Sash’s new Learner car.

[davo172]

You could say that...! ? I just don’t look!

Don't blame ya !?
Wish I could of learned to drive in that?

 

[Sash]

Don't blame ya !?
Wish I could of learned to drive in that?

You’d be restricted to an automatic license though ?

 

[davo172]

You’d be restricted to an automatic license though ?

I know can see it going mostly autos in future thou so good on you ?

 

[Martin_172]

while I still say its massively convenient to have a manual licence, not sure I would go back to a manual for my personal car!

 

[Louis]

Doesn't the cost to run and insure this make it less feasible to use as a learner car? Or are you able to up the prices because of what it is?
I'd presume the majority of learners don't care or appreciate the car itself

 

[Sash]

Doesn't the cost to run and insure this make it less feasible to use as a learner car? Or are you able to up the prices because of what it is?
I'd presume the majority of learners don't care or appreciate the car itself

Auto prices at the moment are more than manual due to lack of instructors. I’m currently £35/hr.
you’re right, the majority don’t have a clue about the car, they don’t really care either. The car is mainly for my benefit and the yellow has kinda become associated with me and it’s quite distinctive. So much so, another instructors pupil spotted menin town and noticed I had a brake light out. He told his instructor it was a yellow Clio with a spoiler and his instructor knew who he was talking about and got in touch to tell me!
It’s not cheap to insure but hopefully that’ll drop considerably once I can sell the DS3 and free up all those no claims!!

 

[Goodj]

But surely the premium is offset by charging more for the privilege

 

[davo172]

Auto prices at the moment are more than manual due to lack of instructors. I’m currently £35/hr.
you’re right, the majority don’t have a clue about the car, they don’t really care either. The car is mainly for my benefit and the yellow has kinda become associated with me and it’s quite distinctive. So much so, another instructors pupil spotted menin town and noticed I had a brake light out. He told his instructor it was a yellow Clio with a spoiler and his instructor knew who he was talking about and got in touch to tell me!
It’s not cheap to insure but hopefully that’ll drop considerably once I can sell the DS3 and free up all those no claims!!

You must be minted Sash!!??
Must say if I never drove another manual it wouldn't bother me.

 

[Sash]

You must be minted Sash!!??
Must say if I never drove another manual it wouldn't bother me.

I would be if I didn’t have 2 RS’s ??

 

[Sash]

Fair play! We use 1.2 16v Dynamiques, about to move over to 0.9 TCE's since the 1.2 has now been discontinued.

be interesting to see how the clutch packs gets on as the miles gets up, we change the cars at about 140k/3yrs usually just as they are starting to need a clutch

The LY is just shy of 128k now and doing absolutely fine with regards clutch wear. Had the clutch touch points measured a while back and they’re still very much within the correct tolerances
Can’t believe I’ll have owned the car 4 years in April current mileage is a little less than anticipated thanks to some enforced downtime due to Covid-19 lockdowns .
Besides a battery fault that left us barking up the wrong tree for ages it’s been good as gold for me, still many smiles per mile, many double takes from passers by, many a punch thrown (yellow car game) and still the same question gets asked… “is that a real learner car?” and there is no plans to change anytime soon.

 

[Martin_172]

Besides a battery fault that left us barking up the wrong tree for ages it’s been good as gold for me

What was it giving you? Check hill start assist, Engine failure hazard, Check stop start, Check auto Gearbox, and anything else it decides to throw?!

 

[Sash]

What was it giving you? Check hill start assist, Engine failure hazard, Check stop start, Check auto Gearbox, and anything else it decides to throw?!

Check gearbox only. Diagnostics kept telling us it was clutch motor 1 failure.
Turned out to be a dodgy connection and therefore the battery wasn’t charging properly.

 

[Martin_172]

Check gearbox only. Diagnostics kept telling us it was clutch motor 1 failure.
Turned out to be a dodgy connection and therefore the battery wasn’t charging properly.

Yeah they are pretty bad for it, first thing I do on any Clio 4 now is a battery test before any diagnostic

 

[Sash]

Yeah they are pretty bad for it, first thing I do on any Clio 4 now is a battery test before any diagnostic

I wrongly assumed it wasn’t battery related as I had replaced the battery less than a year before.

 

[Darren S]

The LY is just shy of 128k now and doing absolutely fine with regards clutch wear. Had the clutch touch points measured a while back and they’re still very much within the correct tolerances
Can’t believe I’ll have owned the car 4 years in April current mileage is a little less than anticipated thanks to some enforced downtime due to Covid-19 lockdowns .
Besides a battery fault that left us barking up the wrong tree for ages it’s been good as gold for me, still many smiles per mile, many double takes from passers by, many a punch thrown (yellow car game) and still the same question gets asked… “is that a real learner car?” and there is no plans to change anytime soon.

Good to hear!

The amount of 'it will fail because it's French' stuff you read online is kind of negated by posts like this.

Of course, all makes and models of cars have bad traits and the Clio isn't exempt from that. But for the majority of the time, they certainly don't deserve the social media digs that they receive.

 

[Ricardos]

The Mk4 RS didn't get off to a good start being panned by most if not all the motoring press.

The 4th generation was a big leap of change, the gearbox being the biggest. The British as a tradition don't like change, add in the 4 door only shell coming from a previous 3 door manual it was a big ask to convince the die hard RS petrolheads.

It's a brilliant car for it's time, to think now they're already 8 years old as a model but back in 2013 when you sat in one and saw the tech it was worlds away from the MK3.

2016 when the 220 came out as the facelift that really was the Clio the 200 should have been. Thank god! Akrapovic exhaust with carbon tips, heated leather seats, Bose as options, LED headlights as standard.

They are the last generation of true Renaultsport cars alongside the Mk4 Mégane. Yes a shame the badge no longer exists but only as an RS Line trim level spec, but given time behind the wheel of one and you need to give that box time to get used to they are a great car to be in.

 

[withoutabix]

presume this is you getting papped Sash?

 

[Sash]

Yep

 

[Sash]

Soon to be 5 years. Still motoring. Still teaching the unteachables.

 

[FatRS]

The shark fin aerial is a bit OTT isn’t it?

 

[Gally]

Still looks awesome. Those wheels alone have probably gained so much custom.

 

[Sash]

Still looks awesome. Those wheels alone have probably gained so much custom.

Still makes me giggle when little kids see the car and shout at their parents ‘look at that car.. it’s amazing!!’

 

[davo172]

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Soon to be 5 years. Still motoring. Still teaching the unteachables.

As said wheels and spoiler look mint!!
What would you replace it with?

 

[Sash]

As said wheels and spoiler look mint!!
What would you replace it with?

I have no plans to replace it any time soon but when that time comes it’ll 100% be another one.

Those that slated the mk4’s when they came out should give their head a wobble it’s bloody brilliant car.

 

[The_Pirate]

That looks absolutely mega!

 

[youngarthur]

I learnt to drive in an Austin A35, heavy clutch, bad brakes, you boys and girls have been spoilt. I remember when I was a boy............,...

 

[Louis]

I learnt to drive in an Austin A35, heavy clutch, bad brakes, you boys and girls have been spoilt. I remember when I was a boy............,...

How long ago was that?

 

[Matt Cup]

All I had to learn in was a poxy 1.0 3cyl Corsa

 

[youngarthur]

How long ago was that?

I am 83 years old in July, I was 17 years old when I bought the A 35, followed bt A55, Nash Neapolitan A40, Essex Capri, and many, many others, last motorbike was a Yamaha R1, enjoyed at the same time, solo parachuting, now running around in an Fully forged R26 360bhp, 340 torque. I will grow up someday soon.

 

[Matt Cup]

And theres my grandad pimping around in a Honda jazz

 

[The_Pirate]

I am 83 years old in July, I was 17 years old when I bought the A 35, followed bt A55, Nash Neapolitan A40, Essex Capri, and many, many others, last motorbike was a Yamaha R1, enjoyed at the same time, solo parachuting, now running around in an Fully forged R26 360bhp, 340 torque. I will grow up someday soon.

Thats amazing! Fair play to you, Sir!

 

[Sash]

I am 83 years old in July, I was 17 years old when I bought the A 35, followed bt A55, Nash Neapolitan A40, Essex Capri, and many, many others, last motorbike was a Yamaha R1, enjoyed at the same time, solo parachuting, now running around in an Fully forged R26 360bhp, 340 torque. I will grow up someday soon.

No! Never grow up!

 

[Sash]

Still makes me giggle when little kids see the car and shout at their parents ‘look at that car.. it’s amazing!!’

Prime example today. Following another LY (Megane) put of the carpark yet the young lad points mine out and gets his parents to look too!

 

[davo172]

I am 83 years old in July, I was 17 years old when I bought the A 35, followed bt A55, Nash Neapolitan A40, Essex Capri, and many, many others, last motorbike was a Yamaha R1, enjoyed at the same time, solo parachuting, now running around in an Fully forged R26 360bhp, 340 torque. I will grow up someday soon.

You sir are a legend!!

 

[Sash]

Another minor milestone hit on the way to CSF last weekend . After a fabulous day at Anglesey I headed off across the water for a short break in Ireland which added another 800 miles

 

[Sash]

Time to scrap it or just run in?

 

[frayz]

Just ripe.

 

[Brigsy]

Just run in.

 

[Daniel]

That’s so awesome. So so awesome. Testament to looking after things properly!

 

[davo172]

Time to scrap it or just run in?

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Amazing as said looked after properly.
Does it use much oil now?

Would sooner always have a car well maintained with bad few miles than something that does 2 miles a day week in week out.