Black and green ex-extreme 1.2 16v

[Spinksy92]

If your car is that much of a shed exterior wise why not just sell up and buy another one in better condition? Would save you a fortune. You could transfer most of your green bits over and have a better car overall because if it has filler over the rear quarter then it's obviously been in a prang and isn't exactly a minter

i thought about that but it would put me 1200 out of pocket not counting labour (getting all my parts put on) or buying standard parts to put back on this car... :/ so would cost more for getting another car and doing that than the respray... and if i ignored all the running parts i put on this one new and left them on it would only run the risk of the same parts breaking on the newer car... not to mention that i cant go longer than 2 weeks tops without a car...

[Charlie...]

dont spray it! vinyl wrap it! can get a crazy colour also if you do!

[Harpham]

I mean this in the nicest possible way... Don't be an idiot and have a respray. It'll be a monumental waste of money. Sell up and buy another car or keep this as it is for the time being.

[MDP91]

I mean this in the nicest possible way... Don't be an idiot and have a respray. It'll be a monumental waste of money. Sell up and buy another car or keep this as it is for the time being.

This.

[Spinksy92]

dont spray it! vinyl wrap it! can get a crazy colour also if you do!

what colour you thinking? :L haha and how much for a full car? roof would need to be fixed first...

[01chris02]

Seriously, mate, you have got to open your eyes. A full respray on a 1.2 clio? Definitely a massive waste of money. Listen to the users on here.

My advice? Sell up and get an upgrade.

[Charlie...]

Just think ....your less likely to sell It if its bright froggin green :L

[01chris02]

Just think ....your less likely to sell It if its bright froggin green :L

Truth, he speaks!

[Spinksy92]

Seriously, mate, you have got to open your eyes. A full respray on a 1.2 clio? Definitely a massive waste of money. Listen to the users on here.

My advice? Sell up and get an upgrade.

dude i mentioned this further up... it isnt feasible to upgrade... the respray would A- be cheaper.... B- save me money on repairs on a new car.. C- save me money on insurance instead of paying for a newer car... D- save me wasting time and money hunting for a newer car...

the only reasonable advice to me is from paul - keep it as is (which would really bug me) and kliokid (wrap the car as it would be cheaper... but that would still need the bodywork repairing)

[Spinksy92]

Just think ....your less likely to sell It if its bright froggin green :L

i aint looking to sell for another few years yet as the entire running parts side of the car is brand new so pointless selling... and during the time iv got this car il be able to save until i can afford to buy a car outright...

[Goodj]

Just repair the bits that need repairing fella.

[Spinksy92]

Just repair the bits that need repairing fella.

which tbh iv started doing but is still alot

iv replaced the bonnet, but i need a front bumper, drivers wing, roof needs repairing, passengers door needs spraying due to a large patch where it got scratched and someone covered it with s£"t paint, the rear bumper needs colour coding as its black gold not black pearl :/ so only really leaves the rear quarter and bootlid that wouldnt get sprayed

and thats not taking into account the dints and scratches on those panels that my drivers door isnt completely straight and is covered in dints

i just want it looking nice :/ its really irritating that idiots in carparks keep hitting it with their doors and driving off :/ i really dont like it looking a state...

[Goodj]

I hear you matey, but unles you never park in public again after the work is done, yhow many tears will be shed when you get another wang in your door?

It's why I haven't bothered spraying my 172

[Spinksy92]

I hear you matey, but unles you never park in public again after the work is done, yhow many tears will be shed when you get another wang in your door?

It's why I haven't bothered spraying my 172

true man an it makes a good point but it really doesnt help that i can see that the rear quarters have been filled and not prepped properly so showing texture :/ really only leaves the boot lid and bonnet now that doesnt need work i wouldnt mind wrapping it if there was a nice black but surely the work and paint would have to be done before hand?

[Goodj]

Wrap it in luminous green then fella.

Your path is clear, and at resale time it can always come off

[Spinksy92]

Wrap it in luminous green then fella.

Your path is clear, and at resale time it can always come off

so repair bodywork and get the car wrapped? i wouldnt mind that if it would save money aslong as the colour choice isnt only matte colours (i still want the car black but not matte black)

[Jaff.]

I'm interested to know what these mechanical bits are that you've changed that makes it impossible for you to sell...

[Spinksy92]

I'm interested to know what these mechanical bits are that you've changed that makes it impossible for you to sell...

its a huge list tbf....

clutch, gearbox, all the driveshafts, the CV boots and bottom arms, both anti roll bars, the suspension all round (il be getting coilovers to replace these though), all wheel bearings, the entire interior, battery, aswell as alot of the smaller parts... and i dont have any of the standard parts to put back on if i did sell the car for another clio so i would lose on all the mods i have done...

the only running part really that i havent replaced in the 2 years i have had the car is the engine... (the clutch was done november just gone)

the only reason i kept the car when it came to fixing these parts is that i need a car and didnt have the time or money to change car then... now i still dont have the time or money but iv grown really attached to the car over the time i have had it and i really dont wanna lose the money that i have put into it (around 2 grand in repairs and parts, not counting mods) not to mention i really enjoy driving it...

[01chris02]

How much do you reckon all the bodywork, paint and labour would cost? You could do the bodywork and maintenance yourself. To be honest if you don't want to sell up you could do a quick repair of any essentials, bodywork wise, do a quick clear coat, yourself, then get the car wrapped afterwards. Wrapping is not permanent though, could be more than a few hundred quid that might only last 2 or 3 years.

How many miles are on it by the way? You can get clios dirt cheap now, esp non sports. You could break yours, and buy another one. This is only advice by the way.

[Spinksy92]

How much do you reckon all the bodywork, paint and labour would cost? You could do the bodywork and maintenance yourself. To be honest if you don't want to sell up you could do a quick repair of any essentials, bodywork wise, do a quick clear coat, yourself, then get the car wrapped afterwards. Wrapping is not permanent though, could be more than a few hundred quid that might only last 2 or 3 years.

How many miles are on it by the way? You can get clios dirt cheap now, esp non sports. You could break yours, and buy another one. This is only advice by the way.

the entire bodywork and respray is gunna be 850-950 with everything all in for it to be like a brand new car.. then only other cost for the rest of my life with the car is coilovers and 69,000 atm i got it at 38,000...

as i say though i cant go without a car and cant afford to buy a car... i really dont even have 1500 to spend on a clio to then pay someone to transfer all the parts over that iv replaced (the mods i could do the rest i can do bits but not stuff like clutch..) and as i said earlier dude i dont have the time for stuff like this atm