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Due to doing high mileage for work I'm having to to sell my Black 197 andget a diesel, having owned 2 * 172's and the 197 it's time to move on however i do have a fondness of the RenaultSport and may one day return. My final review on my 197 after 7.5 months and 12500 miles on the clock...

Hi All, I'm thinking of chopping in my 97 and was wondering what people thought the second hand values are as there are not many on the market I have a black 197 Top of the range Alpine IPOD head unit with bluetooth unit professionally fitted hooked up to Cabasse upgraded AMP etc. climate...

Hi All, Juts ordered the new super duper Alpine IPOD headunit that's just been released, I previously changed the headunit on my 172. http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/products/product.php?model=iDA-X001 Had a couple of questions: Previously I had to purchase the Incartec stereo and remote...

Hi All, Thought I would post some pics of my new 197, love it after a week of owning it. Previoulsy had a black 172 and a silver 172 a couple of years before that. I also have my house in the background, got that last year so I couldn't change the car until now ;o))))

Hi All, I'm due to be part exing in my 172 this week for a new 197, I gave her one final clean and she came up awesome. Had to take some pics, it's great as it started out as a temp car She has 47k on the clock and a professionally fitted pioneer headunit with bluetooth and ipod, If...

Hi All, Just done a 700 mile round trip in my little 172 for a work meeting , got to say I'm really impressed with the way she drove. Not one problem. The drive wasn't too uncomfortable either. There were some really bad weather conditions too. Just got a new Pioneer headunit with Bluetooth...

Wondering if I could inlist some of your help, I was fitting my car stereo earlier. Something wasn't quite right so I took the head unit out and went to push it back in and got a spark. Following the above incident all internal stuff is f**ked I can't turn the air con on or off cd player is...

Hi all Was wonderingh if someone could help me with an install I'm doing, I have purchased the coorect ISO connectors for the car and remote/display control lead as recommended by many on the forums however I'm having problems with powering the head unit off. My car is a Clio 172 03...

Hi All, Been umming and arring over the 197 order I placed a couple of weeks back and decided to cancel. It's a brill looking car and I think comfort wise it's a big step up from my 172 but here's the bits that made me cancel. 1) That dam useless 6th gear, given I do around 45 miles a day...

Hi All, I had a Clio 197 on order but decided to can it as there were just too many little things such as the useless 6th gear that put me off. The offshoot of this is I have decided to keep my 172 for another year. I'm looking to fit the above head unit into my car, I want to set it up with...

Hi all, Wanted to get your input, I have a clio 172 that needs to have the front treads changed, I have my 197 arriving in Jan so I don't want to spend too much. I have seen on blackcircles.com that they have a number of tyres ranging from 59.99 up to around 80, I currently have Continental...

Hi Guys, Currently have a 197 on order for delivery around mid Jan time, wanted to get your views on my 172. Overall in very good condition 03 plate black, just had new front + rear disc and pads, serviced 3k miles ago, will have 6 months tax when I sell it in Jan. MoT in April. I have the...

Hi Al,, I have been scanning these forums for a while and they are a great read, here's a brief bit on my background. I'm 29 and purchased a 172 a few years back when I had some financial difficulty and was forced to sell my beloved 325ci sport convertible. I feel in love with the fun...

Hi Guys, I reguarly read this forum, orginally brought my 03 clio 172 as a temp car whils moving house so had to get shot of my Mk V Golf Gti. Got to say thought I have deciced to keep the clio for another year as it's so much fun. Anyway onto my question, does anyone know of the top of...

Hi All, The title is not meant to offend any people that enjoy reguarly ragging their car senseless at all opps, this is my view based upon the fact I drive 80 miles a day and do a mix of driving and occassionaly like to put my foot down and have fun. I'm 29 and have a clio 172 , I've owned...

Hi, I've decided to order a Clio 197, want something fairly cheap and cheerful as I drive around 70 miles a day to work 4 time a week but don't want to spend around 21k on a well specced out dull diesel, already done it :) Can someone tell me exactly what the phone prep gives me, I'm...