Lets see rear wheel bearings in fact everything on it is clio running gear and No its not a nissan engine, Gearbox if you look FOOL on ebay is exactly the same as the clio 111 done my homework
rear wheel bearings aren't the same as i will go on to prove in a second. it certainly is a nissan engine, the CR10DE, seeing as your such a firm believer in wikipedia, here's the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_CR_engine is a nissan. you havn't done your homework very well. i find the fact that you are using ebay as a parts reference laughable, its hardly a secure reference, people will tell you anything to make a sale.
Oh yes I did test drive it and it was never intended as a keeper it was always intended to be turned over for a quick profit I am merely commenting on how rubbish the micra mark has become
can you tell me one thing, just one, that is rubbish about it? aside from the failed wheel bearing of course, which you already knew was failing before you purchased. remember, styling/ trim doesnt make a car rubbish either, it may make it un appealing to you, but by no means rubbish. and if the styling/ trim was that un appealing to you, you should not have bought it. either way, if you never intended for it to be a keeper, then why the rant? just sell it like your original plan and move on.
One more thing go visit your local motor spares shop and they will tell you every component on there is Renault Clio oops it also has the clio chassis now who is the fool
this was rather convenient for me as i work at my local motor factors, i tried to compare some serviceable items, but this wasn't possible as they don't share any petrol engines, we were having a busy day so the only other item i had time to check were the rear wheel bearings, which have different part numbers, and when i took them out of the box, they looked very different indeed. i'l look up other components at your request but so far i have found zero in common, even components you were certain were the same. we use a visual parts reference system so i can fax on images from that if needs be.
Wikipedia
The K12, unveiled in late 2002 with an improved 1.2 and 1.4 engine available in 3 and 5 door bodies. There is also a coupé convertible model called the C+C. It was designed at the new London-based Nissan Design Europe studio, developed at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and built, as with its predecessor, at the Sunderland plant. The electric folding glass roof is made by the internationally reknowned coachworks Karmann and has a 2+2 seating layout.
Like the previous version of the Micra, the third generation model was made at the Sunderland plant. It had a wider range of engines, including 1.2 petrol and 1.5 direct-injection diesel engines, and offered an improved driving experience. It’s chassis would form the basis of the next Renault Clio launched in 2005. This stylish, all-new Micra helped Nissan bolster its market share of the supermini sector, which had been declining in the final year or two of its predecessor's life. Although it has never featured in the official top 10 best-selling cars in the UK, it has been among the best-selling 10 cars in Britain among private buyers for virtually all of its production life.
98% of that text doesn't support your arguement one bit, i've taken the liberty of underlining the pieces that have no relevance to this discussion so you can double check them encase i've missed something. the piece that is slightly relevant,
'It’s chassis would form the basis of the next Renault Clio launched in 2005', if you read it correctly, actually tells you that the chassis of the k12 micra would later be used as the basis of the next generation clio which wasn't yet on the market, and possibly not even in construction.
so just to iron out that little wrinkle, the micras platform was used to underpin the clio, the clios platform
was not used to underpin the micra, there is a difference. even when manufacturers share chassis, they dont do a like for like swap, most components are generally changed/ modified in several ways to suit the new application.
i find it very difficult to use wikipedia for anything more than a quick reference, the thing about it is that any(mis informed)body can change it, its not set in stone, so its generally a good guideline, but in a lot of cases its not 100% correct.
You wont get a 998cc engine from a clio as there only available in india
i just checked wiki as a guide, for the clio 3, there is no mention of a 998cc engine whatsoever (link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Clio) , im asuming because, once again, you are misinformed. however, i will double check in work tomorrow for you over the phone as i have to process an order for our local renault garage, i'l just ask does his parts system have a reference for a 1.0 clio3 in any country, i'l also check my own system and post back the findings.
if you wish to talk this through further Mr.Robo, then i would very much love to,and i'd really appreciate it if you took the time to write back even a short answer seeing as i've taken so much time out to set the story straight for you, so you don't think you've been fobbed off with a french car.
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do not mean to cause trouble or rise a stir with this, but i would like the facts to be correct in this matter, before we go slating cars/ manufacturers unnecessarily.
a k13, now theres a car thats watered down. :grinning:
