197 - A good Police car?

[richard1]

Just had the Police in wanting to look around my 197.

Spent sometime going over it with a view of ordering a fleet.

Would look pretty cool with Police livery me thinks!

Photoshop anyone?

 

[Brooky182]

if you look in the forza thread there is one in there mate

 

[rory182]

would be a good pursuit car especially in the countryside with backroads to abuse.

 

[makavelli]

wasnt there an ad campaign using a liverey'd 197?

edit: my mistake it was just a standard 197 on a police ad poster:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=281006&highlight=police+197

 

[Mells]

wasnt there an ad campaign using a liverey'd 197?

Sussex dible iirc?

 

[cat171]

wasnt there an ad campaign using a liverey'd 197?

edit: my mistake it was just a standard 197 on a police ad poster:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=281006&highlight=police+197

I remember that, they ps'd the renault badge off of it too !

 

[-Leigh-]

Yeah the police should use 197's as bacon mobiles, then us 1*2 owners can get away easy.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Was it not Seb's car they used for it?

 

[richard1]

Yeah the police should use 197's as bacon mobiles, then us 1*2 owners can get away easy.

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

 

[Timmay]

bugger - if they do this how am i gonna get away from the police now?

 

[edgerfs]

197 would be a good police car if everyone drove puntos.

 

[evolution]

Yeah the police should use 197's as bacon mobiles, then us 1*2 owners can get away easy.

think you'll find thats an urban myth.

a 197 can brake harder and grip faster than a 182, and even in a straight line the difference is negligible. Point to point, a 197 is just as quick if not quicker.

In fact, in the wet, you struggle to keep up with a 197.

 

[-Leigh-]

Yeah the police should use 197's as bacon mobiles, then us 1*2 owners can get away easy.

think you'll find thats an urban myth.

a 197 can brake harder and grip faster than a 182, and even in a straight line the difference is negligible. Point to point, a 197 is just as quick if not quicker.

In fact, in the wet, you struggle to keep up with a 197.

lol 197's only have 150bhp max FACT!!

 

[daydotz]

not that anyone on cs gets involved in high speed police chases

 

[Chili Red]

Oh God.....

 

[AlexS]

Im not sure a 3 door hatch is an ideal Police car, infact i ve never seen a 3 door police car. Good performance for the money though.
Lol at the 197 slating, if it wasn't for the crappy residuals I would have on in a heart beat, make the 182 feel dated in every respect.
What I would really like is a ClioSport MK3 DCI 175 if you reading this renault sort it out!

 

[evolution]

think you'll find thats an urban myth.

a 197 can brake harder and grip faster than a 182, and even in a straight line the difference is negligible. Point to point, a 197 is just as quick if not quicker.

In fact, in the wet, you struggle to keep up with a 197.

lol 197's only have 150bhp max FACT!!

lol. stop living in a dream world.

i've seen three 197s on rollers and they all made at least 189bhp.

if u stil don't believe me, then juct check any copy of Evo and look at the lap times.

if they're so slow, why does an R27 197 lap the Bedford circuit nearly 2 seconds quicker than a 182 CUP??

 

[-Leigh-]

PMSL...

why do you guys always take the bait??

 

[Floodie]

Yeah the police should use 197's as bacon mobiles, then us 1*2 owners can get away easy.

think you'll find thats an urban myth.

a 197 can brake harder and grip faster than a 182, and even in a straight line the difference is negligible. Point to point, a 197 is just as quick if not quicker.

In fact, in the wet, you struggle to keep up with a 197.

Thats ridiculous!... Renault wont cover the 197 in the rain, I called them and they said "We wont cover the 197 in the rain" the tyres have a warning on the inside of them saying they SHOULDNT be in contact with water at all!!!... this was the slight downside all the magazines didnt like about the car.... Pretty annoying really.. I think the water eats away at the special tyres renault gave the 197... Great in the dry though and luckily there is a warning on the dash board advising when one or more of the tyres have been in conact and to pull over immediately.. I think you have about 7 minutes to remove the water from the effected tyre until errosion takes place… If they get wet when you are in the middle of nowhere then you should remove the wheel completely and add on these big inflatable wheel-pretenders which secure themselves to the brake discs.. These will allow you to drive a further 38 miles before they stop… I called them and they said "If they get wet when you are in the middle of nowhere then you should remove the wheel completely and add on these wheel-pretenders which secure themselves to the brake discs.. These will allow you to drive a further 38 miles before they stop"…

Be careful, FACT...

 

[makavelli]

lol 197's only have 150bhp max FACT!!

lol. stop living in a dream world.

i've seen three 197s on rollers and they all made at least 189bhp.

if u stil don't believe me, then juct check any copy of Evo and look at the lap times.

if they're so slow, why does an R27 197 lap the Bedford circuit nearly 2 seconds quicker than a 182 CUP??

because the 182 cup isnt a proper cup :rasp:

 

[evolution]

PMSL...

why do you guys always take the bait??

don't backtrack now....

 

[-Leigh-]

think you'll find thats an urban myth.

a 197 can brake harder and grip faster than a 182, and even in a straight line the difference is negligible. Point to point, a 197 is just as quick if not quicker.

In fact, in the wet, you struggle to keep up with a 197.

Thats ridiculous!... Renault wont cover the 197 in the rain, I called them and they said "We wont cover the 197 in the rain" the tyres have a warning on the inside of them saying they SHOULDNT be in contact with water at all!!!... this was the slight downside all the magazines didnt like about the car.... Pretty annoying really.. I think the water eats away at the special tyres renault gave the 197... Great in the dry though and luckily there is a warning on the dash board advising when one or more of the tyres have been in conact and to pull over immediately.. I think you have about 7 minutes to remove the water from the effected tyre until errosion takes place… If they get wet when you are in the middle of nowhere then you should remove the wheel completely and add on these big inflatable wheel-pretenders which secure themselves to the brake discs.. These will allow you to drive a further 38 miles before they stop… I called them and they said "If they get wet when you are in the middle of nowhere then you should remove the wheel completely and add on these wheel-pretenders which secure themselves to the brake discs.. These will allow you to drive a further 38 miles before they stop"…

Be careful, FACT...

lol @ tyres can't get wet!

PMSL...

why do you guys always take the bait??

don't backtrack now....

I think you should read every thread I have posted in about the 197 lol.

 

[Se7en172]

If my tres are useless after they get wet, how can I still drive my car with authority and the tyres just grip and grip and grip and they have been wet numerous times since I have had the car

 

[Floodie]

If my tres are useless after they get wet, how can I still drive my car with authority and the tyres just grip and grip and grip and they have been wet numerous times since I have had the car

I know its crazy isnt it!!!... you just cant get the 197 tyres wet or they start to disolve... I called them and they said "you just cant get the 197 tyres wet or they start to disolve"

Fact!

 

[richard1]

What I would really like is a ClioSport MK3 DCI 175 if you reading this renault sort it out![/quote]

Agreed..

Although Im not sure how good weight distribution would be?

 

[seb]

197 would be a bad car for police use imo.

firstly not enough space, not enough top end, boot is too small, too revvy, susepnsion too harsh and interior is too small.

cars like the st220, T5, 530D are ideal cars for Police use and hence why you see so many of those for traffic/pursuit.

 

[ramius]

the 172/182 are still great cars, shame alot of chavs seem to be snapping them up these days

 

[Gaz_]

 

[daydotz]

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What I would really like is a ClioSport MK3 DCI 175 if you reading this renault sort it out!

id have one as well

 

[riz]

yeah but 197 is boring to drive compared to a 182

 

[Sami]

Apparently you can't wash 197's either as the paintwork has the same issue as the tyres!

 

[TomTom]

What I would really like is a ClioSport MK3 DCI 175 if you reading this renault sort it out!

Wahay!!

 

[Se7en172]

the 172/182 are still great cars, shame alot of chavs seem to be snapping them up these days

Exactly, hense the reason why I now own a 197. And it's generally these chavs who slate the 197!
In a few years when I own the 250(fingers crossed) Chavs with the 197 will be slating the latest model!

 

[Olliev8]

Im not sure a 3 door hatch is an ideal Police car, infact i ve never seen a 3 door police car. Good performance for the money though.
Lol at the 197 slating, if it wasn't for the crappy residuals I would have on in a heart beat, make the 182 feel dated in every respect.
What I would really like is a ClioSport MK3 DCI 175 if you reading this renault sort it out!

some of the old Astra's Thames Valley still use are 3 door, i hear its a mission getting people in and out of the back when cuffed up!

 

[Fred@BTM]

i remember when the old bill in Birmingham had a mk1 V6!

 

[Matteh]

yeah but 197 is boring to drive compared to a 182

get a mk1

 

[MarkCup]

...a 197 can...grip faster than a 182...

That's an interesting concept.

Tell us more?

 

[Peperami]

R26 or astra vxr would be a better choice. Would love that.

 

[Floodie]

I dont think people take each other seriously enough on here....

 

[Karlos182]

...a 197 can...grip faster than a 182...

That's an interesting concept.

Tell us more?

LOL - that had me thinking too!