clio 172 what to look for?

[ryanc]

Clio 172 quite fancy surprising the mrs with one as she likes clios. Any one had one and know what to look out for the one ive spotted is a 2002 model. Cheers Ryan

[EmDee]

Oh hi, you are currently on a retro car forum.

Try this link here.

[ettorebugatti]

Good fun to drive. Steering and pedals all feel great the moment you get in.

They feel a little bit flimsy (or should I say 'feels very French'?) in comparison to modern (yes, more modern) hatches, but the equipment isn't poor.




Maybe not as retro as such, but still worth look.

[ryanc]

I know love my retros mate but as stated the car will be for my mrs and was only looking for advise cheers for link tho.I'm still on hunt for early nova sr

[joefaulkner]

Electrics.

From my experience I couldn't recommend one any less, worst car I've ever owned.

[stealthstylz]

Seriously? I half own one, pound for pound you'll not get anything quicker. The only annoying electrical issues I've ever seen with them is the immobiliser fault, but you can get the immobiliser deactivated to fix that. Otherwise they're just standard 10+ year old car fodder (any suspension bushes that havent been replaced will be knackered).

they're fantastic cars, ours has a remap, better exhaust, some cheap lowering springs and is half stripped out. Eats pretty much any other car with ease.

[jellygut231]

GEARBOX beware they do go common fault with little or no warning and expensive to replace. But fantastic car quick and good handling if you think it's not quick it's cos you not driving it right! Lol rear discs are pressed onto hubs on some models expensive to change and original exhaust rot and are expensive to change hence why most have aftermarket ones. Light lenses react to sun most all suffer boy racer abuse! Don't be put off mine was amazing blew away some much faster machinery obviously on designated race tracks ;-) lol

[sideways535]

Cambelts on these are 72k/5 years, and ideally should have had a water pump at the same time. Cambelts are a b@stard on these as there isn't much room. Airbag lights are a bit of a pain, but usually caused by a dry joint underneath either of the front seats. And the steering wheels wear very easily, especially the rubber inserts where your thumbs would rest.

[skrapz]

As mentioned previously make sure the cambelt has been changed recently. It needs to have the Dephaser pulley changed with it along with the waterpump and tensioner. It also needs a specific locking tool to lock the cams when changing it and many smaller garages won't have this as they arn't cheap. Current supply and fit from a specialist is around 600 quid according to the Clio forums.