A Caravan of Clios - Mk1 16v, Mk2 Sports
Discussion
Swervin_Mervin said:
Do you know what happened to the banana? Last I saw Gaz bought it and he was on about moving to Aus and taking it with him.
Gaz owned it for many years after Martin, Martin moved onto the white itb one iirc that Craig and Mehndi used to own. He never moved to Aus though, still active in UK mk1 scene now. Not sure what happened to the nana, I think it's still alive somewhere though, know another of the less active mk1 guys had it up until fairly recently
Coops-Clio-F4R said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Was that little Danny, Coops? That's the only Danny I remember, and he did have a farily low valver in blue.
Do you know what happened to the banana? Last I saw Gaz bought it and he was on about moving to Aus and taking it with him.
Danny Ace matey from out Grantham way owned it before me so different guy I guess. Do you know what happened to the banana? Last I saw Gaz bought it and he was on about moving to Aus and taking it with him.
Yeah Cadwell just rules basically, fantastic track. Although I will say Druids at Oulton is my favourite corner complex on UK tracks I've driven, but Cadwell is a better overall lap
As for Oulton - only been once, in my 197, and let's just say I don't like Druids
ETA: I'd forgotten about the white ITB'd valver. That was one of my favourites of the club members - just spot on the way it was done.
Bathroom_Security said:
I wonder if I ever met you at Cadwell in MII GTT on one of the cliosport forum or renaultsport track days
Was on CS many years ago and I remember The grey 16v.
Love that PH1. interior aside, they seem to have aged really well
I don't think I ever did Cadwell in GTT so wouldn't of met you there in that car! Was on CS many years ago and I remember The grey 16v.
Love that PH1. interior aside, they seem to have aged really well
Yeah I love the phase 1, and in all honesty the interior suits the age of the car really, got a bit of early noughties charm to it
Right, time for the next installment in this thrillingly predictable series.....another Clio obviously! perhaps I need some sort of vaccine to prevent any more.
This is the daily, a 2004 model Renaultsport Clio 182. The car was purchased by myself from a fellow cliosport.net forum member in September 2012 for the princely sum of 2400 quid and its been my daily car ever since.
It's a 4 owner vehicle, I am the 4th, two forum members before that and a randomer for the first year of its life from new. Between us we've racked up 215k miles on the old heap, 113k of which has been me. And the cars been nothing but a pleasure to own over the years. It's let me down but twice, once with a faulty injector but was able to limp home and fix and a second time with a blown tyre sidewall....so can hardly blame the car really.
Since owning it I've made a lot of changes, reversed a lot of them, changed back and basically just had fun with bolt on mods throughout the ownership, however I like to think I've now settled on a look and feel for the car that I am happy with for a daily motor. No to everyone's taste as I do have a lot of aftermarket carbon on the car, all genuine weave, but some feel this is a tacky look....for me though I love it and its my car!
The car has been used on track occasionally and I have Blyton Park booked end of July for my birthday which will be it's 4th venture onto track with me.
The engine and gearbox on the car are all original, both never been opened, and still returned a relatively healthy 170.1bhp a few years back on the well know heart breaker rollers of Surrey Rolling Road. Off the top of my head too the only none functioning feature of the car is the auto wipers which broke years ago and I have no idea why. Everything else works perfectly, Auto lights, Climate, cruise, traction, abs etc etc.
Current spec as of today with a mileage of 215,543 miles:
- Racing Blue 182 with both cup packs from factory (look and handling packs)
- H&R Springs ( I have Bilstein B14 coilovers to go on but they're lockdown stranded in Scotland at a friends currently)
- OZ Superleggera 152 wheels in BMW Sparkling Graphite Grey with custom genuine carbon skinned centre caps
- Replica Trophy Spolier
- RS200 rear badge
- Janspeed resonated cat back stainless exhaust system
- Carbon exterior details
- Carbon interior trim pieces
- Andrew Mayers (snappy) refurbished steering wheel
- Some suede trimmed interior components
- Pure Motorsport Carbon gear shifter
- Renault Clio 182 Trophy Recaro Trendline seats
- Alpine stereo, 6x9 stealth shelf and under seat sub
- Engine bay dressing
that's about it, few pics as she sits now:
This is the daily, a 2004 model Renaultsport Clio 182. The car was purchased by myself from a fellow cliosport.net forum member in September 2012 for the princely sum of 2400 quid and its been my daily car ever since.
It's a 4 owner vehicle, I am the 4th, two forum members before that and a randomer for the first year of its life from new. Between us we've racked up 215k miles on the old heap, 113k of which has been me. And the cars been nothing but a pleasure to own over the years. It's let me down but twice, once with a faulty injector but was able to limp home and fix and a second time with a blown tyre sidewall....so can hardly blame the car really.
Since owning it I've made a lot of changes, reversed a lot of them, changed back and basically just had fun with bolt on mods throughout the ownership, however I like to think I've now settled on a look and feel for the car that I am happy with for a daily motor. No to everyone's taste as I do have a lot of aftermarket carbon on the car, all genuine weave, but some feel this is a tacky look....for me though I love it and its my car!
The car has been used on track occasionally and I have Blyton Park booked end of July for my birthday which will be it's 4th venture onto track with me.
The engine and gearbox on the car are all original, both never been opened, and still returned a relatively healthy 170.1bhp a few years back on the well know heart breaker rollers of Surrey Rolling Road. Off the top of my head too the only none functioning feature of the car is the auto wipers which broke years ago and I have no idea why. Everything else works perfectly, Auto lights, Climate, cruise, traction, abs etc etc.
Current spec as of today with a mileage of 215,543 miles:
- Racing Blue 182 with both cup packs from factory (look and handling packs)
- H&R Springs ( I have Bilstein B14 coilovers to go on but they're lockdown stranded in Scotland at a friends currently)
- OZ Superleggera 152 wheels in BMW Sparkling Graphite Grey with custom genuine carbon skinned centre caps
- Replica Trophy Spolier
- RS200 rear badge
- Janspeed resonated cat back stainless exhaust system
- Carbon exterior details
- Carbon interior trim pieces
- Andrew Mayers (snappy) refurbished steering wheel
- Some suede trimmed interior components
- Pure Motorsport Carbon gear shifter
- Renault Clio 182 Trophy Recaro Trendline seats
- Alpine stereo, 6x9 stealth shelf and under seat sub
- Engine bay dressing
that's about it, few pics as she sits now:
Final addition to the thread, the car that I've owned the longest and got the most emotional investment in, 1994 1.8 16v in Xerus Grey.
Owned the car since Mid 2007 and its gone through a few iterations, trials and tribulations over the years under my ownership and a depressingly small amount of mileage really. Think I bought it on 86k and its on around 108k now, but been so long since I really looked at the mileage I can't remember.....update just checked DVLA, MOT expired June 2014 and was on 107k on the previous so mileage will be about that.
I initially used the car as a road and 1/4 mile, couple of mag features and just looked pretty so kept on that running theme. Stripped, caged and then tracked eventually which ruined it and left it languishing on my drive for the last 6 years.....and tinworm crept in like a silent killer in the night.
As such it's now in a million pieces and long long away from its 12.3@117mpg Santa Pod passes in its heyday.
Plan is to resurrect it as a road based car, full interior refitted and initially just a stock engine. Then rebuild a new low comp, high boost heart for her over the next 6 years, lol!
anyway I won't waffle on about it unless there some interest in spec and history from the past. For now I'll just show some pics of current state, and heyday.
cheers
Ben
As she sits currently, no interior, no running gear as such and rotting.....
Engine bay stripped out ready for a repair and paint
Interior, was stripped and painted years ago, but thankfully wiring and dash all left in tact, so should be okay to recommission as road spec
Rot on the chassis underneath, front jacking points, some chassis rail, outer and more than likely inner sills all gone
and all the various scrap collected over the years that's all sat in the shell currently like the shed it is
and finally couple of shots of her back in her prime, one day....one day!
Owned the car since Mid 2007 and its gone through a few iterations, trials and tribulations over the years under my ownership and a depressingly small amount of mileage really. Think I bought it on 86k and its on around 108k now, but been so long since I really looked at the mileage I can't remember.....update just checked DVLA, MOT expired June 2014 and was on 107k on the previous so mileage will be about that.
I initially used the car as a road and 1/4 mile, couple of mag features and just looked pretty so kept on that running theme. Stripped, caged and then tracked eventually which ruined it and left it languishing on my drive for the last 6 years.....and tinworm crept in like a silent killer in the night.
As such it's now in a million pieces and long long away from its 12.3@117mpg Santa Pod passes in its heyday.
Plan is to resurrect it as a road based car, full interior refitted and initially just a stock engine. Then rebuild a new low comp, high boost heart for her over the next 6 years, lol!
anyway I won't waffle on about it unless there some interest in spec and history from the past. For now I'll just show some pics of current state, and heyday.
cheers
Ben
As she sits currently, no interior, no running gear as such and rotting.....
Engine bay stripped out ready for a repair and paint
Interior, was stripped and painted years ago, but thankfully wiring and dash all left in tact, so should be okay to recommission as road spec
Rot on the chassis underneath, front jacking points, some chassis rail, outer and more than likely inner sills all gone
and all the various scrap collected over the years that's all sat in the shell currently like the shed it is
and finally couple of shots of her back in her prime, one day....one day!
Lovely selection of Clios you have their OP.
The MK1 Clio has a particular soft spot for me as I had one as my first car! In fact my list of cars went -
1993 Clio Oasis - 1.2, four speed, such a beast! haha
2001 Clio Grande - 1.2
2003 Clio 172
Then as second or daily cars I had a 1992 Clio RT and another 2003 Clio 172 a few years back. Never had a sporty MK1 though and think the Williams and the 16V models still look good. 90s styling at it's best.
The racing blue 182 looks great too, best colour for them!
The MK1 Clio has a particular soft spot for me as I had one as my first car! In fact my list of cars went -
1993 Clio Oasis - 1.2, four speed, such a beast! haha
2001 Clio Grande - 1.2
2003 Clio 172
Then as second or daily cars I had a 1992 Clio RT and another 2003 Clio 172 a few years back. Never had a sporty MK1 though and think the Williams and the 16V models still look good. 90s styling at it's best.
The racing blue 182 looks great too, best colour for them!
Alex_225 said:
Lovely selection of Clios you have their OP.
The MK1 Clio has a particular soft spot for me as I had one as my first car! In fact my list of cars went -
1993 Clio Oasis - 1.2, four speed, such a beast! haha
2001 Clio Grande - 1.2
2003 Clio 172
Then as second or daily cars I had a 1992 Clio RT and another 2003 Clio 172 a few years back. Never had a sporty MK1 though and think the Williams and the 16V models still look good. 90s styling at it's best.
The racing blue 182 looks great too, best colour for them!
thanks for the kind words, I have always been afflicted with the Clio bug and my biggest regret is letting all of the Williams' I have owned slip the net. Standard form they were the best Clio's I've ever driven, out the box nothing felt like a Willy...……...ahemThe MK1 Clio has a particular soft spot for me as I had one as my first car! In fact my list of cars went -
1993 Clio Oasis - 1.2, four speed, such a beast! haha
2001 Clio Grande - 1.2
2003 Clio 172
Then as second or daily cars I had a 1992 Clio RT and another 2003 Clio 172 a few years back. Never had a sporty MK1 though and think the Williams and the 16V models still look good. 90s styling at it's best.
The racing blue 182 looks great too, best colour for them!
My very first car was a Mk1 Clio 1.2 in Xerus Grey (no pic to hand), which I subtly upgraded over the two years I had it.
I then moved onto a 1994 Phase 2 Valver with rare leather and sunroof:
This was my second car and the first with any performance pretensions. At £4,700 for a 7-year-old hot hatch with 77k on the clock it was a fair outlay for a university student and it promptly drained me of any remaining savings. This Black Gold car was a big part of my life for the next 2 years and I certainly concur with other comments about how much it cost to run. I think I spent £7k on it, with my part time job basically paying for the car. I sold it with 107k on the clock.
On getting my first proper job, I upgraded to No.123 of the original Williams models:
Despite being a 1993 car, this £4,700 55k-mile Willy was in much better condition to start with and I returned the car to completely standard, including even an original tape deck. I also had the wheels properly refurbished and had an arch replaced. I sold it after 9 months for £5,250 - full asking price! It was a truly great car and a huge attention grabber.
I moved onto the first of two Fiat Coupe 20V Turbos after the Willy, but came back to a Phase 2 2002 Clio 172 in Monaco Blue (no pic).
From 2007-09, I also ran a 197 - a great car, not quite as much personality and presence as a Mk1 16V / Willy but at least it had the big arches. I must have been one of the first people to have the noted gearbox issue, repaired under warranty and otherwise trouble-free.
I came back to a Mk3 Clio briefly in 2012-14 with a bum-basic 1.2 for my wife (no pic) and, in 2016, I also ran my parents' 2004 Clio 1.2 Dynamique for a while:
There was nothing noteworthy about this car apart from the fact that, at 12 years old, it was basically shagged despite the provenance and great spec (air con, sunroof, lovely Nordic Green paint etc). It was the only car my wife has asked that we get rid of!
All Clios, all lovely in their own way. But only the 16V and Williams still pull at the heart strings!
I then moved onto a 1994 Phase 2 Valver with rare leather and sunroof:
This was my second car and the first with any performance pretensions. At £4,700 for a 7-year-old hot hatch with 77k on the clock it was a fair outlay for a university student and it promptly drained me of any remaining savings. This Black Gold car was a big part of my life for the next 2 years and I certainly concur with other comments about how much it cost to run. I think I spent £7k on it, with my part time job basically paying for the car. I sold it with 107k on the clock.
On getting my first proper job, I upgraded to No.123 of the original Williams models:
Despite being a 1993 car, this £4,700 55k-mile Willy was in much better condition to start with and I returned the car to completely standard, including even an original tape deck. I also had the wheels properly refurbished and had an arch replaced. I sold it after 9 months for £5,250 - full asking price! It was a truly great car and a huge attention grabber.
I moved onto the first of two Fiat Coupe 20V Turbos after the Willy, but came back to a Phase 2 2002 Clio 172 in Monaco Blue (no pic).
From 2007-09, I also ran a 197 - a great car, not quite as much personality and presence as a Mk1 16V / Willy but at least it had the big arches. I must have been one of the first people to have the noted gearbox issue, repaired under warranty and otherwise trouble-free.
I came back to a Mk3 Clio briefly in 2012-14 with a bum-basic 1.2 for my wife (no pic) and, in 2016, I also ran my parents' 2004 Clio 1.2 Dynamique for a while:
There was nothing noteworthy about this car apart from the fact that, at 12 years old, it was basically shagged despite the provenance and great spec (air con, sunroof, lovely Nordic Green paint etc). It was the only car my wife has asked that we get rid of!
All Clios, all lovely in their own way. But only the 16V and Williams still pull at the heart strings!
The Cardinal said:
All Clios, all lovely in their own way. But only the 16V and Williams still pull at the heart strings!
great little history there, and totally agree the mk1's are the cars to have in all honesty, however they are commanding more and more money and more and more work to sort so its a much heavier financial investment these days.the mk2's are great cars all round the the earlier phase 1 172 I have is very reminiscent of the mk1 cars but with better mannerisms, ideal half way house really. The 182 is definitely more sanitised despite being on basically the same platform, they just feel more grown up and less 'Clio'. however makes a stonking daily that will chew up the motorway if required and send the familiar smiles flooding to your face on the back road commute too.
The Cardinal said:
My very first car was a Mk1 Clio 1.2 in Xerus Grey (no pic to hand), which I subtly upgraded over the two years I had it.
I then moved onto a 1994 Phase 2 Valver with rare leather and sunroof:
This was my second car and the first with any performance pretensions. At £4,700 for a 7-year-old hot hatch with 77k on the clock it was a fair outlay for a university student and it promptly drained me of any remaining savings. This Black Gold car was a big part of my life for the next 2 years and I certainly concur with other comments about how much it cost to run. I think I spent £7k on it, with my part time job basically paying for the car. I sold it with 107k on the clock.
On getting my first proper job, I upgraded to No.123 of the original Williams models:
Despite being a 1993 car, this £4,700 55k-mile Willy was in much better condition to start with and I returned the car to completely standard, including even an original tape deck. I also had the wheels properly refurbished and had an arch replaced. I sold it after 9 months for £5,250 - full asking price! It was a truly great car and a huge attention grabber.
I moved onto the first of two Fiat Coupe 20V Turbos after the Willy, but came back to a Phase 2 2002 Clio 172 in Monaco Blue (no pic).
From 2007-09, I also ran a 197 - a great car, not quite as much personality and presence as a Mk1 16V / Willy but at least it had the big arches. I must have been one of the first people to have the noted gearbox issue, repaired under warranty and otherwise trouble-free.
I came back to a Mk3 Clio briefly in 2012-14 with a bum-basic 1.2 for my wife (no pic) and, in 2016, I also ran my parents' 2004 Clio 1.2 Dynamique for a while:
There was nothing noteworthy about this car apart from the fact that, at 12 years old, it was basically shagged despite the provenance and great spec (air con, sunroof, lovely Nordic Green paint etc). It was the only car my wife has asked that we get rid of!
All Clios, all lovely in their own way. But only the 16V and Williams still pull at the heart strings!
How did it cost you so much to run ?I then moved onto a 1994 Phase 2 Valver with rare leather and sunroof:
This was my second car and the first with any performance pretensions. At £4,700 for a 7-year-old hot hatch with 77k on the clock it was a fair outlay for a university student and it promptly drained me of any remaining savings. This Black Gold car was a big part of my life for the next 2 years and I certainly concur with other comments about how much it cost to run. I think I spent £7k on it, with my part time job basically paying for the car. I sold it with 107k on the clock.
On getting my first proper job, I upgraded to No.123 of the original Williams models:
Despite being a 1993 car, this £4,700 55k-mile Willy was in much better condition to start with and I returned the car to completely standard, including even an original tape deck. I also had the wheels properly refurbished and had an arch replaced. I sold it after 9 months for £5,250 - full asking price! It was a truly great car and a huge attention grabber.
I moved onto the first of two Fiat Coupe 20V Turbos after the Willy, but came back to a Phase 2 2002 Clio 172 in Monaco Blue (no pic).
From 2007-09, I also ran a 197 - a great car, not quite as much personality and presence as a Mk1 16V / Willy but at least it had the big arches. I must have been one of the first people to have the noted gearbox issue, repaired under warranty and otherwise trouble-free.
I came back to a Mk3 Clio briefly in 2012-14 with a bum-basic 1.2 for my wife (no pic) and, in 2016, I also ran my parents' 2004 Clio 1.2 Dynamique for a while:
There was nothing noteworthy about this car apart from the fact that, at 12 years old, it was basically shagged despite the provenance and great spec (air con, sunroof, lovely Nordic Green paint etc). It was the only car my wife has asked that we get rid of!
All Clios, all lovely in their own way. But only the 16V and Williams still pull at the heart strings!
I've had a couple of 182's and a proper 172 cup and apart from the cambelt and clutch they've been pretty cheap to run.
egor110 said:
How did it cost you so much to run ?
I've had a couple of 182's and a proper 172 cup and apart from the cambelt and clutch they've been pretty cheap to run.
back in the day the o16v and Williams' were renowned for costing a fortune for a small car to fix and they suffered with gearbox and headgasket issues.I've had a couple of 182's and a proper 172 cup and apart from the cambelt and clutch they've been pretty cheap to run.
my first one popped it's head gasket and I was getting garage quotes of a grand to fix that, so I did it myself and ran a 50 quid Renault Laguna with a blocked heater matrix over one of the coldest winters we'd had whilst I learnt spannering via a Haynes manual on the thing
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