Recent content by deadonkey

What's knackered? The thermostat? its under warrantee from renault so they can sort it.

Hi, Went out in my 197 this morning sitting at 75 on the motorway and I noticed my thermostat was fluctuating slowly between just over the 2nd line and just under the third line. I would have said in the normal range, it didnt overheat and it didnt drop massively. I was getting heat through...

Yeah, I cant understand why they want to change the pulley. Ive phoned 3 other local dealers and none of them have any idea either. They have come back with £150 ish quotes. Im tempted to get the whole lot done, its due a cambelt next year anyway.

Hi, Ive got a 56 plate 197. Its done 31k miles and had a Cambelt Kit done back in November 2011 at a Renault dealer. This was before I bought the car. It didnt have the Aux Belt done at the same time. I called into my local renault dealer today to get a price for the Aux belt kit and was...

if you could it would be interesting to see

the lack of 6th gear killed it along with the non adjustable driving position it was Way Way too high! the clios is very adjustable the ST150 lasted 3 months....

yeah they arnt cheap for what is just a 6" bit of tube :bye2:

are they the official genuine ones? all i got out of ebay was cheap ones for a tenner

Im my experience you know when your too old for a car when you either get sick of it being too slow or get sick of it being unrealiable. Hence why i sold my Astra VXR due to it being unreliable and my Fiesta ST150 for it being too slow. The Clio 197/200 are the perfect combination of...

Hi. I believe there are genuine Renaultsport tailpipe trims available for the clio 197. I was looking at these but cant find any available online. I could always go to my dealer but they are always a bit braindead. to be fair ive not used them much as Ive only just bought this car but main...

its a long time since ive had a car with a sunroof, My 1.2 clio ironically! about 10 years ago :lol:

yeah im really happy with it, The bloke that owned was an older bloke, traded it in for a megane trophy aparantly but ive heard these stories before lol Its the blue and got the xenons and the panoramic sunroof folding mirrors, climate control. They are changing the seals in the sunroof at the...

Well just bought a clio 197 today 2006 56 plate with 30k miles on, Full renault service history and a cambelt done at renault in 2011. 1 owner all work done at the same renault dealer who supplied the car and who I bought it off. Very happy with it, Ive had loads of cars in the past some...