The Clio (pics for Chris)

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here's the beast I've been going on about:

[img:800:600:0c3f855053]http://www.renault-turbo.com/neal/clio/greenbeastfront.JPG[/img:0c3f855053]
[img:800:600:0c3f855053]http://www.renault-turbo.com/neal/clio/greenbeastrear.JPG[/img:0c3f855053]
[img:800:600:0c3f855053]http://www.renault-turbo.com/neal/clio/greenbeastinside.JPG[/img:0c3f855053]

not a spot of rust on it, flew through the MOT Very Happy

note the plate, which can be made to say 'Lisa' (the owner's name) easily

Nice wheel trims eh!

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mines better! lol

Looks alright though.

So far whats been spent on it?

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i dont like the wheel trims lol

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is it a private plate ??? just wondered cos its ph2 all but L reg Confused

look clean anyway

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Chris H";p="99098 wrote:

mines better! lol

Looks alright though.

So far whats been spent on it?

well we got it for Â£250 as the clutch was proper knackered, barely managed to haul it home, slipping like fook all the way! Also the MOT only had a couple of weeks to run. The woman had bought another car already and they needed rid of it. Came with tax till end of november though Very Happy

So I've replaced that, Â£50 - genuine valeo kit

Then after that it's just had all service items - filters, plugs, fluids, cambelt/waterpump and 2 new balljoints (needed 1 but I had 2 new ones lying about spare so i chucked them both on). While doing the work I discovered various other parts have been done recently as well - virtually new backbox, track rod ends etc.

Starts almost as well as your Red 19, only a quick blip of the starter required Very Happy

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Oh, and a new steering rack gaiter, put one of those on it too. Again, one of my spares.

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so about 400 ish then? We are about the same but includes mot and tax.

good stuff, she like it?

nothing starts as quick as the red car. I used to think my old energy was a quick starter, nothing to that red car, the engine doesn't even rotate once and its running! lol

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Yeah, it's got the seal of approval.

Not keen on the green myself, but it's her car and she likes it.

I've not driven an energy before, very impressive, pulls up hills etc. really well. I'm quite surprised by the power too, nowhere near as slow as I was expecting.

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You should try a carb beastie, you'd be very impressed

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yeah the carb version pull better, especially at the top end.

That 1.2 we have, for a 1.2 its not half bad, flooring it in 5th at 40 you won't go snywhere, but drop down and stir the box and you can make good progress.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

I thought it was suspected 1.4?

Hey neal, which those wheel trims you could almost mistake it for zeds old one lol

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no I alw2ays saidf its a 1.2 then said in the report that it was deffo a 1.2 as the engine number says its a 1.2 as well.

I thought they looked like zeds wheels at first glance as well!

Chet come on, get keet's going then you can join the cool 1.2/1.4 gang! lol

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Meh, i might. MIne would be infinately cooler tho and you would all sulk so i dunno if its worth it Laughing

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You have to give it to a woman as thats the rules.

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"Hi Hanna, you can't drive your 1.8 turbo leon anymore, drive this mouldy 1.2 clio"

"Mmmpphh...i like..murrpphh...it so..,mmppphh...much...mmrrphh...i'm sucking...your...murrph...cock...mmrrpphh"

Or perhaps not Laughing

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errr mmmkkkayyyy!

hannas gonna boot your chucks wee man

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

probably