Clio 172 Cup - New photos page 5 - Saxperience

Saxotim · 26th November 2011, 13:45

Put a deposit down on this today as I'm having the VTS off the road over winter.

71k, Tax till Feb, MOT till April, 3 previous owners.

Alloys and bodywork are spotless as is the interior. After having a poke around does need a rear exhaust mount, washer bottle pump and a front splitter but thats about it can't complain for the price I'm paying.

Collecting on Monday

Plans:
Carbon front splitter
Ktec stealth exhaust
Airbox of some sort

And enjoy.

saxovtrmk1 · 26th November 2011, 16:12

looks nice ur not guna wana run the saxo after you had this lol

mlawlan69 · 26th November 2011, 16:15

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Originally Posted by saxovtrmk1

looks nice ur not guna wana run the saxo after you had this lol

agreed.

surely you would run the saxo over winter and keep this one mint?

ChAdS · 26th November 2011, 16:26

needs lowering and some lexus lights

MiniGibbo · 26th November 2011, 16:28

Good car

Good plans

Win!

Paul_JC · 26th November 2011, 17:46

looks clean, espace v6 airbox is the one to go for on these iirc

Saxotim · 26th November 2011, 18:20

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Originally Posted by saxovtrmk1

looks nice ur not guna wana run the saxo after you had this lol

Probably not haha ill see what happens in Jan

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Originally Posted by mlawlan69

agreed.

surely you would run the saxo over winter and keep this one mint?

The Saxo needs too much work for MOT so I'm gonna fix it over winter

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Originally Posted by ChAdS

needs lowering and some lexus lights

Cool story bro

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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo

Good car

Good plans

Win!

Cheers dude

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Originally Posted by Paul_JC

looks clean, espace v6 airbox is the one to go for on these iirc

I've heard this, gotta get searching for one.

Proper excited to pick it up.

Nates-VTR · 26th November 2011, 20:55

lovely colour that, suits the car well, does need lowering, plans also sound good

Ben_SaxoForte · 26th November 2011, 21:00

Looks smart, as said before it seems alot of people on here have really nice smart cars as run arounds then keep the saxo off the road, whats going on haha.. but yeah nice

Gandi699 · 26th November 2011, 21:39

Has it had the belts done recently?

Saxotim · 26th November 2011, 22:28

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Originally Posted by Nates-VTR

lovely colour that, suits the car well, does need lowering, plans also sound good

cheers dude, keeping it standard height for the time being

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Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte

Looks smart, as said before it seems alot of people on here have really nice smart cars as run arounds then keep the saxo off the road, whats going on haha.. but yeah nice

nicer cars are easier to keep on the road

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Originally Posted by Gandi699

Has it had the belts done recently?

in '08, going to get belts and dephaser pulley changed with next years service

SnakeVTR · 26th November 2011, 22:39

i plan to get one of these as my next car,well either that or the 182

, and looks like a nice example too mate

Cam · 26th November 2011, 23:41

That is one sexy car!

Gandi699 · 27th November 2011, 00:26

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Originally Posted by Saxotim

cheers dude, keeping it standard height for the time being

nicer cars are easier to keep on the road

in '08, going to get belts and dephaser pulley changed with next years service

Yeah good call, if the aux belt hasnt been done for 36k its overdue and if it goes it'll wrap round the cambelt and knacker it - thus 16 new valves needed and probably need pistons/block. Cups arent as expensive in labour as the air con models though

Saxotim · 27th November 2011, 00:38

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Originally Posted by SnakeVTR

i plan to get one of these as my next car,well either that or the 182

, and looks like a nice example too mate

its absolutely pristine in the metal couldnt blieve it when i gave it a look over today

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Originally Posted by furio-cam

That is one sexy car!

cheers

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Originally Posted by Gandi699

Yeah good call, if the aux belt hasnt been done for 36k its overdue and if it goes it'll wrap round the cambelt and knacker it - thus 16 new valves needed and probably need pistons/block. Cups arent as expensive in labour as the air con models though

yep belts were done in 08 and its done 27k since april 08 so theyll get done in february. i've just gotta find a renault specialist around me that can do them at a good price.

michaelgrimes · 27th November 2011, 17:04

boss has one of these, its mint, we wrapped it in matt black! looks pucker!

Saxotim · 28th November 2011, 10:17

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Originally Posted by michaelgrimes

boss has one of these, its mint, we wrapped it in matt black! looks pucker!

Awesome dude.

Update:
Picking it up this evening if I can get my money out of the bank. Excited.

CitSaxo589 · 28th November 2011, 20:55

Looks a nice tidy example mate.

Yeah Espace V6 airboxes are the best filter wise, and for the splitter if you dont want to fork out for a carbon one. You can get a Skoda Fabia splitter which is just the same as a Renaultsport Cup spliter but much cheaper.
Skoda splitter - £13
Renaultsport Cup Splitter - £130.

Saxotim · 28th November 2011, 21:35

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Originally Posted by CitSaxo589

Looks a nice tidy example mate.

Yeah Espace V6 airboxes are the best filter wise, and for the splitter if you dont want to fork out for a carbon one. You can get a Skoda Fabia splitter which is just the same as a Renaultsport Cup spliter but much cheaper.
Skoda splitter - £13
Renaultsport Cup Splitter - £130.

Its so much nicer to drive than the saxo, clutch takes some getting used to, bit heavier then im used to lol.

i want carbon though

#stylewhore. cheers for the info though man.

ALL IS GOOD. Clio on the drive, saxo off the road. happy days.

Saxotim · 13th February 2012, 06:21

Yo yo yo

Well since my last update last year the VTS is gone! sold for £380 in the end, no tax and a massive fail list with some quite extensive rust. But i got to keep my dvd HU, sub and amps which have all been sold apart from my 2channel jbl which i might stick in the clio..... undecided. but that little lot gained me another 350 bangers so I made 30 quid on what I paid for the beast.

ANYWHOOOO.

Plans for the clio have somewhat changed.
New exhaust, eithe JA stealth from ktec or supersprint stealth from kamracing
Coilovers, weitec i think.
Carbon splitter and headlamp washer blanks.
Brembo max discs and carbon lorraine rc5+ pads
Whiteline rear arb
A bloody good detailing
New steering wheel, undecided what.
front and rear strut braces
new induction kit, reaaaaaaaly want a maxogen but im not paying 400odd quid for a fucking air filter.

And after that monstrous post here are some snow pictures

Hopefully a bigger update by the end of march.