take it apart or sell as it is?

[Jimbo-Clio]

Not sure if this is quite the right section. decided i cannot afford to run a 172 whilst at uni and still live the way i do so i have decided to get a 1.6 16v. So iam going to put the rep back to standard before selling on to make abit more doller right decision?. would anyone be interested in Part Ex some parts as i do not have the standard parts. Also Ideas for performance mods on a 1.6 16v?

List of parts comming off the rep

Custom Front 172 Bumper (smoother and fits normal wings)
Colour Coded rear bumper (172)
182 wheels re furbed in lambo grey (few marks on 2 wheels, good tyres)
k tec spillter
black stubby ariel
DvD/CD/Sat nav head unit
Colour Coded interior strips
Black Engine Cover
Eibach Sportlines
Rs Grill

Reackon you could get £1000 for them?

And a 03 1.2 16v in good condition full service history on 59k sell for about 3k?

 

[-J-]

Why not just keep the 1.2 save and get a 1*2 in the future when you can afford it?The car looks nice and is cheap to run / insure etc.Seems a waste to sell it on just to replace with another clio with a slightly bigger lump?

 

[D4N13L]

Yes mate, can i have first dibs on the splitter please?

 

[Nick172Cup]

The other side to it is put it back to standard, and put the RS kit on the 1.6?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

think its just best to keep what i have and finish it off then?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

dnt have the funds to buy a 1.6 and do the swap

 

[micallef1990]

if you sell it for parts mate i will have rear bumper of you. how much would you want for it?

 

[Hutchie]

the 1.6 is a very tunable engine

big valves and a short stroke

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

so a 1.6 would be tuneable fun for a few years?

 

[cat171]

I'd keep the rep as it is, it looks pretty sweet tbh. If you have to sell it try advertising it as it is, if say in a few weeks time you don't get any interest consider putting it back to standard & selling the bits (as you plan to do).

Or keep it for a year & then either 2.0 it up, up get a proper 172/182. It is a nice rep though.

 

[Henry]

no way you'll get £1k for that list of parts i'd say - apart from bumpers and wheels (probably not worth much more than a few hundred?), the rest is just little bits

what's preventing you from being able to afford to run it? insurance?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

insurace, fuel costs and if anything goes wrong with it iam still a full time student and iam guessing 172 parts are more expensive and harder to come buy them 1.2 ones

 

[Bazzon]

Keeping the 1.2 is the only sensible option.

 

[Henry]

isn't a 1.2 going to be more economical than a 1.6 with fuel?
shop around for insurance?

 

[T26TGT]

i will do u a straight swap for a basically a standard 1.2 same age same mileage. same colour

 

[Paul.M]

I love my 1.6 I also stepped up from a 1.2 and find it a nice compramise between speed and fun/ running and insurance I dont regret it