Paul has one on the track , i think they're a cool machine , mighty engine in them. That's the limit of my knowledge Shaner!

 

Handling is very well balanced, you can push them as hard if not harder than a 106 Gti, In terms of speed Shane they are level with my mk4 in 1st and 2nd gear. Great car to drive, id buy one.

No idea about reliabilty and running problems etc.

 

Plane is you man here, had a quick spin in a well sorted version recently, was very impressed

 

cheers lads keep it coming......if i "was" to "buy" one id be helping it in the power stakes anyway......

 

QUOTE (razor @ Jan 19 2009, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well lads what do we all think of the Clio 172???

has anyone ever had one etc? what are they like and so on

how well do they handle,how "quick" are they,

as much as u know please"!!!!

I would suggest taking a look on octane.ie Shane, there are plenty of 172's over there and loads of posts.
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/forum/s...ead.php?t=22263
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/forum/s...ead.php?t=22042
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/forum/s...ead.php?t=22544
http://www.codedserver.com/~octane/forum/s...ead.php?t=22743

From what I have read, they are fairly quick (not van quick)

Amazing handling, and an unburstable 2 litre engine.

I would buy one in a heartbeat.

Send Plane a PM, he has a track 172 and it's very quick.

Neil.

 

yea ill be txt'n paul later about them.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/index.php lot of info on here about them

 

QUOTE (razor @ Jan 19 2009, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea ill be txt'n paul later about them.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/index.php lot of info on here about them

haha they must be great machines....no cars for sale on that forum

Actually got a short spin in one of these and was pleasantly surprised by it

 

a mate on work has one nice little machine try get one that has had the timing belt and water pump done as it cost my mate a grand to have it done.
very quick and the induction roar of them is deadly!

 

I had one, a 01 ph1 which is the one you want unless its a facelift 172 cup

I'd have another one if it wasn't for the number of cars here already

 

looked into gettin one of these for ages before i picked up the gti. i'd say i'll still get one at some stage in the comin years. i love them and think the facelifted ones look the bees knees. there one for sale on edition 38 at the mo aswell with some mad orange wheels. (which obviously would appeal to me

)

mate in waterford had one and he raves about it. absouletly loved it. iirc from lookin they have a couple of common probs that are easy to spot so if one you look at is free from these and well maintained your onto a winner.

do it i say.

 

nice car all in all nice interior beast of an engine decent handling only thing clio doesnt have going for them though which may have been improved is the turning circle on them... vw may make a tight u turn where as depending on the turn the clio would need a 3 pointer. mate of mine had a lend of one for a few weeks while his car was off the road and he does nothing but talk about it being the best car hes drove... he hasnt driven a vw yet though

 

I think a friend of Ronan's had one of them and it broke his heart trying to keep it on the road.

Typical French car really, nice to drive when everything is ok with them but God help you (and your mechanic) when it starts to go wrong. I wouldn't buy one because I don't like working on Renaults, I'd happily give Paul's a good rip around Mondello though

 

Anyone I know who has one, loves 'em. I'd go for one over a similar vintage GTi.
They're going for handy money in the UK, and there's enough of 'em around there to pick up a really good one.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?...p;Submit=Search
There's a great thread on octane by Klaus23 telling the tale of buying one and driving it to the Ring: Boys don't Lift

 

QUOTE (Chet T16 @ Jan 19 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I had one, a 01 ph1 which is the one you want unless its a facelift 172 cup

I'd have another one if it wasn't for the number of cars here already

Any more info on this chet? it would be 00,01 that would be getting looked at,whats the diffrences ie ph1?

 

The ph1 and ph2 are almost completely different to drive. The ph1 feels like a proper little hot hatch where the ph2 just feels like a hatchback with a big engine in it. The ph1 is also better looking in that it looks different to a base model

Oh, you might hear mention of a shift light on them, it seems lucky dip whether the cars got them

If you're offered a 01 with 1313 in the reg don't buy it!

 

QUOTE (Chet T16 @ Jan 19 2009, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The ph1 and ph2 are almost completely different to drive. The ph1 feels like a proper little hot hatch where the ph2 just feels like a hatchback with a big engine in it. The ph1 is also better looking in that it looks different to a base model

Oh, you might hear mention of a shift light on them, it seems lucky dip whether the cars got them

If you're offered a 01 with 1313 in the reg don't buy it!
how do u spot them apart ie is it like MK1 and MK2...?what years did the PH1 run from and to?

 

PH1

PH2

 

Thank you!!!!! i though as much but wasnt sure!

 

Neither of those above are renaultsport cars.

Phase 1 172
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/856684.htm

Phase 2
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/618991.htm

182
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/851494.htm

Trophy, the ultimate clio, if there is such a thing

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/846413.htm

 

had three or four in the workshop before and each one would cut out above 80mph. not sure if it was a common fault but it was in them few last year

 

QUOTE (razor @ Jan 19 2009, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well lads what do we all think of the Clio 172???

has anyone ever had one etc? what are they like and so on

how well do they handle,how "quick" are they,

as much as u know please"!!!!

ha ha, i found myself looking at them too the other week. lots of em around for reasonable money.

i was keeping it as my dirty little french secret.

 

heres one for sale beside me, dont know price, i could ask mike if you wanted.
clio

 

I had a lot of trouble from a williams clio before it just kept breaking engine mounts no matter what we did
The car was straight never crashed when I went investigating the clio shares the same mounts for the 1.2 as the 2.0 williams
I got onto Williams UK about this after breaking 2 full sets of mounts in 3 days and I was told its a problem with them thats going back a few years ago now

 

QUOTE (Brian.G @ Jan 19 2009, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>heres one for sale beside me, dont know price, i could ask mike if you wanted.
clio

That's a Williams. They were a 2.0 with 150bhp

 

still nice yokes Tony! but im after a Ph1 172.....thanks brian