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Congrats, looks a good'un. 
And don't worry about the hike up of power too much, everyone goes on about it but it's a very very easy car to drive carefully and get used to - very forgiving. Well, mine is anyway: it's my missus first daily drive since passing her test and she's been fine for over a year now.
As for the tyres, might be worth checking the tracking, just in case it's wearing unevenly?
EDIT: From the pictures you can't really tell whether it's got the silvervisions - I find the orange only really becomes obvious when you're facing the car more head-on.
And don't worry about the hike up of power too much, everyone goes on about it but it's a very very easy car to drive carefully and get used to - very forgiving. Well, mine is anyway: it's my missus first daily drive since passing her test and she's been fine for over a year now.
As for the tyres, might be worth checking the tracking, just in case it's wearing unevenly?
EDIT: From the pictures you can't really tell whether it's got the silvervisions - I find the orange only really becomes obvious when you're facing the car more head-on.
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
I thought that too. It may have only had one owner, but lots of drivers....and on track too if it is an ex RUK car. It was certainly registered in the right place. Of course not all cars with that plate were RUK cars.
Fronts tend to last around 12k so 4 new ones at 19k is nothing to worry about.
Congratulations. Lovely looking motor. :approve:
Shhh
Give it time, then wait till your sat at the traffic lights and people are looking at you.
You forget that the car is blue with white stripes, and then you notice only when you look forward and remind yourself.
Also, get to know where the ESP switch is, the cruise control & speed limiter switch is.
Many a time i have to turn the ESP off for a bit as the car just cuts out when you want to nail it in the wet off a junction.
Its weird, you nail it, the car dies, then your stuck in the path of oncoming cars..
Thanks renault.
You forget that the car is blue with white stripes, and then you notice only when you look forward and remind yourself.
Also, get to know where the ESP switch is, the cruise control & speed limiter switch is.
Many a time i have to turn the ESP off for a bit as the car just cuts out when you want to nail it in the wet off a junction.
Its weird, you nail it, the car dies, then your stuck in the path of oncoming cars..
Thanks renault.
CS Dungeon
Dont be jealous Sash...........we are not all spoilt brats and dont make our grandparents spend all there life savings on us
No more clio's for me!
Nice one gotta love them RB clio's
Looking for a ph-quick...
Dont be jealous Sash...........we are not all spoilt brats and dont make our grandparents spend all there life savings on us
No need for that really pal, i'll have you know Anni is very much not spoilt and even less a brat, so leave it out.
57 Ibiza Formula Sport
congrats anni
hop i get to drive it to return the favour of driving mine
you'll have to change your name too no more yellowA
hi gareth, ive requested a name change already
of course u can have a drive for all the times i drove yours last yr hehe, i may even race u again at FCS (....JOKE!) before we get told off again lol
57 Ibiza Formula Sport
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Renault UK.
If there was a place that sold new cars that'd done their first 50 miles of life on a track as a play thing, I'd buy from there everytime. It's the only way to get them loosened up.
Usually cars like that never have severe engine problems because they've been bedded in properly.
If there was a place that sold new cars that'd done their first 50 miles of life on a track as a play thing, I'd buy from there everytime. It's the only way to get them loosened up.
Usually cars like that never have severe engine problems because they've been bedded in properly.
It could have been registered by Renault UK and used for shows, someones company car or on track days. It might not be the case, it's only the region in which the car was registered that made us think that. The press cars around that time had similar plates, but I'm sure the racing blue 182s were older than a 54 plate.
Even if it is, it will have been very well maintained.
Even if it is, it will have been very well maintained.
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Again though, why is it a bad thing ??
Unless you can buy a brand new car and abuse it yourself, there's not much you can do to a tight engine at 20k miles, apart from abuse it for another 10k miles. Has taken me 25k miles on my dCi... She's getting there though. More efficient and faster than when I first had it at least.
Unless you can buy a brand new car and abuse it yourself, there's not much you can do to a tight engine at 20k miles, apart from abuse it for another 10k miles. Has taken me 25k miles on my dCi... She's getting there though. More efficient and faster than when I first had it at least.
They run more cars than those. Staff only keep cars for 11k then they get swapped. As I said, it's probably too young to have been used as a press car.
You should be able to tell from the previous owner on the V5 I'd think.
Don't worry about that, just do the usual checks and make sure it's a sound motor.
Cliokhunt, if it were one of the cars used for track days then it would be a bad thing. Thraped from cold every time. The damage they get from each track day is actually pretty high. It costs a lot to run those cars on track. But it wasn't one of those, or I'd have driven it at some point so that's something. lol
You should be able to tell from the previous owner on the V5 I'd think.
Don't worry about that, just do the usual checks and make sure it's a sound motor.
Cliokhunt, if it were one of the cars used for track days then it would be a bad thing. Thraped from cold every time. The damage they get from each track day is actually pretty high. It costs a lot to run those cars on track. But it wasn't one of those, or I'd have driven it at some point so that's something. lol
The beginning letters of the reg plate are the giveaway that it's an ex renault uk car, they all begin with a H, most start out HN etc etc.
If you look on the renauly press site, you'll see what we mean.
It may only have had one female owner, but it's likely to have had a lot of drivers. I decided not to view a silver v6 because of this fact, the car I was gong to see was an ex renault fleet car, so lots of people would have driven (and probably thrashed it)
I'm not trying to annoy you or wind you up at all, but i'd get it checked out properly (by someone who knows exactly what they are looking at & looking for) before handing the money over tbh.
If you look on the renauly press site, you'll see what we mean.
It may only have had one female owner, but it's likely to have had a lot of drivers. I decided not to view a silver v6 because of this fact, the car I was gong to see was an ex renault fleet car, so lots of people would have driven (and probably thrashed it)
I'm not trying to annoy you or wind you up at all, but i'd get it checked out properly (by someone who knows exactly what they are looking at & looking for) before handing the money over tbh.
I went to see a Mk2 V at Renault Brum a while back. I peeled back the RenaultSport plates, spotted the reg and asked the dealer if it had come from RUK. He confirmed it had. Some are run by staff though, very few of them have seen tracks.
It's a lot of money to hand over so make sure you know exectly what you are getting. Fingers crossed it all comes up clean as it's a lovely car.
It's a lot of money to hand over so make sure you know exectly what you are getting. Fingers crossed it all comes up clean as it's a lovely car.
congrats anni
hop i get to drive it to return the favour of driving mine
you'll have to change your name too no more yellowA
hi gareth, ive requested a name change already
of course u can have a drive for all the times i drove yours last yr hehe, i may even race u again at FCS (....JOKE!) before we get told off again lol
yeah less we mention of that the better lol
i hope to get a RB 182 within the year
Really? Well my car number plate begins with HJ as its the local 'code' for around here along with 'HG' for all manufacturers?
Please elaborate....
Oh and congratulations Annie!
57 Ibiza Formula Sport
phew! lol.
