Viv Posted 16, April 2015 Report Share Posted 16, April 2015 So I got a 172 today, not sure if it was work it though. Mechanically, it's A1, but the exterior is horrible. There is scratches all over the car, the steering wheel's thumb grip is missing and the driver side side is ripped. The "2.0 16v" badge is missing on the passenger side. It's got 128,xxx km's on it. Was it worth it? Should I just fix the paint myself or get it done? Also, if anyone does have the badge up for sale in Sydney, please let me know, I would like to replace it. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Name is Earl Posted 16, April 2015 Report Share Posted 16, April 2015 (edited) Post some pics! Plenty of spare parts laying about in the for sale threads on this forum. You'll find what you need no problem [emoji6] All Clio steering wheels blister like yours. People simply get them retrimmed for $200. How much did you pick it up for? They go so cheap now. I'm sure a respray of the outside can be done for 2-4k depending on who you talk to. Still come in well under a 10k car Edited 16, April 2015 by My Name is Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R182 Posted 16, April 2015 Report Share Posted 16, April 2015 Welcome. It's a purposeful drivers car... if you got a well maintained one that's the most important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted 16, April 2015 Author Report Share Posted 16, April 2015 Earl, I picked mine up for 3.5k, I think the A/C has some problems but, it just blows out air, doesn't change temperature. But hopefully I can pick up some parts haha. I'll post some pics when I get to work ???? thanks though! Thanks R182. The car wasn't maintained on the exterior and the interior just needed a vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted 17, April 2015 Report Share Posted 17, April 2015 Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new ride I'm pretty sure I know which one you've picked up as I looked at it myself on Wednesday night. If it's the black one from Picton, the belts are very overdue so I'd consider getting them done as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted 17, April 2015 Author Report Share Posted 17, April 2015 Yep, that's the one. Where could I get them done? How much would I be looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted 17, April 2015 Report Share Posted 17, April 2015 I'd suggest calling Julian at RenoTech. They are based in Hornsby and you can read plenty of praise in the Dealer & Specialist Garages section of the forum (sorry, for some reason it won't let me post a link). Cost is usually somewhere around $1,000 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted 17, April 2015 Author Report Share Posted 17, April 2015 All good, thanks Deb, I'll take a look. You from around Picton? I also found a mechanic somewhere around Appin who might be able to do it cheap, I'll have to go and see him and ask though haha. Anything else you noticed about the car that you feel needs a bit touching up on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted 18, April 2015 Report Share Posted 18, April 2015 I grew up in Wilton and still have family there. Live closer to the city now but I'm still out there pretty often. The main thing I noticed was the belts being overdue, because new engines are pretty expensive Otherwise the few cosmetic things you're not doubt aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R182 Posted 19, April 2015 Report Share Posted 19, April 2015 Be careful of a 'cheap' job on the belts ... it can be done incorrectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billa Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 (edited) hi Guys, I'm a newbie and from Canberra, recently I came across a 2003 Clio 172 up for sale. the owner asking pricing is $5400, it has done about 90k on kms and has full renault service history log and the car is in good condition too. but before pulling the trigger just wanna hear from the expert here is it worthy it? as the timing belt is due to change soon and that's going to cost me a fortune. on average is 172 an expensive car to maintained? I'm not car savvy person hope to get some advice that could land me on a good car with good price. thanks in advance! Edited 20, April 2015 by billa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R182 Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 (edited) hi Guys, I'm a newbie and from Canberra, recently I came across a 2003 Clio 172 up for sale. the owner asking pricing is $5400, it has done about 90k on kms and has full renault service history log and the car is in good condition too. but before pulling the trigger just wanna hear from the expert here is it worthy it? as the timing belt is due to change soon and that's going to cost me a fortune. on average is 172 an expensive car to maintained? I'm not car savvy person hope to get some advice that could land me on a good car with good price. thanks in advance! If you plan to get someone else to do all the maintenance then it can be a bit more expensive than an average car ... because it's a French performance car LOL. That said, there are ways to mitigate. You can do some easy maintenance (such as oil changes), buy parts to supply to your mechanic, etc. The belts need to be done properly though. It's a cheap performance car but you should budget for maintenance and look after it. Edit: Oh and to answer the 'is it worth it?' question ... you're asking in the wrong place ... clearly we all love them but are significantly biased. Edited 20, April 2015 by R182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 Be careful of a 'cheap' job on the belts ... it can be done incorrectly. This x100. Even an expensive job but a non-Renault specialist can result in incorrect installation. When I bought my 172 back in 2009, it had just had the belts done by a local, experienced mechanic (non-Renault specialist) with receipts for $2500 worth of work. I took it straight to Paul V for a once over and he was appalled out the belt change "attempt" saying we were lucky it hadn't let go yet! Needless to say, we had to have it redone straight away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 There have been numerous stories like this...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Name is Earl Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 hi Guys, I'm a newbie and from Canberra, recently I came across a 2003 Clio 172 up for sale. the owner asking pricing is $5400, it has done about 90k on kms and has full renault service history log and the car is in good condition too. but before pulling the trigger just wanna hear from the expert here is it worthy it? as the timing belt is due to change soon and that's going to cost me a fortune. on average is 172 an expensive car to maintained? I'm not car savvy person hope to get some advice that could land me on a good car with good price. thanks in advance! is a 172 with a belt change due worth $5400? No. That's going to cost you a minimum 1k. If you can negotiate the seller down 1k then you're laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billa Posted 20, April 2015 Report Share Posted 20, April 2015 is a 172 with a belt change due worth $5400? No. That's going to cost you a minimum 1k. If you can negotiate the seller down 1k then you're laughing. hi Earl, Thanks for you response. beside timing belt that due to change what other big items that also required to changed together with timing belt? and a rough estimation how much will they cost? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky Posted 21, April 2015 Report Share Posted 21, April 2015 along with the belts i had the water pump changed, and the pump was showing signs of leaking so i'm glad it was getting changed anyway. i'd budget about $1500 for belts and water pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsdamo Posted 21, April 2015 Report Share Posted 21, April 2015 (edited) If you are paying someone to do the timing belts be aware that the cam cover and breather can leak leak. Check to see if there is any oil in your spark plug holes when ignition leads are pulled out. i.e. Sealant breaks down and they leak... It is worth going that extra step further when changing the timing belt to have this all resealed. Beyond that and the water pump mentioned earlier the only other items of risk are the dephaser pulley and harmonic balancer. Edited 21, April 2015 by itsdamo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billa Posted 21, April 2015 Report Share Posted 21, April 2015 thanks sneaky, itsdamo. hi itsdam, do you know any good Renault specialist in canberra? i found one in Phillip called Alpine motor's. Have you try him before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Name is Earl Posted 21, April 2015 Report Share Posted 21, April 2015 thanks sneaky, itsdamo. hi itsdam, do you know any good Renault specialist in canberra? i found one in Phillip called Alpine motor's. Have you try him before? another popular alternative might be Renault Tech. They regularly makes trips to Canberra, Newcastle etc and they're top notch in both workmanship and pricing. 0432 016 910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky Posted 21, April 2015 Report Share Posted 21, April 2015 +1 for above - Renotech made the trip to Newcastle to do mine. from memory it was all completed on a Saturday morning in a few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clio172P2 Posted 23, April 2015 Report Share Posted 23, April 2015 (edited) I considered myself lucky as I managed to find a 2003 Clio Sport last month with 116,000km for $4,500. It has RS tuner, exhaust done, solid strut mount + solid engine & gearbox mounts. Then discovered that it has a LSD during my track days. The listed price on carsales was $4,800 and after looking at its condition I did not bargain much since the car was treated with care that it deserves and all serviced done by AP Automotive. It has survived two track days so far. It is a tough little car and worth the fix. Hard to get a raw basic car that is nice to drive like a Clio these days without all the electronic stuff. Enjoy driving it and hopefully you will get it all fixed up soon. Please show us some pics. Cheers Edited 23, April 2015 by Clio172P2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade Posted 23, April 2015 Report Share Posted 23, April 2015 Diff'd Clio for 4.5k .......bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsdamo Posted 23, April 2015 Report Share Posted 23, April 2015 Damn... I want a Quaife. Logically need to save and plan for it so that when clutch dies, touch wood, it can be all done through RenoTech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade Posted 24, April 2015 Report Share Posted 24, April 2015 IMO Not worth the money in a bang for buck sense.... It's just too damn expensive You would probably get a similar benefit from roll-centre correction and corner weighting at a fraction of the cost But buying a car with one already installed is an awesome piece of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R182 Posted 24, April 2015 Report Share Posted 24, April 2015 But buying a car with one already installed is an awesome piece of luck Yeah ... and Ace managed to do the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billa Posted 28, April 2015 Report Share Posted 28, April 2015 I was so close to pull the trigger on the 172 that I'm aiming at. sadly it has been sold , this things doesn't last long if put on the market..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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