So I'm test driving this on monday...

thoughts?

What's it replacing, your current clio? This is less cool!

yep. current clio is doing 85 miles a day though and is on 118k so thinking it's best to get something newer sooner now i have the dedicated track car available again.

Does this come with the Recaro seats?
It certainly wouldn't be a boring daily driver.

no recaros, but all the usual extras like keyless entry and start. hopefully he'll do a good deal on it, as I understand it was all but sold until friday. it'd be a nice change to have something slightly quieter on the motorway at least

It would be a nice daily driver, the 0-60 time comes in at under 7 seconds too I think so it'll still be fun
Let us know how you get on with it.

What about the 350Z?

just too expensive to run for me at the moment, reading up the best mpg you can hope for is somewhere round 27ish

I can get a "cheap" one for 12k, but it'll inevitably need more looking after than a newer car.
With the new house at xmas too its too big a commitment. Maybe in a years time when 370z's are a bit more common

haha still looks cool alex and as you say it's a good daily now you have the 106 to play with again.

oh dear what have you done

we're negotiating at the moment

hai, so i'll be picking it up friday as long as my insurance cover note turns up on time

oooooooooo - nice... see you this weekend?

About time. Never known anyone faff so much over getting a new car

was worth the wait, for my money I got;

years tax
tank of petrol
cup spoiler
cd changer
cruise control
climate
cornering lights
folding mirrors
cabasse upgraded stereo
renaultsport exhaust trims

and a very good trade in on the 172

Hope you got cup holders

i got chuffing warp drive my good man

lmao, nice one alex. So no more clio

woz_106 wrote:

lmao, nice one alex. So no more clio

Hence the goodbye guesture of the banner ^^

Seen pics of the new one though. Spoiler is awesome

lmao, I am yet to see.

Great Picture

Does this one have the brembos on the front or was that one of the higher spec'd ones?

Or am i imagining it and none of the clios have brembos...

Oh and it needs stickers.

I'll get better ones at the weekend, i was already late back when i took that

think all 197's got Brembos on the front, and they are very very good

looks great alex, i prefer them in red but the blue is really nice

They look best in white. One of those cars that look better in the flesh as well very nice.

proper ones to come this weekend hopefully. too busy driving it

Whats it like to drive compared to the 172 and 106?

Is that exhaust standard? thought they blended into the diffuser?

its an optional extra, they are only trims though

in terms of what its like to drive.......
typical modern car in that the steering is very light, but unlike some other newer cars I've driven (e.g. the twingo, various vauxhalls & golfs) it's incredibly precise & you get quite a bit of feedback, so it's not point and hope.

power wise the delivery is far smoother. lower down the rev range you don't get the same sort of insistence you get in the 106 or 172 (it doesnt NEED to go faster to be nice to drive)
that said, when you put your foot down it turns into an utter animal, far quicker through the gears than the 172, it has mad amounts of grip through corners....and the noise it makes when you're above 4k is awesome

the brakes are awesome. nuff said really.

it still gets attention, although not the same sort the 172 got. it's a bit more grown up, and it has much more by way of creature comforts - you can sit on the motorway at 70 with cruise on and not worry. the way it makes progress up past 3 figure speeds is daft, you blink and you miss it.

I think i made the right choice with this one, it'll certainly keep me entertained for the next year while 350z's do some more depreciating

MGM wrote:

its an optional extra, they are only trims though

in terms of what its like to drive.......
typical modern car in that the steering is very light, but unlike some other newer cars I've driven (e.g. the twingo, various vauxhalls & golfs) it's incredibly precise & you get quite a bit of feedback, so it's not point and hope.

power wise the delivery is far smoother. lower down the rev range you don't get the same sort of insistence you get in the 106 or 172 (it doesnt NEED to go faster to be nice to drive)
that said, when you put your foot down it turns into an utter animal, far quicker through the gears than the 172, it has mad amounts of grip through corners....and the noise it makes when you're above 4k is awesome

the brakes are awesome. nuff said really.

it still gets attention, although not the same sort the 172 got. it's a bit more grown up, and it has much more by way of creature comforts - you can sit on the motorway at 70 with cruise on and not worry. the way it makes progress up past 3 figure speeds is daft, you blink and you miss it.

I think i made the right choice with this one, it'll certainly keep me entertained for the next year while 350z's do some more depreciating

biggest reason if i'm honest