I'm new here so thought I would introduce myself. My name is Jack and I have been on a few car forums in my time having owned a number of different cars.
Iv been over on CS.net... It's ok for a laugh but it's not really that good for technical help and you can never be on too many forums.
So in brief, had the Clio since March, sold my Audi TT as I was doing less mileage (use to be driving from Chester to Coventry pretty much every weekend!) and fancied something small, cheap to insure and fun. I had previously owned a 106 Rallye for a couple of years and I loved it so initially looked at those again but could bring my self to go from a fully kitted out TT to such a raw car again... Enter the Clio Sport 172! shopped around and eventually got this one from a dodgy dealer in Nottingham. I paid over the odds because I went in blind, but it's been a decent car and if I don't think about how much money it's cost/going to cost to get properly sorted, I can keep enjoying it! Haha.
Here is the old rallye!
and then there was the TT
then came the Clio! This is as I got it. On cut springs...ruined dampers, budget tyres and scrubbed toyos on the front oh...and 3 wheel bolts all over tightened in each wheel... As I said, dodgy garage! They let me drive 300+ miles home on it after assuring me they had swapped the wheel bolts and fitted "lowering springs"
The first job was replace the springs, so swapped them for 182 cup items and sort the wheel bolts. That was done a week after getting the car. I then set about cleaning it up with a full paint polish with my DA, fitted a new exhaust mount, standard airbox and filter to replace the open Pipercross, some fresh number plates and a Skoda splitter. How it stands now.
I have also had new Kumho's fitted, and have a garage full of bits ready to service the car next weekend. Once that's sorted I will be getting the experts to do a belt and Dephaser replacement. I have ordered the belts and Dephaser swapped. I already have the Dephaser...just need someone to put them all on properly for me!
So that's where I'm at!
Jack
Iv been over on CS.net... It's ok for a laugh but it's not really that good for technical help and you can never be on too many forums.
So in brief, had the Clio since March, sold my Audi TT as I was doing less mileage (use to be driving from Chester to Coventry pretty much every weekend!) and fancied something small, cheap to insure and fun. I had previously owned a 106 Rallye for a couple of years and I loved it so initially looked at those again but could bring my self to go from a fully kitted out TT to such a raw car again... Enter the Clio Sport 172! shopped around and eventually got this one from a dodgy dealer in Nottingham. I paid over the odds because I went in blind, but it's been a decent car and if I don't think about how much money it's cost/going to cost to get properly sorted, I can keep enjoying it! Haha.
Here is the old rallye!
and then there was the TT
then came the Clio! This is as I got it. On cut springs...ruined dampers, budget tyres and scrubbed toyos on the front oh...and 3 wheel bolts all over tightened in each wheel... As I said, dodgy garage! They let me drive 300+ miles home on it after assuring me they had swapped the wheel bolts and fitted "lowering springs"
The first job was replace the springs, so swapped them for 182 cup items and sort the wheel bolts. That was done a week after getting the car. I then set about cleaning it up with a full paint polish with my DA, fitted a new exhaust mount, standard airbox and filter to replace the open Pipercross, some fresh number plates and a Skoda splitter. How it stands now.
I have also had new Kumho's fitted, and have a garage full of bits ready to service the car next weekend. Once that's sorted I will be getting the experts to do a belt and Dephaser replacement. I have ordered the belts and Dephaser swapped. I already have the Dephaser...just need someone to put them all on properly for me!
So that's where I'm at!
Jack
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