You will be pleased to know........she has arrived!!

digitalwolf · 11 Jun 2009 at 22:53

Well I went and picked up my new motor today.

2002 Renault Sport Clio 172.

It's done 36,000 miles and is in amazing condition. 2 owners from new.

1st impressions -

Very comfy to drive, love the seats and the climate is nice.
Handling - very good, not as planted as the Saxo but it sticks to the road very well.
Performance - the best bit. I love how it pulls when you hit 4500 rpm.

It is certainly an upgrade from my VTS. It does not feel as fast but then you look at the dial and think, damn, i'm going very fast lol.

It's sitting in my mates garage at the moment as I have yet to transfer the insurance over from the VTS so no photo's yet

[TW]Fox · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:07

digitalwolf said:
I've done 6,000 in 3 months. Too much for a Clio imo.

Yes, I scrapped the Clio idea as I fancy something well built and comfortable.

I'll buy anything aslong as it does not have a Peugeot, Citroen or Renault badge on the front.

I like the build quality in the VAG's

Does anyone on this forum put more than a passing moments thought into car choice these days or is buying a car the sort of thing you do in the same way you'd chose a breakfast cereal

mattpc · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:11

Not everyone is cut out to agonise about their car choice I suppose!

Phate · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:13

How much did you pay? 20k?

LukeTW · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:16

Phate said:
How much did you pay? 20k?

chaparral · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:24

digitalwolf said:
It's done 36,000 miles and is in amazing condition. 2 owners from new.

2002 & 36,000miles

So they didn't like driving it then

iaind · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:25

[TW]Fox;14266647 said:
Does anyone on this forum put more than a passing moments thought into car choice these days or is buying a car the sort of thing you do in the same way you'd chose a breakfast cereal

Ah its not like its an asset that costs thousands of pounds and should last years.... oh, wait...

In fairness, if sounds like the OP just has a contradiction, not a nightmare finance deal on an expensive base model...

fonzee · 11 Jun 2009 at 23:40

told ya

thank goodness for that, no more spec me threads every week.

now to deal with helpmeimcrap, he's taken over

jongeeone · 12 Jun 2009 at 00:19

Was it from Car Craft?

digitalwolf · 12 Jun 2009 at 07:42

It was a private sale.

The first owner did 4,000 in 2 years. The guy I got it from only uses it at weekends as his dad takes him to work and back (they work together).

I paid £3450 for it. It's in amazing condition and I drove my route to work on the way back averaging 38.5mpg.

I decided I wasn't ready for a diseasal. Many of the Golf's were chavved up or had over 150,000 on them. I'd then have to spend money remapping it, putting coilovers on and upgrading the ARB's. If I think a Clio 172 doesn't handle as well as my Saxo VTS the Golf would have been sold in a week after realising the handling is poor.

In the end I decided perhaps it was just best to find a decent 172.

Howard · 12 Jun 2009 at 08:25

[TW]Fox;14266647 said:
Does anyone on this forum put more than a passing moments thought into car choice these days or is buying a car the sort of thing you do in the same way you'd chose a breakfast cereal

Where's the fun in that

Nice choice, look forward to pics. Didn't you fancy a lower spec 1.2 though, for slightly more money?

digitalwolf · 12 Jun 2009 at 11:16

Howard said:
Where's the fun in that

Nice choice, look forward to pics. Didn't you fancy a lower spec 1.2 though, for slightly more money?

I saw a 2005 1.2 at Carcraft for £9500!

I nearly sealed the deal

peterattheboro · 12 Jun 2009 at 11:18

Good price. Good car. Well done.

Seems as though you didn't know what you wanted though so hope you've made the right choice.

paradigm · 12 Jun 2009 at 11:20

Congratulations on having absolutely no decision making processes at all!

Enjoy it, but I fear that we will be seeing "spec me" threads in 6 months time when you realise that you are growing up and don't want a poorly built tin can anymore.

jamief · 12 Jun 2009 at 11:21

If you are planning on doing 24k/year in a Clio I pity you.

EDIT: In fact, if you are planning on doing 10k a year in a Clio I pity you.

digitalwolf · 12 Jun 2009 at 12:20

paradigm said:
Congratulations on having absolutely no decision making processes at all!

Enjoy it, but I fear that we will be seeing "spec me" threads in 6 months time when you realise that you are growing up and don't want a poorly built tin can anymore.

It feels solid as a rock compared to the Saxo. No squeaks or rattles at all.

How you can say I had no decision making process makes me laugh.

It took me 8 months to choose which car to get. I test drove the Golf and after the first corner I wanted to get out. Considering it is supposed to have a "sports suspension" it was obviously not included on the one I drove as it rolled all over the place.

triggerthat · 12 Jun 2009 at 12:26

Cambelt been done?

digitalwolf · 12 Jun 2009 at 12:30

triggerthat said:
Cambelt been done?

No. Managed to haggle £400 off the price due to this and it is booked in for next Wednesday.

I will give Renault a bell later though just to see if they have any record of it being done as the previous owner purchased it from a main dealer last November.

Hopefully Renault will have done it.

a1ex2001 · 12 Jun 2009 at 14:08

so the first owner did 4000 miles in two years and the last owner got it from a main deeler in November so who owned it in between?

Nathan · 12 Jun 2009 at 14:09

cambelt is well overdue mate, get it done

how much did ren quote you?