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Thinking of purchasing one of these, in silver, 52k miles. Any words of wisdom?

In reply to rossowen: yeah buy a v6 instead

Nice car mate, go for it.

In reply to rossowen:
Great cars...
Check rear suspension for leaks. If it has the cup pack the wheel bearings are different from the standard 182 and are harder to get. Runs so much smoother on Shell optimax fuel. Check the condition of the exhaust, will cost a fortune to replace!!! OH and I have 2 front brake discs for sale, so if you do buy it.....

Awesome, thanks. I was hoping you'd say that. It's the standard version, not the cup. Also the previous owner fitted a stainless steel exhaust system. Bargain. I'm gonna be blasting around burning rubber and losing my license in no time.

In reply to rossowen: i've had a couple . . . the lower the mileage the better

In reply to rossowen:

One thing to keep in mind is it's a Renault, and it will let you down.

In reply to john: Yes that's what I'm worried about - problems with the ekectrics

In reply to rossowen:

It's a shame because they (Renault) nearly get it right.

In reply to johnwright: I might just go for it anyway though, I really like the car. Maybe I'll have one bout of problems with the electrics and then all will be well for miles and miles of motoring madness...

My other option is a Civic Type R, and although I like them as well, they are more expensive to buy insure and run. For the same price I'm looking at one with more miles, and two years older, or I'd have to pay another couple of thousand for one of a similar age / condition.

Still - could take one out of a test blast and see if it can change my mind.

Thanks for your help.

In reply to rossowen:

IMO I'd take a Honda over a Renault any day, but each to their own. Enjoy.

In reply to Fraser: Going to look at a Type R this pm. Took one out today as well and have to say I like it, a lot.

Only 31 MPG though, and pricy insurance...!

In reply to rossowen:

31MPG isn't bad from a Type R, I thought they'd be worse than that. I get about that from my C2 VTR.

In reply to rossowen:

Preempt the wiring gremlins: buy yourself a can of contact cleaner and spend a tedious day going round making sure all the contacts in the plugs are in good nick. So many alleged wiring issues are down to lack of maintenance in this area

In reply to rossowen:
They are great cars, miss mine so much. They do need a bit of looking after and will have few problems due to their 'Frenchness' but just so much fun. Best advice is get yourself a login to clio.net and chat with all the other owners. Good info there.

In reply to rossowen: Why don't you just be done with it and buy a Golf?

In reply to rossowen: a lad I know a little had one,but the electrics kept playing up.he went for the sensible option and bought an imprreza do like the renault sport range tho