Mk2 Clio V6 or Mk3 Clio 200

[ptfuzi]

two words. vee, six.

...you spent four

v6 all the way

 

[UncleGrumpy]

Maybe they might need a boot?

Well unless the boot on a 200 is much bigger than the 182 then it's hardly massive anyway, besides theres storage space at the front - kind of

 

[Vicky.]

V6 all the way for me without a doubt!

 

[Matty_N]

I can get 10 full carrier bags of shopping in mine (no joke) AND thats not even using the worlds biggest parcel shelf (engine cover)

3 in bonnet tray
1 in passenger footwell
1 on passenger's knees
5 behind the seats along the shelf

Ive got it down a to very fine art now

I put all 10 in my boot. What a crazy concept that is! :rasp:

 

[Harpham]

V6.. I test drove a 200 this week, wasn't that impressed tbh.

 

[Ali]

^ Why not? It's in another league to the older RS clio's!

 

[theduck]

Too refined for some of the riff raff on here Ali

 

[Ali]

So it seems, in 9/10 ways the 200 is better than the V6. But the 1/10 makes the difference between a great car and a memorable car!

 

[Harpham]

^ Why not? It's in another league to the older RS clio's!

Dont get me wrong, it's a nice car and drove well...... It just didn't seem as fun as the 172!!

I imagine that the Vee would be great fun to drive/own.

 

[Gorms]

I would have the 200 over the v6 for day to day driving but for the WOW factor i would have the V6 anyday.

Paul

 

[theduck]

Agree in a way Gorms. The vee I would worry about leaving places, where as the 197 I have more of the attitude, thats what insurance is for...

 

[pugs9000]

I gotta say looch you beat me for shopping bag capacity, i have only ever managed 9! One thing i learnt the hard way was to never put ice cream in the bonnet tray, especially when there are 20 miles of quality b-roads between you and home.

 

[cliogek]

I think nobody can help you with this question!

When i speak for myself:
I like the V6 very much, but not for everyday use and shopping?
When i buy a V6, it will be a 2th car for the summer only.

For every day use and track days, i like the 172, 182 and 200 more.
Take them both or only the 200!
:race:

 

[braderz1]

clio v6

 

[Spee]

V6, no question.

 

[tom172cup]

Has to be the VEE for me

 

[hollandcup]

LY V6 please

 

[Short Norman]

VEE for me...

it'll hold its value and running costs should still be less than the depreciation of the 200...

 

[ABOO]

Voted 200, deffo in the Alien, really grown on me..

 

[JackD]

I rarely go shopping, and even if I did, would still be the Vee everyday! Different leagues really, 200 is a nice car but the v6 is something special...the kind of car you stop and stare at!

 

[Addicted]

V6 easily, wouldn't batter an eyelid at the 200!

 

[KMB]

You usually batter fish not eyelids (try 'bat' instead) :approve:

 

[trl]

This thread was clearly written for me...I had the same issue. So I bought them both. Simple fact is that the V6 is special in a way that no other Clio can match...but the 200 is by far the better day to day car. When I am going to the shops or no that I will be sitting in traffic I take the 200. The Vee is hard work in car parks due to lack of lock, and in traffic the clutch is heavy and the seats are crap. But then, on a nice bit of road, on a clear day, the Vee is just so special....the noise, the feeling of that engine sitting behind you, the smells of hot oil, the looks from others, the sublime soft suspension that somehow has no body roll. Today I went out in both back to back and the Vee is by far the quicker car. Only on a track would the 200 get away from it thanks to its safer handling that wont kill you....

 

[Matt W]

+10,000 hero points for you sir.

 

[Scrooge]

Nice! love them both.

 

[Oldskoolbaby]

Well on that bombshell we will end the show.......

 

[danzel]

insurance

 

[mattgwilson]

V6!

200??? What's that?? Who cares? Wait a few years for the 222 (after of course the 210, 215 etc), then ask me again, my answer will still be the same though! 255 any day, any year.

 

[brisa4984]

a well looked after v6 over a 200 im afraid. 200 is such a fun car tho.

 

[Sanders]

V6 for the rarity id say

 

[trl]

insurance

Admiral multi-car gives you max ncb across both cars (if you push them )
V6 £550 and 200 is £375.....but then I am old and live in a nice road:rasp:

 

[st3ve]

200 purely because the V6 running costs are insane.

 

[Dash]

200 purely because the V6 running costs are insane.

Some of the Vee uniqueness comes at a cost, but generally I didn't notice anything more unusual than running my 172.

Link

 

[Ljc7]

200 for me bcoz iv got one, never driven a v6 tho

 

[.Kev.]

200 for me bcoz iv got one, never driven a v6 tho

bcoz iv got 1 init

 

[jaytek racing]

vee all day long dude

 

[jack_kemp]

Admiral multi-car gives you max ncb across both cars (if you push them )
V6 £550 and 200 is £375.....but then I am old and live in a nice road:rasp:

You sir, are an arsehole.
I'd have the same thinking as him I think.... If I had 1, I'd go 200. Simply because I couldn't face parking a v6 in Tesco car park and having some to55pot slam his door into it.

If I had another car to use for that stuff, then a v6 no question. For the fact that you could drive it around the streets of Monaco on a grand prix weekend and still have people stop and look. It has the wow factor.

 

[Ali]

200 purely because the V6 running costs are insane.

Not much more than a 172. And approx 2/3 of the cost of running an M3 etc.

Hardly insane.

 

[unfortunately_french]

trl, that is truely epic that you can decide day to day whether to take out one of those 2 clios. Clio heaven right there.

For me i'd take the v6 just for the pure shock factor, and if you were driving you'd be so much less likely to see another v6 than another 200. As a matter of fact i think it's quite insulting to compare a v6 to a 200 when a v6 is sooooo much cooler in pretty much every way.