Gr, I have read the reviews on the "All New" v6. My personal opinion is that Mr Schumacker must have had a test drive in a v6 Mk1 ( the old crappy one ), and mentioned that it fealt a little wayward when going round a track at 150mph. So of course it got the tag of being twitchy.
I do think Renault could have got TONS more power from a 3 litre ( always thought 230bhp was a bit odd ) even 255 is still conservative.
As I have said many many times on here, I cant for the life of me get my V6 to handle badly or get twitchy etc. In my 172 I only had to go to the shops and the car was all over the road. I am told that 2.0 litres in a wee shooping trolley was going to give a very scarey driving experience. One which required a lot more driving skill than I have. I got used to the "dangerous handling" of the 172, but was told it wasnt dangerous, I had gotten used to its ways.
Gr I would ask some other v6 owners and see if they have manged to get their car into half as many horrifying moments as other cars they have driven.
You dont do a lot of miles I noticed so your tyres bill will be far less than mine. ( the v6 likes good tyres )
When I go for a blast ( and I mean averaging 130+ ) I notice I use about twice the amount of petrol as the 172 used.
The only down side is the Mk1 v6 is very eye catching and you will get lots of starring and finger pointing, and the odd chuckle when people walk into lamp posts
Oh and I forgot to mention the flack you will get on the forum if you havent got the latest and fastest car LoL. If you have the funds you may consider buying a few Saxos for improved forum credability.
Replace it?
I do like the blue thats the only part of the reviews that sways me. In a few weeks the Mk2 v6 will be sl*gged off for some reason or other, probably then the v6 Mk3 will be on the drawing table ( if it isnt already )