Better have one last check... Clio 172 or something else?

[aldo56]

Soo i've pretty much determined i'm going to be buying a Clio 172 Ph2. I'm fairly certain i've not missed anything obvious but throw me some suggestions. It's a classic what car, PH to the rescue?

Criteria:

£2000 max budget.
Miles per year: 10,000
MPG: Ideally 28+
BHP/Performance: Doesn't need to blow me away but I want it to be a fun drive. Something with 0-60 of less than 7 seconds would be ideal.
Insurance: Not too bad now i'm getting on a bit
Body style: Not overly bothered but it must be able to fit at least 4 adults and a dog when heading for the hills.

[SirSamuelOfBuca]

Mr2?

[petrolsniffer]

I'm sure you've looked but why not a 306 gti-6?

[jon-]

Good luck getting 4 adults and a dog in an MR2

[SirSamuelOfBuca]

Haha oops

[aldo56]

Looks like i've made the right choice then!

[itz_baseline]

Might be able to squeeze an Integra Type-R?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3798596.htm

Or put more too and get a better one....you'll get all your money back when you come to sell.

[snotrag]

jon- said:

Good luck getting 4 adults and a dog in an MR2

Good luck getting 4 adults and a dog in a Clio to be fair!

I'm currently hunting down one of these -





Very cheap, good power, good smooth characterful engine, nice a roomy yet lightweight, great chassis, bit of a bargain it seems. Actually quite taken by them having spent the last week researching and looking at a few, looking forward to getting hold of one in next few weeks maybe.

[aldo56]

I've only got a small dog!

[veevee]

have you seen the boot on a clio! it wants to be a very small dog!

[thehype]

Can't help with any other suggestions, but I drove a phase 2 172 for three years and loved every mile - you won't regret it.

[FRA53R]

Clio is great, wonderful handling and 28mpg is easy I'm getting 41 atm with a lot of motorway driving. but you better hope the adults in the back are small as I'm 5'8 and there's not room for someone my size behind me, and the boot is teeny but could fit a dog of approx' small collie size as long as you take the parcel shelf out the other thing is that at £2000 your looking at the rough end of 172's and being french they tend to have a few characteristic niggles, rattling trim and electronic bits and pieces. If you're determined though, go for it .

[PH lurker]

MG ZR?

[Hoygo]

The Clio just does the work great and its the best form of transport for that money,including the driving fun,unless you drive something else and like it better of course.

[PompeyPaul]

On a side note, does the 182 justify nearly double the cost of the 172??

[DanDC5]

PompeyPaul said:

On a side note, does the 182 justify nearly double the cost of the 172??

No.

[rich85uk]

DanDC5 said:

PompeyPaul said:

On a side note, does the 182 justify nearly double the cost of the 172??

No.

performance wise isnt it just a different manifold between the 2?

[Altrezia]

I had a 182 and hated it. Cheap feeling, unreliable and not as good fun as everyone makes out (IMHO)

[DanDC5]

rich85uk said:

DanDC5 said:

PompeyPaul said:

On a side note, does the 182 justify nearly double the cost of the 172??

No.

performance wise isnt it just a different manifold between the 2?

Pretty much, from what I can gather the inlet manifolds fitted to cars pretty much depended on what was on the shelf in the factory the day it was being made....

[motorbreath]

Ive just bought a 172 cup and am quite pleased with it! I came from an octy Vrs and the cup feels like a go kart in comparison. Suspensions a bit hard but I think that's just me showing my age lol. I was worried about French reliability but so far so good, touch wood! I only paid 1.5k but it needed a bit of tlc, nearing the 1.8k mark by the time it was on the road.

Hope you find what your looking for