New 182 wanabee!!!!!!

[Ian_182]

Reading the news in EVO that landed on my door mat yesterday and there is a pretend 182 for those that cant afford it and cant get insurance,By all accounts its supposed to look the same as a 182 but comes with a 1.2 engine

Hope J.Townsend is around to clear this up before an impending stampeed comes over to ask how where and when

It didnt mention the exhausts or anything but said it would be kitted up and cost under £9000.

ian

 

[Iain C]

Oh dear

 

[iceblue182]

i saw this. it looks like a standard clio in the pic though

 

[Little Newms]

Cough scan cough! Not that i like to break rules

 

[phunkey_monkeh]

Wont be impressed really if this is true.

 

[Pete]

A Cheap 182 Cheap, OMG how confusing!

 

[jon_r]

Haha! All the 182 owners getting screwed just like the 172/172 Cup owners.





































Not that im in anyway bitter.

 

[David]

thats so harsh on 182 owners

 

[Ian_182]

bit like the civic with the type "s",It nearly looks the same but then you feel a little let down when its not the real thing.

And of course all the chavs will be saying how they beat "one of those 182 things" when it was really a 1.2

ian

 

[182 sport]

They cant do that!!! At least in the 172 I know they aint gonna be manufacturing 1.2s. Cant imagine seeing a 1.2 clio with wheelbarrow handles sticking out the back.I think we should all have 2 minutes silence

 

[Turkish]

its half annoying half good, annoying that you will have the clueless masses saying they beat a 182 in a thrash across town but good that people will have less ways of telling if its a 1.2 or 2.0 so you can hand out a spanking to those VTR drivers that think they can do you off the lights

 

[jon_r]

Renault are in the business of making money. Id think theyd sell a few of them. Probably use up a load of parts hanging around as well before the new model.

 

[McBunny]

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha and a final haha

 

[R3OBC]

ye i read it, its an EXTREME 4........ has the looks but not the insurance hurting performance......might be 172 wheels tho.........and colour coded? we shall see, either way, why would it bother you really? lol

 

[Little Newms]

As if there isnt enough clios out there! No afence but if this is true and they do look like a 182 i would be pissed if i own a 182! and i know for sure i aint gonna buy one now! My 172 Cup looks great

 

[Ian_182]

I think its good in a way.Its great for young drivers who can get the look and not the premium and i cant see it effecting the residuals of a genuine 182.

I cant see renault spending the money on the car by having the same exhausts as a 182,there is no point on a 1.2 and it must be expensive.

My guess is 172 floorpan and some new kit,With the price being so low it can only be cosmetic changes to keep the price down.

But i can see cup options to make them a bit more money

ian

 

[182 sport]

It wont have 172 wheels on.

 

[Lee]

Why does this come as a surprise to anyone? Its normal for most major manufactures to do this.

I used to have a 306 GTi-6, when I got it was unique in the range, a few months later they all looked the same. Honda have done it slowly with the Type S. At first it looked similar, now you have to look hard to tell it from a Type R having seen the latest Type S in the dealers the other day. Ford Focus all looked pretty much the same towards the end of its life. The Saxo VTR/VTS soon had smaller engined cousins which looked the same.

At the end of the day it doesnt make my car any less attractive to me, or desirable.

Renault sort of did it with the 172, what with the rest of the range getting practically the same wheels.

 

[Little Newms]

I wanna c pics lol!!!! Come on!

 

[Turkish]

Quote: Originally posted by R3OBC on 06 January 2005

ye i read it, its an EXTREME 4........ has the looks but not the insurance hurting performance......might be 172 wheels tho.........and colour coded? we shall see, either way, why would it bother you really? lol



ever heard the phrase "cheapening the brand" ?

i know its not the same league but i used to work for BMW and they put a hold on all M badges/bumpers/spoilers/wheels/engine parts so that you could only order them if you owned one and could provide a chassis number as proof. This stopped copycat 318s springing up and devaluing the real Ms that the owners had paid a premium for to get the looks/performance over the rest of the range.

 

[Jay]

Quote: Originally posted by Little Newms on 06 January 2005

I wanna c pics lol!!!! Come on!

here here

 

[rich[182]]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 06 January 2005

its half annoying half good, annoying that you will have the clueless masses saying they beat a 182 in a thrash across town but good that people will have less ways of telling if its a 1.2 or 2.0 so you can hand out a spanking to those VTR drivers that think they can do you off the lights

Spot on post Loony

IMO though I think Renault are undermining the Renault Sport brand name in general, As do several drivers locally that buy a sport badge and stick to tailgate of non RS Clios but thats a whole other ball game !

 

[Lee]

Who actually cares if some chimp who was racing thinks he beat a 182?

 

[davebem]

are you sure evo dont mean this:

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Davebem/x20052.jpg

 

[David]

looks nothing like a 182!

 

[Little Newms]

 

[Ali]

^ exactly.

 

[Turkish]

lets hope so, lol

when i 1st got my 172 i used to get people come over at petrol stations of come back to the car and find people peering through the window or looking at it in carparks.Its happened a couple of times since i got the 182 too. If its an almost identical copy in terms of looks then this will be lost, its difference from the rest of the range will go and i think its a shame personally.

 

[Jay]

That was in the Clio book when I ordered a 182!

 

[R3OBC]

thats the pic in evo.............see, 172 wheels

 

[RobFenn]

Cant see it happening, what did EVO actually say?

I think anyone who knows nothing about a Clio would see a new Clio (with the 15 inch 172 wheels) and say "looks just like a 172!"

They were probably just trying to make it sound more inticing, re-wording a press release from Renault..

-Rob

 

[Lee]

They have had 172 lookalike 15"s for a while now.

 

[Jay]

Thats a relief now!! three cheers all around!! hip hip.....

 

[182 sport]

That dont look nowt like a 172,just like a base model-what a load of pap,seen loads of them crapppy things driving bout for ages

 

[davebem]

"The addition of body coloured bumper inserts with metallic paint enhances the sporty image of Extreme 4, giving it the appearance of the much-admired Clio Renaultsport 182. Exclusive blue-grey "Extreme" upholstery and brushed aluminium finish instrument surrounds with blue-grey detail also give Extreme 4 a stylish feel."

"The New Clio Extreme 4 is available in six colours, including two new ones. Capsicum Red is the only non-metallic. The metallic colours are Pearl Black, Flame Red, Ottoman Blue and the two new colours, Mercury, which is a silver metallic illusion, and Tempest which is a dark blue-grey metallic illusion. The new Tempest colour will also be available on the Clio Dynamique trim."

Also can get the following options

Sport Pack – crystal effect rear lights and sport exhaust – £380
Hi Tech Pack – Sony MP3 player with fingertip control adaptor – £297
HFK Pack – Nokia Bluetooth Hands Free Kit – £224
Also free insurance for a year

All taken from the renault press release


[Edited by davebem on 06 January 2005 at 12:54pm]
Forgot to add can get it in diesel etc etc

 

[Turkish]

Quote: Originally posted by davebem on 06 January 2005


"The addition of body coloured bumper inserts with metallic paint enhances the sporty image of Extreme 4, giving it the appearance of the much-admired Clio Renaultsport 182. Exclusive blue-grey "Extreme" upholstery and brushed aluminium finish instrument surrounds with blue-grey detail also give Extreme 4 a stylish feel."

"The New Clio Extreme 4 is available in six colours, including two new ones. Capsicum Red is the only non-metallic. The metallic colours are Pearl Black, Flame Red, Ottoman Blue and the two new colours, Mercury, which is a silver metallic illusion, and Tempest which is a dark blue-grey metallic illusion. The new Tempest colour will also be available on the Clio Dynamique trim."

Also can get the following options

Sport Pack – crystal effect rear lights and sport exhaust – £380
Hi Tech Pack – Sony MP3 player with fingertip control adaptor – £297
HFK Pack – Nokia Bluetooth Hands Free Kit – £224
Also free insurance for a year

All taken from the renault press release


[Edited by davebem on 06 January 2005 at 12:54pm]
Forgot to add can get it in diesel etc etc

thats the clincher, it wont be 172/182 bumpered its just a std clio with some minor cosmetic changes inside and out then.

 

[Ian_182]

Lets pray,and im sorry if i caused any alarm

ian

 

[lifelong 172]

It is defo the extreme 4, take it from me at renault chippenham, they do look quite sporty in silver in the flesh, wheels mimmick the 172 but are 15s not 16s, quite low spec interior but great for the first time buyer, the free insurance has been extended to offer drivers of the age of 18 to get it free now. This may be on the rush model, not sure if it applies to the extreme 4.

It is based on a dynamique spec clio and is easy to upsell to a dynamique from the rush because of the things you gain for next to no money.

 

[ESCOBAR]

that was close - no sh*t I was about to sell my 182 and get back into the T5. If this had really happened then I would have no option but to sell my 182 and write a letter to renault telling them that they have lost a customer who has bought over 10 cars from them in almost as many years.

There is simply no way I could tolerate that - and iam pretty sure Renault Sport wouldnt be too happy either. It would have totally diluted the image of the RS clio.

 

[Jay]

The Extreme 4 is on http://www.renault.co.ukRenault web site