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Just bought myself a sheddy clio cup 172 for £1200.
Cambelt was done 5000 miles back, clutch seemed fine on test drive, gearbox mounts seem fine (no knocking in 1st 2nd), electrics all work, no abs or aircon to worry about.
Only thing that needs attention is the exhaust, f
k me it's loud.
Couldn't do anymore than 70 on motorway due to the noise.
Cambelt was done 5000 miles back, clutch seemed fine on test drive, gearbox mounts seem fine (no knocking in 1st 2nd), electrics all work, no abs or aircon to worry about.
Only thing that needs attention is the exhaust, f
k me it's loud.Couldn't do anymore than 70 on motorway due to the noise.
iacabu said:
I'll definitely have to watch this one...make sure you keep us updated as I'm keen to know how much of a gamble a near shed 172 is.
Get some pics up!
Will do tomorrow when i pick it up.Get some pics up!
I looked at the buyers guide and checked the cambelt,gearbox mount issues and everything seemed fine on a decent test drive over fast b road then motorway.
Being the cup version it's lightened so no abs or air con so very basic inside.
LordHaveMurci said:
Awesome little cars, had mine almost 5yrs, BTB exhaust on mine so not too noisy lol!
Enjoy & keep us updated.
Where did you take yours for cambelt change?Enjoy & keep us updated.
I'm in Somerset and there's a Renault Indy in taunton or a chap in Glastonbury who they recommend on cliosport.
Dan in Glasto, seems like a nice chap & spoken highly of on CS.
Remapped mine & did a few other small jobs too, a 60ml trip each way for me but glad I did.
The lad I bought mine off claimed the belts had been done, no receipts or evidence of any kind to support this though. Had it 3yrs before I had them done to be on the safe side, did think about having the cams changed at the same time but approx £600 extra for 8-12bhp didn't stack up for me.
Remapped mine & did a few other small jobs too, a 60ml trip each way for me but glad I did.
The lad I bought mine off claimed the belts had been done, no receipts or evidence of any kind to support this though. Had it 3yrs before I had them done to be on the safe side, did think about having the cams changed at the same time but approx £600 extra for 8-12bhp didn't stack up for me.
Edited by LordHaveMurci on Tuesday 27th January 09:47
iacabu said:
Still looks nice for the money 
Can you not contact the seller for any evidence of a cambelt change? just in case
I can but it was a private sale so at the end of the day i should of checked the paper work more carefully.Can you not contact the seller for any evidence of a cambelt change? just in case
It's not the end of the world been quoted £500 for cambelts,tensioners and dephaser plus oil change at a renault specialist.
LordHaveMurci said:
Dan in Glasto, seems like a nice chap & spoken highly of on CS.
Remapped mine & did a few other small jobs too, a 60ml trip each way for me but glad I did.
The lad I bought mine off claimed the belts had been done, no receipts or evidence of any kind to support this though. Had it 3yrs before I had them done to be on the safe side, did think about having the cams changed at the same time but approx £600 extra for 8-12bhp didn't stack up for me.
Been on contact with the seller and proof of cambelt change was in the service book, i was looking in the massive wad of bills.Remapped mine & did a few other small jobs too, a 60ml trip each way for me but glad I did.
The lad I bought mine off claimed the belts had been done, no receipts or evidence of any kind to support this though. Had it 3yrs before I had them done to be on the safe side, did think about having the cams changed at the same time but approx £600 extra for 8-12bhp didn't stack up for me.
Edited by LordHaveMurci on Tuesday 27th January 09:47
Think i'm still going to get it done though as it was done 5000 miles ago but in april 2011, so it will need doing next year anyway.
Tyres i need 2 fronts , the car is on contisport contacts at the moment but to unisport rainsport 3's or toyo t1r's as there cheaper, what do you use on yours?
egor110 said:
Been on contact with the seller and proof of cambelt change was in the service book, i was looking in the massive wad of bills.
Think i'm still going to get it done though as it was done 5000 miles ago but in april 2011, so it will need doing next year anyway.
Tyres i need 2 fronts , the car is on contisport contacts at the moment but to unisport rainsport 3's or toyo t1r's as there cheaper, what do you use on yours?
I have always run mine on T1R's, even better now they are down to about £45ea! Lots of people will diss them but I hillclimbed on them for a season & came away with a few trophies so they can't be that bad, they do need to be pumped up though. Was tempted to switch to Michelins last time but decided to stick with Toyo's.Think i'm still going to get it done though as it was done 5000 miles ago but in april 2011, so it will need doing next year anyway.
Tyres i need 2 fronts , the car is on contisport contacts at the moment but to unisport rainsport 3's or toyo t1r's as there cheaper, what do you use on yours?
I'd leave the belts 'til they need doing again personally, unless cam cover gasket is leaking or plugs need changing then may just be worth having it done.
Think about changing the cams at the same time, cost of decent cams is c£600 & there is little or no extra labour cost, will need a re-map though.
If you decide to change the exhaust (has it been de-catted?), join cliosport.net & you'll flog it easily on there.
Right it's booked in for cambelt,tensioners,dephaser,waterpump and oil a filter on the 9th.
Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is fked i think i'm going to go back to stock.
Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is f
ked i think i'm going to go back to stock.egor110 said:
Right it's booked in for cambelt,tensioners,dephaser,waterpump and oil a filter on the 9th.
Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is fked i think i'm going to go back to stock.
Don't get a K-Tec. I can't recommend BTB highly enough, no association just a very happy customer. Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is f
ked i think i'm going to go back to stock.egor110 said:
Plan b , there's a magnex system on the eBay for £180, worth getting?
Not sure, don't know anything about them. Are you on cliosport.net? If so, you may get some feedback, lots of them are younger owners though & their preference isn't always the same as an old fart like mines!Edited by egor110 on Wednesday 28th January 22:04
There are frequently exhausts for sale on there too so well worth joining TBH.
LordHaveMurci said:
I run R888's too. What the hell have you done to find 230Bhp?!
Turbo ;o)http://www.pistonheads.com/GASSING/topic.asp?h=0&a...
LordHaveMurci said:
egor110 said:
Plan b , there's a magnex system on the eBay for £180, worth getting?
Not sure, don't know anything about them. Are you on cliosport.net? If so, you may get some feedback, lots of them are younger owners though & their preference isn't always the same as an old fart like mines!Edited by egor110 on Wednesday 28th January 22:04
There are frequently exhausts for sale on there too so well worth joining TBH.
Think i'll just get a pattern part from euro car parts then if it lasts a year i have a year to think about a stainless.
egor110 said:
Right it's booked in for cambelt,tensioners,dephaser,waterpump and oil a filter on the 9th.
Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is fked i think i'm going to go back to stock.
Eibach sportline springs on the cup dampers are a great mildly uprated choice, very good for road work and track. Best suspension mod is whiteline rear anti roll bar. But if you get rid of the kw I might be interested, mine is mostly a track car.Now exhaust needs sorting not sure if i'm going to blow £400 on a ktec or just get a cheap pattern part to get me thru the year.
Suspension, it has kw adjustable coilovers and at present is very harsh/crashy ride, hopefully there adjusted for the track and the mechanic can adjust them for road use as realistically the cars only going to get on track maybe twice this year.
If the suspension is f
ked i think i'm going to go back to stock.Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff