RE: Renaultsport Clio 172: Spotted
Discussion
Jon_S_Rally said:
Can't say I ever thought that about my 172 Cup. 280mm discs on a sub-1000kg car is fine. I know plenty of people racing them who just fit different pads and fluid.
Great cars, really miss mine. Values are definitely on the up now.
I tried different pads (pretty much all of the recommended ones) and uprated discs/fluid but they still overheated and didn't perform well on track imo so fitted brembos from the megane and cooling air ducts from the bumper Great cars, really miss mine. Values are definitely on the up now.
Oh, I'm surprised at the price of that. It does look tidy but I didn't know these were attracting classics values now, I was assuming it would be £2k or less. Seems like a fun little car, I know these have always received good reviews. Not really my thing though, and out of my budget...
Jon_S_Rally said:
WCZ said:
the brakes are awful though on every single model
Can't say I ever thought that about my 172 Cup. 280mm discs on a sub-1000kg car is fine. I know plenty of people racing them who just fit different pads and fluid.Great cars, really miss mine. Values are definitely on the up now.
commievid said:
Cambelt is the killer on these, very fiddly to do DIY, Renault can't seem to design engines.
It's really not that tricky other than some confined working spaces. It's a big engine in a small car though, access is always going to be restricted.edit... I actually have one of these - ph1, same colour, very similar condition and completely standard spec, 2nd owner, 89,000 miles and was toying with the idea of selling. £5,499 anyone?
Edited by Nealio on Thursday 28th February 18:15
Jon_S_Rally said:
WCZ said:
the brakes are awful though on every single model
Can't say I ever thought that about my 172 Cup. 280mm discs on a sub-1000kg car is fine. I know plenty of people racing them who just fit different pads and fluid.Great cars, really miss mine. Values are definitely on the up now.
TheJimi said:
I'd like to try a 172 Cup, but I can't be arsed having to fix or replace something every other week. Which is what seems to happen with these if my research is anything to go by 
I had mine about four years, think I put about 25k on it in the first year and it didn't really need much doing to it at all. Was on about 110k when I bought it, 148k when I sold it. Other than a couple of lambda sensors and an injector (not expensive or difficult), it only had a few suspension bits refreshed. Parts for them are cheap too generally.Don't let the scare stories put you off, as they're usually written by people who know nothing about them. Mine took no end of abuse and never let me down.
Jon_S_Rally said:
TheJimi said:
I'd like to try a 172 Cup, but I can't be arsed having to fix or replace something every other week. Which is what seems to happen with these if my research is anything to go by
I had mine about four years, think I put about 25k on it in the first year and it didn't really need much doing to it at all. Was on about 110k when I bought it, 148k when I sold it. Other than a couple of lambda sensors and an injector (not expensive or difficult), it only had a few suspension bits refreshed. Parts for them are cheap too generally.Don't let the scare stories put you off, as they're usually written by people who know nothing about them. Mine took no end of abuse and never let me down.
Maldini35 said:
Jon_S_Rally said:
TheJimi said:
I'd like to try a 172 Cup, but I can't be arsed having to fix or replace something every other week. Which is what seems to happen with these if my research is anything to go by
I had mine about four years, think I put about 25k on it in the first year and it didn't really need much doing to it at all. Was on about 110k when I bought it, 148k when I sold it. Other than a couple of lambda sensors and an injector (not expensive or difficult), it only had a few suspension bits refreshed. Parts for them are cheap too generally.Don't let the scare stories put you off, as they're usually written by people who know nothing about them. Mine took no end of abuse and never let me down.
Jon_S_Rally said:
TheJimi said:
I'd like to try a 172 Cup, but I can't be arsed having to fix or replace something every other week. Which is what seems to happen with these if my research is anything to go by
I had mine about four years, think I put about 25k on it in the first year and it didn't really need much doing to it at all. Was on about 110k when I bought it, 148k when I sold it. Other than a couple of lambda sensors and an injector (not expensive or difficult), it only had a few suspension bits refreshed. Parts for them are cheap too generally.Don't let the scare stories put you off, as they're usually written by people who know nothing about them. Mine took no end of abuse and never let me down.
TheJimi said:
I'd like to try a 172 Cup, but I can't be arsed having to fix or replace something every other week. Which is what seems to happen with these if my research is anything to go by
When I first had my Cup it let me down a couple of times but both were legacies of ham-fisted/lazy mechanics rather than anything you could blame it or Renault for.
I have suffered the infamous UCH problem which cost £450 to fix at the dealer.
It gets a suspension refresh every couple of years, but that's because I'm a bit mad rather than because it needs it.
I sprint/hillclimb mine. For this season I've treated it to a rebuilt gearbox as the original has been getting a little whiny, but given the abuse it gets that's not unexpected.
It's a properly brilliant little car and definitely worth the effort to find a good one.
Looks like I’d better keep my inherited 2003 173 Cup then! 36,000 on the clock and I spent best part of a grand on dephaser gubbins and new water pump last year.
Needs tidying up a bit but it’s a complete hoot to drive - much more fun than my TVR if I’m honest (although I concede that they are completely different types of car!)
Such a PITA getting it through an MOT though due to the handbrake issues
Needs tidying up a bit but it’s a complete hoot to drive - much more fun than my TVR if I’m honest (although I concede that they are completely different types of car!)
Such a PITA getting it through an MOT though due to the handbrake issues
Edited by pincher on Friday 1st March 18:00
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