Having read these pages for some days now, I get a feel that there are many knowledgeable people out there so:
I have been offered an early L reg Renault Clio, with less than 11,000 miles (no typing error, eleven) on the clock. It has been serviced, garaged and driven gently for its whole life. It is a five door, 1.4 RN automatic. Taxed until June, just serviced and MOT'd. It has a small srape on a rear door and the front dam beneath the bumper is scored/scraped.
I Have been offered this car for £1350.00 is this a good deal?
The local Renault garage said that in perfect condition it wpould be worth £3000.
I know the history is true because the car belongs to my dad.
What do you think?
Bye for now.
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Disregard what the Renault garage says it is worth. Talk is cheap! What is the amount they are prepared to pay for it? I doubt if they would want to stock it, probably too old.
Overall £1350 seems a bargain price especially if your 'PAPA' [excuse Renault Clio pun} offers you a warranty
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11,000 miles in eight years implies to me a life of short runs from cold starts equivalent to at least 110,000 miles on a car run mostly on long trips on motorways. But it doesn't matter what I think. The public is still daft enough to place an excessive value on low mileage, so there is a chance you could get £1,500 plus for the car in the local paper.
HJ
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i wouldnt buy it, as the engine has not been used properly, it will start to give you trouble soon.
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Honest John wrote:
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> 11,000 miles in eight years implies to me a life of short
> runs from cold starts equivalent to at least 110,000 miles on
> a car run mostly on long trips on motorways.
Hey! Nothing wrong with buying a car with the equivalent of 110k!
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Offer your Dad £1000,i'm one of those people who have no time for high milage cars or unusually small milage for the year, but if its had regular use there should be no problem
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Agree with HJ entirely!
David
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No way its worth 3k btw! There are better small cars out there and you wouldn't have to live with an an autobox clio.
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