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Another French defectie
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--- Quote from: Nicole on October 06, 2009, 05:27:13 pm ---I wish I could have Nath, but I only just saw the thread for the Ring trip after you mentioned this, but it wouldn't have mattered, I couldn't have made it anyway, short of funds for now. But if all goes well then I could join you guys in May, and if I'm lucky maybe in something else! Will see :happy2:
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come on then???? what in??? be careful, the clios are hard work day to day, but when you get shot you miss em, wish i had not sold my trophy sometimes.
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Rocket:
lol the Clios are hard work, but it pays off. I know of other previous Clio Renaultsports who have said the same that once the cars are sold they do miss them, so i'm having as much fun as possible in mine.
When the time comes though I'll prob come back to VAG, hopefully with a woosh, but not for a few months, depends how things go financially.
tony_danza:
What's so apparently hard to live with about them in day to day life? Would one annoy me?
I'm curious, as the 197/200 Cups are dropping to the kind of money that makes them a proposition for picking one up as a track/'Ring/hooning car. Putting the Golf back standard-ish and abusing one of these things instead.
I'm thinking I could get one on a PCP and then just brush whats left of it back through the dealer's doors in 2 years time on the "hand back"... But I don't want one if it means I'm going to want to be driving it off a pier if I spend more than 10 minutes in a town centre in one.
So, downsides???
Rocket:
--- Quote from: tony_danza on October 12, 2009, 05:36:26 pm ---What's so apparently hard to live with about them in day to day life? Would one annoy me?
I'm curious, as the 197/200 Cups are dropping to the kind of money that makes them a proposition for picking one up as a track/'Ring/hooning car. Putting the Golf back standard-ish and abusing one of these things instead.
I'm thinking I could get one on a PCP and then just brush whats left of it back through the dealer's doors in 2 years time on the "hand back"... But I don't want one if it means I'm going to want to be driving it off a pier if I spend more than 10 minutes in a town centre in one.
So, downsides???
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Being french, you have to expect things to go wrong, though as with any car nowadays really.
I've had front springs replaced as I felt the travel seemed to clunk on return and the drivers seat is wearing too much, but should be replaced under warrranty.
Some days I feel it can be a bit too stiff when driving around town due to pot holes and other bumps in the road, but then other days I don't even notice it. To help this though, I take it out on some lanes to get a fix, as when you push it as it wants to be driven, it's very addictive, just like a CTR or anything high revving.
I changed over to this for 4 reasons from my GTTDI Golf.
1) The Golf had numerous problems fixed under warranty and the warranty was up
2) The one I bought was only 10months old so i still have 2 years of warranty to rely on
3) the gf can be insured and drive the Clio (wouldn't touch her on the VW)
4) *the most important*
I bought this so that when the warranty is up and hopefully business is going well, I can strip it out to a track weapon. There is also a supercharger and turbo charged options in development which can make these very quick little things too. One's already had a turbo strapped on and tested up to boiling point of 280bhp, but then went bang, but this was on standard internals etc, nothing changed apart from bolting on a turbo! Only thing is the price will be about £3-4k depending on the choice.
I think you'd need to try one for yourself. Where are you based?
Rocket:
oh and here's a proper photo of the Clio I've just had done too:
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