Renault Clio durability

smellyoldboot

Looking at a few cars and trying to decide to pull the trigger. Seen a few 2013ish Renault Clio a for ok money : in/around €6k which I'm grand with. Some of them have pretty big miles/,km on them though. In excess of 140,000 km in a few cases. The number doesn't bother me as such, in one way it stands to the sturdiness of the car.

Should I be worried though?Would the engines/parts be parts be particularly tough? Would it last much more than that?

Other options are similar aged Peugot 208s and maybe even a Dacia Sandeep although the Peugots tend to have way lower mileage which could be indicative of being off the road a bit.

Have looked and unfortunately Corsa/Fiestas or Polos hold no truck with me, find them ugly enough/boring.

Any ideas on what's the best French option for me?

FrankC21

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Looking at a few cars and trying to decide to pull the trigger. Seen a few 2013ish Renault Clio a for ok money : in/around €6k which I'm grand with. Some of them have pretty big miles/,km on them though. In excess of 140,000 km in a few cases. The number doesn't bother me as such, in one way it stands to the sturdiness of the car.

Should I be worried though?Would the engines/parts be parts be particularly tough? Would it last much more than that?

Other options are similar aged Peugot 208s and maybe even a Dacia Sandeep although the Peugots tend to have way lower mileage which could be indicative of being off the road a bit.

Have looked and unfortunately Corsa/Fiestas or Polos hold no truck with me, find them ugly enough/boring.

Any ideas on what's the best French option for me?

Woman next door still have a clio 2006, saw her before using duct tape trying to fix a pipe or wire on the engine, still running though.

ba_barabus

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Looking at a few cars and trying to decide to pull the trigger. Seen a few 2013ish Renault Clio a for ok money : in/around €6k which I'm grand with. Some of them have pretty big miles/,km on them though. In excess of 140,000 km in a few cases. The number doesn't bother me as such, in one way it stands to the sturdiness of the car.

Should I be worried though?Would the engines/parts be parts be particularly tough? Would it last much more than that?

Other options are similar aged Peugot 208s and maybe even a Dacia Sandeep although the Peugots tend to have way lower mileage which could be indicative of being off the road a bit.

Have looked and unfortunately Corsa/Fiestas or Polos hold no truck with me, find them ugly enough/boring.

Any ideas on what's the best French option for me?

140,000km isn't very much tbh.

Clio 1.2 or 1.5 are pretty sturdy as small cars go. 208 is also a nice option. Sandero is a bit plain for me but its a stripped out Clio in all reality.

You'll have to take each car on its own merits and check they've been maintained right. Far more import than the badge.

I'm not sure why someone bodging a repair on a near 15 year old car is worthy of comment however.

If you were interested in a Clio I'd consider a Megane 1.5dci too.

colm_mcm

FrankC21 wrote: »

Woman next door still have a clio 2006, saw her before using duct tape trying to fix a pipe or wire on the engine, still running though.

They all do that alright.

Rrrrrr2

Great option- solid, safe stylish and a bit more on offer than some rivals.

spiggotpaddy

FrankC21 wrote: »

Woman next door still have a clio 2006, saw her before using duct tape trying to fix a pipe or wire on the engine, still running though.

She's an amateur, have you seen Das boat, they fix the crankshaft bearings with silver paper from chocolate sweets.

bazz26

Na, have you seen MacGyver? He can fix a hole in a Clio engine block with some gum and a matchstick.

Stallingrad

Family 2010 Clio has been fairly bombproof. The front subframe that supports the rad is prone to rust and eventually goes on all of them. Got one on ebay and fitted by a local indie for a total of €250, so not a huge deal. Engine and gearbox have been 100% reliable.

chicorytip

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Looking at a few cars and trying to decide to pull the trigger. Seen a few 2013ish Renault Clio a for ok money : in/around €6k which I'm grand with. Some of them have pretty big miles/,km on them though. In excess of 140,000 km in a few cases. The number doesn't bother me as such, in one way it stands to the sturdiness of the car.

Should I be worried though?Would the engines/parts be parts be particularly tough? Would it last much more than that?

Other options are similar aged Peugot 208s and maybe even a Dacia Sandeep although the Peugots tend to have way lower mileage which could be indicative of being off the road a bit.

Have looked and unfortunately Corsa/Fiestas or Polos hold no truck with me, find them ugly enough/boring.

Any ideas on what's the best French option for me?

Corsa, Fiesta and Polo will each have greater durability than any French model and are not unattractive looking vehicles, in my opinion. A Toyota Yaris might be a good compromise.

ba_barabus

chicorytip wrote: »

Corsa, Fiesta and Polo will each have greater durability than any French model

Can you back that up with a source

colm_mcm

chicorytip wrote: »

Corsa, Fiesta and Polo will each have greater durability than any French model and are not unattractive looking vehicles, in my opinion. A Toyota Yaris might be a good compromise.

LOL!!!


Also. Yaris is made in France.

chicorytip

ba_barabus wrote: »

Can you back that up with a source

Not officially but you could try this experiment when you are next out driving. How many Clio's, 206/7's or C3's aged ten years or older did you notice in comparison to similar vintage Fiesta, Polo, Corsa, Micra or Yaris? Those in the latter group tend to be purchased in far greater numbers anyway but I would bet the ratio would be at least six to one.

ba_barabus

chicorytip wrote: »

Not officially but you could try this experiment when you are next out driving. How many Clio's, 206/7's or C3's aged ten years or older did you notice in comparison to similar vintage Fiesta, Polo, Corsa, Micra or Yaris? Those in the latter group tend to be purchased in far greater numbers anyway but I would bet the ratio would be at least six to one.

FYI the last 3 generations of Micra were a Clio underneath, the Yaris is built in France, Corsas are crap reliability and the Polo isn't all its cracked up to be either especially the 1.2HTP

French cars being poorly built is a story from the distant past

colm_mcm

chicorytip wrote: »

Not officially but you could try this experiment when you are next out driving. How many Clio's, 206/7's or C3's aged ten years or older did you notice in comparison to similar vintage Fiesta, Polo, Corsa, Micra or Yaris? Those in the latter group tend to be purchased in far greater numbers anyway but I would bet the ratio would be at least six to one.

Ah, the Land Rover defence.

AMKC

chicorytip wrote: »

Not officially but you could try this experiment when you are next out driving. How many Clio's, 206/7's or C3's aged ten years or older did you notice in comparison to similar vintage Fiesta, Polo, Corsa, Micra or Yaris? Those in the latter group tend to be purchased in far greater numbers anyway but I would bet the ratio would be at least six to one.

The brother had a 207 for a couple of years and it was faultless. He only changed it because he needed a bigger car.
The C3 the first generation anyway did have a lot of electrical problems I know because my ant had one loved it said it had loads of character but it was not well built so went back to driving the boring Merc but I think they have improved since then.
Renaults are as good as any Japanese car these days and better than the German cars for reliability.

Fabio

Clio is a grand car but I found the gearbox to be fairly nasty. Not unreliable, just like selecting gears within a jar of marmalade. Front shocks can go if you've a lot of ramps on your journeys but they're easy to replace and cheap.

The entry level versions are simple cars though, not much to go wrong.