What does £820 buy nowadays?

[mikeyr]

Answer: an unseen Clio 182 off of ebay with belt/pump change and new tyres/discs in the last year! 3 month's MOT too. Spotted with just an hour of the auction left to go so no time to check details...Bought on a whim thanks to the Clio RS guide in last month's Evo magazine.

So collected it last night and drove it for an hour or so, everything works and car drives beautifully. Needs headlights polished but will do that one weekend. Other than that the bodywork is good and even alloys aren't too flakey. It is a good looking little car.

Bonded with it very quickly so hopefully its a keeper. I will update Reader's Car section with more details but just thought I'd share my good fortune!

[mikeyr]

It was quite the steal...mileage is high but car feels tight and doesn't look its age.

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Swanny87 said:

First thing that came to mind was exhaust... What state is it in? Is it aftermarket? Other than that top job!

Exhaust looks pretty new, no signs of corrosion underneath and hanging from standard brackets. Quite the surprise. Not very loud and I'm guessing it's a Renault one?

Seems to have the cup spoiler too?

Tyres are new but chinese no brands. Might be a future treat for car.

Seat bolsters etc in great condition, anyone know if top tips to clean silver seat belts?

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charltjr said:

I'm biased, owning almost exactly the same car, but that looks good and it was definitely a steal at the price.

If you're not already on there then ClioSport is a great resource for spares/mods/info.

Thanks!

Had already registered as had good buying guides etc.

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MrC986 said:

I remember seeing the listing (I was just harmlessly browsing, honest, if MrsC ever read my posts!)

Thanks for not bidding against me, had bid 1072 and expected to lose out by a wide margin! Was my girlfriends idea to bid as she wanted to keep me from pouring petrol and money into an RX8 purchase!

[mikeyr]

Top tips guys!

One thing I noticed was a slight dampness in the footwell this morning, didn't mist up at all...drainholes blocked?

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HTP99 said:

At work yesterday was an 05 182; without Cup Suspension, in the window was a for sale sign; £4995, I thought to myself "wow that's pricey", compared to this one it most definately is pricey.

I rang a 182 Cup demo for 6 months, it's the best car I've ever had.

That's trophy money surely?