Did anyone do a HPI on this?
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After reading the full 4 pages of this thread, im feeling quite sorry for the guy. He is obviously very excited about having his new clio 182, and were all ripping it to shreds! so im just going to say this: dont be silly and get the belts changed asap. Dont rag it until it has been done. When you get it done, take it to a specialest else it wont be done right (as you need the correct tools). Then enjoy it 
Yes you dont have any cup packs, but you dont really need them to have fun in it. solongs your happy
Just get the belts done asap!
Yes you dont have any cup packs, but you dont really need them to have fun in it. solongs your happy Just get the belts done asap!
It's not that he is getting a bit of a ribbing for no reason mate, it's that he was telling us all to suck eggs that we said getting a low miles 182 for £2500 won't happen, and what he has in fact done is bought a (very nice looking car but randomly with orange side repeaters - should be white)) 182 for £2500 that needs £800's worth of work doing on it, so inreality it's a £3300 car, not a £2500 car.
The advise about the cambelt is it's already 2 years overdue a change and he had got the impression from somewhere that it will be ok to leave for a while
The advise about the cambelt is it's already 2 years overdue a change and he had got the impression from somewhere that it will be ok to leave for a while
I have a feeling this will "ramp up" yet....
500 Twinair
As everyone have said, get the belts done ASAP.
Also this is a forum where when advice is asked for, advice will be given on people's own experience, so it does pay to listen because 99% of the advice is correct. Also you don't have the cup packs on you're Clio, but you have an advantage that most cup pack 182 owners don't have, and that is you have more choices of coilovers if you go down that route.
Also this is a forum where when advice is asked for, advice will be given on people's own experience, so it does pay to listen because 99% of the advice is correct. Also you don't have the cup packs on you're Clio, but you have an advantage that most cup pack 182 owners don't have, and that is you have more choices of coilovers if you go down that route.
182
I feel really sorry for the lad, everyone having a go lol.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Get those belts done ASAP, it's not just mileage dependent it's age also, rubbers get very brittle with age.
If it was mine i'd be removing those 182 stickers straight away, Cup splitter on the front & probably lower the suspension slightly also, perhaps get some Turinis on their & or get those 182 wheels sprayed.
Looks tidy tho mate, just dont skimp on the belts it's really important & is a major selling factor with these & you don't want your new 182 to spank it's valves & wreck the block ay.
If it was mine i'd be removing those 182 stickers straight away, Cup splitter on the front & probably lower the suspension slightly also, perhaps get some Turinis on their & or get those 182 wheels sprayed.
Looks tidy tho mate, just dont skimp on the belts it's really important & is a major selling factor with these & you don't want your new 182 to spank it's valves & wreck the block ay.
TTRS & V50
+1, then again I didn't read his first thread, although I get the jist.
I'd rather buy a car that needs work (pending it's cheap) and know it's been done properly, especially when it comes to timing belts up.
Daz.
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 200 RS EDC
I know what people are saying about spend x amount of money it....
BUT!
The guy has paid under £2500 to the seller AND driven it home AND parked it on his drive.
Irrespective of IF people think he needs to have this done or that done the FACT of the matter is for less that £2500 he has bought a nice 182 with 28k on the clock.
I think he's done bloody well!
BUT!
The guy has paid under £2500 to the seller AND driven it home AND parked it on his drive.
Irrespective of IF people think he needs to have this done or that done the FACT of the matter is for less that £2500 he has bought a nice 182 with 28k on the clock.
I think he's done bloody well!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
306 GTI-6
Personalised plate too? **05 CCJ?
Already fitted in preperation for the huge repair bills leading to bankruptcy after the belt snaps and f***s the engine, and all the other faults become apparent.
Already fitted in preperation for the huge repair bills leading to bankruptcy after the belt snaps and f***s the engine, and all the other faults become apparent.
Clio 172
I paid £800 for my 51 plate
172!
Had no service history, is a Cat D, needed a CV, and has 85k. but I'll get the belts done and a major service. Think I'll easily get the money I bought it for, when selling it!
Get the belts done though mate, there not even expensive!! Diamond motors (trader on here) will do it for £560, including cam belt, aux and dephaser pulley!! I'm doing for, let's be honest, a cheap piece of mind! Sub £600 or £2000 plus if engine fails, then it's not a low mileage car is it!
Think about it mate, If you can't afford it, don't drive it, cos you defo won't afford to fix it
172!
Had no service history, is a Cat D, needed a CV, and has 85k. but I'll get the belts done and a major service. Think I'll easily get the money I bought it for, when selling it!
Get the belts done though mate, there not even expensive!! Diamond motors (trader on here) will do it for £560, including cam belt, aux and dephaser pulley!! I'm doing for, let's be honest, a cheap piece of mind! Sub £600 or £2000 plus if engine fails, then it's not a low mileage car is it!
Think about it mate, If you can't afford it, don't drive it, cos you defo won't afford to fix it
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306 GTI-6
Good potential spot that!
Its not insured either by the way, according to to the M.I.D.
To the post below. It needs tax if he drove it home!
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Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
this guy did come on here with the wrong attatude but the majority of people in here would love nothing more than for this to go tits up, be a cat c/d or throw a belt just to "serve the guy right" usual cliosport "OMFG its got orange side repeaters, this is without a doubt the most dodgey car ever to appear here, deffo a cat C"
to the dude though, get they belts done, you cant tell, even by stripping the car down, listning etc it will run 100% and then just throw and aux belt most likely taking the cambelt with it, then cost you 3x as much as the belt change to fix + a belt change ontop!! remember, your 30k clio wont be quite as good a buy with a 80k engine!
to the dude though, get they belts done, you cant tell, even by stripping the car down, listning etc it will run 100% and then just throw and aux belt most likely taking the cambelt with it, then cost you 3x as much as the belt change to fix + a belt change ontop!! remember, your 30k clio wont be quite as good a buy with a 80k engine!
Just taxed my 172 and ATM its £137.50 for six months or £250 for the year...
ph1 172
Totally agree. Seems an urban myth.
Picked up a ph1 recently with cambelt due. Rinsed a Civic type R on the way home. Cambelt seems fine. Probably won't bother with V Power now..
Nothing at the mo :(
If your thinking about egtting your belts done.. ignore this idiot
FF 182
Mate, Welcome to the club.
I joined up here before I bought my 182 and although I dont post a great deal I have got a shed load of information off of these guys. It really is a great forum.
As everyone has said.. Get the belts done NOW!!
When I bought mine last year it had 48k on the clock on an 05 plate. Loads of history but no belt change. I drove it home, booked it into a specialist at the next available time and got the belts done.
It seems like a lot of money to shell out but a new engine will cost you a lot more.
That said the car looks good.. enjoy it
I joined up here before I bought my 182 and although I dont post a great deal I have got a shed load of information off of these guys. It really is a great forum.
As everyone has said.. Get the belts done NOW!!
When I bought mine last year it had 48k on the clock on an 05 plate. Loads of history but no belt change. I drove it home, booked it into a specialist at the next available time and got the belts done.
It seems like a lot of money to shell out but a new engine will cost you a lot more.
That said the car looks good.. enjoy it
I didn't realise I'd get so many mixed responses. I also didn't realise the original post came across the way it did, and for that I apologise. I wasn't trying to be a smart arse at all, and I'm far from that! Apologies once again.
Well I've had a production day today. Took the doorcard off and used a voltmeter to the the plug for the windows (thinking it was a faulty switch) I used a paperclip (with the help of a friend) and managed to get the windows down and up just by completing the circuit without the switch! So it was off the local scrap yard (luckily the switches across the entire range are the same so I bought one for £5. We fitted the switch there and then and it made no difference. After a bit of fiddling we realised the window WOULD "try" to go up, but not down when using the passenger switch, but using the drivers switch it did nothing in either direction. We then went back into the scrapyard and bought a complete drivers side switch for £5. Installed and WIN! It worked, very good timing with all this brilliant weather we've been having.
Also installed a Kenwood stereo this afternoon so I can plug in my iPod and gave the car its first wash under my ownership. The paint comes out very well, just a shame I don't generally like silver cars.
Thanks for reading! Peter
P.S - Thank you for your concerns but the car is taxed AND insured.
Well I've had a production day today. Took the doorcard off and used a voltmeter to the the plug for the windows (thinking it was a faulty switch) I used a paperclip (with the help of a friend) and managed to get the windows down and up just by completing the circuit without the switch! So it was off the local scrap yard (luckily the switches across the entire range are the same so I bought one for £5. We fitted the switch there and then and it made no difference. After a bit of fiddling we realised the window WOULD "try" to go up, but not down when using the passenger switch, but using the drivers switch it did nothing in either direction. We then went back into the scrapyard and bought a complete drivers side switch for £5. Installed and WIN! It worked, very good timing with all this brilliant weather we've been having.
Also installed a Kenwood stereo this afternoon so I can plug in my iPod and gave the car its first wash under my ownership. The paint comes out very well, just a shame I don't generally like silver cars.
Thanks for reading! Peter
P.S - Thank you for your concerns but the car is taxed AND insured.
This would be the first thing I'd do before buying silver visions and cliosport stickerz!
This would be the first thing I'd do before buying silver visions and cliosport stickerz!
If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. I quite like the stickers on the wheels, unsure on the window ones though
Nice one r.e. the window, not heard of many window problems on here so glad at least one problem has a quick fix!
Also very glad you've stuck around, the amount of useful info on here is definitely worth it!
Got any plans for the car? Keep it oem? Fast road? Coilovers (excellent (inadvertent?) decision to get a non-cup-chassis one if so!)?
Also very glad you've stuck around, the amount of useful info on here is definitely worth it!
Got any plans for the car? Keep it oem? Fast road? Coilovers (excellent (inadvertent?) decision to get a non-cup-chassis one if so!)?
Mini Cooper S sport
Hmmm, no cup packs and the most common colour - and it'll ultimately cost what everyone told you to spend anyway. Would have bought Rollo's TBH, a much better buy but hey ho.
Hope you enjoy it.
Oh and get the belts done right now, just in case you didn't read the other 118 replies.
Hope you enjoy it.
Oh and get the belts done right now, just in case you didn't read the other 118 replies.
Yea I was kinda lucky with that. Although it was a bit of a eureka moment
I'm always on a forum of some sort, a few people wouldn't stop me from coming back, not at all.
The plan with the car WAS to keep it quite OEM+ but after talking to a few mates and having a PROPER drive in it for the first time it picks up really well (low down acceleration) but lacks something top end. 2nd gear pull on my friends EP3 I was out-accelerating him but once reaching 65-70mph he gained and quickly passed me. So the plan MAY be to go for a fastroad set-up N/A. I was looking at a JMS(I think thats the name) Induction kit and they can give some amazing gains, but then you're looking at half the cost of a supercharger/turbo/TB set-up, but then again it will be my daily...
First port of call though is get some part worn tyres on the rear because I don't trust the cracked tyres one bit! and then get the cambelt done mid june.
