55 plate 172? is this right?

[Mike_Shand]

looking through ebay is this right a 55 plate 172?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-...oryZ9861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Ian_182]

wow that must of been uncovered in a compound and registered late.

 

[jack_davey]

^agreed, a lot of parts on the car have dates stamped on them, so you could check when it was actually manufactured!

 

[Rob.]

Late registration.

On the log book it will say when it was made as well.

 

[Revels]

Id rather have one thats been driven on a regular basis and not sat for ages.

 

[StephenJ]

i've got an 04 plate 172 and i thought that was late enough! lol

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Personally i think the sellers talking b****cks . It all seems very fishy to me .

They stopped manufacturing 172's in December 2003 , so obviously you could still get 2004 models . They started manufacturing 182's in January 2004 and stopped production in October 2005 .

Where the hell he gets the idea that Renault told him you could still get 172's in March 2006 is beyond me . I struggled getting a new 182 in January 2006 , there was literally only a dozen left in the UK at that time .

 

[Bash]

Has to be a 172 as the 182 came with a different head unit:
The 182 Cabasse unit:




and the head unit fitted in the car:


I have herd its near impossible to so install these so has to be a late registered 172 probally imported as I can't see a nipple on the passenger window when I zoom into this picture:

 

[Fred@BTM]

stereo's between the 172/182 are the same, just one has a sticker!

182's started on 53 plates!

 

[sideways danny]

182's started on 53 plates!

yeah ours is a 53. Dont know of any others though. You seen any?

 

[Bash]

In 2004, yes they did release a new Clio with better kit (not called the 182), but according to the posts in certain threads it is near impossible to upgrade to a newer style unit. Otherwise I would have an ipod adapter in my car!

 

[cat171]

stereo's between the 172/182 are the same, just one has a sticker!

182's started on 53 plates!

Yep that's the cross over reg, hence a few late reg'd 172's on 04 plates. The only 53 reg 182's i've seen were the press ones.


God knows about the blokes 55 reg 172 though, probs a late registered car that was put somewhere & forgotten about.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

stereo's between the 172/182 are the same, just one has a sticker!

182's started on 53 plates!

182's where released in January 2004 so you will see 53 plates about as they don't change to 04 until March 2004 .

Just what this bloke says about being able to get 172's up until March 2006 doesn't ring true . Theres summat not right .

He's tried to make out it's only had some light front end damage " the car rear ended another car and the damage was bolt on parts to the front and the drivers airbag " which imo wouldn't get the car written of , if it was only panels .

It's defintely got 172 seats in it though .:S

I've emailed the seller anyway , to get a lowdown on the car and why he's saying it's a 55 plate 172 .

 

[cat171]

I think it is a 55 reg 172. I noticed that the nearside front alloy look fooked too.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Well it was definitely registered first on the 1st of December 2005 .

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for YE55 OCJ are:

Date of Liability 01 04 2009

Date of First Registration 01 12 2005

 

[Matbrown]

Late registration.

On the log book it will say when it was made as well.

Are you sure?
Never seen a section for date of build on the logbook.


Mat.

 

[DrR]

It's a cup!

 

[VeinAST]

It's a cup!

With leather, climate and a non-cup spoiler? :quiet:

Looks like the front end was what was in the collision seeing as there are no stickers on the grille.

 

[DrR]

I emailed him telling him it's not a cup (i'm bored) he replied saying it's got cup packs as stated on it's log book :S


edit: just put the numberplate into the rac checker and it comes up as a 172 cup!

 

[DrR]

They stopped making 172 cups in 2003?

 

[bmh.01]

I'm sure this has come up before or theres been another on registered on a 55 plate.

 

[Revels]

I emailed him telling him it's not a cup (i'm bored) he replied saying it's got cup packs as stated on it's log book :S


edit: just put the numberplate into the rac checker and it comes up as a 172 cup!

lol, ive done that before

Its not a cup, its black!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

some sort of dodgy reshelling going on maybe? or just an honnest car that was left sat in the dock for a few years?

 

[edgeydt50]

wont the VIN give the year or production etc?

 

[Rob.]

Are you sure?
Never seen a section for date of build on the logbook.


Mat.

Nope, I lied. lol just looked on a V5 and nothing on there lol.

I swear I've seen it some where tho

 

[Sash]

Anyone who has access to renault database i,e works in parts or knows someone who does will be able to tell u the dates and spec it was manufactured with

 

[Josh220]

Something doesn't seem right with it?

Could still order 172s upto March 06?

Also the fact it was involved in an accident and is cat C or D.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I emailed the guy and this is what he told me :

" I did not say it was a uk car did i, the car was written off due to a gap insurance policy that was taken out from new by a miss T Cartwrite of telford in shropshire when she purchaded the car new in december 2005 from the dealer (simpledeal)
the damage was as stated i have pics before repairs were done and i have the original insurance companys enginneers report stating the damage and estimated cost of repair. "

So now we know . It is a 172 and was new in December 2005 . It looks like you could still get hold of them from abroad through companys like Simpledeal .

 

[Dm_26]

Sounds to me like its quite a dodgy motor as hes asking for P/X and accepting all sorts of different cars.
First was a 1.4 2004 Clio, Who would go from a 172 to a 1.4?
Then a megane scenic
then a 1.6 Golf.

Seems to me like hes trying to get rid of the car for a legit car so he can sell that.

 

[Jonny1*2]

I would have said that 04 maybe 54 at a push. 55 plate I doubt, as the last trophy was on an 06 plate.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Too many different factors here to even consider it, a black Cup thats been involved in an accident and now currently registered as a "c or d, i dont know i havent looked?" Even if you never had the slightest interest, you would still know this when selling.

I wouldnt give him £2000 for it

 

[jack_davey]

Sounds like DVLA had a spacktard working the day it was registered and they put all sorts of mistakes on the car's record!

 

[Ian_182]

Dont know what to make of this.

I know may RS fords were registered later than the normal date.But who knows with this.

 

[DrR]

Thing is if you check the numberplate it comes up as a 172 cup!

 

[jack_davey]

^ indeed my mate says he knows someone who has an escort cosworth unregistered sat in a storage compound somewhere!
I have also seen an XR3 cabriolet sell on ebay that had been bought in seperate parts from ford, built on someones driveway and completely unregistered! I would have thought that would have to be on a Q plate though as it would have no VIN!

 

[kie1an]

if it this is legit then this is one hell of a bargain price imo , 18,000 miles