Clio V6

[Dash]

There seems to be quite a lot of interest in this model recently. Do you think there will be enough to go around?

I know limited numbers may help resale values a little, but do you think Renault should have made a few more?

 

[clarkiev6]

noooooooo...keep them rare...

 

[ColinG]

2nd hand ones are aplenty, there are the same ones on autotrader as there were 2 months ago, just the prices keep dropping

in autocar mag this week at the back, theres a 04/54 reg, with 4k in back gold for £18950 ONO...walk up with 18k cash i think you wouldnt be walking home

 

[Gareth]

its soooo tempting to go out and buy one, but with moving into my first house next month I cant. one day though, for sure.

 

[telford_mike]

From a commercial standpoint I still cant believe that Renault made any at all! They cant have made much money on such small volumes.

 

[gazcaddy]

at 27k a car they are seriously overpriced, Renault will have made a fortune on each unit sold

 

[ant_v6]

It is good news for those that have them already for sure as it should help the prices firm up a little as time goes on. The bigger issue for values is that it appears very little is selling – not sure if the V6 is finding it particularly tough but I doubt there are many takers for a thirsty 2 seater hatchback with no boot space out there.

Is it linked to a seasonal pattern where people buy playthings in the spring and sell at the end of summer? Id love to know what the trade think is going on.

 

[steveV6]

Quote: Originally posted by gazcaddy on 24 August 2005


Renault will have made a fortune on each unit sold






I very much doubt it!! Especially seeing that most were sold at less than 27k to start with. Take the cost of developement, production of non standard parts etc.. in relation to the amount of units sold world wide, i think the profit line would be slim, if any. Mind you what a great pulicity stunt.

 

[cat171]

I hope there are enough to go round, im thinking of getting a mk1 next year, I will get a mk2 though if they come down more & i can afford it !

 

[137699]

Quote: Originally posted by steveV6 on 24 August 2005

Quote: Originally posted by gazcaddy on 24 August 2005


Renault will have made a fortune on each unit sold







I very much doubt it!! Especially seeing that most were sold at less than 27k to start with. Take the cost of developement, production of non standard parts etc.. in relation to the amount of units sold world wide, i think the profit line would be slim, if any. Mind you what a great pulicity stunt.

I agree - rarely do such projects actually return a profit for the manufacturer, theyre usually a costly loss-maker, but overall have the knock-on effect of raising the profile of the range as a whole, so by making the Clio V6, they sell more 1.2s to wannabee V6 owners, and thats how the project is justified.

Thats why Ford made the Escort Cosworth. The mk5 escort was a flop - really dissapointing sales figures. Then they brought out the cossie, and sales across the range improved.

The reverse was true with the Focus RS, the range was selling so well, that there was no incentive to do a limited run of loss-making high performance model. They kept it back until the mk1 focus was reaching end of life then used the RS as a tool to boost sales of run-out stock. Theyve already canned (or at least long-term postponed) any plans to do a mk2 Focus RS for the same reason!

Why lose money doing a high performance low volume version, when they can sell more cars than they can make of other more profitable variants in the first place?

 

[Dash]

Maybe not so interesting facts

There are supposed to be 26.2 million registered cars in Britain.

For every 43666 cars you will see a Clio V6.

0.0023 % of Britains cars is a Clio v6.




Figures may be one or two cars out.




Porsche sells 8,000 cars a year in the UK

 

[mitch_]

Im not sure why anybody would be bothered if they didnt make enough, more worried if they produced too many!! On losing money on cars, my old man picked up his new RR Phantom yesterday and every time the factory sends one out they lose £2.5 million.... Id stay in bed personally...

Mitch

 

[clarkiev6]

Quote: Originally posted by James on 24 August 2005





Maybe not so interesting facts

There are supposed to be 26.2 million registered cars in Britain.

For every 43666 cars you will see a Clio V6.

0.0023 % of Britains cars is a Clio v6.

i see one every day......lol

 

[TheRoninV6]

well there must be more than enough to go round, as people seem to be haveing trouble selling them.