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172 Cup
My apologies, Rareness i love it top stuff! they say you learn something new each day and that was mine for today!
1200 is hardly loads on the road...
Iceberg 172
I wanted something small (for inner city parking) and fast, and that handled well, and that was cheap.
I've run allsorts recently for various reasons; an Alfa 155, an Impreza, a Celica and a Vauxhall Zafira :quiet: (family battle bus) but now that the wife's got a bigger car I got a free choice.
Another big factor was Evo magazine's opinion - I'm old enough to have witnessed Peugeot decline from King of the Hot Hatches and Renaultsport have taken up the mantle. That a Trophy did so well in Evo's eCOTY against some expensive exotica speaks volumes.
OK I know it's French, cheap and flimsy, but hey Alfa Romeo's are my first love so this Clio feels well built!
Bottom line is that you just can't touch it for the money - price, insurance, economy, performance, handling and looks. It's got the lot. :star:
Doesn't make the noises of a carb-fed Alfasud flat though, but no modern car ever will
I've run allsorts recently for various reasons; an Alfa 155, an Impreza, a Celica and a Vauxhall Zafira :quiet: (family battle bus) but now that the wife's got a bigger car I got a free choice.
Another big factor was Evo magazine's opinion - I'm old enough to have witnessed Peugeot decline from King of the Hot Hatches and Renaultsport have taken up the mantle. That a Trophy did so well in Evo's eCOTY against some expensive exotica speaks volumes.
OK I know it's French, cheap and flimsy, but hey Alfa Romeo's are my first love so this Clio feels well built!
Bottom line is that you just can't touch it for the money - price, insurance, economy, performance, handling and looks. It's got the lot. :star:
Doesn't make the noises of a carb-fed Alfasud flat though, but no modern car ever will
ive aways like renaults when i was at school i then got a weekend job at our local stealer mum an dad decided mum needed a small car of her own an we got a really good deal on our 2002 mk2 ph2 1.2 expression when i eventualy passed my test it became mine i then decided i wanted newer better an a/c so i bought a 2005 dynamique still only 1.2 as this was insured in my own name i got the urge to upgrade i looked at a corsa test drove a yaris liked it but got poorly treated an joke finance offers from toyota went back to renault test drove a dci106 mk3 loved it at this point thought i had to have one an compomised on a brand new dci86(being cheap to run an to remap when i had enough driving exp) with all the toys i wanted nothing came close 2nd hand so i had to have new
172 Cup
well out of the 6808 clio 172's sold in the UK (cups included) i'd say 1394 Iceburg silver ones are undoubtably the most common RS 172 clio's on UK roads.
CrippsCorner
ClioSport Club Member
Astra VXR
Was literally about to buy a 240bhp Ibiza Cupra for cheaper but saw the Clio with Recaros on autotrader...
Newer, lower miles, just had to have it
Newer, lower miles, just had to have it
330Ci (Fail)Sport
1. Had a mk1 and a mk2 ph1, enjoyed both those clios but wanted more power and handling but with a better interior so a ph2 172 seemed a good option.
2. For my price range it had everything: good power, handling, comfortable, looks good (esp in monaco), not too old and reasonably economical for a hot hatch.
3. Was the "sensible" choice money wise - compared to 328Ci, Golf GTi 1.8T (and cost of mods to make it look and go good), MX5 (and turbo).
4. Fitted nicely in my clio sized space on the drive.
2. For my price range it had everything: good power, handling, comfortable, looks good (esp in monaco), not too old and reasonably economical for a hot hatch.
3. Was the "sensible" choice money wise - compared to 328Ci, Golf GTi 1.8T (and cost of mods to make it look and go good), MX5 (and turbo).
4. Fitted nicely in my clio sized space on the drive.
My clio was my only choice at the time for me. I needed a cheap to insure and run 1st car.
Out of the small cars it was the best looking, nicest interior, reasonabely nippy for a 1.2.
Next year its going to be either a ph-quick or 182FF. Going to a sport seems like natural progression, I love the look of them, the noise, the way they go etc.
Oh and also I don't want to leave CS because its a realy good forum and half of the members live in warrington which is 15 mins from me. Hence why NW meets are the best in the country.
Out of the small cars it was the best looking, nicest interior, reasonabely nippy for a 1.2.
Next year its going to be either a ph-quick or 182FF. Going to a sport seems like natural progression, I love the look of them, the noise, the way they go etc.
Oh and also I don't want to leave CS because its a realy good forum and half of the members live in warrington which is 15 mins from me. Hence why NW meets are the best in the country.
I bought a Mk2 ph1 RXE about 4 years ago because I wanted something quicker than my 1.3 fiesta, but couldnt afford a hot hatch. I had a look around and didnt want to go down the VTR route, and I couldnt find a good S1 106 Rallye, found the RXE by accident, drove it, liked it, bought it. Then I discovered cliosport.net learnt a lot about cars that I would never have learnt if I hadnt found this place, also learnt what tastefull modding is, then I fell in love with RenaultSports after test driving a 182! So after a slight break I have bought a 197 Cup in white, because imo thats the best looking version, and its amazing to drive
Clio GT 120 EDC
I looked at many cars like the 206,Corsa but in the distance, Renault was calling me lol.
I got my first Clio Extreme 2 1.2 new on a 53 reg after my mate bought his 53 reg Megane after Bristol trade centre fooked me up on a Corsa. Went to my local dealer to look at a 03 reg Billabong but it was cheaper to have the Extreme brand new.
Then i seen a brand new 172 cup in the showroom and always promised myself i would own a RS one day.
I was looking on the internet one saturday in Sept 2008 and come across this RS for a bargin...so popped down to see it and really wanted to get rid of my jinxed clio campus 06 reg i had. Well the garage was messing me around and thought oh well will try somewhere else. Within two weeks i got her and love to bits and i wonder why i waited over 4yrs to own a RS.
Sorry for the essay lol
I got my first Clio Extreme 2 1.2 new on a 53 reg after my mate bought his 53 reg Megane after Bristol trade centre fooked me up on a Corsa. Went to my local dealer to look at a 03 reg Billabong but it was cheaper to have the Extreme brand new.
Then i seen a brand new 172 cup in the showroom and always promised myself i would own a RS one day.
I was looking on the internet one saturday in Sept 2008 and come across this RS for a bargin...so popped down to see it and really wanted to get rid of my jinxed clio campus 06 reg i had. Well the garage was messing me around and thought oh well will try somewhere else. Within two weeks i got her and love to bits and i wonder why i waited over 4yrs to own a RS.
Sorry for the essay lol
180.6Bhp 172 cup (cc)
He was talking about his cup not all CS!
http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/clio172cup/
my 1st clio, because i need a car quick & it was cheap, looked nice and was a 1.4.
It kinda went on from there.. gradually built up to a full blown obsession with 449 16v's so ended up going out and buying one 3 clio's down the line...
plan was, to put some cash away for a month or two and buy myself a 172 (but a ph1) some time in Feb as a b'day prezzie to myself and to cheer myself up after the run of crap lately.. (meh) however, stuff happened a bit quicker than I'd anticipated and one came up for the right money, before I'd actually set myself on a colour and stuff.. so went and picked her up yesterday Its already become the most hated car I've ever owned because its yellow.. lol, love parents!
It kinda went on from there.. gradually built up to a full blown obsession with 449 16v's so ended up going out and buying one 3 clio's down the line...
plan was, to put some cash away for a month or two and buy myself a 172 (but a ph1) some time in Feb as a b'day prezzie to myself and to cheer myself up after the run of crap lately.. (meh) however, stuff happened a bit quicker than I'd anticipated and one came up for the right money, before I'd actually set myself on a colour and stuff.. so went and picked her up yesterday
Its already become the most hated car I've ever owned because its yellow.. lol, love parents!
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I have an R27, you have an R27, i see you're in marketing...i could sack my current marketing girl, date me?
my 1st clio, because i need a car quick & it was cheap, looked nice and was a 1.4.
It kinda went on from there.. gradually built up to a full blown obsession with 449 16v's so ended up going out and buying one 3 clio's down the line...
plan was, to put some cash away for a month or two and buy myself a 172 (but a ph1) some time in Feb as a b'day prezzie to myself and to cheer myself up after the run of crap lately.. (meh) however, stuff happened a bit quicker than I'd anticipated and one came up for the right money, before I'd actually set myself on a colour and stuff.. so went and picked her up yesterday
Ned
Barge
I have an R27, you have an R27, i see you're in marketing...i could sack my current marketing girl, date me?
ha. if i'm ever stuck fer work will you sack her for me? lol :rasp: i'm good.
120d M-Sport
My mate asked me to go go for a quick spin in his 172 a couple of weeks ago, i knew the figures but it was only when he got on open road that i knew how fast it was, sadly a police van heard the car coming down the road, drove past the police and they started to do a U-Turn by then my mate had flew off away from them. When we got back i told him to let me know when he was selling, sorted the price and he dropped it off christmas eve :rasp:
Happy Days
Happy Days
Mini Cooper S sport
Same!! A lot of car for the money, and I still think racing blue is one of the nicest colours around - and suits the 182. I was lucky to find one that was less than 6 months old with low mileage, it was like having a new car.
BG 182 FF
I chose mine cos after my first car which had no locks an you had to turn the engine off to open the boot lol, i wanted a 172 a big step up in everytin really but i cudnt get insured so i got me 1.2 clio cos it is better imo than polo's an punto of similar spec.
Plus a lad i worked with at the time sed french cars are the best sitting cars when lowered.
An mines black cos that was the 1 i wanted at the time no other reason really lol
Plus a lad i worked with at the time sed french cars are the best sitting cars when lowered.
An mines black cos that was the 1 i wanted at the time no other reason really lol
my 1.0 mk2 polo (previous car) had basically given up the ghost and work were getting pissed off with me taking time off because iy wouldnt get out of the drive
so off i went with my sis to look round the dealerships and there she was sat alone as a part ex in a seat garage being teased by the other seats and kia's around her
she just had to come home with me
so off i went with my sis to look round the dealerships and there she was sat alone as a part ex in a seat garage being teased by the other seats and kia's around her
she just had to come home with me
Shed.
Got a Blue 5 door expression 1.2 16v 51 plate passed down to me. Got it cheap at the time.
Then my mum rang me up one morning at my gf's house and told me to go look at the heap of s**t i have now in the stealers, i bought it that day.
Then my mum rang me up one morning at my gf's house and told me to go look at the heap of s**t i have now in the stealers, i bought it that day.
