vrburt 0 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Got chatting to a guy at work the other day about the vr and it turns out he has a 16v mk3 sitting on the drive looking for a home. (no tax mot needs tlc etc etc) Thinking of making him an offer as my daily is coming to the end of its life and wont make it through another mot.(Renault clio) Whos had a mk3 16v and what are they like on the old MPG ? And are there any common faults with the 4 pot that i should know about ? cheers Link to post Share on other sites
amazak 3 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Persoanlly I would choose a 8v as a daily, but if you are getting it cheap then it might be ok? Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 bit better on mpg than a vr, 30-35mpg ish? stil not amazing...really depends how mcuh he wants for it, but could be worth it... can always strip it for parts once it dies Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 talk to the goth he has both .... Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Gotta live life in high revs to get best from the valver........one BIG fault is that its missing 2 cylinders so sounds like its missing something....LOL Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Whos had a mk3 16v and what are they like on the old MPG ? And are there any common faults with the 4 pot that i should know about ? cheersthat'll be me then. I run a mk3 16v as my 'daily'. 35-40 mpg is easy enough to acheive. But they can be driven so that the mpg rivals that of a vr, 25 or so if going fast enough to get an instant ban ;-) I calulate that not running the VR for the 10,000 miles I use the valver for saves me enough in petrol money to pay for the valver. if that makes sense!The cam belt should be changed every 70k or so. Engine wise it's not given much bother. Worse was a dodgy relay which cost me a small fortune in unneccessary changes to ht leads, plugs, lamda. Chassis wise, same as a vr for problems, rear calipers, wheel barings etc. Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Gotta live life in high revs to get best from the valver........one BIG fault is that its missing 2 cylinders so sounds like its missing something....LOLbut they are built for it. Red line at 6.9k, she loves it. :-) The biggest fault is the noise, or lack of it but no different to a clio in that respect. Link to post Share on other sites
vrburt 0 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cheers fellas. i shall bear that in mind. might see if i can go check it out at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
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