Prospective Owner

[KevinM1990]

Hello

Looking to buy a Clio 200 - can you please tell me whats the best thing to look for, any problems I should be aware of, anything to avoid?? I don't want anything that's been to hammered, looking at spending between £7000 - £8000.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...2/price-to/8000/quantity-of-doors/3?logcode=p

What does everyone think of that? Thinking of view it tonight.

Cheers

Kev

 

[Dmonk197]

you want to make sure you have recaro seats for a start...bang opens a can of worms......many opinions, not essential to have them......but i love mine and think they make the car feel more special every time i get in it!

 

[nutnutwelshman]

Welcome along it's only a fiver to join and their is a very good buyers guide for the 197/200's

 

[badbuzz2]

Welcome to the club the 200s are a good car engines are strong so you should be fine just try to make sure it has good history and you will be fine :thumbsup:

once you have your new motor make sure you get some picks up and Kevs right £5.00 gets you full access to the site

 

[Robo_#1]

+1 on joining the site, the How To guides, buyers guides and technical sections are easily worth it if you're serious about buying one.

I wouldn't worry too much about the car being "hammered" generally the cars that get used properly tend to be the stronger cars. I wouldn't think twice about buying one that's been driven 'enthusiastically' so long as they've maintained it well.

Also, for me the Recaros make the car I wouldn't buy one without them (but watch out for wear on the bolsters), also Xenon lights are nice but they only came as an option on the 197's. I also would only buy a cup packed car, the stiffer springs, lower ride and red callipers really suit the car.


If you're looking for a black car, with every option at under your budget then give me a shout, mines for sale to the right buyer .

 

[KevinM1990]

Hi all - cheers for the information! I'll sign up and look at these guide, thanks again for the help!

 

[KevinM1990]

What do you think of this one? Seems pretty cheap to be honest..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...1/price-to/8500/quantity-of-doors/3?logcode=p

 

[Robo_#1]

Does seem like a decent price, but it's a 'Cup' model, which means it has a crap interior (*waits for people to get p*ssy about me saying that*).

You may/may not know that there was a normal ('full fat'/ 'FF') and a 'cup' car, the FF car has a much nicer interior and a few more options like Cruise Control and standard AC (optional Climate/C). You could also buy a FF car and then add the Cup pack to it, so you got the lower suspension red brakes but still got the nicer interior. Personally I would look for a FF car with Cup pack. UNLESS you are looking for a 'back to basics' track/weekend toy car, in which case some people prefer the cup model as they're a tiny bit lighter.

 

[smoggy mark]

:welcome:to the forum,good luck in finding a new motor.

 

[shotgunsjay]

buy mine if you like :biggrin:

 

[LukeRS]

Welcome, good luck with the search.

 

[townley]

Welcome to the forum mate.

 

[KevinM1990]

Thanks a lot!

What are peoples opinion on this one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...-recaro-and-sat-nav/2154349?isexperiment=true

Going to look at it tomorrow, anything I should pay attention to?

 

[JackClap]

The first picture is a picture from when he originally bought the car by the looks of it, If you have a look on here you'll be able to see the same unit, http://www.allvehicles.co.uk/usedcar.php The guy at allvehicles may even be able to give you a bit of background info on the car.

 

[KevinM1990]

Cheers for that bud, I have emailed the dealer to see if they can give me anymore information! :thumbsup:

 

[Stevoox]

Welcome! Good luck with your search!

 

[Smith200]

Welcome to the club good luck with the Hunt