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Mods : None as yet, like it just as it is :D

Thanks for the nice comments everyone, I am absolutely loving it at the moment. I have never had a car I just want to pop out for a drive in before. I just want to get into the "spotted" section now :D

I always wanted a 172, my dad had one in black and I loved it, he also had a 16v before that and a 19 16v before that, lol. We have had a few Renaults in the family, I even had a couple of 1.4 RT s a number of years ago

That's the thing with cars, someone would always have ordered something different. Lots of people don't like the spoiler, I wasn't sure when I ordered it but I like it now on the car. I could justify £500 for the cup chassis, to me it was well worth it but £500 for some bright light bulbs (I...

I must admit, I wasn't sure when I ordered it and in some of the photos it does look at bit OTT. In the flesh though, I think it finishes the back end off. Plus I am 40 going on 17 so a big spoiler was called for :D

Thanks a lot guys :) I am over the moon with it. Only reason I have not posted pictures till now is I have been driving it all the time ;) Gave it a good clean today and used all my Jeff's Werkstat kit on it. I would love to lower it but it was a risk fitting the cup chassis with the...

Some pictures of my new 197. It was delivered last Friday but I just haven't had a chance to post any pictures up until now. Excuse the background but its taken at a boat yard where we are currently renovating our house boat.

Undecided yet......everyone seems to have different opinions, but I might do a little of both, just make sure its warm before I rag it ;)

Got It!!!!!!! Turned up today at midday on a trailer direct from Southampton. I then had to go to work at 1.00pm so took it for a quick drive just to fill it up with petrol. I will get some pics up over the weekend......I think it was definately worth the wait :)

Around 1.00pm ish today I was out with the missus in her MX5, pulled into the main Ashdown Forest car park just as a stunning red trophy with anthracite wheels was pulling out.

Got a call from the dealer yesterday, the car will be with me on 25/7/08. I can't wait after seeing the pictures of the Nimbus R27 in the other thread, looks absolutely stunning. Only thing I am still not sure about is the cup spoiler, will have to live with it now as its been fitted :eek...

Apart from build quality/materials used, Hubcentric spacers fit in the same way as the universal but have the centre drilled out to the exact size of the vehicle. This allows a perfectly central fit, which is sometimes not achievable with a universal spacer and this in some cases will result in...

LOL......one of us had to be sensible though, bit hard to squeeze a Weimaraner into the back of the MX5 :eek:

We are not selling, it's the wifes car. I currently have a Jeep and am getting rid of that for the 197, bit more practical. I agree it needs lowering but with the roads near me it's better left as is.

No, that this a boat yard. We own an 80 foot thames lighter which we are currently refurbishing into a house boat.

..........I decided to have a practice of all my new wash/polish products on the wifes car and here are the results. Big thanks to polished bliss who recommended all this kit to me, fantastic products and so easy to use. This is what I used : Meguiars Lambs Wash Mitt Meguiars Microfibre...

We will find out. Just got off the phone from RUK Customer Services who are going to put a trace on the car and find out what is happening. Said whe will call me back latest tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed this gets it moving. I am probably being impatient, but when I know it's just...

Thanks for the reply, I will try giving them a call. I wouldn't have minded but they were really cagey as to why it was blocked, and just seemed to push it to being the spoilers fault. The girl was really good last week when she told me to call back today, but then today her attitude...

Well, I see Renault's customer service hasn't changed since last time I bought one of their cars. Little update. I called the dealer today as they requested to be told the car has now been delayed until 25/7/08. How long does it take to fit a spoiler, do a PDI and get the car ready for a...

Sorry, probably the way I worded it. I know what the PDI is but when they told me it was "on hold" I paniced a bit but was told it was normal as I was having the spoiler fitted which gets done at Southampton and not the factory. Spec wise I am getting : Clio 197 full version in nimbus Cup...

Spoke to the dealer today and my car is in Southampton. There is a block on it apprently while they fit the spoiler and do some other stuff like PDI etc. (not sure what that means but they assured me it was normal) and I need to call them back Tuesday for possible delivery end of next...

A number of years ago, the Service Manager at one of the Ford dealerships tried to exlain to me why the speakers kept blowing in my Puma (I think I paid something like £500 for a full amp/speaker upgrade) was becuase I was playing the wrong type of music and it was too Basey for the speakers...

Thanks for the info everyone. I guess I will have to think about this a little more, I am just not sure whether it is worth the risk.

As some of you know from my "new member" thread, I will be getting my Clio 197 on 1/8/08. The car is being supplied as a company car (I get an allowance and pay the difference). I am already looking at some "stealth" mods that should not effect the lease but I am a little unsure about having a...

£280+ if you take into account that if you did make a claim you would have to pay the £50 excess for every sepertate repair.

Driving back from fishing today around 5.30pm ish and spotted not only a yellow Renault Spider but also a Red 197 coming through on the main round into Maidstone. Didn't give a flash as I still haven't got my 197 yet (due 1/8/2008) and whoever it was would have found it a bit strange a big...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. It's not all company car, we get an allowance and I have to pay the rest each month, but I can basically order whatever car I want. I also looked at all the other usual suspects, Type R (test drove and wasn't that impressed), Focus ST, Corsa/Astra VXR...

Thanks for the welcome. I haven't actually got it yet.....the one in the dealers (Orpington) was very tempting as it had also been re-trimmed in leather, but I really wanted the extras that the full version gives so I have had to bite the bullet and order it. One silly thing I did do was...

Hi everyone. Been having a good read of the forums over the last few weeks but not posted anything up until now. I have just placed the order through my company car scheme for my 197. I have been told that it will be 6-7 weeks delivery and I am not sure how I am going to manage to wait...