TRD's Phase 1 Clio 172
Discussion
Gutted for you mate,bad luck.
But at the state the car was when you bought it was easily predicable that there was something wrong with it other than the exterior.
I have to check mine too,as the cambelt last time was done 35k and 3 years ago,not a problem yet though.
Tell us how it would go after you'll change the Dephaser,i say let the pads and discs for another time to avoid bigger bills.
But at the state the car was when you bought it was easily predicable that there was something wrong with it other than the exterior.
I have to check mine too,as the cambelt last time was done 35k and 3 years ago,not a problem yet though.
Tell us how it would go after you'll change the Dephaser,i say let the pads and discs for another time to avoid bigger bills.
TameRacingDriver said:
Car running like a dog and cutting out etc. No doubt it has other issues though, and I'm sure I'll find out what now.
Hope all goes well for you,in a similar note when i bought my Golf ,2 years ago i had a similar if worse experience than you,the day after i bought it the car was "blocked",i couldn't engage any gears,went to a official VW garage and was quoted 900 £ to replace the clutch and flywheel.I thought to turn the car back and get the money from the prev owner,after arguing with him he decided to pay 300 £,i paid the 600 £ and got away with a new clutch and flywheel after only two days of ownership.
Well tonight when I drove it home, it behaved perfectly, until I decided to give it a short blast on an empty dual carriageway up to some traffic lights. After that the revs would not dip below 1,500 no matter what I did and they were going up and down. It was so bad it was virtually undrivable around the slower streets. So the car is now parked up until Monday when it'll be going to the specialist and telling them just to do what they need to do to make it good (within reason).
I dare say the idling problem is nothing *too* serious, and I take the point that perhaps the dephaser isn't needed, but TBH I'd rather just have the car fixed properly, it is a daily driver and my toy that will be doing 15,000 miles this year, so it needs to work properly.
That said, I don't have endless amounts of money either, so I really do hope this is the last of the problems for at least a few months. On the plus side, a 172 with tidy bodywork, desirable OEM+ wheels, an immaculate interior, 4 new tyres, new OEMish exhaust and cambelt service done at a reputable dealer should be worth considerably more than one without these, so its not totally dead money (although it won't add as much value as its costing), unless the gearbox lunches itself, but then again, its the one part of the car that still feels as sweet as a nut.
I dare say the idling problem is nothing *too* serious, and I take the point that perhaps the dephaser isn't needed, but TBH I'd rather just have the car fixed properly, it is a daily driver and my toy that will be doing 15,000 miles this year, so it needs to work properly.
That said, I don't have endless amounts of money either, so I really do hope this is the last of the problems for at least a few months. On the plus side, a 172 with tidy bodywork, desirable OEM+ wheels, an immaculate interior, 4 new tyres, new OEMish exhaust and cambelt service done at a reputable dealer should be worth considerably more than one without these, so its not totally dead money (although it won't add as much value as its costing), unless the gearbox lunches itself, but then again, its the one part of the car that still feels as sweet as a nut.
Car is in getting surgery today.
Among the faults I already know about, its also got leaking dampers, a knackered windscreen wiper mech, knackered brake pipes.
How this car hasn't killed me by now, I'll never know. I will probably wish it had killed me once I get the bill.
I hope its worth it
Among the faults I already know about, its also got leaking dampers, a knackered windscreen wiper mech, knackered brake pipes.
How this car hasn't killed me by now, I'll never know. I will probably wish it had killed me once I get the bill.
I hope its worth it
Got car back today.
£1,560
Got the following done:-
Cambelt, dephaser pulley, water pump, aux belt
Full service
Front and rear brake pads
New wiper mechanism
Original springs fitted (handling is now MUCH better, and whats this we have? Ride quality!?)
2 rear dampers (leaking)
A few other miscellaneous bits and pieces...
AND the throttle cable and sort throttle body... only it hasn't been. It is really stiff and sticks like hell so it's going to have to go back.
Definitely getting there though.
My wallet is severely bruised though.
£1,560
Got the following done:-
Cambelt, dephaser pulley, water pump, aux belt
Full service
Front and rear brake pads
New wiper mechanism
Original springs fitted (handling is now MUCH better, and whats this we have? Ride quality!?)
2 rear dampers (leaking)
A few other miscellaneous bits and pieces...
AND the throttle cable and sort throttle body... only it hasn't been. It is really stiff and sticks like hell so it's going to have to go back.
Definitely getting there though.
My wallet is severely bruised though.
Not my finest hour buying this car.
To be fair though, its virtually a new car in almost all respects now though, even 4x brand new tyres, 4x refurbished wheels, brand new stainless exhaust, on top of all the other stuff... once I get the niggles out the way it should be a fairly sorted little car.
To be fair though, its virtually a new car in almost all respects now though, even 4x brand new tyres, 4x refurbished wheels, brand new stainless exhaust, on top of all the other stuff... once I get the niggles out the way it should be a fairly sorted little car.
Edited by TameRacingDriver on Wednesday 27th June 22:32
TameRacingDriver said:
Not my finest hour buying this car.
To be fair though, its virtually a new car in almost all respects now though, even 4x brand new tyres, 4x refurbished wheels, brand new stainless exhaust, on top of all the other stuff... once I get the niggles out the way it should be a fairly sorted little car.
Certainly To be fair though, its virtually a new car in almost all respects now though, even 4x brand new tyres, 4x refurbished wheels, brand new stainless exhaust, on top of all the other stuff... once I get the niggles out the way it should be a fairly sorted little car.
Edited by TameRacingDriver on Wednesday 27th June 22:32
Another advantage is I could personally see a clean phase 1 car eventually becoming a future classic seeing how popular all the renaultsport clios have been since
greggy50 said:
Certainly
Another advantage is I could personally see a clean phase 1 car eventually becoming a future classic seeing how popular all the renaultsport clios have been since
I really wanted a Phase 1 so thats why I went for it, you'd be surprised how the values of these are firming up for look after ones. Mine was cheap(ish) but a 5 minute walk away from where I live. Hindsight I may have travelled further. Never mind done now, I'm probably saving a Phase 1 from a chavvy death!Another advantage is I could personally see a clean phase 1 car eventually becoming a future classic seeing how popular all the renaultsport clios have been since
Been looking at your Phase 2, looks a very nice car for the money that.
What the... At that price you could have got a ph1 with all these stuff done,seriously the previous owner cheated like fook.
Hopefully you now will not have any serious problem for years,may i say about 4 years probably.
Things that may go wrong during the time are maybe some electrical gremlins usual about these cars which all cost about 50 £ to fix.
Well looks like a good long time investment now,you might profit a bit from it,as its one of the first new true blood hot hatches made,good examples will be up in price.
Hopefully you now will not have any serious problem for years,may i say about 4 years probably.
Things that may go wrong during the time are maybe some electrical gremlins usual about these cars which all cost about 50 £ to fix.
Well looks like a good long time investment now,you might profit a bit from it,as its one of the first new true blood hot hatches made,good examples will be up in price.
Cheers lads, I feel a little better about it, I fully realise I dropped a b
k with it but oh well.
Main problem now is a very sticky throttle, its going back on Saturday as it was one of the things I asked them to look at but its now worse.
On the plus side, the brakes are now fantastic as is the ride quality and handling. It looks a little "high" now but as far as I'm concerned looks < go
k with it but oh well.Main problem now is a very sticky throttle, its going back on Saturday as it was one of the things I asked them to look at but its now worse.
On the plus side, the brakes are now fantastic as is the ride quality and handling. It looks a little "high" now but as far as I'm concerned looks < go
Are these still the lovely French style cable and screw clamp throttle cables?
Mind my 306 one snapping on the motorway one day. In the outside lane. Try moving across 3 lanes of traffic with absolutely no go when everyone is in a daze and you are decelerating as they are accelerating. Scary stuff.
Mind my 306 one snapping on the motorway one day. In the outside lane. Try moving across 3 lanes of traffic with absolutely no go when everyone is in a daze and you are decelerating as they are accelerating. Scary stuff.
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