Gutted

[lpug206gt]

had 197 for two weeks and its had to go back to renalt 2times this week with prob thay say ther going to have it for at lest a week ther a baering gone in the gear box......on monday it was the breaks wot more can go wrong...............

 

[Mike-bham]

Sorry to hear, But its gonna have some teething problems i expect!

Have they given you a car whilst its in?

 

[rory182]

christ, unlucky...

thought the build quality was meant to be better. Hope it gets sorted asap and to the highest standard.

 

[cli0 172]

Hence the reason i would never buy a brand new car just out .... would rather wait once they've sorted the niggles out as there's bound to be teathing problems .

 

[Fletcher]

Unlucky mate, hope you get it all sorted asap.

 

[Munson]

Hence the reason i would never buy a brand new car just out .... would rather wait once they've sorted the niggles out as there's bound to be teathing problems .

The 182 had those teething problems for about 3 years didnt it? And most of the dealers have still never heard of any of them to this day :clown:

 

[rory182]

182 uses much the same bits as a 172 so aint really any different... 197 has been brought out not long after the mk3, not really had a lot of time for issues to come to light.

 

[dick]

is the 197 block the same as the 182 just scraped a bit more room for a few more horses or full new engine?

 

[daviebroon]

same engine irc... different engine management/vvt type thingy/ inlet & exhaust manifold

pretty sure the 172 was riddled with problems too on launch. Infact the whole Ph2 clio was wasn't it?