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Took a 197 for a spin yesterday.... low q pics.



  Tangoed Works
When I test drove my 182, I was weaving in and out of cars at 120 + the sales girl was holding her breath, holding on tight and saying nothing. It took my breath away when I first drove it. Its what made me sign on the dotted line! Amazing.
 
  M2 Competition
cliobuyer said:
I think it is impossible to judge it against a coilovered Cup. That's the thing about test drives, it's not like you can push it enough to judge things like feedback, balance etc.

Lol, cant push it... i test drove my cup at 120 before buying it... hehe.

and i took an itr out for a test, and the dealer was holding onto the grab handle with a dodgy look on his face.

i explained to him, 'its a sports car, its gonna be used on track, thats what im testing it for.' his only reply was... 'ive never seen one test driven like that before'

he looked proper ill :dead: , lol!!
 
  M2 Competition
jayxx83 said:
When I test drove my 182, I was weaving in and out of cars at 120 + the sales girl was holding her breath, holding on tight and saying nothing. It took my breath away when I first drove it. Its what made me sign on the dotted line! Amazing.

Lol, snap! beat me to it.
 
might aswell just buy a meggy cup, costs less, holds value the same, looks better (IMO), is more roomy, has more kit, has a turbo which is very tunable and handles brilliantly, only downside is the MPG which is realistically mid/high 20's.
 
  Snotter's
renault Leeds have got 2 in,my dad was at silverstone last week testing them.He was pretty impressed with it and was amused at the fact it was on 3 wheels most of the day !!! hopefully he will get one for a while so i can drive it £18k list price is way to steep though
 
  artic blue 182
i took one out today for a test drive

interior is a vast improvement over the 182,loads of room and comfortable,seems well put together,steering wheel is excellent apart from the colour coded stitching at the top of it

Looks way better in the flesh looks was impressed overall (didnt think i would be seeing pics) liked the door entry sensor thingy

the drive is where it all goes wrong IMO just hasnt got the same madness as a 172/182 and feels a bit like a codgers car than has a bit of go in it if you put your foot down,just poodling round at normal speeds was cracking felt really good...but the fun factor just aint there when you press the go faster pedal down.

Was booked on 1hr drive around but after 20 mins i had made a decision that i would have to be a complete arse to chop in my 182 for it...so headed back to the dealership

Salesman said he had 2 pre-ordered 2 this month,both from people who will be part-exing 182s in but neither has actually driven the car yet.....IMO they may be a little disappointed

my overall rating of the car was ok but nothing special....definately a warm hatch as has been said rather than a hot hatch
 

dk

  911 GTS Cab
not sure where to test drive one as i went to test drive a 225 at my local dealer and the salesman told me that if i went 1mph over the speed limit he would chuck me out there and then, i told him where to go and left....
 
  Turbos.
dave182 said:
not sure where to test drive one as i went to test drive a 225 at my local dealer and the salesman told me that if i went 1mph over the speed limit he would chuck me out there and then, i told him where to go and left....

What a t**t! Should of given him a helluva ride for saying that ;)
 
  Golf MK7,GSX-R600 L4
looks just like a normal clio to me, very disappointing, lacks an aggressive edge in the looks department!
 
  106 GTi
dave182 said:
not sure where to test drive one as i went to test drive a 225 at my local dealer and the salesman told me that if i went 1mph over the speed limit he would chuck me out there and then, i told him where to go and left....

LOL! I would have taken one out nailed it and seen what he would do.

I test drove the demo 182 as I wanted to before buying, will be doing the same in the 197 even though I have no intention at the moment to get one.
 


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