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:) 197 was me mate, my mate (who also has a 172 cup) was about 12 cars ahead of you lol. A day for renaultsports round halesowen / stourbridge it seems.

The 200 is a great car, and in the right colour combo can look very good :) Your right about the 172 / 182 seeming to pick up quicker though. I really did miss that at first when I picked up my 197, but its just something you get used to.

Re: Wolverhampton mini meet - all welcome Would be interested in this, should have my cams and remap sorted on my 197 at that point. Been a while since I've been to a meet so be good to have a nosy at other peoples cars and meet a few new faces.

ok, i have a 197 minus the cup suspension. are there any issues fitting the suspension setup from a 197 cup or even a 200 cup to my car? Or would it be more worthwhile just fitting a set of kw's for the money? I'm not overly bothered about having the car decked, i'm looking at from a purely...

i drove both the corsa vxr and a 197 prior to buying my 197. I hated the corsa. I like the look of it and the interior is pretty nice. But to drive, it was just a yawnfest. The power was delivered too smoothly, and too progressively. The handling didn't feel as involving either.

lol I'm off to this, not actually been to the pod before, is the queue to get in anything like trax? The clutch on my 197 is prone to breaking when being stuck in traffic jams for over an hour lol.

fred @ btmperformance - but he's on holiday from friday?

can't say i ever get this. the only way i get attention is if i do a full launch off some lights. most other clio rs owners round by me are completely ignorant as well and look at like your a nutcase if you give them a thumbs up.

i had mine up for 8k not so long ago and recieved little to no interest at all. i wouldn't say 8k was unreasonable for a fully specced 197, 43k, everything apart from xenons and recaros on it, fsh, new tyres and a yozza exhaust. best offer i got was a 1.8 sri corsa lol.

My 197 is significantly better than my old 172. 1 rattle and that's the badly designed glovebox which doesn't sit right. Steering wheel is fine, and i never had an issue in my 172 either, maybe I'm lucky. Only other issue I've got is the bolster on the drivers seat (none recaro) has worn...

I bought v12 evo's for my 197 and tbh now they've had a few hundred miles put on them they seem pretty good. Especially considering they are half the price of the conti's.

Nice find :) I suspect it isn't anything major but maybe, an opportunity for someone to buy cheap and drop a meggy turbs lump in? ;)

thats another way of saying unlucky I guess

only when braking in a corner :) other than that not really

woman in an r27 - around 12pm today. You were heading the opposite direction to me.

From what i've read / heard, 197 induction kits are pants and offer no real advantage over panel filter. I think the way to go is the v6 / cup racer airbox setup. Of course I could be wrong lol.

I paid £650 for my 172 when I was 21. I'm now 23 and pay £700 for my 197 :(

lmao ^^ Fred knows all about the above. I still haven't got round to getting new pins, keep forgetting. £40 a side though? I thought it was £20 for the fronts?

I really need to do this with my 197 but am just concerned about braking the gearbox lol.

lol i spotted you to then a couple of times. looked good tbh.

lmao true, itb's ftw mate. Next time i'm up there i'll keep my eyes peeled for you. Was just visiting a few friends, but the amount of rs clio's I saw was pretty staggering.

lol which is yours mate? If you were anywhere near the uni chances are I'll have spotted you.

Yesterday in Crewe, silver 1*2, giving it some on the dual carriage way by mmu. Black 172 with a private plate. (Saw a few times) Another black 172 with yellow detailing. Blue 182 cup at a set of lights on the high street (around 5pm). I've probably missed some, seem to be loads of...

my 197 is on 44k and coming back from Fred's earlier I managed 19.4mpg lol. That wasn't even hard driving.

Unlucky :( Next time, wack it in gear before you get out. Force of habit for myself after I had a similar incident.

Black 172, rb 182, silver 172. also albi 197 on the m6 anyone?

I agree, I currently have 2 loans that equate to roughly £450 a month and a credit card bill which I'm paying off as well. All are the result of cars. In future, whatever I buy will be bought with my own money and not the banks.

The fact my gearbox won't engage first from cold :x

tbh I was offered this car having just checked my pm's, I'm glad I didn't take you up on the offer to be fair. I can't say much though as I let my 172 run out of oil, I paid the price as well - £2,560 altogether. I replaced pretty much everything but the gearbox. Total Control Racing (clio cup)...

lol i'm going to try this in a bit