The car in question is a silver Renault Clio 1.4 RT, Saw it in autotrader and rushed down to SUtton to see it and for the money it was a steal!
Originally my budget was 3k and I wanted a Seat Ibiza but then logic kicked in and I thought "why spend so much", Here is the ad for the car:
When we got there we found the car had a few scrapes on it and a couple of fag burns in the drivers seat but nothing major that couldn't be sorted easily, and to be expected of a car 10 years old. Took it for a test drive and wow it's so different to drive compared to my diesel ford mondeo it's untrue. Very sensitive clutch and accelerator, will take some getting used to, I felt like a new driver.
My dad managed to beat him down to £1'325... not bad seeing as it only has 50'000 miles on the clock! It'll need a new back light (cheap from a scrapyard) and a couple of scratches/marks to touch up but nothing major. I'll also be sticking some alloys on there as I think they'll improve the look a lot over the regular boring ones, and I need to get a decent in-car CD system too.
So gents, care to give me some reccommendations on:
a) Inexpensive yet decent looking alloys.
b) Inexpensive yet decent CD/Radio.
And lastly, I can't find many specs for the Clio 1997 1.4RT, can anyone tell me what BHP and top speed they have?
Originally my budget was 3k and I wanted a Seat Ibiza but then logic kicked in and I thought "why spend so much", Here is the ad for the car:
1997 RENAULT CLIO RT 1.4 3dr Hatchback
50,000 miles, Silver, e/windows. e/sun roof, e/ mirrors, PAS, foglights. Full service history. 11 months MOT, central locking. Excellent condition. £1,500.
When we got there we found the car had a few scrapes on it and a couple of fag burns in the drivers seat but nothing major that couldn't be sorted easily, and to be expected of a car 10 years old. Took it for a test drive and wow it's so different to drive compared to my diesel ford mondeo it's untrue. Very sensitive clutch and accelerator, will take some getting used to, I felt like a new driver.
My dad managed to beat him down to £1'325... not bad seeing as it only has 50'000 miles on the clock! It'll need a new back light (cheap from a scrapyard) and a couple of scratches/marks to touch up but nothing major. I'll also be sticking some alloys on there as I think they'll improve the look a lot over the regular boring ones, and I need to get a decent in-car CD system too.
So gents, care to give me some reccommendations on:
a) Inexpensive yet decent looking alloys.
b) Inexpensive yet decent CD/Radio.
And lastly, I can't find many specs for the Clio 1997 1.4RT, can anyone tell me what BHP and top speed they have?