View Full Version : What you think of this car?
wondering what you guys made of this car, how much you think it'll go for?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-RENAULT-CLIO-WILLIAMS-3-BLUE_W0QQitemZ4601719020QQcategoryZ9861QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Bad points....
No tax
6 owners not too bad, but would be better with less.
Doesn't look to have full history or MoTs, so the likelyhood is it'll have been clocked. Always expect the worst!
Big wheels - Baaaad. Apart from effecting the drive, it'll put a lot of pressure on loads of other stuff (it needs and has had bearings for instance).
Lowered - Baaaaad. For the same reasons as above. Although I'm sure plenty will disagree :wink:
Basically, there's no point even thinking about bidding unless you've been to see and drive the car. You don't know what you're buying until you've seen it. :?
Apart from that, it's a Williams, so it's great :P
lewis_willy2
04-01-2006, 23:38
^^^spot on as always
seriously go av a look before you bid, ive bought a right old dog off ebay before, and a minor thing to someone is another persons worst nightmare, obviously u wanna c all paperwork and mots to try n check milage
lewis
James Clio 16v
05-01-2006, 00:39
I've got 17's on mine and it eats bearings and lower ball joints.
Not too bad for me as I'm pretty handy with a spanner.
I like the wheels, they are worth £300 easy on there own.
Original speedlines are around £200 for a tatty set.
Mileage is spot on for the year and way lower than average.
Sounds like its had a cambelt failure at some stage - get a good drive and see how the peformance is (The limter should come in at 83 in 3rd, 4th 105) as one car was slower after the wrong valves had been fitted.
P.S if its been done right then its a good selling point !
Loose the PBV they are rubbish
The arches have been painted once before (lack of williams stickers) so have a look with a magnet to see how much metal is left.
Bar that it looks a clean car mate.
Things to check on a 3.
Make sure the ABS light isnt on.
And that it works (stop from 40 as fast as u can) mine is rubbish
If the sunroof leaks put a side a weekend to fix. (pm me for details)
Rust - the bigest killer of williams 3's. Check the door bottoms, sills, tailgate, chassis, subframe and make sure the arch liners are still attached.
Power steering is the next bigest thing to go wear out. Turn from lock to lock and listen for noises.
fasterthanjesus
05-01-2006, 12:00
mines a 3, and has done 90k.
id have a look at the clutch too.
id agree with northy totally.
pas and clutch were my hidden expenses.
i know the boy who is selling the car, engine had been rebuilt due to cambelt snap. car drives quite well. back arch's has been resprayed! and m8 no it hasent been clocked! its a really nice car! dont like the wheels much :lol:
Hehe, sorry. I just always expect the worst with second hand cars!
yeah i know what u mean m8, but it is a sound car!
63 in third??
:oops: ment 83 :wink:
Andyvalver
05-01-2006, 14:17
No williams 3 stickers on the side :-k
No williams 3 stickers on the side :-k
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The arches have been painted once before (lack of williams stickers) so have a look with a magnet to see how much metal is left.
Andyvalver
05-01-2006, 14:33
:shock: :oops:
cheers guys, thought it sounded a bit dodgy, the guy want 2000 for it, and its all the way up in aberdeen!
dont expect much for 2k mate unless u dont care.
at first glance i thought that was ballcrushers, mainly due to the wheels really
my m8 is wanting a quick sale, due to buying a clio 172 , thats why its so cheap!
its priced well...pitty its so far away from this partiular buyer
just sold for £1700 thought he might have got a bit more though :?:
MatBrown
07-01-2006, 18:09
Cars always fetch less in Scotland.
A lot of people can't be bothered to travel 400 miles to buy a car.
Mat.
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