Hour Rule - My first car

"Jb boin" (jb-boin) 09/23/2020 at 03:40 • Filed to: First Car, Hour Rule, Renault Clio, Clio

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A 2001 Clio 2 phase 1 “Extręme” with semi-velours seats, a 1.9 dTI (80hp pre-commonrail turbodiesel without an intercooler) with a 5 speed manual and a nonworking AC.

It was previously my father’s car for a few years, i did end up exchanging it plus not much money to a friend for a Golf MK4 1.6 16V Match of 2004, had the Clio for maybe 5 or 6 years and my father previously had it for around the same time if a recall correctly .

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Don’t have interior photos of mine but it was like that :

Svend > Jb boin 09/23/2020 at 04:45

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These were so common on U.K. roads.

In my city, 90% of them were silver. At one point there was six silver Mk2 Phase 1 Clios in the car park belonging to colleagues.

Great little cars, honest and pretty reliable, but when one or two things start going wrong, get shot quick as faults come thick and fast. Otherwise they were solid and just kept going.

All the colleagues cars were petrol and manual.

To be honest, I don't recall seeing a diesel Mk2 Phase 1 or 2. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jb boin 09/23/2020 at 05:34

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i had one of these. 1978 UC Holden Torana 3.3L L6 4-speed. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jb boin 09/23/2020 at 05:59

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Yay, Clio! Always liked these! :)

Jb boin > Svend 09/23/2020 at 06:19

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Probably more than 80% were diesel in here :)

And there were not that much silver i would say.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jb boin 09/23/2020 at 08:43

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That C pillar is fun and different I til you get the sedan version of it. Then it just looks weird and chonky.

You never forget your first car. Would you say it served you well AND taught you a lot about driving at the same time?

Darkbrador > Jb boin 09/23/2020 at 09:41

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Look at you, fancy turbo diesel guy ...

My first car was like this one below. A ll of 55 hp on a good day.

But every day was a good day with this car ...

CompactLuxuryFan > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/23/2020 at 10:58

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Funny you say that because my mom had the sedan version of it and I thought the rear was just fine. The trunk was absolutely massive! 510 liters if I recall correctly. Unfortunately for reasons unknown to me, in the market she was shopping,  the sedan came equipped with the 8 valve 1.4 and 75 hp to the Clio’s 16 valves and 98 hp. Sounded good, though. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CompactLuxuryFan 09/23/2020 at 11:06

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I’m just not sure it makes sense next to the hatch. It’s literally a hatch with half its space gone and the same amount of space missing added on to the rear.

By the way, someone went through the trouble of making this

http://www.smcars.net/threads/renault-clio-sedan-2005.17000/

Seems like a pretty useful little car . I just always found it funny how the C pillar worked with the sedan proportions. It’s unique looking and not in a bad way. I kinda like it actually, I just like the hatch better.

Though 20+ less horsepower in a heavier car also seems odd. I get the impression the sedan was an afterthought.

CompactLuxuryFan > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/23/2020 at 11:11

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I’m just fond of it because my mom had one but I would definitely have gone for the hatch. I agree the sedan was an afterthought but it was really well accomplished. As I mentioned, the cargo capacity was far greater than the hatchback’s and I think it actually weighed less. Not sure what the engine situation was but globally I’m sure they hd the exact same engine portfolio. This was just a matter of odd local equipment. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > CompactLuxuryFan 09/23/2020 at 11:25

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Huh, how would the sedan weigh less? Seems like the same amount of glass and more metal required.

I can definitely understand having a soft spot for a car like that with that association. It just seems like a good hardworking sedan. Not the most stylish or luxurious or fast or really anything exceptional. Just a solid ordinary car that got the job done when you needed it to. 

Jb boin > CompactLuxuryFan 09/23/2020 at 13:26

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In France they were only available in overseas territories and it was not available in most of western Europe.

According to Wikipedia :

At the beginning it was available with only two engine options in Europe: a 1.4 litre 8-valve (75 hp , 114 Nm ) and a 1.4 litre 16-valve (98 hp, 127 Nm), both of them with multi-point fuel injection . [21] In Argentina it was manufactured with a 1.6 litre 16-valve petrol (100 hp; 74 kW) engine and a 1.9 litre diesel (65 hp; non-turbo), [22] in Colombia with the 1.4 litre 8-valve, [23] and in Brazil either with the 1.6 litre 16-valve or with a 1.0 16-valve petrol (70 hp; 52 kW).

So it didn’t have all the engines the “normal” Clio had, like the 1.9dTi then 1.5dCi... or the 2.0 :)

And about the weight : Curb weight 910–1,090 kg (2,010–2,400 lb).

While the normal Clio 2 (on the French Wikipedia page as the English one only list one weight) : 915 to 1 400 kg (1400kg seems unrealistic, i believe that my iron cast turbodiesel with AC was around 1075 kg ) .