Renault Clio 1.8 16V

Renault Clio 1.8 16V are awsome, fast, and reliable cars.....

if its not fast enough for you, theres always the option of dropping a 172 engine straight in to it.

The Renault Clio 1.8 16V is a quick car, cheap to run and to insure

Bought my Renault Clio 8 months ago just for a bit of fun having driven a diesel peugeot for a year. What a motor! its had a bit of work done to it cams, manifold, chip, flywheel, induction kit, lowered, big brakes and strut brace. Will see off modern 'hot hatches' no probs even some serious stuff just goes until it pops the limiter @ 140. Loads of fun in the bends put the power down and it drags itself round any bend let of and it drifts round (loads of fun) can be a bit off a handful in the wet you just dont realise how fast your going. Love it to bits cant wait to make it go even faster.

Good little cars and well worth investing in. Smooth ride, firm handling and sporty suspension setup and loads of power with bags of torque, fun, nippy little French car with the potential for much more!

I have a 1995 1.8 16valve for last 8years...full devil exhaust inc cat pipe,k+n 57i,ported+polished head. fully rebuilt by tti motorsport....rally mechanics. lowered to max. uprated suspension,tarox g88discs front,greenstuff pads all round,strut braces,sparco steerwheel. car now goes upto limiter in 5gear....146mph on clock when looked last.

Great cars but if your to own one its best to know a bit about cars first and be able to fix things yourself. Things on the clio can be costly to repair in the engine department because there is no room to do anything which makes labour costs shoot up.

All in all, its one of the best cars ive had and the most fun. Put a smile on my face everytime I drove it. The good points of driving it outweighed the bad bits for me.

Overall the Renault Clio has provided me hours of fun filled driving, and it never fails to impress. I've spent £1000s keeping it at it's peak and I wouldn't change a thing.

Unfortunately, due to an expanding family, it's time to let me precious pocket rocket go on to someone else, who hopefully will cherish it as did I.

Generally, the car isn't the most reliable, but if maintained properly it will just keep going. Although reading these kind of reviews may put people off, but once you jump into the lovely bucket style drivers seat and drive the Renault Clio, the smile that you can't wipe off your face is priceless. I love driving this car. I've spent 1000's of pounds servicing and keeping it on the road, and I would not change a thing. It's been quoted as a Citroen Saxo VTS, and will leave all hot hatches of its time as a little speck in your rear view mirror.

With induction kit from Pipercross straight through exhaust my Renault Clio 1.8 16v is capable of speeds of 145mph proven. A good car for money and fast if you don't get a dogger that's been thrashed all it's life

I baught my 1994 Renault Clio 1.8 16v in October with a siezed engine for £400. It is metallic silver, superchipped and came with lowering springs on the front. I bought another engine for £100 with 53k on the clock to replace the busted engine.

Luckily a friend of my dad used to work for Citroen so he agreed to do the job. the guy I bought it off assured me the siezed engine was the only problem with the car, and as I found out over the next month and a half this was far from the truth!

One thing after another was discovered by the mechanic who was working on it in his spare time, some idiot had 2 rubber suspension bushes on one side and none on the other, to balance it up and make up for the fact the wrong nut was used to fix the top of the suspension on! So I had to buy a whole new front suspension set up along with all the usual service items- oil etc.

Then the new engine was finally fixed in and I thought great it's ready - but no! It turned out that a power steering hose had also been bodged and was leaking fluid everywhere. Renault wants £90 for the part so we decided to get it from a scrappy. Next day delivery was agreed with the total coming to £35- it took over a week! During this time I sold my 1991 AX GT which I loved to bits! Finally the car was ready and I could bring it home. The car cost me a bomb to sort out, and as you can imagine I'm pretty naffed off with the person that sold me it. But the car now runs like a dream and is brilliant! The acceleration is more than a match for cars like 205 GTi's! The handling is brilliant around corners both in wet and dry and the ride is very comfortable. The look of the car from the front with the vent is gorgeous and must be very intimidating if all you can see is that in your rear view mirror! Overall the car stil needs a few little things on the interior to make it mint, and if anyone is thinking of buying one do! The insurance is only group 12 which is good value considering it will beat an XR2i easily in a race and that is insurance group 14! beware of the costs of problems though! Make sure if you buy one you get one with lots of history and in good overall condition!