Why so many silver?!?! Clio sales figures for the UK

[Brett]

Silver was a very popular colour back then. I've had two silver Clio's. The only colour I refused to have for the 182 was silver, wasn't having a third silver car.

 

[columbo]

My titanium looks stunning in the sunlight, although I can see why some people think of it as a 'marmite' colour. Personally I love it.

 

[uk300matt]

i always wanted a silver car till i had my previous bmw 330ci.
saying that,this flame red wants some keeping clean lol!!
any figures for the ph2 172 colours buddy?

 

[Fletcher]

i always wanted a silver car till i had my previous bmw 330ci.
saying that,this flame red wants some keeping clean lol!!
any figures for the ph2 172 colours buddy?

All the colour stats are on the Renault Sport website.

 

[TimR26]

Iceburg is the worst colour IMO

 

[Jordi17]

Titanium is awesome color, there is no doubt about black is more common than silver on a 182 for sure, and you can mark my words is it more rare on the 197/200 too

 

[ch!ppen]

Silver was the fad colour. Like white is now.

Flamers nice and low Rare beast :rasp:

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

My titanium looks stunning in the sunlight, although I can see why some people think of it as a 'marmite' colour.

Not sure if marmite is the right word for it. Surely no one HATES Titanium. Some might think it a bit boring certainly but hate it? It's so inoffensive!

Petrol blue has gotta be the marmite colour in the RenaultSport Clio range. Most folks seem to either love it or hate it (I think it's awful personally).

 

[MichaelGrimes]

Pssh! Odyssey FTW!

 

[EdV6220]

A similar thing happened with the Vees, loads of silver Phase 1's and less than 10 Illiads but then loads of Phase 2 Illiads and hardly any silver.

 

[200 Alex]

Silver = Rep mobile

 

[Jewson172]

Ph.1's looked great in silver?

I can agree with that :approve:

 

[Gaz_]

Black is the best phase 1 colour imo!

 

[alanc1000]

Another reason is think about people who buy brand new cars (and get to chose the colour), a majority of these were being driven around by MILFs and blokes late 20's early 30s etc who often like to opt for more conservative colours. The 172 was a major shopping trolly when they first came out - you still see women rattling around in them at Waitrose every now and then.

 

[Adamm.]

Because silver is best, tut everyone knows that

 

[Guiddy]

I went for Silver again after owning a Black Gold 182 that would stay clean for about 2 seconds!!!! Never again!!!:banghead:

 

[Gally]

I always think i'll own a Black car again. Then I get one in at work and thr dust spots show up 30 seconds after it's washed.

Never ever ever again. Black cars are for insane people!

 

[Guiddy]

Black cars are for insane people!

Or people with far too much time on their hands!!!

 

[Gally]

Or people who actually don't care. I seen saw a Black 10 plate mazda 3 mps in shocking condition recently.

Some people don't care that much.

 

[ch!ppen]

Black's a f**king nightmare. Never, ever would i own a black car.

That said silver's just boring. It looks alright - but that's the problem. It looks alright, not wow!

(Yes, black does look wow when clean - only for 30 seconds though)

 

[Austin-182]

Anyone know how many BG 182's were made?

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

1957 registrations.

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/182/

 

[Austin-182]

Cheers, but link comes up blank?

 

[shell-vt]

i chose Iceburg

 

[James23]

^ It's a very 'bright' silver with quite a lot of metallic fleck. Quite happy with it on mine.

+1. My dad has an audi in aluminium silver and my phase 1 is much much brighter and sparklier LOL. really nice silver. I think black is my favourite phase 1 colour though.

Iceburg is the worst colour IMO

I agree. looks a bit (lot) girly.

 

[TimR26]

I don't actually think that, I was just trying to bait Fletcher

 

[Fletcher]

I don't actually think that, I was just trying to bait Fletcher

I thought as much. Nice try :rasp:

 

[Baby D]

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/182/

On that, it says in "sales data and colour range"

RB - 301 with cup spoiler, so does that mean there is only 301 RB182s with cup spoilers in the country?

It doesn't state both cup packs etc, i'd be interested to see how many FF182 in RB there are!

RE: the silver - Im not a fan of silver cars, but i do like the renault ones, sparkly!

 

[Marky_]

^301 non cups with a cup spoiler.