Dubai182 said:
Some very conflicting points of view here. Firstly you say your looking forward to corning hard without worry of rolling over? Did you even try the RS hard into a corner? Its like a go cart,my 182 has hardly any body roll and i feel safe as can be in it. I had a ST for 4 weeks back in the UK and now looking back it cornered not nearly aswell IMHO.
All 172/182 come with fabulous options as you mention the ST does. Your accidents i presume came in the 1.2? But it seems your judging the RS by the same book,hardly unbias is it?
Right, well as the 182/172s are no longer being made it would be very hard for me to find the options I want. ALSO the ST comes with more updated options. I am not putting my small clio in the same book - I've alreayd said that if you look. Though what I am doing is worrying becase its still a Clio. I have a mental block there that I cant overlook. Yes I have driven them hard into corners and found the Clios didnt corner nearly as well.
Sh33n, it wasnt really conflicting. the conversion doesnt make the car a roary car, but its an option for me along with the 170 and 200 conversions if I get a bit of a slggish feeling
Some people said the Clios are cheap. Perhaps for the average person maybe but I got a large discount (twice) off the ST due to family member working fairly high up for Ford and the Ford finance deal means I can afford a focus ST easily in two years.
For me the ST was the better option in so many ways. The inside build is so much nicer and I like new cars. With the deal I got I dont have the depreciation worry too!
Someone also said I have come on here and said ST's are better! Have they not read all my posts? Because I've never said that and I didnt start this thread. The ST s better for ME. The 182 or 172 just was no longer an option after the accidents and experiences with the older Clios and also the insurance difference on the 182 (not 172 though, oddly enough!)
I know you all love your cars etc etc, and like I said I still do love the Clios and the way they look. But I cant bring myself to buy another one.