Clio 182/172 Info
Belt Service Intervals
Aux Belt - 36k or 5 years
Cam Belt - 72k or 5 years
MPG
RufusGTi - 33 town, 35-48 motorway depending on how carefull.
Glade - 34 commuting, 37 Motorway
John D - 16 track, 27 hooning
Andye30m3 - 10.1 sprinting this morning, 35 average
Russ182 - 33 commuting/average, 40 motorway, mid-high 20's when playing.
rfn - 34.5mpg average, so far...
v15ben - 33mpg Town and Motorway - 37.2mpg for 2200 miles around Europe
Polarbert - 37 average 45-50mpg on motorway
Sean19 - 33.4 MPG over 4,000miles mixed use inc. hoons.
simoid (182 non-cup) - average 34-35. 40 on economy drives!
Kayzee - 34mpg motorway driving, 24mpg town driving
Variants
Phase 1 172 (pre-facelift)
ABS, AC, 15" alloys, spare wheel, part leather seats, cable throttle
172 Cup
No ABS, no ESP, no Xenon headlights, no Headlight washers, no AC (early model, option later), no sparewheel, no side airbags, no heat-reflective windscreen, thinner window glass, cloth seats, Speedline Turini alloys, Mondial Blue paint, bootlid spoiler, Cup suspension (wider track, lowered)
172
ABS, ESP, Xenon headlights, headlight washers, climate control, 5-spoke 16" alloys, spare wheel, part leather seats, drive by wire throttle. 03 onwards came with Cruise and Speed limiter.
182 Cup
Cloth Seats, Inferno & Racing Blue paint, Gordini Stripes (option), Cup suspension, Bootlid Spoiler, Anthracite Alloys?, no toys, -35kg.
182
Climate, Cruise, Speed limiter, ESP, Leather/Suede, Xenons, Silver Alloys.
182 Trophy
Limited production run of 500 cars for UK, 50 for Switzerland. Capsicum red paintwork, Turini alloy wheels, Sachs race dampers, Recaro Trendline seats, V6 rear spoiler. Otherwise built to same specification of the 182 Cup
Options
Renault ID Paint: Liquid Yellow, Petrol Blue
Metallic Paint: Titanium Silver, Black Gold, Arctic Blue, Inferno
Satnav
Recaros
Cup Suspension Pack
Cup Spoiler Pack
CD Autochanger
Competition Stripes (Racing Blue only)
Pre-telephone equipment
Common Faults
Owners Clubs
Cliosport.net
Renault Sports Club
Cliotrophy.co.uk
Official Renault Sport Owners Club
Specialists
Grey Devil Industries - Huntingdon
Birchdown Auto Services - Malpas, Cheshire.
Renault Heritage (Sales data etc)
Aux Belt - 36k or 5 years
Cam Belt - 72k or 5 years
MPG
RufusGTi - 33 town, 35-48 motorway depending on how carefull.
Glade - 34 commuting, 37 Motorway
John D - 16 track, 27 hooning
Andye30m3 - 10.1 sprinting this morning, 35 average
Russ182 - 33 commuting/average, 40 motorway, mid-high 20's when playing.
rfn - 34.5mpg average, so far...
v15ben - 33mpg Town and Motorway - 37.2mpg for 2200 miles around Europe
Polarbert - 37 average 45-50mpg on motorway
Sean19 - 33.4 MPG over 4,000miles mixed use inc. hoons.
simoid (182 non-cup) - average 34-35. 40 on economy drives!
Kayzee - 34mpg motorway driving, 24mpg town driving
Variants
Phase 1 172 (pre-facelift)
ABS, AC, 15" alloys, spare wheel, part leather seats, cable throttle
172 Cup
No ABS, no ESP, no Xenon headlights, no Headlight washers, no AC (early model, option later), no sparewheel, no side airbags, no heat-reflective windscreen, thinner window glass, cloth seats, Speedline Turini alloys, Mondial Blue paint, bootlid spoiler, Cup suspension (wider track, lowered)
172
ABS, ESP, Xenon headlights, headlight washers, climate control, 5-spoke 16" alloys, spare wheel, part leather seats, drive by wire throttle. 03 onwards came with Cruise and Speed limiter.
182 Cup
Cloth Seats, Inferno & Racing Blue paint, Gordini Stripes (option), Cup suspension, Bootlid Spoiler, Anthracite Alloys?, no toys, -35kg.
182
Climate, Cruise, Speed limiter, ESP, Leather/Suede, Xenons, Silver Alloys.
182 Trophy
Limited production run of 500 cars for UK, 50 for Switzerland. Capsicum red paintwork, Turini alloy wheels, Sachs race dampers, Recaro Trendline seats, V6 rear spoiler. Otherwise built to same specification of the 182 Cup
Options
Renault ID Paint: Liquid Yellow, Petrol Blue
Metallic Paint: Titanium Silver, Black Gold, Arctic Blue, Inferno
Satnav
Recaros
Cup Suspension Pack
Cup Spoiler Pack
CD Autochanger
Competition Stripes (Racing Blue only)
Pre-telephone equipment
Common Faults
| Fault | People who've had it |
|---|---|
| Leaking headlamp washer jets | Glade, Russ182, rfn, v15ben, Sean19 (daily!) |
| Engine mount creaking | Glade, Polarbert |
| Rear damper burst | Glade, andye30m3, Russ182,rufusgti @65k |
| Exhaust rust through in 4 years | Glade, John D., Tycho, rufusgti |
| Steering wheel finish "melting" | Glade, andye30m3, John D., Russ182, rfn, v15ben, Polarbert, Tycho Sean19, Rufusgti |
| Heat shield rattle '4k rpm rattle' | Glade, John D., Tycho |
| Number plate light bulb contacts corroded | Glade |
| Airbag warning light on dash triggered by loose wire beneath front passenger seat | John D., Glade |
| Emissions Light Solid - O2 (Lambda) Sensor | Glade |
| Faulty Injector | Glade |
| Coil Pack |
Owners Clubs
Cliosport.net
Renault Sports Club
Cliotrophy.co.uk
Official Renault Sport Owners Club
Specialists
Grey Devil Industries - Huntingdon
Birchdown Auto Services - Malpas, Cheshire.
Renault Heritage (Sales data etc)