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Possibly looking at buying a clio found this nimbus 197 in saltash I pretty sure I seen in on here possibly for sale before does anybody know anything about it there is WG06RCY
a clio 172 cup in blue it had a cambelt, dephaser pulley and aux belt in november 16 and has could service history but needs rear discs, an exhaust and a driveshaft but is mot till jan 18 is the miles too much for the car
I was thinking the same as it needs a brake overhaul all round, decent alloys and tyres, servicing and a few interior bits which I guess could be awkward to get hold of
When it was near you, You didn't happen to have a look at it at all
ok thanks very much i will try uploading some screen shots of the ad
most clio's irritate tbh i have had a 197 and 172 in the past so not a new clio owner
i am a mechanic by trade so mechanical repairs aint a problem just knowledge of the vehicle is
if i bought the 16v i would gradually renew everything on it
it be a weekend car going to shows in area,the guy selling has done some welding to the inner and outer sills but if i did buy i would get new full sills put in, the engine looks like it a pig to work on the car has done 109k is this a good or bad mileage i dont know if they as strong as the...
looking to get another clio been looking around and have found a mk1 clio 1.8 16v sort of half project in my area i am considering getting this and doing up but dont know too much about the 1.8 16v and any common problems they have or would i be better off getting a 172 have seen a few cup's...
you could also ask the garage to do a driving brake test using there portable brake tester its just driving up the road a 20mph and slam on the brakes and handbrake separately and the dials give a % reading not a kg of force reading
Spotted a stunning rb 197 cup with private plate in Tesco petrol station Tiverton,Devon if it anybody on here can I just say it looks amazing and was exactly like my old 197 I had about 5 years ago and wish I never sold
Ok cheers it just i found some aftermarket shocks local on ebay and he says they fit 172 , 172 cup and both 182's but i was sure they were all diff and they r 60mm