Soon to be the owner of a 197 F1

[darren197]

Hello everyone.
Just thought I'd introduce myself.

I have recently ordered a Clio 197 Team F1, so thought I'd come and sign up over here.
Was considering buying a Trophy, but to be honest I really wanted a brand new one, so went for the 197. Test drove a normal 197 the day I ordered, and I loved it.

I have been the owner of a Saxo VTS for the last year and a member over on SaxoSportsClub, and for me, a lover of great handling cars, the only progression was to move on to a RenaultSport Clio.

Will hopefully be sticking round for a while, and hope to make an appearance at some events in the future.

Cheers, Darren

 

[Graham Gooch]

Hi

welcome, how much did you pay for the clio and whom did you purchase it from?

 

[Bluebeard]

Greetings.

 

[christian rea]

welcome to the world of renaults and there problems

 

[darren197]

Managed to get the car alone for £16000 from Renault Dealership in Doncaster. I then popped a few extras on, Liquid Yellow paint, Cornering Lamps, Climate.

Expensive, I know.

 

[darren197]

christian rea - coming from the world of Citroen, i am more than familiar with the problems of little French cars

 

[djmode]

OMG i cant believe u spent that much moneyon a 197 they are so nasty compared to trophys they are the type of this that you see an old man having a mid life criss driving!!!!!!! You should have saved ur cash and waited for the corsa VXR!

 

[Graham Gooch]

OMG i cant believe u spent that much moneyon a 197 they are so nasty compared to trophys they are the type of this that you see an old man having a mid life criss driving!!!!!!! You should have saved ur cash and waited for the corsa VXR!

Behave, how can you call a 197 nasty?

 

[darren197]

The Corsa was an option, but in my opinion, it is overstyled and it will certainly not be anywhere near a match for the 197s chassis.

Plus, it is still after all, a Corsa

 

[Bluebeard]

OMG i cant believe u spent that much moneyon a 197 they are so nasty compared to trophys they are the type of this that you see an old man having a mid life criss driving!!!!!!! You should have saved ur cash and waited for the corsa VXR!

Then once he collected it, he could have gone to JJB sports for some Reebok Classics and a Makenzie hoodie, and he'd have fitted right in.

 

[brisa4984]

OMG i cant believe u spent that much moneyon a 197 they are so nasty compared to trophys they are the type of this that you see an old man having a mid life criss driving!!!!!!! You should have saved ur cash and waited for the corsa VXR!

for a minute there i thought you knew what you were talking about... but then you suggested a corsa VXR. :rasp:

 

[Graham Gooch]

The corsa grown on me, I reckon in black, with the 18s it will look alright.(although djmode, your a muppet)

The 197 is a tidy car, and fair play for getting a liquid one! Will await the pictures!!

 

[Ad]

Nice choice.. will look superb thats for sure!!

 

[Ryan]

Welcome to te club mate, hope you enjoy your 197!

 

[C.slicker]

Welcome to CS buddy, and where abouts did you test drive the car?

I live in Grantham and they don't ever have any RS's in stock

Sam

 

[Steve2004]

The Corsa was an option, but in my opinion, it is overstyled and it will certainly not be anywhere near a match for the 197s chassis.

Plus, it is still after all, a Corsa

Well EVO preferred it to the 197. Although that was mainly because it's so fat and slow. :rasp:

I'm sure you'll enjoy the 197, I enjoyed the one I test drove. It shouldn't have that engine in it though.

 

[Rob's172]

i'm like the 197 more and more every time i see one!

not see a F1 yet! ur only the other side of the bridge from me!

if i'm ever over there i'll keep an eye out 4 u! can't miss a yellow one

have fun with it

 

[seb]

good work mate, enjoy the 197, ignore the hters. they don't appreciate the finer artsof the 197! it is lost on them

 

[Fletcher]

Good choice mate

 

[darren197]

C.slicker - test drove and ordered the car from Evans Halshaw Renault in Doncaster. Very impressed with the level of service from the lads there. I, too tried the Dealer in Grantham, but was told that a colleague had taken the demo car home for the weekend, and they didn't seem to keen to help either. So they lost an order. Ah well

With regards to the speed of the car, it is plenty quick enough. I think that the size and refinement of the car perhaps numb the feeling of "speed" a little. And I am sure with a re-map and a couple of changes, that torque figure can soon look a little more promising

Cheers for the comments

 

[Peperami]

Hi

 

[Ollie82.]

Welcome to the Renaultsport fold mate. Enjoy the car. Oh and if things ever get a bit much for you in terms of any 197 criticism you can always buddy up with Seb.....he's impervious to any 197 knocking and has the correct tinted glasses on.

He is also nursing a dented wallet and wounded perception...but then again no-one on here actually "hates" the 197 so make of it what you will!

Most importantly, have fun!

 

[seb]

no dented wallet here my friend only one very satisfied customer.

where they the tinted glasses i borrowed off you by any chance?

 

[jph172]

I cant help wondering how the renault developments have gone backwards over the years. Everyone seems to rave alot about the williams&now after the 172/182 comes the 197 which in many peoples views is one of the most disappointing cars renault have ever produced!

 

[Ollie82.]

No i lost mine ages ago Seb....could have done with them the last time i had a crack in a 197 as well.

Ahh well...nevermind. I guess i'll have to put up with my kick ass Cup.

 

[seb]

lol

i couldn't live without air con tbh, but thtas just me! i am constantly hot, my air con never goes off!

 

[Ollie82.]

I do sometimes wish i could have the luxury but then i just wind the windows down and drive faster....hehe.

 

[Fletcher]

I do sometimes wish i could have the luxury but then i just wind the windows down and drive faster....hehe.

Why not buy a cup with climate control, then you'll have the best of both worlds

 

[seb]

a cup with air con is well cool, esp in silver. but standard cup also nice.

 

[darren197]

jph172 - I think the 197 is far from a disappointment.

The only real complaints people seem to have against the car are

1) Its not quick enough - I'm sorry but 6.9 secs to 60 is quick, and I don't think that 1 or 2 tenths of a second really make that much of a difference in the real world.

2) The steering is too light and lacks feel - perhaps yes, but surely this is a matter of opinion to many people. And also, the Cup package on the F1 has supposed to have improved this anyway.

 

[Munson]

Lovely car but...

Oh f**k it, just enjoy it for it is

 

[seb]

get on msn roy!!!!

 

[jayxx83]

sounds good mate, imo the clio is far classier than a corsa. dont see vauxhall any where in F1.

 

[Clio_Craig]

good choice in car fella, hope u enjoy it, and welcome to cs hope ur alrite m8

 

[Darren S]

We needs pics, we do...

D.

 

[coxy777]

Id be interested to see what you make of the car. Have you ever driven a clio before? New or old?

*Goes off on a tangent*
My dad's just ordered an RS Megane. He test drove a 225 and loved it! But then the price of £19,000 put him off. So he did some investigating and god knows how managed to get a 230 R26 F1 in *that* blue (is it mondial???) brand new 0 miles on it for just £15,000!!! Roll on delivery (8 weeks).

 

[sh33n]

Is this the first official R27 order on the site?

Lovely motor mate, look forward to the pics.

 

[DebV6]

Welcome to cs. The liquid r27s looks really nice, I'm sure you'll love it. Much prefere them to the corsa too

 

[sharkaroo]

Picked the best colour mate!! get the pics up when u get it!!
Do you know what number you have?

 

[darren197]

Cheers, for all the comments.
There will most definately be plenty of pics when it arrives.

As for knowing what number it is, no I don't. Will only find out the day it arrives.