2011 I first started getting into Renault Sports, after being brought up on fast Fords then 10 years on Subaru Imprezas I wanted a change. I was getting more and more into bikes so thought a hot hatch would fill the day to day routine. Always read the EVO magazine and they rated the Clio Trophy only problem was I don't do red cars. Whilst passing my local Renault garage I saw this brightly coloured Clio with Recaros driven by one of the mechanics and later realised it was a LY R27, so the search was on. Got speaking to a few people and they told me about the gearbox issues of the 197 and to stay clear of them, slightly dissapointed I turned my search for a 182 Cup (Racing Blue 54 plate with 12k miles bought Oct 2011) which I found after about 6 months of looking. I was happy with the 182 but the 197 was still niggling away at the back of my mind so around 2013 I started the search again, 2014 found one and joined the forum for more info but it was sold by the time I'd made my mind up on it. I knew what condition and mileage I wanted and actually prefer the front end of the 197 to the 200 so time was ticking to find a low mileage 197. All in around 3 years to find my beloved R27 and still have my 182 Cup (now on 36k) as I can't bare to part with it. I quess that's what Renaults do to you.
Sorry about the long story.
