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[cozzie121]

Hello to you all.....

I am in need of advice and have been trailing the net for days looking for an answer.

I am going to buy an Clio RS but not sure which 1 to go for. I would love to go for the trophy but a tad too expensive, looking at spending between £7k & £9k, is it best to get a late 172 sport with cup pack, or a 172 cup? or an older 182, again, to cup or not to cup?

I suppose its down to preference but having only driven a brand new trophy, not sure which to go for.

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[Middo]

to be honest i think the main thing you have to ask is do you want ABS / half leather. if yes to both then get a non-cup.

personally, if your not bothered about derivitive then try and get one as mint as possible for your budget.

 

[Mike_SE]

my mate has a 172 with all the toys. its ok with the leather seats and the climate control actually. but i have a Cup, its a bit quicker and lighter, and a nicer colour, but doesnt have ABS or climate. depends which you prefer i guess! sometimes i wish id got a full fat 172.......

 

[krang172]

Nicer colour eh mike!!! me thinks that blue is much more common now than my silver one!!

 

[Mike_SE]

nah mate, its not! you KNOW mine is a nice colour! haha

 

[cozzie121]

I think...for the kind of car I would prefer the ABS, but looking at the specs for both the 172 and 182, they are the same, 0-60 and pretty much top end too. bit confusing, are there any distinct differences bar the 10bhp?

 

[Mike_SE]

not really mate, the performance on all of them is pretty much on a par. the Cup is a bit quicker 0-60mph but i doubt most people would notice

 

[cozzie121]

ok, so 1 last question.......172 or 182?

 

[bradfincham]

ive just bought a 172, abs - awesome mine stops 60-0 within 2 seconds id say, and it has all the luxuries i would want

get a 172, and with induction kit and decent exhaust you have the same power as the 182, but i think it would be quicker possibly

 

[Middo]

i'd get a 172, and spend the money saved on some nice little mods for it

 

[edde]

Depends what you cna get personally I'd go for a cheap 172 maybe Mk1 as they do have advantages then get 182 coilovers and hubs for the 182 handling the extra hp is neglectable.

 

[cozzie121]

sounding good, i'll be looking for the 182 back box though, love the look of that, i dont want to mod it too much, less is more is my philosophy. thanks so much for the advice.....i'll be posting pics as soon as i find a clean example!!!

 

[Ian_182]

Get the cheapest 182 you can and you'll get more for it in the long run,plus you'll enjoy it just as much as the 172

ian

 

[Middo]

when i say spend the saved money on mods, i mean things like a good set of coilovers an a nice exhaust... all you need on a sport imo

 

[Rich]

Welcome to CS

If you want comfort and toys get 182 with cup packs, if you want a drivers car with no frills 172 cup

 

[Mike_SE]

for me the 172 or the 172 Cup is near enough exactly the same car as a 182, with the same performance, but cheaper!

 

[lee_cup]

i think it all depends on what your looking for, like me i was looking for something cheapish so i had money to spend on modding it, im not bothered by luxuries so i went for the 172cup, plus i intend to put some buckets in, if i had leather i would be very dubious about doing that. lol

sounds to me your best bet is going for a 182 without or without cup packs.

welcome and good luck with the search