What made you buy a clio

[chris.]

EVO Magazine review of the trophy helped persuade me to buy one.

 

[gaz44]

It was the outstanding build quality and attention to detail that caught my eye. Also, £10,500 for a 172 Cup with 15 miles on the clock, couldn't say no. Sure beat the numb Type R at £12,000 with 26K on the clock!

 

[Els]

Scooby was way to expensive to run and i Wanted a newer car and something cheaper to run which was still fast so sold my 02 bugeye to get a 05 inferno 182 cup

 

[Andy.1.2-16v]

Came into some cash and it was a toss up between a Focus (don't ask me why) & the Clio, was leaning towards the Ford but the salesman was a complete pr!ck and the Renault salesman had a much better attitude...

Plus I have always had a thing for Clio's since the Mk1 came out

 

[cliovicky]

I had a 1.2 dynamique and i enjoyed driving that, then i moved jobs and my boss sold his 172 to me for just over 6k 28k on the clock then (03 plate) and i really luv it !!

 

[mark__b]

It was the only car i could think of that was fast, impractical, rare, and fun. Nothing else in the price band seemed to fit the bill

 

[fuel_slut]

Fastest and newest car i could afford, thats about all i considered and still dont regret my logic! wooooo

 

[Billytheclio]

I have always loved clios, even from being young i said i was gunna have a clio when i'm older, my uncle had a really old one and i loved it then they have just got nicer as they years went on, my next car is gunna be a 182 and when that gets too old then my clio loving days will be over coz i hate the new shape, upset me a bit actually!!

 

[Neil G]

After my Impreza I was looking for something less full on image wise, newer, better MPG but still quick.

Got my list of possibles down to CTR, Leon, Audi A3 & A4 & Clio. Found my 172 for sale privately with only 13000 on the clock so went for it....all the Audis were crap for the money I had and the CTRs were still too much.

Glad I brought it as it's been a good car for the last two years I've owned it

 

[MarkCup]

For me it was my wife, my Mondeo V6, and Evo magazine.

She bought me a trackday voucher, the 18 inch rubber on the Mondeo would cost a fortune, and Evo mag said the Cup could take track abuse all day long.

Smiled every day since. They got it so right.

 

[_Kenny_]

I wanted a good handling, nippy(ish), alright looking wee hatch and my mk2 ph1 1.4 offered this.

Also learned in a mk1 1.9D!

 

[Dave H]

Had a mint modified 205 gti 1.9 but was always having to do little repair jobs on it.

I bought a house and its value shot up/l'd read about the 172 Cup in Evo.....and for £10.5k got a new one with 9 miles on the clock

 

[mattih5]

Always liked Clio's but after my first car I didn't want a basic model, so went for 172 MKII FF.

 

[WillC788]

Was looking at 106s for a 1st car and stumbled across a MKI PhIII Clio. Better specced, better looking and more suitable for my 6'2'' frame. Sold it because I WAS going to uni in London. I pulled out and was going to go for a 1.4 Focus but settled on a Dynamique as it was cheaper to run and insure etc, relatively quick and they look great for a small car. Was looking at Expressions (cheaper) but fell in love with the car I have now. Will be sticking with it now til after Uni and it'll be getting me to Leeds and back 3 times a year (I hope).

 

[Cookie]

1st car was a ph2 1.2, drove that for two years before getting what I wanted (172)

Want a Vee now though

 

[LegoHead]

Liked the shape and price of a clio 1.2 grande, bought it after 10 minutes of looking.lol.

took the 172ph2 for a drive and paid on the stop..

Saw the turbo for sale, made an offer and paid before the test drive.

Was such a good price even though I still have major repair bills.

 

[Jay_clio]

had to find a car fast really, as my 306 D-turbo's driveshaft was cracked a bit so part X my car n the guy didnt even bother checkin mine, nd saw my clio wit the nice interior (extreme) so said il take it, 3 days later picked it up n felt superb that i had a decent car that ad low millage, but then my frikin m8t copied me n purchased a 1.4 16v week later ..

 

[172boost]

It's the next best thing to a ctr.

 

[kissmyrs]

i needed a cheap, fun, fast and relatively modern run around. I owned a 172 a year ago, loved it, so decided to buy another one as a second car

 

[len_beach]

The interior on the Ibiza Cupra was poo.

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Really liked the look of the Mk2's when they first came out but at that time I was only about 14.

When I learnt to drive I soon got my first clio, a 2001 Dynamique, followed a year later to a brand new 2005 Dynamique which was eventually sold last month for the 197.
They keep getting better with each facelift I reckon.

 

[JuanBoy]

Fancied a Hot Hatch and the 172 seemed like the good option for the cash I had - Good looking, nippy, fun!! Still makes me grin out at 7:00am on these bright summer morns.

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

I was taken out around Sutton in a Mk1 1.2. The guy driving it gave it some welly and it seemed to love it and handled really well. From that moment on I wanted a Clio. A couple of years later Dunc and I moved into our house and I wanted to get a newer car. (I had a 1.4 Renault 11 at the time). I decided it was time to look for a Clio and found a lovely Mk2 Ph1 1.4 8V RT Alize with 2k on the clock.

Three years later my poor 1.4 got written off, (not my fault), and being as I loved my Clio so much I decided I wanted another one. I couldn't find another 1.4 Alize like mine so decided to go for a new 1.6 Dynamique +. I picked my car up two weeks after the 1.4 had been written off, got it for 9k brand new with 7 miles on the clock. I love it to bits and there is now way I will ever sell it! I hate the new Clio with a passion so will be waiting to see what the Twingo is like. If I like it , it will be my 2nd car.

 

[Plimsole]

My Alfa blew up

needed something fast and cheap

 

[AlexS]

I wasn't really after a Clio to be honest, but I had some money burning a hole in my pocket, spotted my 1.2 16v in the local paper was expecting it to be a mk2 ph1 for the money they were asking. I went round, kicked the tyres abit, I knew I wanted to buy it, but she wasn't budging on price and the cambelt was due. I left it about a week and went back round with an envelope of cash, she couldn't resist it, knocked her down about £600 all in :rasp:
That was just under a year ago, contemplating changing it but im not sure whether I can afford the running costs of a 172. May just stick some coilovers on the 1.2 and keep it for another year.

 

[TomTom]

Spotted the Clio dCi with 18K servicing and then read Diesel Car "Small Diesel of the Year - pulls like a 2.0 petrol midrange"

Very similar to that, wanted a 182 Cup after my RT at first, couldn't justify higher fuel bill, tax, repairs, insurance for a mediumly quicker car. Went out in a mapped 80 and that sealed the deal. Picked one up private a week or 2 later, lucky really, xenons, climate control etc. I managed to haggle it from £4.5K to £3.8K, work wanted £3K more for the same spec, with staff discount - don't even look after there own!

 

[Sy]

I walked past a garage and I thought, "that looks nice". Impulse buying is ace lol.

 

[kully]

always wanted a sporty little number ....hehe

 

[mikie]

Got a 172 wanted honda type r but dont want to spend another 2k and extra 400 for the insurance for almost the same power,chaepest fastest car on a an 02 i can find happy so far.

 

[Ad]

bought this because ive had a few before.. lol

the very first one.. like most people. VFM

 

[130saloon]

my wife so she could learn to drive!!

 

[Alex# W]

The fact that my Peugeot 106 1.1 zest was painfully slow. Ii had to upgrade and I've always liked the shape of the Clio sports, especially the 182.

I feel quite lucky. I managed to get hold of an Artic Blue 182, with Recaros and both cup packs, plus only 6100 miles on the clock.

I absolutely love it. I'm new to the forum, so HELLO to everyone. Here are some pictures:

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s33/Rexina182/

 

[Christopher]

like most people on here...most entertaining car for the money.

i've always had renaults too. lol :S

1.2 Dynamique - smart looking and cheapish...before i added £1600 worth of options. bad decision.

172 Ph1 - always loved the look of them over the Ph2, and it felt so raw and angry to drive. i bought it the next day.

182 - since i couldn't afford some racing blue action when i bought the Ph1, i decided to take the plunge.

quite happy with how things have panned out now, looking back

 

[gaz44]

It's the next best thing to a ctr.

That data is inaccurate. Clio is miles better! :rasp: