No Budget Reviews (£100 Austerity Edition): 2005 Renault Clio Mark II 1.2 16V Expression
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-One 2005 Renault Clio 1.2 16V Expression
-One Mobile Phone
-No Fancy Outfits
-No Obscure In-Jokes
-No DSLRs
-No Shotgun Microphones
-No Fluid Head Tripods
-No Idea about Exposure
-No Budget Whatsoever
It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic Austerity Edition automotive UA-cam experience where we film practical cars that can be bought for £100 or less in a manner befitting of their inexpensive value! This may go horribly wrong (and frequently does)...
This time, as we test a 2005 Renault Clio 1.2 16V Expression, we complain about headroom, deal with a noisy wheel bearing, apologise for excessive adhesives on the interior plastics, show a very clean engine bay and drone on about very little of any importance at all. Nothing untoward, then...
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I've owned my 2003 phase 2, 1.4 dynamique for 5 years now. Purchased for £70 due to a failed uch (body control module) repaired for £85 and it has never put a foot wrong. I've slightly modified and upspeced it with parts from a sport and I've even owned other cars but still jump in the clio and it never fails to disappoint
That's crazy! It's even cheaper than this one was (although prices of cars in general had risen by 2022, so I suppose that is to be expected). They seem to be very cheap to modify as well!
*Great presentation and walk around - thanks heaps for that! Really enjoyed this video!*
Thank you very much indeed! Got well over 100 episodes of No Budget Reviews on the channel now, I think.
I just bought one a couple weeks ago with a 1.6 16v engine and it's a really fast and fun car to drive. It's small but spacious enough for groceries and carrying my friends.
If you can find a good one of these (they aren't terribly expensive), then they do make a lot of sense. The 1.6 would probably be quite lively. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Very good review. They are still very popular little cars, and are lasting very well with the newest now about 15 years old. This may have been the only car in the Renault range to not come with an enormous card for a key. And despite being quite an aged design by the time this car was made, it was also the safest car in its class right up until the mk3 introduction later that year.
Yes, you see lots of these still around for some reason! The fact that they were made until 2008 for the UK market probably has something to do with it. The simple key was a big relief for someone like me. Thank you for watching, sir!
I ran a 2003 Dynamique with a 1.2 16v engine, very economical and fairly zippy unless you have 5 passengers. The engine has a cam belt. Apart from some small electrical issues and the sunroof rattled and leaked because of the seal, very cheap vehicle to run. Also very safe with 4 airbags and abs fitted as standard
Yes, they must be cheap to run and service. The engine lasted until at least 2017 in various Renault and Dacia models, so I can't imagine parts are difficult to find. This sunroof has also been sealed up, and electrical issues are common, but otherwise there is not a lot to say.
Ahh, this takes me back. We owned a prefacelift 1.6 5 door Etoile for about 14 years after buying it at 3 years old. Towards the end the only problems I remember was water getting in due to blocked drainge holes in the bonnet and the clouded headlights.
Yes, cloudy headlamps was such a common thing on cars of that age. It still is! The 1.6 must be quite nippy if this is just the 1.2. Thank you for watching, sir.
Tres bon! Can't complain for £100. I appreciate Renaults for their ride comfort. My parents had a courtesy car mark 1 Clio in 1997 when their Vauxhall Carlton was hit from behind (surprised it wasn't written off).
BMW also had a habit of not changing the wiper setup for right hand drive units for a time, the lazy swines. Seems to no longer be the case: a neighbour's 19 reg 118i has the correct pattern for rhd.
Yes, BMW have actually realised that quite a lot of countries still drive on the left! We may have a Mark I Clio coming up soon, sir.
A good video that brought back memories. I bought a new Clio DCI 'Extreme' 3dr in 2002. Just 65hp from it's non intercooled diesel (sorry to talk about it) turbo motor. It replaced a 60hp Polo 19D but felt like it had another 50hp not 5hp. It came up with seat/airbag warning light when a few days old , "they are all coming through like that sir", then at about 1 year smoke came from steering column. The car continued to drive OK and was fixed under warrenty. Apart from that it was 100% reliable and only need servcing every 19,000 miles or 2 yrs which ever came 1st. So at 56,000 miles 5yrs it had only been serviced twice....
The car was well specced for '02 super-mini with climate control, very nice met blue paint, alloys etc. Very nippy and economical.
After 5 yrs and 70 or 80,000 miles it was due a 'big' service - timeing belt, coolant change, brake fluid change, a MOT with 4xnew tyres etc so I traded it for a new Fiesta TDCI, the equivalent Clio having grown to the much more expensive and bigger MK3 version. It is one of the few cars I should have continued to run for a few more years
Yes, I am afraid that we will be unable to discuss said 2002 Clio Extreme on the channel, you know the rules!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Not just DERV but all versions, I remembered the fancy wipers which I thought were suit both left and right hand drive seem to be a RHD modification. When abroad on holiday the LHD ones had conventional wipers, obvs set for LHD but no fancy mechanism
Renault were a law unto themselves for a long time, weren't they?
Good evening Mr Lloyd, I do love a renault clio sir, I actually have one at the moment myself, a mk2 phs 1 T reg 1999, it's a 1.6 sport/rsi it's one of the rarer models and don't believe they sold very many, and was pretty much made redundant by the 172 being much more focused sport model, anyway very much enjoyed your review sir, thank you.
That must be a very rare car these days, sir! That should still be quite rapid if it is the 1.6. Glad you enjoyed the video!
What a bargain.
I owned two brand new MK2 Clio back in the day. A pre facelift 2000 Clio 1.2 8v Grande and an extremely early post facelift Clio 1.2 16v Sport Dynamique on a Y registration. The facelift model was released about a month before the change to the new style of registrations.
I loved both but at the time the revised dashboard and twin headlamps felt like a big upgrade. Those rear cupholders are big enough for a 2ltr bottle.
Both of the cars I had suffered with creaky sunroofs.
Yes, the new dashboard and facelifted front end on the Phase II are quite an improvement, I must say. The sunroofs seem to be best avoided from what I understand. The D4F in this car seems to have plenty of performance for everyday driving, despite it only having 75 bhp.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes at the time I felt the car was pretty sprightly with its 75hp but then it's a light car. The 1.4 16v I think may have been the pick of the bunch because it offered almost as much performance as the 1.6 16v but was only half as high an insurance group.
In phase 2 guise I think all but entry level Authentique models and perhaps RS Cup.had a sunroof of either pop up or tilt and slide design. Initially you had to go up the range to get AC or climate control but later became optional in most trim levels.
Yes, this car originally had air conditioning, but with that non-air conditioning panel it has been disabled. The 1.4 8V engines based on the Energy unit are surprisingly torquey.
Thanks for featuring my Clio. The front bumper is actually from the Phase 2 Clio, Renault didn't bother updating it for the Phase 3 Clios that didn't have fog lights.
No problem at all, sir, in that case the lower specification Phase III Clios must be almost the same as the Phase IIs... Am I correct?
@@lloydvehicleconsultingYes that appears to be the case. From what I can tell, the only exterior differences between mine and the Phase 2 are the headlight background colour & the upper grille.
@@mk2granada , one wonders why they even bothered, sir!
Thankyou for sharing & what a bargain
Glad you enjoyed the video, sir! Couldn't believe how much Haydon got for his money.
Excellent little review Sir, my neighbour at my last house his son and daughter both had version of this Clio at the same time, he always said after 3 years with Renault's you got shot of them, due to electrics but apparently their clios only had minor issues in their ownership.
For £100 if it gives you a years motoring I would not be complaining about owning this little Clio.
I think I follow Hayden on Instagram.
It's insane how cheap this was. Haydon is very happy with it, although that wheel bearing was really annoying! The electrics are known for some problems, but they are most certainly a bargain when bought for this sort of money.
In my country Clio mk2 with the 8-valve version of that 1.2 liter engine is fairly popular among pizza delivery guys. Anyway, for only a £100 it really is a bargain.
Oh sir, I am sure that there must be loads still around! £100 really is not a lot of money at all.
NOBODY can by any car road worthy for £100
Well, this one was £100. It has had some work done since then, but it was sold with an MOT for that amount.
These MK2 Clios actually were one of the first cars available with standard automatic lights and wipers.
They rode extremely well and handled excellently. They were very economical and the 172 and 182 were proper little sports cars.
I don't believe that there was a Clio approaching the luxury of the Renault 5 Monaco though.
No sir, there was no Baccara model at this time, although I think you could get an Initiale with leather seats, but I may be wrong. Thank you again for watching!
I was recently gifted a Clio Privellege 1 lady owner 1.4 54 plate Automatic with an MOT. with just 16,500 miles on it. Immaculate body work, interior a bit grubby.
Well, that would be Zero Budget Reviews, wouldn't it? Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting, that mileage is incredible!
The Campus Sport run out Clio was just so. Easy to repair. Uninspiring to drive or own. Do nothing wrong. Simple key. Simple car. Did have the 1.6 Initiale 2003 for little money. Low miles. January. Got almost 1500 for it and wasn’t much more than double price this Clio
Yes, these are incredibly cheap these days, and not really much of an enthusiast car, but most certainly a very suitable No Budget Reviews car.
Top of the morning to you Sir!!
Hope you enjoy No Budget Reviews: £100 Austerity Edition, sir!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting My mother had a 1995 N Reg Clio. One of the last Mk 1 I think. Unfortunately she traded it in for a S Reg Mk2 and we had nothing but trouble.
The MK1 also had more character with a great dashboard
Sir, we may have something else to your advantage coming up on the channel soon...
Waiting to see a Mk3 Clio on your channel. 😄
Been after one for review for ages, sir.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Hopefully you'll come across one soon. 🙂
As with the majority of cars which appear on the channel, sir, it depends if I get offered one.
2.000 Euros book price in Spain for same car.
Well, it was a bit cheaper than that... Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Underrated little cars, much better than the flaky Polo and crappy Fiesta!
I think the Mark VI Fiesta is a pretty good car, to be honest.
After the Clio II Campus was axed in the UK in December 2008 Renault did launch a phase 5 of the Clio II Campus/Storia in April 2009 and that remained when Clio II Campus retired in 2012
I am surprised they kept this on sale alongside the first generation Sandero in many markets, actually...
Great french accent Monsieur Lloyd 😉
Merci, mon ami!
I just sold mine. Had it for a year. Ok car but they have their problems. Electrics are always shit and the sunroof leaked with heavy rain. Their engines are great though.
Yes, I think that I mentioned the electrics, and I seem to remember that the sunroof on this one had been sealed up as well. For the money, it's not that bad, though. Thanks ever so much indeed for watching!
Yes ..French plastics dating back many years were never particularly class leading.
I remember seeing Citroen GS only a few years old looked very tatty inside,
I hope they have now improved.
This one seems OK, one has to remember that it is 18 years old now, and it cost £100! Thank you for watching, sir.
Found one 2006 for 750 I guess that price went up on them ....will go tomorow to see if I will buy it you don't find cars like with with literally 100 pounds everywhere so don't say it like it's happening evey day cheapest was 650 ....
Yes, it's a very unique situation, as cars for £100 with a new MOT are impossible to find on the open market now. Haydon happened to be in the right place at the right time, and he and his father were willing to do a lot of work to it to make it look in this sort of condition. I hope that you have a successful trip.
Please tell me the next No-Budget Reviews Clio would be the Petrolblog channel's 1995 mk1 ph2 Baccara? That would be nice. Or is it a surprise?
Sir, do you think I would be telling you either way?
I DID like your references to our "friends" across the Channel.
With a 100 pounds car life could get very interesting. Like, wondering if it will start each morning and then being delighted if and when it does.
Sir, as someone has French ancestry and a degree in the language, I feel perfectly entitled to put one or two "flourishes" in the video, shall we say. This seems to start, run and drive just fine!
Bargain. good little cars.
Thank you, Mike, this was a veritable bargain!
Embarrassing thing is i paid £600 for my car a few years back when prices were cheap its an 07 model and not as good as that Clio lol not good
I think that this was a bit of an unusual situation. You certainly can't buy these for £100 with an MOT most of the time!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah lol 😂 I did but a Mk2 Fiesta 1.6 for £200 once but it was proper messed up cat S and not safe really but got me to work and back for a few months lol 😂 it was funny as it had a straight through decat exhaust system so every time I started it at 6am it was like a Spitfire starting lol 😂
Buying cars for under £500 always was a bit of a lottery, wasn't it? I once bought a 1993 Proton 1.3 MPi GLS Saloon for £200. It was... interesting!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah best car I got for £500 was a 1.1 Saxo way back in 2014 it lasted me 2 years with no work done to it 🤣👍
I saw one of those today at the Practical Classics Restoration Show. A very early one.
1/5th price of the car replace sticky button esque noughties year 2000s dash trim piece lol. £20 sheets. Mine I just all purpose cleaned to point was marbled unsticky. Ferrari offinado paying not 3000, not 4000 but £5000 to do the sticky buttons. World upside down. Buy another car with the money. Sticky or not leave the buttons !!!!!
It's madness, really. So many manufacturers liked to make interiors with this sort of rubber coating on them at the time, it has now largely fallen out of fashion.
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Did you enjoy the video, sir?