I've got to agree with you Vee any day of the weekpbirkett said:Oh and BTW, how the hell did this conversation end up with a exclusive, gorgeous sounding and looking petrol rear engined rear wheel drive car being compared with a budget diesel warm hatch?????
Even if they are just as quick, what would you rather be driving? If you say the Fabia, then really, you are absolutely stone mad
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MK2 Clio V6 255
The MPG on a vee is only poor if your thrashing the nuts out of it.
Manage to 350 miles out of the tank of Ultimate Unleaded at 28mpg.
Tank full is around £60 at the mo with fuel prices.
Servicing isnt that steep, just had a 24k service and it set me back £244, reasonable I think.
Tyres can be pricey if you cant be arsed to shop about but www.mytyres.co.uk do them around the £164 price.
The Vee isnt just about peformance, its a package.....
Comfort, Speed, good looks, attention grabbing and the fact theres hardly any of them about.
Insurance Isnt that steep. You could pay just as much on many cars.
You certainly dont have to be stinking rich to own one, Trust me.
At the end of the day tho its your decision and regardless of what peeps say on here you need to be happy with your decision.
Good luck mate, Id say get the Illiad Blue but thats because Ive got one.
Dennis
Manage to 350 miles out of the tank of Ultimate Unleaded at 28mpg.
Tank full is around £60 at the mo with fuel prices.
Servicing isnt that steep, just had a 24k service and it set me back £244, reasonable I think.
Tyres can be pricey if you cant be arsed to shop about but www.mytyres.co.uk do them around the £164 price.
The Vee isnt just about peformance, its a package.....
Comfort, Speed, good looks, attention grabbing and the fact theres hardly any of them about.
Insurance Isnt that steep. You could pay just as much on many cars.
You certainly dont have to be stinking rich to own one, Trust me.
At the end of the day tho its your decision and regardless of what peeps say on here you need to be happy with your decision.
Good luck mate, Id say get the Illiad Blue but thats because Ive got one.
Dennis
E91 M Sport
pbirkett said:Oh and BTW, how the hell did this conversation end up with a exclusive, gorgeous sounding and looking petrol rear engined rear wheel drive car being compared with a budget diesel warm hatch?????
Even if they are just as quick, what would you rather be driving? If you say the Fabia, then really, you are absolutely stone mad
I like you :star:
BMW Z4 3.0i
Firstly, my mate and I did back to back runs down the straight stretch of road in each other's cars. He has a new fabia vrs with remap. I'd say his car seemed to have exactly the same straight line speed as my 172, so I very much doubt he'd leave a v6 in his wake.
I would love to own a V6 because I think it would feel special owning one. All the attention and watching people reaction to "what car do you own?" "clio v6" "gasp!". I hate how many times i get a blank expression back when i tell someone i've got a 172. A guy at work was stood next to my car and asked "is it a 2 litre?" pff, jesus! I doubt you'd ever get anyone confusing a v6 with a regular clio like us 172 owners. It must be even worse for black 172 owners. "nice dynamique mate" "why i oughta!"
What happens to fuel consumption over 70mph? 5th gear ratio seems a bit short in my 172 so after 70-75mph economy drops off rapidly. Has the v6 got the same ratio and does the same thing happen?
I would love to own a V6 because I think it would feel special owning one. All the attention and watching people reaction to "what car do you own?" "clio v6" "gasp!". I hate how many times i get a blank expression back when i tell someone i've got a 172. A guy at work was stood next to my car and asked "is it a 2 litre?" pff, jesus! I doubt you'd ever get anyone confusing a v6 with a regular clio like us 172 owners. It must be even worse for black 172 owners. "nice dynamique mate" "why i oughta!"
What happens to fuel consumption over 70mph? 5th gear ratio seems a bit short in my 172 so after 70-75mph economy drops off rapidly. Has the v6 got the same ratio and does the same thing happen?
E91 M Sport
^^^ Agreed, if a slight increase in fuel and a bit of extra insurance is all it costs over and above a more normal hot hatch then let's play cricket!
Nissan 350Z
I would have considered a V6 myself, but I did think it might be too expensive to run, and considering I definitely wanted a Mk2 V6 (I just like the look of them better) over the Mk1, the purchase price was out of my reach too....
Perhaps one day though I'll own one of these fantastic cars.
Hats off to Renault for having the sheer bottle for producing such an outrageous vehicle. A lot of people criticised it for its original purchase price stating you could get a 350Z or something like that, but I kind of think it misses the point. The 350Z and its peers are nice cars, but they just dont attract the kind of attention and sheer admiration of the V6.
I know they arent a lot faster than a 182 say, but they are fast enough I imagine (I mean lets face it, the 182 doesnt feel slow!) and I can imagine the torque of the engine is impressive and the glorious sound of the engine sitting just a foot behind must be amazing
Perhaps one day though I'll own one of these fantastic cars.
Hats off to Renault for having the sheer bottle for producing such an outrageous vehicle. A lot of people criticised it for its original purchase price stating you could get a 350Z or something like that, but I kind of think it misses the point. The 350Z and its peers are nice cars, but they just dont attract the kind of attention and sheer admiration of the V6.
I know they arent a lot faster than a 182 say, but they are fast enough I imagine (I mean lets face it, the 182 doesnt feel slow!) and I can imagine the torque of the engine is impressive and the glorious sound of the engine sitting just a foot behind must be amazing
E91 M Sport
182 sport said:
That's your view, and fair enough. Just don't expect you chest hair to grow anytime soon
