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Welcome to the clio forum mate. I've got a 197 and they are great cars. Look awesome with the cup spoiler on.

I think Renault should have kept the price at 16k just like when they brought out both 197 and 200 brand new. I think they have priced themselves too steap for the clio. If I had 22k to splash on a car I would trade in my 197 and get a used MK2 Green focus RS, or Audi S3. Or if you wanted to...

Mine always sits at the same as the temp in the 2nd picture also. :) Sometimes if it's a cold day and i'm not in traffic and there is sufficient air flow my engine temp is in the middle of 2nd picture and 1st picture temps. If that makes sence. lol

Very nice pics. I like the black and white one best and them red calipers really do stand out and looks awesome :D Great pic mate!! :D

With his annual salary he probably thought he would treat himself to a fun nippy weekend car with a roof unlike his caterham. Like Gez said some hot hatches or saloons are bought just for weekend cars. I mean for example I was looking at the price of Mk2 green focus RS's today and some of them...

Sounds like you have got a bit of a mission on your hands but if I was you I would push as much as you can . I would hope Renault would come to a compromise and say look as it's only 1 month out of your 12 warrenty and we want to keep you as a current customer we shall try our best to subsidise...

Hi Mate, Sorry for late reply In the end I didn't get my 197 done with Rentech in Portsmouth. The only reason was because of the distance. My m8 who is a mechanic works for a company who specialises in VAG but was able to do my clio as well. His company picked up and dropped off from my...

Yeah your lucky your within your warrenty. I have the exact same problem in regards to not being able to select 1st gear when the box is cold or even sometimes warm (most of time when cold) and as for 3rd gear well even though I replaced the G-Box oil to Redline to protect sychromesh and to...

Looks mint mate. Well done. In regards to painting the calipers did u paint them when the calipers were off the car when u were changing the pads and discs or did u paint them when they were back on the car?

Hi Giles, I had the cambelt, aux belt, and waterpump and the tensioner that comes with the cambelt kit as standard done. My clio wasn't at 72k but it was over it's 5years and at 43k (got it done in the 6th year last month) . I had been putting it off for a while as money was a bit tight at...

They look great mate. Lovely car mate. It's my 2nd best colour out of the RS range. Shame about the stupid G4S people. They are probably more hot on security now AFTER the olympics then on it...... ooops sorry forgot only half of them turned up for the games didn't they. lol

Interesting to hear your reviews about the Hankook's V12 mate. Like I said the yokohama rd tyres I have on the front aren't bad, they just aren't as grippy in the dry as the conti's. My friend said that Pirelli have brought out a rd tyre based Pirreli's technology they use for the GP2 and F1...

Would you say there are much different levels in grip in the Hankook V12 and the conti contact sport mate?

Funnily enough I am due to replace my rears within the next month. At present they are conti's Contact sport. About 6months back I had to put new fronts on and after having conti's on before I thought I would go with something different. Having tried out the Yokohama 048 semi slick trackday...

Looks awesome mate!! :D A cup spoiler put on and you'll be sorted. :D

It's a tough decision for me. I bought the clio 197 in July last year and have fallen in love with it. For sure I fall out of love with it at times as I get bored and want more speed. Before the clio I used my mums corsa c sxi until I was 21 (22now). When I sell the clio it will be...

haha, love it. I couldn't have said it better myself mate. I've never got 38MPG. :( I get 24mpg during urban (majority if my driving and cruise control whenever possible.) And a max of 35/36MPG at very most when doing on the motorway at 80/85mph with the revs at 4200rpm and cruise control on.

I'm the same mate. I have used v-power and momentum in the past but like you said with the frustrating price rise in fuel I'm using normal tesco/morrisons 95ron fuel. Tbh I only do 12-15miles a day and 1-2 motorway journeys a month so as much as I like using v-power normal morrisons petrol does...

Glad you managed to shake them off your tail and loose them, it's always a bit nerve racking when people follow u for long periods of time as you never know wt they are up to or if they are just thinking it's a person who they know or eyeing up to nik ur car. Touch wood my area is relatively...

Cool. I'll keep that in mind when getting around to painting my calipers in red. :D I know there is a person on here who sells brembo caliper stickers but I can't remember who. lol.