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does anyone take the piss when you say you have a clio?



some bloke at work asked what car i had and i said a clio, and he started calling it a hairdressers car and asking if theres a hair dryer on the back seat..

does anyone else get those sortof comments??

i just replied, ''yeah, so i can dry my hair at 140mph''

dick. lol
 
  E90
yep all the time, i just tell em how many hp is has and how it would make there car look silly, and it usually shuts em up.
 

Lee

  BMW M2C
I never mention it, otherwise you end up sounding like a sad car geek by saying "it's a 2.0 litre 16 valve with 182bhp and a 0 - 60 blah blah, Sachs racing dampers blah blah".

The only time I go into it is when the people I'm talking to understand. Couple of lads I was drinking with over Christmas asked and I said I've got a Clio. One said "172?" and I said I had one of those and 182 and now have a Trophy. He replied "The red one with the recaros?" I was shocked he knew. We then chatted cars for the rest of the night, one had a FRS and had owned a Valver years back, and the other had a WR1.
 
  TDI tyre shreader
yep i used to get shopping trolly, birds car etc, and they all used to drive fjord focus tdci's or mundanos, then i would laugh at them
 
  Der Panzer
It happens to me all the time and it hacks me off.

"Go-faster stripes on yer' hairdresser's car," is the standard comment. They wouldn't call an XR3 an Escort and they wouldn't take the p*ss out of a Cosworth tough.

I had the coporate taxi firm owner tell my her 2.2L Vectra SRI would eat my car as it had 180BHP.... I walked away shaking my head and she laughed. I hate people that take the mick. I want to kill them all! :mad:
 
  BMW 328 Ci
People take the piss whatever car you have. Jealousy or just plain not knowing anything about cars a lot of the time.
 
  MK2 Clio V6 255
All the time, why is it people always associate clios with hairdressers?

I know a few hairdressers andnone of them drive clios.

The best is when they pretend they no more about the car than you do.

Had some matey a while back banging on how much he knew about the V6 then when i showed him he comes out with "so you got a big system under that big cover behind the seats"

I laughed at him and said no mate thats the engine is, he even started arguing with me saying it werent.

Lets just say he looked a tw*t when i opened the bonnet. :rasp:
 

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  MK2 FRS
Yeah was one of the reasons I changed after years of owning clios. Now learning that badge isnt everything and miss my clio loads
 
  Not a Clio
when i had a valver I only got the piss taken because it was french and again now i have a megane, a few sad people still take the piss because it's french.
 
  Liquid yellow R26 F1
Yep.. i rarely mention it.. not because i'm embarased.. as i know the CUP is very well rated.. but to most people it's a sad little clio..

My argument normally.. well lets find a nice lane.. and see if you can stay with me let alone pass me.. LOL.. :)
 

Sir_Dave

ClioSport Trader
Yup, get the piss ripped constantly, the car parks full of BMW's & Audi's, so i park my filthy dirty stripey 182 around the back - makes for an easier life.

Used to own an M Roadster, so i get the 'why did you sell that to buy a shitty clio' . . .

I dont care to be honest, ive had my fair share of beemers and the 182's far more fun :D

I dont think the stipes help though to be honest, especially when you work as a finance broker lol
 
Yeah my mate tales me clio spotting!! He calls them clits cause every C**T has one.

He can't **** me for driving a girly car he has a VW Beetle.

I also get a fair amount of stick because my GF has one as well. They rip us for having his and hers matching cars!!!
 
  Pikey Truck
Its funny when u pull up next to the TOFFY business men at the lights in their BMWs Mercs(3 series/C CLasses etc) and then u smoke them off the lights... I LOVE the look on their faces... pmsl!!
 
  Der Panzer
At the end of the day it's only ignorant people who take the mick.

A chap I work with drives a remapped Audi A4 Quattro S-Line. I gave him my keys and he returned the favour. His car was unbelievable. After 30 minutes of fooling around he said, "nice motor you've got there, will be faster when it loosens up." :approve:
 

Bluebeard

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
Anyone who takes the pi55 is a c**k. and should be informed that the bigger/flashier the car, the smaller the penis. I do not need a big flashy car because i am happy with my purple headed womb ferret.
Oh, and tell them you're going on holiday with the money you saved from purchasing one of the cheapest ways of going fast.
 
  Black 182 w/ cup packs
Bloke who works around the corner from my office drives a silver 172, his job is......







....yes you've guessed it, a hairdresser (men's barber/stylist, but close enough)
 
  Vee dub
I normally give it beans away from the lights but only until the speed limit (normally enough to see off most rep mobiles).....

I'm never prepared to go to the lengths some of them do to catch up and get past... :( :S ..... if they want to get past, they can..... I don't bother racing people..... its amazing the lengths some people will go to to have the last laugh....
 

Darren S

ClioSport Club Member
Only seem to get mentioned when people know jack-s**t about cars (like the neighbours). Most people I know have a decent amount of knowledge about cars and never have a bad word to say about them.

Like others, most comment on the fact that they owned a Valver/Willy in the past and want to know what it's like in comparison.

D.
 
  172
the girlfriends step father use to take the p!$$ out of my little clio. i soon put an end to that went we went out for a meal a few weeks back. because there was 7 of us going to this resaurant we (me and him) ended up been the taxi for the others. anyhow he was trying to show off he said the last one to the resurant pays for every one!

theres nothing like sailing past a middle aged male doctor in a £25k bmw in a £7k clio! and i even had the extra person in the back ;)
 
pmsl @ preecy.

i cant say i've had anyone take the piss really. my mates asked me why i went from a beemer to the clio, so i just took them out and then they understood why.
 
  Liquid yellow R26 F1
preecy said:
the girlfriends step father use to take the p!$$ out of my little clio. i soon put an end to that went we went out for a meal a few weeks back. because there was 7 of us going to this resaurant we (me and him) ended up been the taxi for the others. anyhow he was trying to show off he said the last one to the resurant pays for every one!

theres nothing like sailing past a middle aged male doctor in a £25k bmw in a £7k clio! and i even had the extra person in the back ;)

LOL.. that's funny..

I had a Scoob originaly and get similar Q's.. the only thing i miss about the Scoob is the sound and the ability powerslide it.. the clio is just as quick on the lanes up to about (110 anyway).. and easily half the running cost..
 
  tiTTy & SV650
i dont care what they say either, one guy slags off my 'corsa' and all I said was, it's a clio ya 'vauxhall tossa'
 
  cock mobile.
Yer I get it a lot.

But as Lee said you sound like a right t**t saying:

"I drive a Renault Sport Clio 172 Cup".
 
  An orange one
i dont mention i drive a vee, just say a clio sport most of the time,

i have also been asked if its a sound system under the rear cover..lol!
 
GuyS said:
does anyone take the piss when you say you have a clio?

no, because most people know what a Williams is and don't mistake it... for another model (that was as diplomatic as your gonna get from me today...:evil:)
 
  NEED V6!
yeah i get some comments,people think its a clio with a body kit on and dont realise how quick it is.
also having it in liquid yellow might not help as they think its gay
 

Lee

  BMW M2C
TheJesus said:
no, because most people know what a Williams is and don't mistake it... for another model (that was as diplomatic as your gonna get from me today...:evil:)

How do you get your Williams into pubs? ;)
 
  Red Clio 197 F1
Yeah most of the time, but I don't care really. But usually I say I have a ClioSport. Most people know that I like nippy little cars and so it wouldn't be a load of tripe

Old boss the other week said " have you still got your hairdressers car" I said yes and how's your brand new Freelander (£25k), considering it is now only with £8k after 6 months!

He got really defensive and walked off!
 
  Liquid yellow R26 F1
rory182 said:
i dont care what they say either, one guy slags off my 'corsa' and all I said was, it's a clio ya 'vauxhall tossa'

LOL.. my GF's friend said how's your new car.. (I'd only had it a year.. LOL),, She then said, "Yeah, i quite like Corsa's....!!!!" Needless to say, i hit the roof..
 
Lee said:
haha:D

And not at the Renault garage getting the engine mounts done. ;)

nah, they haven't gone... yet! latest in the list of commedy failures is the brakes... again... love wasting money on Clio's, it's furkin' ace :)
 
  172cup
no one has taken the piss out of me when i say i drive a clio... as i am 6'6" lol.

Only my brother... but he doesn't cound, and is jealous as he is serving a DR10 lol.

In fact every one in my work now wants a clio sport... mainly cos i drive like a twaaat so looks faster than it is lol
 
  Megane Mk4
one of my ex-bosses used to give me stick with the good old mk1 172 I had, Until I made his jaw drop at a set of lights ;)

Dont think he never liked me after that.. Even more so with the lame excuse he had to sack me too ...
So I told him to stick the job up his Arse and go get a DECENT car! lol...
Oh yeah, he drives a BMW 318i Coupe :rasp:

Jealousy is a bad green thing! :D


Andi
 


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