Hello all,
Just bought a 2003 Clio mk2 - red, 5 door, 1.4 16v Petrol, 53k on the clock. Totally love her!
She's my one car and will be used for a lot of back country miles (some motorway too) for adventuring around the North of the UK. I live in the Scottish Borders, before this I had a 2011 Merc Vito van and a RE Himalayan, both gone for various reasons alas. I'm pretty handy so I'll be doing my own work and modding. Reliable and smooth are the priorities, then fun/fast and then style.
She's been garaged until my ownership and has the full service stack. Including belt/water pump replacement (although no clutch..). Overall excellent condition, there are the usual problems to tweak:
- recent leaking at the front of the sunroof. I'm going to lift it and replace the seal between the roof and the sunroof frame.
- Rear drive side door locking not working via electrics
- Anti roll bar bushes to replace, a doddle.
Things I'm thinking of starting with modding:
- Sound! Currently sounds a bit muddy/requires going loud to hear distinctly, probably going to start with soundproofing as found on the forum
- Lights! I like the high beams, the low's are a bit naff
- Cruising! I'm keen to add in the cruise control, such a stress free way to travel when you want to just.. cruise..
- Later! Better tyres, higher suspension (more of a rally build), revamped internals (seats, shifter etc.), some adjustable 'noise' so I can enjoy my inner menace but still drive it about the rest of the time (removable baffler?)
Ciao a tutti, Maurizio
Just bought a 2003 Clio mk2 - red, 5 door, 1.4 16v Petrol, 53k on the clock. Totally love her!
She's my one car and will be used for a lot of back country miles (some motorway too) for adventuring around the North of the UK. I live in the Scottish Borders, before this I had a 2011 Merc Vito van and a RE Himalayan, both gone for various reasons alas. I'm pretty handy so I'll be doing my own work and modding. Reliable and smooth are the priorities, then fun/fast and then style.
She's been garaged until my ownership and has the full service stack. Including belt/water pump replacement (although no clutch..). Overall excellent condition, there are the usual problems to tweak:
- recent leaking at the front of the sunroof. I'm going to lift it and replace the seal between the roof and the sunroof frame.
- Rear drive side door locking not working via electrics
- Anti roll bar bushes to replace, a doddle.
Things I'm thinking of starting with modding:
- Sound! Currently sounds a bit muddy/requires going loud to hear distinctly, probably going to start with soundproofing as found on the forum
- Lights! I like the high beams, the low's are a bit naff
- Cruising! I'm keen to add in the cruise control, such a stress free way to travel when you want to just.. cruise..
- Later! Better tyres, higher suspension (more of a rally build), revamped internals (seats, shifter etc.), some adjustable 'noise' so I can enjoy my inner menace but still drive it about the rest of the time (removable baffler?)
Ciao a tutti, Maurizio
