Ive got a test drive on Monday 15th of a MK 2 V6 at Lookers in Stockport, they have one that the manager drives but he is never there at the weekend how crap is that.. Its only available in the week sir!! He lives in Stoke! So i said to the salesman i would like to try it out Monday - eer i will make sure he goes home in another car then on Monday!! Too bloody right how else do you expect to sell em if you cant test em? I have had a couple of MK 1 V6 drives - one at Bedford aerodrome. I know it will only be on public roads but hey i am sure i will be able to tell some difference The new one is supposed to be so much better.., My main interest is to compre it to my Cup.. But can anyone justify the price per pound of performance difference?? Plus where the F*k do i put the golf Clubs? Anyway looking forward to it.. any other opinions yet on the new V6 new owners who can compare to the mk1......
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Any opinions!! MK 2 V6 Test drive..
- Thread starter Seedy
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Ive got a test drive on Monday 15th of a MK 2 V6 at Lookers in Stockport, they have one that the manager drives but he is never there at the weekend how crap is that.. Its only available in the week sir!! He lives in Stoke! So i said to the salesman i would like to try it out Monday - eer i will make sure he goes home in another car then on Monday!! Too bloody right how else do you expect to sell em if you cant test em? I have had a couple of MK 1 V6 drives - one at Bedford aerodrome. I know it will only be on public roads but hey i am sure i will be able to tell some difference The new one is supposed to be so much better.., My main interest is to compre it to my Cup.. But can anyone justify the price per pound of performance difference?? Plus where the F*k do i put the golf Clubs? Anyway looking forward to it.. any other opinions yet on the new V6 new owners who can compare to the mk1......
Renault Laguna Coupe
Theres no way the extra performance justifies the price difference - but thats not why people buy a Clio V6 IMO. You buy it because you love the looks and the exclusivity.
Youll either fall in love with it or you wont.
You are buying engineering kudos here more than anything.......
If I were to spend 25k on a brand new car - it would be a mk2 V6.....nothing else comes close to matching my criteria for a toy car in that price league.......
(I continue to read topics on the mk2 V6 with interest, as there is a 1000-1 chance I might sell the Carlton for one)........
Paul
Remapped derv Golf
I agree with Rich on this one! The V6 isnt 16k faster than the 172 or the Cup. When you consider an Evo or a fast Scooby would destroy a V6 and for less money. Well used anyway.
A Mk1 in Bromley against a friends EVO2 didnt put up much of a fight. The 4WD did help out though! The Clio sounded great though!!!
Saw anRX8 on the way to work today, in Red very subtle... ANYWAY...last night I took out th mk2 V6 from Lookers in Stockport... with one of the salesmen , for about half an hour, didnt get too far really well as far as you can around Stockport at 5:40pm a week from Christmas, up and down the M60 and round the back streets to Offerton ect... My opinion..very nice 911esq sound from the motor hanging out the back... nippy ... feels nice and planted, none of your Cup torque steer.. it just squats and goes.. But just too impractical, i forgot how little space there is in it... Good for pose value.. Most definatley a car to have as a fun other car if you have a bit of cash (or are single or kid-less or dont have golf clubs... Nice but not for the money over the Cup ..and its just too normal inside, apart from the trim material, and the blue trim round the transmission tunnel... but you do turn heads...nice and rare.....you lucky sods who have one!
Nippy white cup
Having had a few races with both versions of the v6 clio I was pretty dissapointed with its performance.Look great and pretty rare tho.
Wouldnt of thought a 172 cup was far off a v6s perfromace???
but(not trying to start a war here) you can get brand new Evo for that price or scooby what ever floats ya boat...and probally a vast selection of other cars.
At the end of the day tho yous pay ya money.
and we all have differant tastes, just dont expect to be blow away with its straight line perfromance
You say that, when I drove a 172 to decide if I wanted a Cup or not, the salesman siad something along the lines of, "Ok thats second, now hang-on...OK PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN...KEEP IT THERE...GO ON...GO ON...That was only 5k revs, you had another 2k to go!"
There is no way the V6 performance justifies the cost, but I dont think it tries to either. The car is all about, "LOOK AT ME!" And who wouldnt. I drove in front of a MK1 down a highstreet and people were really having a look. Then the fun began...
1-0 TO THE CLIO CUP
V6 is all about exclusivity, at the end of the day u can buy an EVO or a scooby new for a similar price.
but if u want performance from a V6 you could always try this......
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1071600812__Dsc00001.jpg
Quote: Originally posted by EvoCarl on 16 December 2003
just dont expect to be blown away with its straight line perfromance
..........but do expect everyone, and I mean everyone, to stop and stare!!!
f**k Evos & Scoobies, your buying style not some baked bean tin with a load of airfix add-ons!!!!!!!!
Please note this is my opinion!
and I am sure the guys driving the v6s I blew away where thinking the exact same thing hey guys
my car looks better than his Last time I raced one I waved as I went past lol
I get enough stares in the Evo. lets face it, its bright yellow
depends what u want at the end of the day I suppose and they do make a nice sound.
this just my opinion
'18 Megane dci
Ive only seen one in the flesh drive past so far but if i had the spare cash id be back into Renault ordering one tommorrow.
Nifty looking tanks behind the seats of that V6 up there!
They scuba tanks for driver and passenger when one is plunged into a lake?
or a nice boost instead!
'18 Megane dci
Think this is the place... http://www.cliosport.net/specs/cliov6mk2.asphttp://www.cliosport.net/specs/cliov6mk2.asp
Rich-D
ClioSport Club Member
E90 LCI 330d
Yeah, I totally agree there mate...Quote: Originally posted by steveV6 on 16 December 2003
just dont expect to be blown away with its straight line perfromance
..........but do expect everyone, and I mean everyone, to stop and stare!!!
The Clio V6s attract looks like no other car Ive driven!
My mates Evo VI wouldnt get a look in, but everyone looks at the V6 and I had so many people admiring the V6 the other day!
Its an attention magnet
Id love a V6, and tbh personally would have one over an evo - as it just looks better. It also SOUNDS better as well. it is MUCH lower tho.
The thing is that we all defend the V6s RELATIVELY slow straight line performance in exactly the opposite way to how we often ATTACK other cars:
ie - i have stayed with a BMW 330ci and have said "bet he wishes he hadnt spent 4 times as much on a car that doesnt beat mine for speed!!!!!"
the thing is that the BMW owner probably didnt buy it for speed - in exactly the same way that V6 owners dont buy their cars simply for speed. Its about X factor - and I reckon the V6 has fook loads of it (in the same way the Integrale and the old e30 M3 had).
If it was all about speed then wed all think GTI-Rs and Evos with stuff done to them were the best cars in the world. Not me realy
Give me a V6 any day.
Nippy white cup
lol The also helped him get a 13.6 at York as well....and that was underwater!
give me an EVO over a V6 Clio.
With 25K I would buy an evo 6 with about 30,000 miles on it for about 16K...then I could spend the other 9K on getting over nearer 375bhp rather than the clios 255bhp.... Plus you get 4WD, a fat turbo, yaw control etc etc.....
The EVO is THE drivers car (for less than £30K)IMO . Forget being looked at by some donut on the pavement..cars like the V6, EVO, Scoobys etc are about the thrill of driving.
Anyone who wants to be stared at should walk down the highstreet naked. And thats free....
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