View Full Version : Thinking of buying a clio 172.
Morning peeps I'm thinking of buying a clio sport 172, does anyone know what I should look for other than the ussual? Also, are they easily clocked as I'm having difficulty finding one with all its MOT's and full service thanks in advance :agree:
Penfold aka The Dealer
05-10-2008, 11:45
Check the basics...
Drive it, does it knock when chaging gear? (Thats common- Engine mounts need replacing... even then sometimes it happens, its the manifold hitting the bulk head when changing gear whilst under harsh acceloration)
Also check to crunching in 2nd, or 3rd gear... the gearbox have been known as a chocolate gear box...but does depend on the driver.
Check that belts have been changed as there a b*tch to do and often cost £500-£1000 to replace...
Other than that the engine is just a 2.0i N/A engine so even 120k on the clock should still be good and last upto 150-200k but be pre pared for a rebuild... or replacement.
2nd hand parts are coming more available due to the amount of these cars eing brought from £1500 onwards and there fore being written of by the young chav's.
Also i would prefer the ph1 type... not much difference except there often alot cheaper than the ph2... same car really just different shape.
I would avoid the Y reg ph1 as they are in the higher tax bracket... but pre 2001 cars are in the cheaper tax code...
Its all upto you, dont buy a sh*tter if something dont feel right about the car walk away.
Check the basics...
Drive it, does it knock when chaging gear? (Thats common- Engine mounts need replacing... even then sometimes it happens, its the manifold hitting the bulk head when changing gear whilst under harsh acceloration)
Also check to crunching in 2nd, or 3rd gear... the gearbox have been known as a chocolate gear box...but does depend on the driver.
Check that belts have been changed as there a b*tch to do and often cost £500-£1000 to replace...
Other than that the engine is just a 2.0i N/A engine so even 120k on the clock should still be good and last upto 150-200k but be pre pared for a rebuild... or replacement.
2nd hand parts are coming more available due to the amount of these cars eing brought from £1500 onwards and there fore being written of by the young chav's.
Also i would prefer the ph1 type... not much difference except there often alot cheaper than the ph2... same car really just different shape.
I would avoid the Y reg ph1 as they are in the higher tax bracket... but pre 2001 cars are in the cheaper tax code...
Its all upto you, dont buy a sh*tter if something dont feel right about the car walk away.
Nice one for the info matey :agree:
Be ready for it to be about half as exciting to drive as the GTT... ah, tbf, it's cool, just a very different experience.
I drove a decent Ph2 in Australia. I can see the appeal.
Standard Ph1 in silver with the OZ style wheels would get my vote.
Adey aka Ewok
05-10-2008, 14:45
get it on track and ull love it
tonesGTT
05-10-2008, 17:15
Be ready for it to be about half as exciting to drive as the GTT... ah, tbf, it's cool, just a very different experience.
I drove a decent Ph2 in Australia. I can see the appeal.
Standard Ph1 in silver with the OZ style wheels would get my vote.
:agree: Sold my last 5 for a phase 1 172. Great car but unable to bring on the kind of smile the 5 does :)
ollyhock
05-10-2008, 19:52
ive driven almost everything, fromsubaru to evos and pound for pound the five wins it just has something special,ive only had mine 3 months and ilove it.
get it on track and ull love it
Will be picking your brains soon matey just brought one and would like some advice :):):)
buy mine dude well looked after and has full rsh along with belt change etc.. ;)
A friend of mine is also looking at buying a 172, I kinda convinced him lol. He has £4k to spend but says he's having problems finding a decent one and there aren't many on Cliosport either. He's pretty useless, anyone know someone not too far away selling one? Adey, help a brutha out :)
Adey, help a brutha out :)
So, you're a bloke then? That explains a few things..
Lol no, but my friend is :D
I can educate your poo Bric, be warned lol :p :laugh:
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
ive driven almost everything, fromsubaru to evos and pound for pound the five wins it just has something special,ive only had mine 3 months and ilove it.
i agree i drove my mates evo 6 rs and to be honest the 5 was more fun:cool:
Lol who edited my post? :laugh:
Lol who edited my post? :laugh:
I think your keyboard did it, LOL.....
or Timmys making his revenge noticed :laugh:
Adey aka Ewok
06-10-2008, 21:14
depends what you want from a clio really, does he want luxuries? 4k will get you a very clean early model or a mid-high millage later one. frsh isnt needed as long as the aux and cambelt have been done ull be ok, the engines themself are quite bullet proof, he needs to drive a few tho as there is quite a variation in the range as to the power, for some reason it seems that renault threw them together, theres some very strong ones out there and also some weak ones
mad manz
07-10-2008, 00:03
the 5 is thing u can say bye to m3 evo with a few bits this is my second and i still buy another anyday lol:)
A friend of mine is also looking at buying a 172, I kinda convinced him lol. He has £4k to spend but says he's having problems finding a decent one and there aren't many on Cliosport either. He's pretty useless, anyone know someone not too far away selling one? Adey, help a brutha out :)
Found mine on pistonheads mate theres quite a few on there if your willing to travel :smokin:.
Mr Raider
07-10-2008, 13:43
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Or try the old Autotrader online, got my '53 plate Clio 172 Cup from there last Dec, 41k on clock, FSH, Mot, lowered 40mm, K-tec front & rear strutt braces fitted, Powerflow exhaust and all for £4875!!! :D:D:D:cool:
the 5 is thing u can say bye to m3 evo with a few bits this is my second and i still buy another anyday lol:)
not if it's a CSL.. **thinks of Mallory** :)
not if it's a CSL.. **thinks of Mallory** :)
i had the csl only place he got away a tad was in the corners:p
Thanks for the advice peeps, ive got a 172 now. The oil is clean and the guy I brought it off, said he had it seviced a few days before I purchased the car. Trouble is the service light has since come on but goes off sometimes.
Does anyone know if the service light comes on after a specific amount of mileage and just needs to be reset? or is it something that needs to be sorted :confused:
a friend of mine has been having that problem.
just seems like its coming on for no reason. even though he has a slight missfire on idle.
any1 no what this could possibley be? think he was saying something about the coil pack i think.
what year is urs m8?
if you bring it over to my workplace, i can plug it in to my diag machine and have a sniff if you like.
Big Steve - Raider
10-10-2008, 17:06
i had the csl only place he got away a tad was in the corners:p
Go on minty you cooooooooont!!!
Take em one be one!!!!!
:laugh:
a friend of mine has been having that problem.
just seems like its coming on for no reason. even though he has a slight missfire on idle.
any1 no what this could possibley be? think he was saying something about the coil pack i think.
what year is urs m8?
the service light normally means its slightly low on oil or the oil sensor is on the blink best thing to do is check the level of oil if this is ok pop down to reno and order a new sensor there not a huge job to change
a friend of mine has been having that problem.
just seems like its coming on for no reason. even though he has a slight missfire on idle.
any1 no what this could possibley be? think he was saying something about the coil pack i think.
what year is urs m8?
Mines an 03 mate the bloke I brought it off said he'd recently had it serviced and the oil was clean?
if you bring it over to my workplace, i can plug it in to my diag machine and have a sniff if you like.
Nice one Sparkie will get in touch monday :agree:
Adey aka Ewok
12-10-2008, 20:21
service light can be many things on the clios, seatbelt tentioners, lambdas, coil packs will all turn it on. lumpy idle is normal tho unless its excessive, the engine has a funny idle setup to pass euro emisions tests so there all lumpy, later fly by wire models are worse tho. my 53 plate cup had a running problem tho that caused the service light to come on intermitently, ended up having all the coil packs and injectors changed
service light can be many things on the clios, seatbelt tentioners, lambdas, coil packs will all turn it on. lumpy idle is normal tho unless its excessive, the engine has a funny idle setup to pass euro emisions tests so there all lumpy, later fly by wire models are worse tho. my 53 plate cup had a running problem tho that caused the service light to come on intermitently, ended up having all the coil packs and injectors changed
Thanks for the info :agree: Did that solve the service light problem in the end mate?
Does any one know which lowereing sprimgs are the best out of the PI and Gmax 25mm-30mm?? Got 40mm on at the moment which are to low for normal road use :(. Links to both below :agree:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PI-Lowering-Springs-RENAULT-CLIO-172-182-25mm-00-05_W0QQitemZ170267907878QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item17 0267907878&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GMAX-LOWERING-SPRINGS-KIT-RENAULT-CLIO-172-182-2L-SPORT_W0QQitemZ310071657153QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m310071657153&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
have a gander for some eibach prolines or if you wanna go a tad lower some eibach sportlines. seem to get the best review on the renault sport forums i've visited. i've fitted sportlines to my 172 and its definately got my vote for handling:cool:
Adey aka Ewok
17-10-2008, 10:44
Thanks for the info :agree: Did that solve the service light problem in the end mate?
i that it did
bennypunkboy
17-10-2008, 14:47
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
have a gander for some eibach prolines or if you wanna go a tad lower some eibach sportlines. seem to get the best review on the renault sport forums i've visited. i've fitted sportlines to my 172 and its definately got my vote for handling:cool:
yeah because im sure a £99-£150 set springs will make it handle better :agree:
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
yeah because im sure a £99-£150 set springs will make it handle better :agree:
you would be suprised but it does help it handle better as it stiffens up the suspension thus reducing it rolling when hitting a corner hard trust me im a member of cliosport and theres tonnes of debates on which ones are better
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.