Fad
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Daimo quit preaching!
Parts are expensive and this is related to the high servicing costs.
36k including auxilary belt tensioner is over £500 and that just an oil change service. Its the labour for fitting the parts also that relate to the high costs.
My 48k service is comming up in the next month. Reno quoted me £380 inc vat for essentialy an oil change and a pollen filter and a check over the car. Mark Fish are going to do it now for around £40 less but thats still expeneive for a interim service I am sure you'll agree?
so far this year the rear disks cost me night on £350 and thats with me fitting them! not to mention the little sundries that add up.
A top mount just cost me £100 a top mount for my corsa cost £30
Also my 1.4 was so unreliable hence why it had the XE put in it.
Not to mention the varous sensors I had to replace on my Astra which I had done only 35k when I sold it?
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by Fad]
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broster
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mine gets hammered everywhere and its been great, it seems VXR only likes VXR's
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Tom
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My mums got a clio 1.4 16v on a 53 plater with 50k on- she's changed the water pump, coil packs and some kind of sensor in the last 2 months 
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Fad
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Every car is different some cars were built on a friday
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Fad
Daimo quit preaching!
Parts are expensive and this is related to the high servicing costs.
36k including auxilary belt tensioner is over £500 and that just an oil change service. Its the labour for fitting the parts also that relate to the high costs.
My 48k service is comming up in the next month. Reno quoted me £380 inc vat for essentialy an oil change and a pollen filter and a check over the car. Mark Fish are going to do it now for around £40 less but thats still expeneive for a interim service I am sure you'll agree?
so far this year the rear disks cost me night on £350 and thats with me fitting them! not to mention the little sundries that add up.
A top mount just cost me £100 a top mount for my corsa cost £30
Also my 1.4 was so unreliable hence why it had the XE put in it.
Not to mention the varous sensors I had to replace on my Astra which I had done only 35k when I sold it?
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by Fad]
Fad your a proper moody fcuk recently. Im sure you've not become this aggressive in real life in the last few years so calm yourself a little, preaching indeed??
Didn't realise the prices were so high on Renaults, thats quite interesting tbh. Thats above german manufacture prices, going towards top end german servicing prices so i'd be hacked off too!!! I do find that a little concerning considering the company.
I never knew your 1.4 to be problematic? Quite reliable units bar head gaskets going, and early models having the paper gaskets go. What else went wrong?
Think you must have just had bad luck tbh. Our astras hit 35k so far and the engine hasn't missed a beat the whole time. Cars are always hit and miss. Renaults are known for their quality issues though you must admit.
As i say, I like clio sports so nothing against them 
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AshGo
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I drive mine hard, look after it and not had any problems but yes like with any car there are some with problems, just take your time to look round and find a minter. I even brought a run around untill i found the right one.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
mine gets hammered everywhere and its been great, it seems VXR only likes VXR's
It seems you cannot read though..... Oh sorry, i must not have agreed with you about something.
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Originally posted by VXRI like clios, good little cars, good engine and a good little package out the box for a little hot hatch. But they are known form having lots of little problems, but find a good one and you should be fine.
The blind mans door is to the left 
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
quote:
Originally posted by broster
mine gets hammered everywhere and its been great, it seems VXR only likes VXR's
It seems you cannot read though..... Oh sorry, i must not have agreed with you about something.
quote:
Originally posted by VXRI like clios, good little cars, good engine and a good little package out the box for a little hot hatch. But they are known form having lots of little problems, but find a good one and you should be fine.
The blind mans door is to the left
list some of the problems they have then...... there are lots so list me i dunno........ 5
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Daimo B
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See this post and cliosport seeing as you know it all?
They are just as prone engine wise as any other car, but renault have also been know to have electrical issues, and poor material components in the car.
And personnally i hate the "fold in save the tree hugger" wings and such, but thats a personnal taste.
Cheers for the apology for the acusation though. Bit manly to apologise over a rash comment isn't it
Rather than me typing a few, here you go..........
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Clio+sport+known+problems&meta=
Hard work that typing stuff
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by VXR]
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Fad
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Far from moody old boy just I knew the facts and you didn't
All I stated servicing and parts often double or tripple as soon as you mention to the dealer is a Renault Sport. Tony (halfpint) will confirm what I am saying here. Also combined with the fact I cant trade on the prices of parts its a bit of a killer.
I just get hacked off with people generalising saying french this french that when all they have driven is hum drum euro boxes?
1.4 had issues like head gasket, oil leak from oil pump, coil pack, sump leak etc
Astra hardly drove it and had to replace two boost solenoids, couple of bushes and air flow meter and after lee put the eibachs on it i looked at one of the rear springs and it had a crack in it. Bear in mind I worked in the city and did all of 3k in the Astra in year!
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Still, bit of a moody 1st reply (you've done this a few times, i notice this stuff  ). I'll forgive you this time xxxx Maybe I've read it in the wrong context.
Ahh you hardly drove it, thats half the problem straight away. Components start to fail if they are not used, but thats any car...
Meh, i blew my head gasket, that was my fault, over-revving all the time, thats what causes the HG on the 1.4 to fail a lot. Oil pump, mine went, but i had a the earlier paper gasket, which i think your's will have come with. Replacement was differnet. Dunno why you sumped leaked though?
I've driven quite a few cars Fad. Come on, i've been around long enough like you. And a few friends have had clios (inc a Sport) with niggly problems. BUt as i've said, could go on any car, its just Renault have the rep, and you don't get that rep without real failures. Stuff like this aint made up
Im shocked about servicign costs.. Thats just blown out an R26 for the next car (that plus the new stupid headlight bulb design).
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by VXR]
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why r they so expensive to service I don't understand. I pay £50 on parts and do it myself. Just don't go to renault. There not complex so no need to go to a specilist. I had all my belts done at the local garage using genuine renault belts for £350 all in
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Fad
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I drove an Megane Trophy a few weeks back and I would really consider an R26, Eco abosolutely loved the R26R didnt they?
I loved Ollies VXR and its very capable but I would always sway towards the drivers choice and plummet for the Renault.
Saying that I want to sack it all off for an M3 with even worse running costs 
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Originally posted by VegasPhil
Cup is the lightweight version of the standard one. Comes with Turinis, Cup rear bench, No AC (Except a few hundred), bigger spoiler and different geometry setup to the other ones I think!
I think its slightly lower and has stiffer suspension.
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
See this post and cliosport seeing as you know it all?
They are just as prone engine wise as any other car, but renault have also been know to have electrical issues, and poor material components in the car.
And personnally i hate the "fold in save the tree hugger" wings and such, but thats a personnal taste.
Cheers for the apology for the acusation though. Bit manly to apologise over a rash comment isn't it
Rather than me typing a few, here you go..........
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Clio+sport+known+problems&meta=
Hard work that typing stuff
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by VXR]
ok, your right, i have no first hand experience
seriously tho i do apologise.
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
why r they so expensive to service I don't understand. I pay £50 on parts and do it myself. Just don't go to renault. There not complex so no need to go to a specilist. I had all my belts done at the local garage using genuine renault belts for £350 all in
Mine was still under waranty for a start so I had to stick with an afiliated specialist plus I had the anual body inspection done by reno. The body work wranty is only applicable if inspected by renault each year and I think its the same for any manufacturer
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John
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Build quality is bad, nothing fell off mine though.
Belt change is expensive and oem parts are in some cases absurd, didn't have any problems either mechanical or bits falling off, barring the sparkplugs needing replaced(also expensive).
Good car spec wise if you want a high revving engine, you need to have your foot right down to get anywhere, nothing at all under 4k.
I disliked mine a lot although the actual car had no problems.
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Baskey
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by Baskey
why r they so expensive to service I don't understand. I pay £50 on parts and do it myself. Just don't go to renault. There not complex so no need to go to a specilist. I had all my belts done at the local garage using genuine renault belts for £350 all in
Mine was still under waranty for a start so I had to stick with an afiliated specialist plus I had the anual body inspection done by reno. The body work wranty is only applicable if inspected by renault each year and I think its the same for any manufacturer
Wish mine was still under! Shat myself when it ran out but touch wood it's been fine
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N3CRO
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Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by TheNobleOne
My sister has a face lifted 172 Cup and loves it although fooking expensive when it falls to bits and trust me, it will!
They dont fall apart 
More reliable than my Corsa ever was and better built.
I've done 30k in mine so far this year and its fine....servicing is expensive but thats given when you buy a perfomance car?
Only things wrong with mine at the moment is top mounts and porbably anti roll bar bushes but considering its done a track day and been used a hell of a lot this year I wouldnt say its fallen apart?
One of the common problems is the backbox falling off.
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Fad
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Yeah just had to price up a Miltek as mines rattling....but its lasted 48k so its done well
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John
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Do you have one or have you just read some stuff on forums?
Forums can give a very biased view.
To thenobleone btw, I know you have a 182 fad.
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by John]
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N3CRO
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As I said in the second post of this thread, my sister has a 172 Cup and has done for the last 14 months.
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John
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Fair enough, my fault, I didn't read it 
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Originally posted by John
Do you have one or have you just read some stuff on forums?
Forums can give a very biased view.
To thenobleone btw, I know you have a 182 fad.
[Edited on 12-12-2008 by John]
Thats why I don't bother asking here anymore, too many people spouting about things they have no experience of.
For the record I had a Cup, loved the car, hated the Renault dealers.
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John
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My brother works for arnold clark so I get staff prices.
2 renault dealerships I went to made it very very difficult for me to get staff prices, even when I later went in with my brother, you'd think they'd try to help each other out.
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