Clio 197's

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 11:19

Does anyone on here own one, if so what are your experiances with it, reliability etc

I have this stupid infactuation with them at the moment, I think they look brilliant, Clio RS's are the only revvy NA car about that are still in production I like everything i've read about them but i've had two Renaults in the past and my ownership experiance with both left me with a bitter taste of which I swore to never buy french again

I'm just curios at the moment, I will be keeping my current car until summer 2011 and when it goes it will be to free up money for a deposit for a flat so i'll have no car and i'll be faced with the option of buying an older car and maintenance or buying an approved used car from a dealer on finance with a small deposit and warranty

MeEsH BaKkA · 19 Nov 2010 at 12:21

If it is even half as good as my old 172 cup then you will love it.

What ever you do though don't expect a comfortable rattle free car with brilliant build quality. The rs clios are great at being nippy very well handling cars and if you want a car to have fun in then they are a superb choice.

P.s Get the recaros

Thomas. PLease. · 19 Nov 2010 at 12:48

I recently drove a clio 200 with the cup chassis. Unreal, I absolutely loved it! Fantastic little car. Unfortunately I've no insight as to build quality and reliability though

[TW]Fox · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:11

You are going to sell a 4k car to free up money only to then finance a car from a main dealer?
Eh?

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:13

[TW]Fox;17823595 said:
You are going to sell a 4k car to free up money only to then finance a car from a main dealer?
Eh?

I'm not interested in discussing finances with you Fox, its predictable and boring and you'll derail the thread looking for confrontation

Thanks for all the other info

Biohazard · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:18

I'd go for a 172, stick 182 bits on it personally,

Cheaper.

All the engines are really 'revvy'.

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:21

172's are a bit too old for me now, even 182's are 4/5 years old. Ideally i'd like a car thats newer than my current one rather than the other option which is buy an older car i'd prefer something with a warranty

This is all ages off yet anyway. I'm really interested in ownership experiance of the 197's

[TW]Fox · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:22

I am commenting on what you said in the opening post. That's not really thread derailment is it.

I just find the concept of selling a 4k car to free up money by replacing it with a low deposit finance deal rather weird that's all.

Your plan makes no sense.

Biohazard · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:23

Relentless81 said:
172's are a bit too old for me now, even 182's are 4/5 years old. Ideally i'd like a car thats newer than my current one rather than the other option which is buy an older car i'd prefer something with a warranty

This is all ages off yet anyway. I'm really interested in ownership experiance of the 197's

Depreciation would do my box in (why I refuse new cars).

But nae mind, if its new you want its new you'll get.

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:26

[TW]Fox;17823695 said:
I am commenting on what you said in the opening post. That's not really thread derailment is it.

I just find the concept of selling a 4k car to free up money by replacing it with a low deposit finance deal rather weird that's all.

Your plan makes no sense.

Thanks for the free car valuation :confused:

Go on then, i'll bite.

My car is worth X amount of money by the time I come to sell it i'll be looking to buy a flat, now I dont know about you but i'm not rich and the value of my car is a considerable amount of money to me so i'll have to sell my car to free up the cash thats in it to put toward the deposit. After that i'll do without a car whilst I save a small deposit to put toward another car on finance

I hope this clears things up

Biohazard said:
Depreciation would do my box in (why I refuse new cars).

But nae mind, if its new you want its new you'll get.

No not new, I would if I could afford it but it would be approved used

Janesy B · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:28

If you don't want people to question something, don't mention it in your post.

[TW]Fox · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:31

I suspected that's what your thinking was.

A 6 year old (next year) Corolla will not be worth a huge amount of money but what it will offer is reliable and dependable transport with very low monthly costs.

Replacing that with a financed car from a main dealer will not release more than a few grand but will increase your cars cost of ownership quite considerably.

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:31

I mentioned it because I didnt think there is anything to question, its quite clear i'm looking for ownership experiance of said car, I am not interested in financial advice, if I was i'd take it to GD

And there we have it, thread de-railment in all its predictable glory

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:33

[TW]Fox;17823755 said:
I suspected that's what your thinking was.

A 6 year old (next year) Corolla will not be worth a huge amount of money but what it will offer is reliable and dependable transport with very low monthly costs.

Replacing that with a financed car from a main dealer will not release more than a few grand but will increase your cars cost of ownership quite considerably.

I understand what you are saying but I need the cash thats in the car, its as simple as that really, without selling the car its another 6 months of saving and thats is just plain not going to happen

Jono8 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:33

Relentless81 said:
I mentioned it because I didnt think there is anything to question, its quite clear i'm looking for ownership experiance of said car, I am not interested in financial advice, if I was i'd take it to GD

And there we have it, thread de-railment in all its predictable glory

HAHAHA

TheDean · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:40

This is a ridiculous idea. You cannot afford the 197; you can barely afford to keep your existing car. Stop being a plonker and save up for things.

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:40

Jono8 said:
HAHAHA

Theres something funny about asking finance related questions in GD? Or is there a finance section? Sorry I dont get whats so funny. Maybe you could share with me some ownership experiance instead of trolling

Janesy B · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:41

If I wanted advice on a car, I'd ask exactly that. I would not talk about how I'm going to finance it. It invites questions.

[TW]Fox · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:41

Relentless81 said:
I mentioned it because I didnt think there is anything to question, its quite clear i'm looking for ownership experiance of said car, I am not interested in financial advice, if I was i'd take it to GD

And there we have it, thread de-railment in all its predictable glory

You dedicated nearly HALF your opening post to finances then you cry when people discuss it? It's on topic as you made it the topic!

Had you just asked about the car then people would answer about the car.

Relentless81 · 19 Nov 2010 at 13:43

TheDean said:
This is a ridiculous idea. You cannot afford the 197; you can barely afford to keep your existing car. Stop being a plonker and save up for things.

How do you know I cant afford to keep my car? You know all this from what?

I always regret making threads in this section, you get fools like you that make assumptions and totally take the thread off topic