SOTW Pistonheads-Clio 172

[Ian_182]

Nice to see these are now a true bargain...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22993

 

[Nick172Cup]

Nice to see some completely clueless people on that forum also!

 

[Gally]

£1k that's bang for buck right there!

The interior is always going to be meh but it's still a pretty car and very cheap!

 

[Gally]

Nice find, great little hot hatch, just a shame its French and will almost certainly be suffering or will suffer from dodgy electricals. Good for 6 months hooning or track car though then move it on

Am I the only one that doesn't notice that many electrical complaints from owners?

 

[Gray]

LOL...

"saddled with unfortunate goggle-eyed looks, and they perhaps aren't as revered as some of the later, more hardcore Clios that share the same basic body shell"

Oh dear.

 

[LIL B]

"Am I the only one that doesn't notice that many electrical complaints from owners?"

I suggest you look other than General chat then..

 

[Ian_182]

I have to admit the old 172 was not the best looker.The mk2 was much better.

 

[Silent_Scone]

LOL...

"saddled with unfortunate goggle-eyed looks, and they perhaps aren't as revered as some of the later, more hardcore Clios that share the same basic body shell"

Oh dear.

JESUS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN shot for less. Do offcom deal with such complaints?!

 

[Silent_Scone]

As I touch wood, I've had a speedo sensor go in 2 years. That be all!!! screw you PH forum

 

[Alex H]

Hard to see on the phone, but if that's the ph1 I think it is, it's fucked mechanically.

 

[Gandi69]

They love bashing french cars on pistonheads. Theres a guy on there cussing the french electrics and reliability and his choice of steed is hyundai..

 

[Gray]

LOL...

"saddled with unfortunate goggle-eyed looks, and they perhaps aren't as revered as some of the later, more hardcore Clios that share the same basic body shell"

Oh dear.

More hardcore Clio's... are they on drugs?

Obviously climate control, FBW throttle, restrictive catalytic converters are deemed "hardcore" on Piston Heads?!?!? :S

JESUS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN shot for less. Do offcom deal with such complaints?!

I imagine they have been flooded with thousand of complaints for that article!

 

[Naith]

99% of PH drive TVRs and get a lob on everytime Matt Neal is mentioned, its a weird site... never jelled with it unfortunately.

their lot were so arrogant in LeMans last year too.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Pah, their b****cks re: reliability has just resulted in 'the odometer' photo.

That should shut them up for a while

 

[Nick172Cup]

Wow! I'm glad im not on that forum, there really is a s**t load of utterly retarded people on there. It for some reason makes me angry!

 

[Naith]

they're probably just pi5sed as on their trackday of the year one of our lot flies by them in a 'shed'

 

[Nick172Cup]

they're probably just pi5sed as on their trackday of the year one of our lot flies by them in a 'shed'

LOL, I can imagine that would be a few of us doing that! I know me and Ollie were giving various tasty cars a hard time at Brands last year!

 

[Chili Red]

Ahhh. now I understand the 'pissing on pillow and shitting in shoes' comment from Revlols!

Bargain.

Thing is, I always associate SOTW with Barry Boys!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Some really mis guided people on PH! I dont use it as a result of that!

 

[R20 CWH]

From what I remember, this was more a problem with the ph2 172 as the airbox was a restriction. I thought ph1 cars were closer to the book figure.

errr?

what now

 

[Gally]

It's a pretty poor forum for open mindedness.

 

[kashbash]

This was mine......Did put it up for sale on here but no takers...Was a brilliant car before the belt snapped...

 

[Dunn]

how much did you sell it to him for?

just wondering if he has done it to make a profit?

because otherwise why do all that work to sell it cheap

PH is laughable i dont think i have ever had an electrical fault on any one of my 8 clios

 

[kashbash]

The guy's a mechanic ...but to be honest he'll not be making much on a grand..Think I had it on here for £750. Other than services, tyres etc. it only ever let me down with a light relay and the crank sensor...

 

[mag1caltrev0r]

They love bashing french cars on pistonheads. Theres a guy on there cussing the french electrics and reliability and his choice of steed is hyundai..

And I'm now regretting starting arguing with him but he refuses to listen (read) to what I'm saying.