I am thinking of getting 1996 RENAULT CLIO

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For my son When he passes his test , and wondered if anyone could give me any advice, as to what are the pit falls with these cars.
What should I look out for , what are their bad points ,where they go rusty and so on ?

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i have one of these @ the moment as my first car and i think its ideal for a first car .
top speed gets you 80-85 mph mine is knacked now as a bearing is going and it will cost more to replace than what i paid for it otherwise i would get it fixed
only bad point is acess to the back seat as its a pain in the arse if the front seat is set too far back so if its a cheap to insure cheap to run (£35 to fill up) first car and its cheap (mine cost £250) then get it :)
 
For my son When he passes his test , and wondered if anyone could give me any advice, as to what are the pit falls with these cars.
What should I look out for , what are their bad points ,where they go rusty and so on ?

:THANKS:

renault are mince m8 mot time a pain 4 the clio owner unless it been looked after,,,,1996 car might b bad with rust or head gasket problems,,,,vauxhall astra could b a better choice for 1st car even the we corsa ideal 1st car,,,, very easy to maintain and very rarley let u down the 1400 models are cheap to run and tax/ insurance dosent cost the earth neither...............................................


dont buy someones problems,,,happy motoring: multi :
 
yup just got rid of 96 clio diesel nothing but trouble from the day it was bought! with renaults about that age you also have to worry about the flakey interior and the red ones usually fade....best bet for first car is the corsa or fiat punto if you could stretch a little further a fiat bravo well worth the money!
 
my mate has a 98 clio and he is always complaing about problems with it
but his opinion doesnt mean its a bad car and on the whole it os an ideal 1st motor
 
Mixed responses , I will have to wait and see what car seems like the best value ,when he passes his test !
 
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