how should a clio 16v feel

[funkimic]

ok. had my clio 16v a month and a half now. its done 87k miles with fsh. before this car i owned a 1.3l escort f-reg which i drove for about 5 years. never changed the oil. nothing ever went wrong and when you drove it you new nothing would go wrong and it eventually rusted away around 150000miles.

now i have the clio im just wondering how the ride would compare to something like the escort. the clio is standard apart from exhaust and air filter but seems a lot more rattley, clunky and stiff compared to the escort.

my question is, is this just because its a performance car with everything tighter if you know what i mean?

looking around the posts on here ive noticed that my car is still on the original clutch, gbox, eng/gbox mounts etc where others have had them changed way before this mileage. could this have something to do with the overall feel of the car.

vague topic i know.

 

[Fatherted]

bloddy hell...............87,000 miles in 1 1/2 months....youve been busy !!!!

 

[funkimic]

lol. i comute and work in mosambique. fatherted im of for a kip as its 4.14am and ive had a fair few beers and a smoke. id advise the same

ah well. me car gos like a train so i shouldnt grumble. just need to stop worrying about the high limiter on these motors and me engine blowin up

 

[Fatherted]

the only thing id be worried about on urs m8 is cam belt.......make sure its been changed....hopefully the previous owner had it done at 72K !!....if not..get it done..........presto !!

 

[Ben H]

Yeah, check that the cambelt has been done. I wouldnt worry too much if the other bits have lasted - I always hear about gboxes going at 60k, whereas mine is fine on 99k (flatmates was replaced at 130k after a flood wrecked it!).

The 16v is a very stiff and harsh riding car - it rolls a fair bit less than a 172. I would possibly invest in some new front suspension top mounts, anti-roll bar bushes, ball joints and possibly some new shock to make things as Renault intended.

 

[funkimic]

theres an invoice from reno for a full service at 62k which included cam belt change. £272 for full service and cam belt which is a bargain for reno. was a welsh dealers mind the car did 20k last year from prev owner which was all mway driving so the clutch has prob lasted well.

think i will get round to changing some of the suspension ,wheel bits swhen i get another trolley jack cos im buggered if i can get the thing in the air with one of em.

 

[Ben H]

Do you live in Wales mate?

 

[funkimic]

leave near birmingham m8. the car used to live down in wales before i got it.

 

[Mikey16vClio]

Quote: Originally posted by Ben H on 03 May 2003


The 16v is a very stiff and harsh riding car - it rolls a fair bit less than a 172. I would possibly invest in some new front suspension top mounts, anti-roll bar bushes, ball joints and possibly some new shock to make things as Renault intended.





Can u jus give me an idea of changes itll make to the feel of the car plus cost for havin the work done? How will the ride feel after new anit-roll bar bushes for instance & cost?

 

[BenR]

CHRIST!!!

i was wondering why nobody was picking up on the mosambique!!!

just realised! lol

 

[Mikey16vClio]

- Thought it was a joke.