my 172 exclusive

[Willliams]

I think you're very wrong Middo... ;-) They're great cars... kinda miss mine.. wonder where it is now..? No 022 if any one knows..!

er, dont think i am very wrong...

see here, all the colours ever made and how many registered in the uk

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/clio172/data.asp

Lol.. doesnt seem to be anything there about Exclusives Middo.

Shame we have no access to the old forum,as there was a reasonable amount of talk about these when they came out. I had one from new, so obviously was very interested in all the chat. Think you would've been about 16 at the time.. lol.
Iirc.. Most of the others stayed in France.. i think just 2 ended up n Switzerland. I'm also pretty sure the UK had the first 172 and the numbering for the others carried on fromthem, i.e. they didnt start at oo1 again for the continental ones. I stand to be corrected tho..!

 

[Middo]

pretty certain there were 172 registered in the uk. I'm not talking about elsewhere i'm talking about in the uk which is what that data refers to.

 

[Willliams]

Yeah.. thats right..

People seem to think that only 172 were ever made. We know there were only 172 brought into the country. All i'm sayig is there were more than 172 made bud. Infact.. there's an 02 plate about somewhere with no numbered plate.. so who knows..? could be 173..? lol

 

[Willliams]

Only 172 were brought into the UK... All individually numbered. I think there was over 350 made in total iirc.

only 172 made and still the second most common varient!

nice car mate, looks mint

As per your quote.. " 172 made "..

 

[Middo]

02 plate? interesting stuff.

anyway all i'm saying is that if there are 172 in the uk, they are the second most common variant behind titanium. I know when i was looking for a sunflower, there were loads of exclusives for sale, kinda surprised me as i to thought they were one of the rarer models. I was told its something to do with the fact that any other colour bar silver had to be specially requested and sent across from the continent, other than the exclusives which were produced as a limited run.

 

[Day]

There are only supposed to be 172 registered in the UK (give or take)
I nearly bought one but wasn't prepared to pay a premium for one. Turns out at only 117 black ones imported I'm more exclusive lol.

Still at the end of the day it's still rarer than 501 uk Trophies...

 

[Willliams]

Yeah... would have to agree with you there....! Suprising huh.. I fancied a blue one untill the Exclusives were launched at Earls Crt, ( i think it was).

I have a pic of the 02 one on my pc.. if i knew how to get it on ere.. haha.

Is Kathy's sunflower still about..?

 

[Middo]

kathy? i bought my sunflower off a woman reg plate was x49 sob before putting the private plate on? she owns a trophy now

 

[Giles]

very nice

Mint and rare as fook!

erm close but the mk2 RSi sunflower only 4 were made in the uk!

 

[Russ_16v]

qustion,i wonder how many black ones are left?

 

[Giles]

qustion,i wonder how many black ones are left?

you mean how many were made or left?

 

[Willliams]

kathy? i bought my sunflower off a woman reg plate was x49 sob before putting the private plate on? she owns a trophy now

Hmmm..?. Could be Kathy..! She is one of the co founders of ClioSport.net! She sold the sunflower for one of, if not 'the' first black/gold V6's. Now owned by Fred @ Yozzasport. She does now have a Trophy! No 182 i think.. lol I know too much useless information.. been around a long time! haha

 

[donsrno1]

I've seen this car in the metal and I have to say that imo the pics don't do it justice. I was surprised at how much I liked it with it being a ghey mk2