Excited!!

Agent_matt · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:33

Tuesday afternoon i'll be collecting my first brand new car and I can't wait. I had a 98 Reg micra for 4 years that was bought for me after my test but that went at the start of the year and now im back from uni my parents have very kindly bought me a 07 Reg Clio Campus Sport.

I know it's no Ferrari/M series BMW/Merc but my godness am I looking forward to picking it up

.

Will post piccies when I get it back.

FrannoBaz · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:35

Wahoooo! sounds good

[TW]Fox · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:35

Congrats, free cars are always good!

Even if it is a con by Renault to sell you a 2001 model Clio at brand new prices to get rid of old stock.

Agent_matt · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:37

[TW]Fox said:
Congrats, free cars are always good!

Even if it is a con by Renault to sell you a 2001 model Clio at brand new prices to get rid of old stock.

Knew someone would say it

. Soon as we ordered it last week I came onto the forums and done a search and read some of the comments. Still looking forward to it though

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Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:41

[TW]Fox said:
Congrats, free cars are always good!

Even if it is a con by Renault to sell you a 2001 model Clio at brand new prices to get rid of old stock.

Worst thing is they have change the boot / bumper and moved the numberplate, looks like some chav has attacked it with filler!

Morba · 25 Jun 2007 at 18:49

cant fault that for free

nice one.

NarChaDBaueR · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:24

who caresssssssss its freee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bobbler · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:29

Agent_matt said:
Knew someone would say it . Soon as we ordered it last week I came onto the forums and done a search and read some of the comments. Still looking forward to it though .

Dont worry what others think, someone always has a snipe regardless of what it is that you got. A free car is a free car mate and better than any walk in the rain

NathanE · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:31

What's the engine size?

I had a 2005 Clio (from new) and it's a good A->B->A car but not much else really.

Agent_matt · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:38

Tis only a 1.2 but has to beat the 998cc Micra. I know it's going to be slow but as you said, it's an A>B>back to A car. Im still excited yay!

I sound like a woman getting new hair!

pitchfork · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:40

He he, parents bought you a ladies car, I hope its in a manly colour

sigma · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:50

pitchfork said:
He he, parents bought you a ladies car, I hope its in a manly colour

haha

Free car is a free car though :cool:

Bit of a shame they didn't spend that £ on a 2nd hand car though.

Congrats!

Agent_matt · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:55

pitchfork said:
He he, parents bought you a ladies car, I hope its in a manly colour

Silver. Too many black ones to be honest.

silane said:
haha

Free car is a free car though Bit of a shame they didn't spend that £ on a 2nd hand car though.

Congrats!

Free car = win. We looked at second hand cars and for the same money we could have indeed got something with a bit more kick and all the mod con's etc but doubt we would get the 3 year warranty, tax and A1 condition etc. As already stated, they bought it. They didn't have to

Ev0 · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:57

Agent_matt said:
Tis only a 1.2 but has to beat the 998cc Micra.

Well you say that...

My other half has a 1 litre Micra, and the garage we take it to is a Renault specialist who gave her a brand new Campus (not sport) as a courtesy car and it was even more gutless than the Micra.

I think the sport is ok though as that uses the 16valve 1.2? Remember the 1 litre Micra lumps are revvy little 16valve things that are actually very good engines

The Clio is a decent small car and you should love it, I know I'd have liked a brand new one when I left uni

thepharcyde · 25 Jun 2007 at 19:58

Its ******* crap, got one on holiday at the mo 1.2 it is totally gutless its dangerous. You cannot feel any acceleration at all even from a standstill, its all noise no go. Handlings good thats it, 11k km on the one I have and it is rattling like mad.

It will have cruise control at least

and a max speed setting I found out today. Oh and it just hits 165KPH which I think is about a ton, but it took me 50KM to reach

.

Enjoy

It has an overdrive function, where the accelerator goes beyond the normal travel, but yet to find out bar make more noise actually does.

out of 10 it gets 1! because it gets from A to B without having to walk!

Agent_matt · 25 Jun 2007 at 20:07

Poor car or not, gutless it maybe, may rattle after 11k etc, it's a new car for moi and im still looking forward to it

. Like it or not, I will post piccies when I get the 'beast' home.

thepharcyde · 25 Jun 2007 at 20:19

Agent_matt said:
'beast'

it won't be sorry to shatter your dreams

calnen · 25 Jun 2007 at 20:21

Congrats

I'm (hopefully!) getting a first car in a couple of days - strangely enough it looks like being one of the old 1.0 micras you just got rid of. Ignore what the 'car enthusiasts' say and enjoy it

Ev0 · 25 Jun 2007 at 21:34

thepharcyde said:
Its ******* crap, got one on holiday at the mo 1.2 it is totally gutless its dangerous. You cannot feel any acceleration at all even from a standstill, its all noise no go. Handlings good thats it, 11k km on the one I have and it is rattling like mad.

It will have cruise control at least and a max speed setting I found out today. Oh and it just hits 165KPH which I think is about a ton, but it took me 50KM to reach .

Enjoy

It has an overdrive function, where the accelerator goes beyond the normal travel, but yet to find out bar make more noise actually does.

out of 10 it gets 1! because it gets from A to B without having to walk!

Was it an actual Campus sport or just the campus? 2 different engines, the non sport is the 8valve which is poop.

Also it's not an overdrive, it's the override for the cruise/speed limiter or something. It's a switch you're pressing down that last little bit, nothing to do with making the car go faster

Agent_matt · 27 Jun 2007 at 23:57

Picked it up Tuesday afternoon and loving it so far. Just a shame the weather's been poop and put off a nice drive. Anyway, here's a few piccies for the moment.