Sold 1998 Clio Dizzler - 13 months MoT - £500

[RobT]

My trusty Shitefest transport has done its job, so time to move it on and make way for more French bilge.

 

Mileage: 90,314

MoT: 25/07/2019 (passed an hour ago!)

Location: Beckenham, SE London

Price: £500

 

Recent new rear wheel bearings, glow plugs, oil and filter (last week). Advisories were front brake discs worn and front tyres worn unevenly. I drove it 1,400 miles in three days and didn't want to set fire to it, which is always a good sign. Cruises well on the motorway and achieves low 50s I think, but I haven't done specific calculations. Clutch is a tad on the heavy side but works fine with no judder or anything. Best bit though - SERCK PLATES.

 

Pics not the best in strong sunshine, but hot of the press today after the MoT win. Front NS has a scrape plus a few other little dings, but nowt major. Quite clean underneath too.

 

 

 

Very grey interior, but also hard wearing and the general feel is much more solid than phase 1 Clios.

 

 

I should charge more for such heritage...

 

 

I probably paid too much for it with a short test, hence the lack of bargain status, but with a new ticket hopefully it'll seem decent value to someone.

[M'coli]

This is a tidy and competent car, it easily transported us to the chippy at Shitefest this year - GLWTS, Rob.

[Bucketeer]

Top seller, top car. Bucketeer delivery service quite probably available.

I liked this a lot when I ran my sticky paws over it at SF. If I was less of a child I'd defo have this instead of broken AXs.

[forddeliveryboy]

These are great cars, full of bluff character, I love them. Clutches are invariably heavy, I wouldn't be concerned. Any paperwork or word-of-mouth to suggest when cambelt-stuff was last achieved?

[Kiltox]

Lack of bargain status?? That’s a mega barg imo!!

[stripped fred]

GLWTS Rob. What do you have in mind as a replacement?

[Talbot]

Blimey. 500notes for a dizzler with less than 100k on it and a fresh ticket.

 

Bargainous.

[Broadsword]

I have a soft spot for this particular incarnation of Clio which i call the happy face Clio. It’s got that Galic charm. Absolute bargain for someone needing cheap transport. I bet it drives 1000 times better than the Clio 3 we had for a short time but was so hideous we sold it on for a huge profit.

[RobT]

GLWTS Rob. What do you have in mind as a replacement?

 

Thanks.  Collecting something tomorrow evening, more French tat!

 

 

Any paperwork or word-of-mouth to suggest when cambelt-stuff was last achieved?

 

Sadly not, and a quick google suggests it's a pig of a job due to lack of access.  Throw the dice on this one....

[phil_lihp]

i really hope the replacement is what I think it is.

[RobT]

i really hope the replacement is what I think it is.

I was hoping to win the blue 21 Savanna, but that went for a stupid amount in the end. So a pez shot tomorrow around 8pm should prove if you're right Phil.

[bramz7]

That 21 auction didn't seem right to me. Both jumped by £600 in the last seconds.

 

I'm intrigued by the new purchase. I should really consider the Clio as my new daily but I'm not sensible enough.

[Jim Bell]

I was hoping to win the blue 21 Savanna, but that went for a stupid amount in the end. So a pez shot tomorrow around 8pm should prove if you're right Phil.

 

Are you buying it off a lad whos name begins with K?

[dollywobbler]

Are you buying it off a lad whos name begins with K?

 

If you're thinking of the 21 I'm thinking of, my boss has bought it.

[Kiltox]

That 21 auction didn't seem right to me. Both jumped by £600 in the last seconds.

 

I'm intrigued by the new purchase. I should really consider the Clio as my new daily but I'm not sensible enough.

Kinda how eBay works isn’t it? You’d be an idiot to bid before the closing seconds...

[bramz7]

I understand how an auction works. I just don't understand how a clearly rotten 21 estate made over £1000.

 

Anyway this is off topic. GLWTS Rob

[Kiltox]

Oh right

[BorniteIdentity]

You’d be an idiot to bid before the closing seconds...

 

You are BANG WRONG [/partridge]

 

Get the price up quickly - get it out of people's searches.

 

To be honest, I think you're right - but I always chuck my money down early and walk away.  If it comes off, perfect.

 

As for this being too much money? I'd say it's still about £300 cheap - so no beating yourself up, Rob.  GLWS

[RobT]

I've also put it on the tree of bums for £575, god help me. Let's see what amusing* offers I get.

[davehedgehog31]

I've also put it on the tree of bums for £575, god help me. Let's see what amusing* offers I get.

swop 4 staffy puppy tonight m9 cash my way

[beko1987]

If you're thinking of the 21 I'm thinking of, my boss has bought it.

Mrs DW bought a car?

[oldcars]

Ideal plate for Beko. VAX 

[Broadsword]

All this talk of Renault 21s is making me excited. The blue one on eBay action was clearly rotten visually and on the basis of MOT history. Would be very cool to have one on the forum though.

[beko1987]

Ideal plate for Beko. VAX

If anyone wants my gooner for £200 I'd be very tempted... Would be an idea car, I don't need a big one, but the cost to change would be a bit large at this moment in time

[SierraMikeHotel]

(Thread drift) 21s? If a tidy Savannah came up, preferably in white with child seats in the boot, I'd have it. The recent eBay ones didn't look great though.

 

Phase 2 Clio? Many nostalgia. I drove a totally ruined one as a work pool car in France in about 2002. Does this one vibrate badly enough to make your watch crawl up your arm at anything over 50km/h and accelerate slowly enough to make lorry drivers hoot at you?

[RobT]

Phase 2 Clio? Many nostalgia. I drove a totally ruined one as a work pool car in France in about 2002. Does this one vibrate badly enough to make your watch crawl up your arm at anything over 50km/h and accelerate slowly enough to make lorry drivers hoot at you?

This one is good thankfully, and 70 for long periods on the motorway doesn't drive you insane. It does thrum a bit on tickover, and one thing I forgot to mention is a slight hesitation sometimes under acceleration but a new air filter improved things a bit.

 

Zero interest in my gumtree ad so I can see this one hanging around for a while!

[SierraMikeHotel]

Didn't mean to imply these were inherent problems with them, looking back it is impressive how buggered that one was at a relatively young age!

[RobT]

No worries, that one obviously took some abuse!  I imagine a phase 1 would have disintegrated well before then, as this one feels a more solid thing (albeit uglier).

[bramz7]

Does this one have that super heavy feeling front end like the diesel MK1s had? Personally felt it helped the already decent handling and it could be chucked like nobodies business.

[RobT]

Yes it does feel front heavy, but steering doesn't suffer because of it.  I had a close one pushing it on some twisties when up in Aberdeenshire, but a damp road combined with budget tyres (Arrowspeeds I think) didn't help.