Early-mid 90s Clio

[rocker]

Ooh nice!
Well after yesterday's tax/insurance debacle (the road tax purchasing system in this country is shocking) I have finally got five minutes to have a look at it. So far can only see the power steering problem, a tiny oil drip that seems to be coming from the dipstick, the ciggy lighter doesnt work and the NS door keeps sticking. I have the feeling it's going to be very 'frunch'.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Monkeyman you're breaking my balls here, I literally just turned down an exceedingly cheap 214 which needed nothing but a tiny bit of welding (my lil brother's a mechanic and would have done it for twenty-five pence). Passed it up literally because it's a Rover. Would have had it if I'd seen your post earlier!

Dudes, I'm sorry, but I have taken a Clio. I know you gave me good advice, and I ignored it for the sake of profit (it was soooo damn cheap). It's a 1.9 diesel and it sounds like a tractor!

I think I'm in love with it already.

Thanks for everyones advice, not that I was smart enough to take it. Broom broom!



EDIT: for anyone who may be interested - the clio (1994) has a massive amount of knee-room compared to a Fiesta. If you're a lanky sod it will suit you well.

It will have even more knee room when the floor pan rots out, but by then the dodgy electrics will have gone t*** up anyway and the engine wont work, so at least you will be able to push with your feet to keep it going

Best to make sure the cam belt on diesel Clios is changed at the correct intervals,if it breaks the engine may be reduced to a heap of scrap metal.....as I found out.

Renaults start out as a heap of scrap metal anyway, just gets worse if cambelt snaps.

 

[rocker]

It will have even more knee room when the floor pan rots out, but by then the dodgy electrics will have gone t*** up anyway and the engine wont work, so at least you will be able to push with your feet to keep it going

Yabba-dabba-do!

It's waxed up and hoovered and all nice now. Ciggy lighter's working but still havent gotten round to the power steering. My brother's a mechanic and said sometimes they can clean out the PAS pump motor with a blast from the air gun - may be worth a go.