2 days ownership left!

[De Gal]

Just done the deal and whacked the deposit down - its official after saturday i will no longer be a clio owner! Got £7000 as a trade in value which was kinda fair although i wish there was a stronger clio market near me as i know this will probably go straight on a forecourt somewhere for £8k upwards - so coming soon to a welsh dealer near you...

If the dealer doesn't mind i might take the carbon fibre splitter off it first but i did send pics of the car with the splitter on so only fair to give it with the splitter!

Now if only the weather wasn't so bad i might actually be able to enjoy my last few days of stupidly fast acceleration and fun handling...

 

[Fletcher]

Did you trade into inchape Renault soton??

What car are you getting next?

 

[De Gal]

nope it's a vauxhall dealer in wales, i've got a meriva vxr as a sensible family car option (although with 230bhp achievable for about £1000 spent it's not exactly that sensible!)

link to new car http://www.newtown-motors.co.uk/Vauxhall-Meriva-VXR-1.6(16V)-3838.aspx#

I think i might do 1 last photoshoot of the clio too before it goes!

 

[Mostro]

Meriva VXR, Now there's an automotive oxymoron

 

[Fletcher]

Good family cars those Meriva vxr's.

 

[Timmay]

doesnt sound that bad a trade in price tbh

 

[Batman]

i'd rather just have the normal 5 seats in the clio then have a meriva!

 

[De Gal]

doesnt sound that bad a trade in price tbh

you don't know how many days worth of talking this took - in reality i think if i'd gone in with straight cash the overall deal would have been a few hundred cheaper but still the original price being quoted by nearly all the vaux dealers was £5.8-£6.5 on the trade ins - most giving £6.7 as the highest! So i'm happy

Also after me explaining the condition of the clio the dealer actually offered to get 2 of the wheels re-furbed and a paint chip repaires as he could tell when i came in person i'm going over it with a toothcomb and expect tip top condition!

 

[De Gal]

i'd rather just have the normal 5 seats in the clio then have a meriva!

I still want a quick car - also i found the clio/megane boots are just a bit small if your putting things like push chairs in them - had looked at a megane sport but just not really gaining much over the clio

 

[ForceIndia]

They wouldn't even notice the splitter. I'd give you £60 straight away.

 

[R20 CWH]

i'd rather just have the normal 5 seats in the clio then have a meriva!

I still want a quick car - also i found the clio/megane boots are just a bit small if your putting things like push chairs in them - had looked at a megane sport but just not really gaining much over the clio

the R26 is infinitely better than a clio, so that would have been my preference if 5 doors was a necessity

 

[De Gal]

I'll be honest i hate 3 door cars made with 5 if that makes sense - meganes/clio etc just don't look right with 5 doors, also it's a boot space thing - other car i've tried using is a 3 series e90 saloon and even that boot is a struggle for the pushchair travel system thing we've got!

Also will be able to use this for the wedding shows i do as part of my business - we need to transport tv/tv stand etc so having the mini mpv comes in handy!

I just feel so old saying things like this - damn does this mean at nearly 30 i've finally "grown up" ... although my first thought is still will the meriva take 19's and what engine mod first...

 

[bmh.01]

Only the 1.6 turbo? How naff, should be the 2.0l imo :evil:.

Still looks quite good for a people carrier thingy I guess.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Good trade in value thats for sure, sonme people are selling there clio's privately for the same value.

 

[De Gal]

i think i'm lucky the meriva vxr appears even more undesirable than the clio! most of them have 5k miles tops on them - only 12 across the whole of the uk for sale on autotrader! quite a few of the dealers commented people upgraded to them and then decided they were to fast for a family car and went for something slower - and i think it's a niche market within a niche market with them!

Apparently the 2.0l engine is a lot heavier so they went with a de-tuned (same as in the corsa) 1.6 which means mapping can release 50bhp - only worries with this are the car hasn't got the weight at the front so putting down the power could be a prob - but hell it will be good for a rr printout at least ;-)

Realistically i reckon the real trade in value i've got is about £6800 which is annoying considering this time last year 182's were going private at £9k - oh well drive this for a year then i'll be able to swap for a r26 the way renault prices depriciate

 

[Initiale]

Looks good, best colour too.

 

[GinandGasoline]

Meriva VXR, Now there's an automotive oxymoron

f*ck me, you swallowed a dictionary for lunch?!

 

[GinandGasoline]

my only concern with the Meriva is the narrow wheelbase and top heavyness they have... never seen a VXR version on the road yet!

i guess everyone has to become sensible at some stage in life... wouldn't have been my choice tbh but then life'd be boring if we all liked the same things!