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Hello - prospective owner



  clio 172
Hi,
new prospective owner from Leicester.
I am almost ready to buy a 51 clio 172 as a daily runabout instead of my Discovery...
it's done 116,00 miles. Had the brakes done front and rear. Looks like there is a small fluid leak on the drivers side front wheel.
Radio is crap - i presume they are all like this?
Might need a new tyre - slow puncture - what are the recommended?
Is there anything specific I should be looking out for?
cheers
Rich
 

Typhoon

Gangsta
ClioSport Moderator
Cambelt 100%. Make sure it's done by a specialist as well. Find out if/when it was done and who by and then update this thread and one of us will let you know.
 
  clio 172
Cambelt 100%. Make sure it's done by a specialist as well. Find out if/when it was done and who by and then update this thread and one of us will let you know.
I am in Leicester, is there anyone local who is recommended? The garage I normally use is a land rover and v8 specialist (Armson AE).
 
  clio 172
when should the belts have been done? i
t's 15/16 years old and done 115600 miles - so I guess they should have been done a couple of times?
 

MRBILLYUK

ClioSport Club Member
  FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
How mch is the car ?
If you're paying top dollar then get one that's had both belts done . If it's cheap as chips then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors.
I wouldn't say they are a ticking time bomb if it's gone past the scheduled service interval , but that depends on how far past mileage/age wise. There must be 100's of people out there who aren't a member of a car forum and are totally oblivious to the service interval.

Is there an advert for it you can post a link to ?

Why do you say the radio is crap ? You mean crap reception or crap sound ? Maybe the speakers are knackered .

Tyres are quite a personal thing . I've been running Uniroyal Rainsport 3's for the past few years and love them , especially in the wet . For a 172 they can be had for as little as £49 at Camskill . I would always keep the same brand of tyre on the same axle.
https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s94...yres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_195_45_16_195_45R16

If you have any doubts about this car , look elsewhere . There are always plenty for sale in the usual places.
 

MRBILLYUK

ClioSport Club Member
  FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing
I left my 182's major belt service until it was 6 years old on 33k miles . I wouldn't start panicking just yet. But I would be planning / saving ( if money is an issue) on getting the belts done in the near future .
 
  dan's cast offs.
Mines just hit 5 years and done 25k miles on this belt so was just wondering should I start panicing


Isn't it 6 years now Renault/gates say?

You're cup though so it's fair bit cheaper having them done on a cup, only takes about 20 minutes :tongueclosed:
 
  clio 172
How mch is the car ?
If you're paying top dollar then get one that's had both belts done . If it's cheap as chips then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors.
I wouldn't say they are a ticking time bomb if it's gone past the scheduled service interval , but that depends on how far past mileage/age wise. There must be 100's of people out there who aren't a member of a car forum and are totally oblivious to the service interval.

Is there an advert for it you can post a link to ?

Why do you say the radio is crap ? You mean crap reception or crap sound ? Maybe the speakers are knackered .

Tyres are quite a personal thing . I've been running Uniroyal Rainsport 3's for the past few years and love them , especially in the wet . For a 172 they can be had for as little as £49 at Camskill . I would always keep the same brand of tyre on the same axle.
https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s94...yres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_195_45_16_195_45R16

If you have any doubts about this car , look elsewhere . There are always plenty for sale in the usual places.
A mate who runs a garage had it off someone who didn't want to pay for a few bits to be done. It's had brakes all round as far as I know. He wants about a grand for it. The interior looks pretty good tbh. The radio has crap reception.
tyre wise, just looking at options as it looks like one has a slow puncture.
 

MRBILLYUK

ClioSport Club Member
  FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
A mate who runs a garage had it off someone who didn't want to pay for a few bits to be done. It's had brakes all round as far as I know. He wants about a grand for it. The interior looks pretty good tbh. The radio has crap reception.
tyre wise, just looking at options as it looks like one has a slow puncture.
Offer your mate £750 to take it off his hands then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors . Get Mick to give it the once over to highlight any other issues it might have and you might have yourself a bargain .
https://diamondmotors.co.uk/
About 10 quid to fix a puncture if it's repairable, that's if it's not the wheel itself causing the slow puncture . If the tyres knackered look at Camskill and just replace it . Best to replace in pairs though really .
I couldn't say about the radio reception . Maybe have a search on here or google.
 
  clio 172
Offer your mate £750 to take it off his hands then get the belts done yourself at Diamond motors . Get Mick to give it the once over to highlight any other issues it might have and you might have yourself a bargain .
https://diamondmotors.co.uk/
About 10 quid to fix a puncture if it's repairable, that's if it's not the wheel itself causing the slow puncture . If the tyres knackered look at Camskill and just replace it . Best to replace in pairs though really .
I couldn't say about the radio reception . Maybe have a search on here or google.
belts have been done - yay.
it looks like it's not a genuine aerial - so a new replacement should fix it. Where is the best place to go for parts?
 

MRBILLYUK

ClioSport Club Member
  FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
belts have been done - yay.
it looks like it's not a genuine aerial - so a new replacement should fix it. Where is the best place to go for parts?
So you've bought it and had the belts done ?
Parts as in a new aerial or parts in general ?
Some parts like engine mounts off ebay , thats if it needs them.
For brakes George on here is the usual go to guy on here . @George@RTR_Parts
Other parts in the for sale section or Renaultpartsdirect .
It's a bit of a case of shopping about , depending what you need.
 
  clio 172
So you've bought it and had the belts done ?
Parts as in a new aerial or parts in general ?
Some parts like engine mounts off ebay , thats if it needs them.
For brakes George on here is the usual go to guy on here . @George@RTR_Parts
Other parts in the for sale section or Renaultpartsdirect .
It's a bit of a case of shopping about , depending what you need.
said i'll buy it subject to the bits I know about being fixed. All the belts and dephaser and seals wee done mid 2015, there is a bunch of receipts. The brakes were done 3/4 months ago.
in this case possibly a new aerial (but also in general). I know from when I had landrovers that there were certain places to go to and some to avoid..
 

MRBILLYUK

ClioSport Club Member
  FF Jeden Osiem Dwa
said i'll buy it subject to the bits I know about being fixed. All the belts and dephaser and seals wee done mid 2015, there is a bunch of receipts. The brakes were done 3/4 months ago.
in this case possibly a new aerial (but also in general). I know from when I had landrovers that there were certain places to go to and some to avoid..
Nice one . Sounds like a result . I'm not really clued up about aerials or audio. Has it got some stubby type of aerial ? Some people change them for the short Honda civic type of aerial . It might actually be the base of the aerial
http://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/product/renault-clio-modus-aerial-base/
This is what a genuine aerial should look like .
lnfyUAM.jpg
 
  clio 172
ahh it's a little stubby thing, so that will go on the parts list..
I will get the garage to give it look over underneath..
 
  clio 172
quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?
 

Canary172

ClioSport Club Member
  172 Cup
quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?

195/45/R16 tyres if Ph2 172

I picked up an owner's handbook from eBay for less than a tenner if my memory serves me correctly
 

Canary172

ClioSport Club Member
  172 Cup
quick update. drive gators fixed, air con pipe fixed, stock aerial added. Now all good.
can anyone confirm what wheels and tyre sizes it should be on?
is there anywhere i can grab an owners handbook?

195/45/R16 tyres if Ph2 172

I picked up an owner's handbook from eBay for less than a tenner if my memory serves me correctly
 


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