Bored of the 197 ( But will probably keep it. Because they are awesome )

[The ANT]

Rs tuning charged me 350 for a remap and my exhaust was 470. Coilovers aren't cheap either, I had a look into it and thought Coilovers are not necessary on a car wich rarely sees the track. (Well that was my conclusion). I'm going to save up for a while and get a quaife diff I reckon.

 

[shells2074]

you are but its not £2,000..plus you dont have to spend it all at once..i've had mine for 2 years now and all my upgrades were a gradual process..not a millionaire to afford to spend too much at once..
but if you are not happy then you are looking to swap it for something else..if that was me i would be looking at a megane 265 cup..

Can't afford a Meg Pav although I'd love one. Yeah I'll do little by little I think. More peed off I've kerbed one wheel quite bad. Googled it and doing it yourself doesn't seem favourable and it's £65+vat per alloy. Anyone had this done?

 

[Pav]

Rs tuning charged me 350 for a remap and my exhaust was 470. Coilovers aren't cheap either, I had a look into it and thought Coilovers are not necessary on a car wich rarely sees the track. (Well that was my conclusion). I'm going to save up for a while and get a quaife diff I reckon.

a diff would great..would love one..
all in time..

 

[Pav]

Can't afford a Meg Pav although I'd love one. Yeah I'll do little by little I think. More peed off I've kerbed one wheel quite bad. Googled it and doing it yourself doesn't seem favourable and it's £65+vat per alloy. Anyone had this done?

[MENTION=29138]Chris91[/MENTION] had his done..

 

[Stevoox]

Thinking about it but not sure of a replacement.

A megane? Got the handling and fun factor but a load more power.

 

[shells2074]

Canne afford Stevoox. Unless it was the old shape.

 

[james28]

Sounds like you already want out no point wasting endless amounts of cash just sell it or trade it in for something else.

 

[shells2074]

Not sure what I'd get though. I need to get it on a rolling road I think, as it feels more sluggish since how it was when I bought it.

 

[Yiannis197]

Yeap, I'll echo james28 here. You just didn't click with the car and this is fair enough. A lot of people don't, especially them who come from 172/182s...buying a lesser 197 model with no cup chassis etc doesn't help either.

Don't spend any money on it if you don't like it. IMO you spend money on a car you love just to make it even better. 197/200s are difficult to be replaced when your first priority is driving pleasure, so cheap for what they offer and I really can't think of anything else within the same price bracket (or even higher).

5 months is a lot to bond with a car mate and you haven't therefore i believe you should sell it and either but a cupped 200 or maybe a 182 trophy?

 

[shells2074]

I feel like I'm going slightly backward if I get a 182. Loved my 172 though, hence why I had it 7 years. I just felt it was time to move on. Love the look of the car but performance wise it's not a massive upgrade and in some cases none at all. Oh and like I said earlier it seems to have lost power after the manifold replacement. Was way quicker prior

 

[james28]

You got a leak from somewhere maybe
how much is the car worth ??
And what could you get if you managed to sell it.

 

[shells2074]

Around 5k

 

[Rogue]

You could get a Meg for 5k.

 

[litchy]

No easy replacement tbh. 250's are coming down in price, I recon below 8 grand in a year or so.....

 

[Chris]

@Chris91 had his done..

Mine me was entire respray of wheel, was £50 +vat and 1 year warranty with my local bodyshop

 

[shells2074]

A 225 Rogue you mean?

 

[shells2074]

And I am wondering if the manifold is sound. Had it back straight away because of the power difference. Think I need it looking at again.

 

[Rogue]

A 225 Rogue you mean?

Exactly. A remap will see more power straight away should you want it but gives you more power than the 197 and still a great chassis, plus it's in your price range.

 

[shells2074]

They're up to the same age too. Around 7 years old before the next model came out? They're way more fun to drive too.

 

[gaz]

No easy replacement tbh. 250's are coming down in price, I recon below 8 grand in a year or so.....

Not for a decent one. I've had my eye on them for over 12 months and if you want a decent (cup/ed) car with recaros you're still over 11k for a sub 40 thou

it's the only car I'd swap my 197 for.

standard 225's are soft. You need at least a cup/trophy/f1/r26