would you still buy a sport if they had a small engine?

[bigpoppa81]

ive just been thinking, ive only wanted a renault sport for its looks, the engine is just a bonus. i also bought a 172 for all the toys it had
anyone else thought this?

 

[Middo]

no way, engines the best bit about it. I bought my 1.2 for the toys however

 

[richlawson]

no way i wish the 172 and 182 had come with more power

 

[Bluebeard]

ive just been thinking, ive only wanted a renault sport for its looks, the engine is just a bonus. i also bought a 172 for all the toys it had
anyone else thought this?

What did you just say?? I think i must have smoked one too many doobies last night.......Cos i swear you just said you only bought a clio 172 for its looks.........

 

[Justin]

i only bought it because of the engine! lol

 

[Sir_Dave]

I couldnt care less what it looks like or what equipment it has, it if handles and goes well ill buy it . . .

Rattles and sqeaks add to the character


Looks are for posers :rasp:

 

[Martin_172]

depends, looks i dont care about to much, power i enjoy but it would be handling that would make me decide.

 

[Gareth]

No! ??

 

[Jayb 172]

engine and handling was the perfect car to upgrade to from the rallye which had similar characteristics thats what i go for everytime anyway

 

[youngies182]

er no!!!


:nono:

 

[Ally]

Was all about the handling and performance for me. The fact that it looks OK was the bonus

 

[mij29]

ive just been thinking, ive only wanted a renault sport for its looks, the engine is just a bonus. i also bought a 172 for all the toys it had
anyone else thought this?

What did you just say?? I think i must have smoked one too many doobies last night....

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Man after my own heart.

 

[CJ]

Not a chance

 

[cliobritt]

no chance.

 

[MarkCup]

If they did the Cup that I've got, with the DCi 100 lump in it, I'd buy one.

No better way to cover 70 miles per day IMO.

Still keep the proper one for the track/sprint/breakie runs though :evil:

 

[trailerparktrev]

I bought mine, because of the engine, handling and of course price!

 

[Leeshez]

Yes. My corsa was a 1.6 sport.

 

[mccabe172]

I m rollin a 172 ff - and I ve had a 1.2 16v dynamique which I loved. I d probably bought a 1.6 with 110 bhp - I think that is a bargain sport.

I like clio as it is true wild card and it so small and nimble to hack people off in traffic too!!

If I d bought a 1.6, though, I d have bought an R6 bike aswell.

 

[robbie17]

I would simply because im 17 and havin a car that looks nice but cheaper insurance appeals to me. As I've never had the chance to drive quicker or better handling cars looks do matter to me.

 

[Martin_172]

to be honest tho my wee 1200 because of its handling has just enough power for me to have plenty fun, more power would be a bonus but on a backroad you dont really need much more than 100bhp if the car handles and is nice and light

 

[ChrisPearson]

I think you mean 1149 and what are you talking about it doesnt have any power!

 

[Loki]

i bought my williams because there quick handel realy well plus i (and dont ask me why) ike french cars. my williams keeps breaking at the mo but that aint put me off once. if i had the cash id buy a trophy and keep the williams aswell

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Nope .I bought mine for the power , handling and yeah looks before anybody says anything . I would never buy a car purely because of the power or its handling abilities if it looked totally crap . Thats why you won't find my arse behind the wheel of a 197 , i coudln't give a s**t if it handles slightly better or can outbrake my 182 , it looks crap .

 

[Neil G]

I brought my 172 for it's power & handling....I wouldn't have brought it if it had a 1.2 under the bonnet.

 

[DebV6]

I bought mine for the power, handling and the toys, I like the look of them, but if it had a small engine I wouldn't have bought it.

 

[Martin_172]

I think you mean 1149 and what are you talking about it doesnt have any power!

sorry smart arse but 1149 doesnt roll off the tongue too easy when your talking, so ill round it up just like renault do thanks..

it doesnt have a lot of power but i can assure you that with a couple of mods and still with the standard power its much more fun to drive than a 172, as im sure fred will back me up on this one too since he said his was more fun than his V6 in another post!!

 

[Munson]

it doesnt have a lot of power but i can assure you that with a couple of mods and still with the standard power its much more fun to drive than a 172

I'm surprised to read that. The 1.1 that I drove was a horrid jelly mess compared to my 182, and took an hour to reach any kind of speed. It was standard though of course.

 

[Martin_172]

high millage ones tend to be noticeably better than new ones. sort out the suspension, powerflex bushes all round, better brakes and good tyres and they are brilliant fun and will out handle a 172 down a backroad which makes them very very fun cars to drive, obviously the same goes for a 1.4, 1.6 and a 2.0, same mods on a 172 will give you a car that handles just the same as the modded 1.2 but with twice the power

 

[Munson]

The same can be said of any car though surely?

 

[Steve2004]

I think you mean
it doesnt have a lot of power but i can assure you that with a couple of mods and still with the standard power its much more fun to drive than a 172

A car with no power is never fun ever (for me), it could handle like an Lotus elise and I still wouldn't like it, I need speed. (This is just my opinion).


The engine was the only reason I bought my clio. Feels slow now though :dapprove:

 

[clio172cup20]

Looks.
Looks pull the women!! Women ain't intrested how quick it goes!!!

 

[The Hoff]

What did you just say?? I think i must have smoked one too many doobies last night.......Cos i swear you just said you only bought a clio 172 for its looks.........

Aye, the PH1 Clio sure is a sad looking ugly car indeed, and the interior...well I wouldnt want to sit in it either! :rasp:

 

[Steve2004]

Looks.
Looks pull the women!! Women ain't intrested how quick it goes!!!

You need your car to get women???

 

[d_tyler]

No chance, I bought mine for the power and handling. Was the fastest and newest car I could afford. Seen plenty other cars that i liked better lookswise but they didnt drive half as good as my baby

 

[AlexS]

it doesnt have a lot of power but i can assure you that with a couple of mods and still with the standard power its much more fun to drive than a 172

I'm surprised to read that. The 1.1 that I drove was a horrid jelly mess compared to my 182, and took an hour to reach any kind of speed. It was standard though of course.

Probably an 8v 1.2 you drove. The difference between the 8v and the 16v 1.2's is as pronounced as the difference between Vanessa Feltz and Paris Hilton.
I drove an 8v belonging to a friend and on the local bypass it struggles to get 85. My 16v will do 105 on the same bit of road.

 

[oska]

The problem with a small engine nowadays is always going to be the weight of the car. Back when you didn't need airbags and the like I had a MK1 Rallye. Probably the most fun you could have with a 1.3, and because it was made out of tinfoil was pretty damn quick. I loved it.
The new Twingo looks like it could be fun if it is light enough.

 

[R3OBC]

I think you mean 1149 and what are you talking about it doesnt have any power!

sorry smart arse but 1149 doesnt roll off the tongue too easy when your talking, so ill round it up just like renault do thanks..

it doesnt have a lot of power but i can assure you that with a couple of mods and still with the standard power its much more fun to drive than a 172, as im sure fred will back me up on this one too since he said his was more fun than his V6 in another post!!

YUP!!! and my 1.2 on apex kit felt miles more planted than a 172, Twisty road, my 'fettled with' 1.2 would have kept up / pulled a 172 if i was driving both........ very different type of Fun, but my 1.2 was a cracker on a twisty road.....i miss it at times. It only shown its limitations when you pushed beyond the levels of grip........then everything became very vague lol!!!

Handling is better than power for me, but then again, its what i have always known......

 

[R3OBC]

The problem with a small engine nowadays is always going to be the weight of the car. Back when you didn't need airbags and the like I had a MK1 Rallye. Probably the most fun you could have with a 1.3, and because it was made out of tinfoil was pretty damn quick. I loved it.
The new Twingo looks like it could be fun if it is light enough.

couldnt agree more.........my workmate has a 1.3 rallye......no rear seats.........QUICK and corners for fun!

And im with you on the twingo too.........that looks a right laugh to me!

 

[Munson]

This is getting a bit like the 1.2 137mph thread.

What does it matter that a messed with 1.2 handles better than a standard 172? A Go-Kart handles better than my 182. So what? I'm not saying the 1.2s can't be fun, but apples for apples, the quicker car on the same setup will always be more fun (up to a point where the chassis can't handle the power)

That's just my opinion though, so on to the original titular question. I bought my 182Cup having never driven one, but it wasn't based on looks. Rather, my choice was based on countless road tests proclaiming its greatness, and the extreme value for money. It just so happens I also love the looks. I don't spend 6 hours a week cleaning it. In fact, right now its utterly filthy and I like it that way because I prefer to drive it how it was intended rather than spend every weekend rubbing carnuba wax and micro pro-vitamins into the paint using silk gloves spun from the arse of Tibetan spiders.

 

[Lagerlout]

Yes but you like your car dirty Roy because it go's some way to hiding that f**king hideous paint colour. If it was a nice colour you'd keep it clean ;-)