 is in good nick by the sounds of it. No rust anywhere. Its just turned 70k miles last week and i do use is as my daily runner too, only sad thing is im about to sell it.
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What you looking to replace it with?
 
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