New 197 owner North Wales

[Danny_197]

Hello guys picking up my 197 today, I'm from North Wales

hope to speak to some of you over some posts etc

Danny

 

[Nik]

Welcome to the forum, Danny_197!

 

[Danny_197]

Thanks nik it's a bit different to what I've had in the past but looking forward to getting into a nice sporty hatch again

 

[aucky]

Welcome!

Where about in N.Wales?

 

[imprezaworks]

Welcome. Get yourself signed up mate :clap:

 

[Ash.]

Welcome cs Danny!

 

[Danny_197]

Cheers guys I'm just outside chester in little sutton

 

[imprezaworks]

Not a million mmiles from me. What colour is the 197 will keep an eye out

 

[Danny_197]

Pukka silver I believe the colour is the darker silver new to the Renault scene as always had Vauxhall

 

[imprezaworks]

Will give you a wave if see you about.

 

[aucky]

Cheers guys I'm just outside chester in little sutton

I'm in Great Sutton. Not quite N.Wales? lol

 

[imprezaworks]

Ah yeah lol.

 

[Knuckles]

Hi and welcome.

​im along the road in Ellesmere Port

 

[Danny_197]

Will give you a wave if see you about.

sounds good mate haha keep my eyes out

I'm in Great Sutton. Not quite N.Wales? lol

haha well it's almost mate

Hi and welcome. ​im along the road in Ellesmere Port

cheers mate ill try look out for you and everyone else

 

[Knuckles]

Get some pics of your car up

 

[imprezaworks]

I'm suprised no one suggested that allready. Do it, sounds nice

 

[Joe#]

Welcome along mate. I'll keep an eye out for you too

 

[Danny_197]

Will get pics up Friday after a clean deflectors came today so be putting them on tomorrow

meanwhile this is the other half of the car collection

 

[Joe#]

​That looks fantastic. I see quite a few around Chester. Unless it's always the same one lol.

 

[Danny_197]

There is 1 or 2 mate hence why I wanted something different sick of the whole vxr scene tbh, I tend to have ocd when it comes to detailing etc

 

[Knuckles]

Were you at Cheshire oaks a few weeks back in the vxr? I remember going out of my way to park near a very tidy arctic as I figured it was less likely to ding my door lol

 

[Danny_197]

No haven't been there for a while mate there's too many around haha and there ment to be limited edition lol

 

[Joe#]

There's a detailing meet on Sunday idlf you're intersted?

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...tailing-Number-4-Dodo-Juice-Sunday-28th-April

 

[Joe#]

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[Danny_197]

There's a detailing meet on Sunday idlf you're intersted?

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...tailing-Number-4-Dodo-Juice-Sunday-28th-April

​Been there with the vxr lot great day out spent a fortune last time and with me just getting the new car ill give it a miss as ill be to tempted to buy more stuff haha

 

[Danny_197]

Picture of the clio as promised

 

[Joe#]

​Been there with the vxr lot great day out spent a fortune last time and with me just getting the new car ill give it a miss as ill be to tempted to buy more stuff haha

I no, it's not a good place for the wallet No worries though mate.

The 197 looks very clean. Nimbus has a nice flake to it.

 

[Danny_197]

Cheers mate giving it a good detail this weekend

 

[Knuckles]

Ooh! Sunroof!

​Rare as expletive

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks nice that

 

[Danny_197]

Ooh! Sunroof!

​Rare as expletive

is this a good thing?? haha so what's to look out for in these then problem wise, think its come with a few extras aswell bi xenon's unless there standard?? A/C climate control, cruise control

 

[Danny_197]

Looks nice that

​Cheers mate

 

[Danny_197]

Any ideas if it was a members on here

 

[Add197]

Welcome Danny. Will be nice to see another nimbus around

 

[Danny_197]

Welcome Danny. Will be nice to see another nimbus around

Cheers mate not far from each other nimbus I take it that's the colour code??

 

[Knuckles]

is this a good thing?? haha so what's to look out for in these then problem wise, think its come with a few extras aswell bi xenon's unless there standard?? A/C climate control, cruise control

Depends really, iirc, sunroofs on these meant you couldn't spec the cup chassis (but they weren't available till 08 anyway)... I've never driven a non cupped one or one with a sun roof so I don't know if they'll be any less 'rigid' I doubt it though.

you have the xenons with cornering lights

if there's a digital display on your dash, you have climate control

Do you have Bose speakers? I think they were an option on early 197s

electric, folding, heated wing mirrors?

Make sure the belts have been done 72k/5years so yours will be overdue if its not been changed

gearboxes are shite, make sure there's no grinding/crunching between 3rd and 4th above 5krpm

Rear brakes bind on in the cold and need servicing (stripping and greasing) annually.

 

[Add197]

Yeh its Nimbus grey but it shows up as silver on your logbook. Park it next to a silver car and you will see the difference, its not silver haha

 

[imprezaworks]

Sunroof-leak-towel=keep smiling

 

[Knuckles]

The sunroof doesn't open does it?

 

[Add197]

Agree with Knuckles also look out for a knock on the front suspension. I took mine to 4 garages till it was identified by birchdown as being the top suspension mount and the rubber seals that your doors close on to they just fall apart