Clio- a great first car (Renault Clio (1991-98))

Member Name: Shane080307

Product:	Renault Clio (1991-98)
Date:	04/11/09 (51 review reads)
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Advantages: looks brand new

Disadvantages: no rev meter

Ive currently own a Renault Clio 1.2 Prima and have had it for nearly 3 month and is my first car.

I currently had my heart set on having a Vauxhall Corsa as my first car because Ive looked at the insurance and they are cheap to be insured on and cheap to buy the part but my brother and I looked at every car dealer in the city but just couldnt find one in my price range or the price was the right but the CC was too powerful meaning my insurance would be sky high, eventually we went to this small car dealership to see if he had any Vauxhall which suprise suprise he didnt but we saw a white Renault Clio and it was 1.2 (the perfect CC for my insurance due to my age) and it was in our price range. Because it is a 1994 car we thought the mileage would be very high but when we looked at it, it had only done 19K miles. We asked the man why is the milage so high and he said that this old lady owned it had she had kept it in her garage for 7 years and then this young girl bought it off her and she kept it for a year and sold it to them. The car is immaculate condition and looks brand new. We knew that this was the car because of the mileage this would last me for years and years. The price on the car said £695 but the man said if you pay me cash we will call it £600 so we thought that was a bargain, a 19K mileage car for £600.

The day I got it I went for a drive around the city in but and it was driving fine but then I went to step of the brake and it went all the way to the floor and the car would brake slighty and come to a long distance stop. This was a very frightening experince and nearly crashed because of it but then it went back to normal and the brake started to work again. I took it to my girlfriends dad who use to own his own mechanics garage and he checked it all over but couldnt find anything wrong with it and to this day its bin fine.

Its very comfortable inside the car and all the interior looks new. Its has 4 gears and doesnt have a rev meter but I dont care because its just my first car to get me to A to B and to build up my experience.

In conclusion it is a very nice car and treat well it will last years and years.

Summary: a great little car

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