R27's still for sale?

[Mike@MJCycles.com]

The Renault website has the R26, the R26-R but no r27. Are they a limited run that has now ended?

 

[DrR]

yes only 500

 

[Mike@MJCycles.com]

would you say there is 0 chance any dealers have any? when did the run end?

 

[DazG]

Dealers are bound to have a few still.

 

[jimbo666]

all gone! ive just looked throughout renault UK dealer stock. there was a couple of Liquid Yellows kicking about a few weeks back.

they ended at the begining of the year

 

[martandem]

Damn shame.... not that i have the cash laying around but would love to upgrade to a brand spanking new one!...

 

[jimbo666]

197 with cup + options is as good as.... almost

 

[Fletcher]

Quite a few garages are selling second hand low mileage examples.

 

[MDT48]

I picked a Liquid Yellow one up yesterday - 11 months old and 6,000 miles for £13k.

I thought that was pretty good considering they were £17,250 new and I'm told that the Liquid Yellow paint was a pricey option.

I found a similar blue one at around the same price, but the Yellow won me over completely

 

[Fletcher]

I picked a Liquid Yellow one up yesterday - 11 months old and 6,000 miles for £13k.

I thought that was pretty good considering they were £17,250 new and I'm told that the Liquid Yellow paint was a pricey option.

I found a similar blue one at around the same price, but the Yellow won me over completely

Not bad i guess... although i was offered a brand new one with quite a few options for under 14k,

 

[evolution]

R27s are still actually available in France tho IIRC.

They were only limited edition in UK.

 

[martandem]

I picked a Liquid Yellow one up yesterday - 11 months old and 6,000 miles for £13k.

I thought that was pretty good considering they were £17,250 new and I'm told that the Liquid Yellow paint was a pricey option.

I found a similar blue one at around the same price, but the Yellow won me over completely

MDT48, your liquidity is making me very jealous!...

 

[Chili Red]

Have a look around for a second hand bargain - there are a few around (as you can see!)

LY and Racing Blue are the best colours IMO, but they all look great.

 

[MDT48]

Not bad i guess... although i was offered a brand new one with quite a few options for under 14k,

Impressive, most of the main dealers still seemed to be charging close to £15k for second hand R27s when I started looking.

 

[Mark One]

197 with cup + options is as good as.... almost

and thats the point

 

[martandem]

197 with cup + options is as good as.... almost

and thats the point

But they don't look as good!....

 

[Mike@MJCycles.com]

i have seem a few on the trader with 'miles for around 12, didnt know they were 17k, im afraid i would get an r26 for the same (or cheaper) money.

 

[MDT48]

I wasn't interested in an R26 though. I had a Focus RS from new for three years which I loved, then traded it in for an Orange ST, which I modded up to around 300bhp.

I then decided that it wasn't sensible to have two cars that did around 18mpg, cost a fortune to insure and a tonne in road tax, so I went looking for something that was cheaper to run but still fun to drive.

Couldn't believe how cheap the R27 was to insure - my modded ST cost me over £700 last year, and the R27 is costing me £295.

The R26 would have felt too much like the last couple of cars, especially the RS. That said, I was at the Press day at the Motor Show last week when they unveiled the new Focus RS and I was tempted to put a deposit down there and then

 

[Iridium]

I've had thoughts about swapping my R27 for a normal FF 197 because I have a really bad back (to put it mildly), and I've struggled with the Recaros as they're not half as soft as the normal RS seats - at the moment I have a cushion in there. Wasn't really something I could've twigged on a test drive, as my back's got a lot worse. Although sitting in a normal 197 after mine the other day was an eye opener heh!

 

[Fletcher]

I've had thoughts about swapping my R27 for a normal FF 197 because I have a really bad back (to put it mildly), and I've struggled with the Recaros as they're not half as soft as the normal RS seats - at the moment I have a cushion in there. Wasn't really something I could've twigged on a test drive, as my back's got a lot worse. Although sitting in a normal 197 after mine the other day was an eye opener heh!

I'll swap you my FF 172 seats for your R27 Recaros, as they are great for bad backs

 

[Timmay]

Have a look around for a second hand bargain - there are a few around (as you can see!)

LY and Racing Blue are the best colours IMO, but they all look great.

i wonder why you say that? lol

 

[Chili Red]

i wonder why you say that? lol

Um...I wonder

 

[trailerparktrev]

I actually think racing blue, as a colour doesn't suit the 197. Although my last car was a racing blue 182 and it suited that car perfectly.