i would take the wise mens advice i wanted a clio 172 for a long time i ended up with a clio 1.2 as my insurance quote was colossel its done me well i put some rims on and bought the 172 interior off ebay for £150 i had that for a few years built up my no claims and in 6 months i managed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time i was involved in 2 accidents and lost 5years no claims and managed to build up a mighty 21 points on my licence through stupidity and got a 6 month ban on the plus side i bouhgt a 55reg 182 a week before my ban was up and the insurance is £1350 the wait was well worth it !!!