Clio 197
Just a few pics.
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VTS fans: C2 Code
- Thread starter fizzy_drink
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Is that yours?
Liking the obligatory sub
Liking the obligatory sub
Clio 197
... and some more.
Clio 197
Is that yours?
Liking the obligatory sub
Yarr, she be mine.
The sub's the best bit - 6inches deep at the rear, 4 inches at the front. It takes very little boot space.
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Canon Powershot G7
MK7 GTD & Mini GP
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Canon Powershot G7
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Is that yours?
Liking the obligatory sub
Yarr, she be mine.
The sub's the best bit - 6inches deep at the rear, 4 inches at the front. It takes very little boot space.
Nice little car tbh.
Clio 197
It's nice.
Feels light & nippy (yet only 50kg lighter than my ol' 182).
Nowhere near as quick in a straight line... and a bit slower in the bends only due to light steering (which can fool you into a false sense of security at times).
Twitchy rear end to say the least... less snappy than the 182 though, so I expect it's easier to control.
Build is impressive for french car... A friend of mine just bought a 3.0 Jag with all the toys, and he loved my car. He used to have a citroen, and was shocked at how things have moved along.
MPG is good if you want it to be - I've managed over 300 miles on a tank (which is 36 litres when I full up). V thirsty if you're in a hurry though.
Std VTS doesn't have all the fancy leather trim or pearlescent paint, which is a shame since they really make a difference to how it looks. Apart from that, it's virtually identical.
Clio 197
Yarr, she be mine.
The sub's the best bit - 6inches deep at the rear, 4 inches at the front. It takes very little boot space.
Nice little car tbh.
Cheers Mr Wiggler... I'm glad I made the purchase. Done 5,500 miles so far, but it'll need a few warranty tweaks at its 20k service.
Former R27 & Mk1 V6 owner
Looks nice - I like the seats!
Although my friend had a GT one of these and it, and the Citroen dealer put me off Citroens for life just with the mental number of problems she had with it and utter, utter uselessness of GT GARAGES IN SCARBOROUGH.
The GT wasn't half as nice as yours though, crap seats in comparison, no toys at all (like, not even fog lights) and it was meant to be lightweight, but weighed as much as my 206 XSi heh.
Dan
Although my friend had a GT one of these and it, and the Citroen dealer put me off Citroens for life just with the mental number of problems she had with it and utter, utter uselessness of GT GARAGES IN SCARBOROUGH.
The GT wasn't half as nice as yours though, crap seats in comparison, no toys at all (like, not even fog lights) and it was meant to be lightweight, but weighed as much as my 206 XSi heh.
Dan
Clio 197
Thanks!
I wasn't sure at first (needed a car ASAP so popped into the dealer and asked for what was in stock)... but the colour has grown on me (plus bizzarely, it looks better after a few washes).
The tan leather definately lifts things up. I've seen one with black leather, and the car looked SO dull inside.
As for warranty, just an occasional squeak from the a/c fan, and an occasional whine from the a/c compressor - both intermittent. I'm putting it down to the cold/damp.
Keyfob is a bit flakey in its construction... I've dropped it a few times but it should withstand that TBH.
The hydraulic tappets have a repuation for being a bit loud when cold, so I'm not worried... but i'd like them checked at the service anyway (just in case).
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Don't, I'm just hoping i don't have to go anytime soon, or for anything major.
Not had any problems with mine bar the gaitor breaking constantly, 2 warrenty repars on it and its broken again.
Citroens have come a long way recently. Now actually the most reliable European car you can buy.
The noisy tappets can be sorted with changing the type of oil. The garage might be willing to sort it for you if you complain free of charge.
If the key does not fold back into the fob and stay locked in place as well then they will change that to a new one under warranty too.
Can be a pain to find a decent dealer but there are some good ones.
All the new touches though just make it look like a baby C4.
If you have any annoying noises etc just tell the dealers. Should not have to put up with it on a new car.
The noisy tappets can be sorted with changing the type of oil. The garage might be willing to sort it for you if you complain free of charge.
If the key does not fold back into the fob and stay locked in place as well then they will change that to a new one under warranty too.
Can be a pain to find a decent dealer but there are some good ones.
All the new touches though just make it look like a baby C4.
If you have any annoying noises etc just tell the dealers. Should not have to put up with it on a new car.
That'd be the VTR. I'm really unsure about them flappy paddle boxes...
Former R27 & Mk1 V6 owner
^^
Agreed, the build always felt quite good, bit tinny but then it was only a 10k supermini brand new, and the problems were just irritating niggles - lights coming on when nothing really wrong and stuff. To be honest, if the garage had been less useless I imagine it would've been sorted first time in heh. But then, you get good and bad garages for all brands of car
Dan
Agreed, the build always felt quite good, bit tinny but then it was only a 10k supermini brand new, and the problems were just irritating niggles - lights coming on when nothing really wrong and stuff. To be honest, if the garage had been less useless I imagine it would've been sorted first time in heh. But then, you get good and bad garages for all brands of car
Dan
Clio 197
Yeah the flappy paddles are completely slow, and useless IMO.
I'd never get a French car with an auto-box.
They released the GT (flap-less version of the VTR) which sold quite well, but it was totally stripped out (it didn't even have skirts).
VTS all the way IMO.
I'd never get a French car with an auto-box.
They released the GT (flap-less version of the VTR) which sold quite well, but it was totally stripped out (it didn't even have skirts).
VTS all the way IMO.
Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
Clio 197
Lol.
Tell you what, removing the back seats and fitting buckets in the front will save around 100kg!!
The rear seats fold down, and are assisted by gas struts - that's how heavy they are.
Tell you what, removing the back seats and fitting buckets in the front will save around 100kg!!
The rear seats fold down, and are assisted by gas struts - that's how heavy they are.
www.renparts.co.uk
do you know what countries are in europe?
Clio 197
Thanks!
Hey Fierny... is it easy enough to remove the rear seats? I might just do that this weekend!
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
I like that Oms.
Clio 197
Cheers Mark... it's no cup killer, though!
PS What handicap am I allowed for having a 1.6 (I'm thinking of an airfield day).
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
You'll be in with the Valvers - easy meat
Sorry they didnt beat Mini. But they did beat BMW, VW, Mercedes etc. They came in 8th on the recent whatcar survey. Down from last years 6th but still 3 years ago they were 24th!
