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Jesus mate. Sounds very much like Renault UK + Customer Service = Epic Fail :mad:

Well, first off I havent been anywhere near a gritter!! And secondly, I wash my car once a week, sometimes more often and Im always careful to wipe down the hard to get to places such as the petrol filler area and the window shoulders in the picture I posted. There was just one bubble at first...

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement guys :approve: Spoke to the service manager this morning and when I mentioned the rust there was a deathly silence outta him!! To his credit though, hes been onto Renault Ireland already who have asked to see the car. Ive to go over probably tomorrow...

Well I dont wanna scare people, but if its been happening to some cars, even a 197 then I think all of us need to at least keep an eye on our cars. New car. *sigh* And after me getting stuff done and parts ordered etc. Feck sake.

Its real rust alright. Like I said in the OP, its come up thru the paint layers, discoloured the paint around the area where its breached the lacquer and theres discolouration runs on the worst bits. And its getting worse. I hadnt noticed it on the bootlid until today. The door sills seem ok...

No mate, no issues with the door handles. Worked fine on my last Mk3 too. I have to admit Im thoroughly p*ssed off with Renaults right now. Especially the Mk3 Clio. I just hope this is a relatively isolated group of cars that this affects as I really dont want to believe that a car as...

Zippo, yeah mines a 2008 car, though I know for a fact it was sitting unregistered for a while before being registered in March last year. I got her in October. I went down to the dealers yesterday and told the rep that I had 2 issues with the car. 1) the adhesive on the rear lip from the SX...

Right, I just read theduck's detailing thread and seeing as there is more than one Mk3 Clio out there besides mine thats rusting, I thought I would throw up this thread to see just how many there are. Can you please post pics of your rust, and a brief description, and what if anything Renault...

Nice car mate, really nice and top job on the detailing. Im afraid this rust issue isnt limited to the RS cars. My humble Mk3 1.4 is rusting too. Mines along the rear side window shoulder if you can picture where Im talking about. Its coming up from below the paint definitely as its eaten...

That sounds a bit dodge being sued 2 years after the accident and settlement, no?? Speak to a solicitor mate.

Welcome along Colm! Glad to see Ive managed to convert another person to the joys of Renault motoring :rasp: With ians help of course :o

Sorry to hear. Hope you get sorted mate

Mines the Fuji FinePix S9500, the predecessor to the S9600 and I love it. Its SLR style without the price tag :D Anyways, one thing that Id recommend investing in is a tripod. Most of my shots turn out ok but you can see some blurring from camera shake. The sensors are very sensitive so to...

I dont know much about Samsung cameras but I can highly recommend FujiFilm cameras. Im on my 3rd Fuji camera now and I wouldnt bother with anything else :D

The Mk2 has a 4 star crash test rating. This didnt change when the Ph2 came out despite having more airbags, mainly cos there were no changes to the safety cell and crumple zones. The Mk3 has a 5 star rating :approve:

Its a good looking car to be sure, but I think it looks better in different colours. Im not a big fan of LY, they look spectacular but I wouldnt buy one tbh. Ive driven the standard coupe and its a big improvement over the Mk2 Megane. Im hoping to catch a drive of the new RS cars over the...

I dont like the new nose tbh, and I dont really think that an extra 3bhp will make any difference to the cars overall performance. If weight is down then it should make the sprint to 60 slightly quicker, maybe 2 tenths at best. Would I buy one? Probably, but only in black or red. The green...

Thanks for the help guys :approve: Dean, as we say in Ireland, yer a feckin legend mate :approve:

It was actually a mate of mine who used to work for Renault who got me the price on the grille. I cant find the sheet he faxed me with the diagram.

Bump. Anyone help?

Hi all, Im after a couple of part numbers, hope someone on here can help me out. I wasnt sure where to put this so admin/mods please feel free to move :) I need the part number for the following items, all for a Mk3 Clio Renault Sport Grille Inserts (the bits between the headlights) Sill...

Im thinking something to do with either the glow plugs or starter motor. Although...... Do you have an alarm on the car?? Mad question, I know but just a thought.

Lovely car. Ive a soft spot for the V6 :o

I agree with Alex. Save your money for a newer/better car. 172 would be ideal.

Yeah, they arent bad actually. Take a bit of getting used to though.

Earlier Mk3 Clios ran older software in the ECU, including the 197. Renault fixed the problem in early 08 and all cars built from mid 08 on had the updated software in the ECU. The older cars can be flash updated, but its not always 100% effective.

Looks good mate, love black Clios! :approve:

Congrats mate, happy for you. I drove one about 6 months ago, and Im almost ashamed to admit its the first RS car I have ever driven. It was epic, and I fell in love with it instantly. I wanted to do a deal but when I crunched the numbers I just couldnt quite make it happen. I wrote a full...

Its Ireland!! We dont do cheap :rofl:

Enough of that you :rasp: Shes not going any lower tbh, subtle ftw :D