Saw an ad today for a S/H Clio. It has Auto Transmission and A/C, just
what we need. The Kilos are low and so is the price.

Anyone out there had experience of this car and care to comment on
it's plusses and minuses??
John Hewitt, Malaga, Spain

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> Anyone out there had experience of this car and care to comment on
> it's plusses and minuses??


Renault automatics have a dire reputation, though to be honest the
wife's is still going OK at 65k. You don't say which model - they've
changed a lot over the years.

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

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> Saw an ad today for a S/H Clio. It has Auto Transmission and A/C, just
> what we need. The Kilos are low and so is the price.
>
> Anyone out there had experience of this car and care to comment on
> it's plusses and minuses??
> John Hewitt, Malaga, Spain


auto fails and the car is scrap. (experience)
always look first at www.honestjohn.co.uk , he says:

What to Watch Out For:
4-speed autobox cooling system (oil cooler within the water radiator) can 
cause problems. Kerbing damage to front suspension. 1998: (June '97-Nov '97 
build): possibility of inadvertent deployment of airbags. 2000: may lose 
brake servo assistance. High incidence of automatic transmission failures. 
On 1,149cc D7F engines it is essential to change the timing belt, tensioners 
and the water pump every 3 years of 36,000 miles (whichever comes first). 
Look for rust in rear arches where they rust from inside out, or pudding 
from a bodge to cover it up.

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> What to Watch Out For:


Oh, and the sun-roofs almost invariable leak.

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:26:08 +0200, jhewitt@arrakis.es wrote:

Thank you for the info. Much appreciated


>Saw an ad today for a S/H Clio. It has Auto Transmission and A/C, just
>what we need. The Kilos are low and so is the price.
>
>Anyone out there had experience of this car and care to comment on
>it's plusses and minuses??
>John Hewitt, Malaga, Spain


John Hewitt, Malaga, Spain