After 18 months of fun the Clio has been sold, sorry to see it go but not sorry to never have to go to a Renault dealer again.
I now have an Octavia vRS. Bought it up in Blackburn, and part exchanged my Clio. The guy gave me £9,350 for it, seems way to much but I wasnt complaining.
Bit early to tell conclusively but the Octavia seems great to drive, and I have no regrets yet. It doesnt seem as quick off the line but in gear it feels just as good. Also, everything appears to work on the car and nothing is rattling!!