Antti O
Gold Member
The beginning:
Sorry for my poor english..
One year ago i sold my nimbus clio 197 which i had for 3 years, it was a such a great car. I replaced it with E46 3-series for daily driving. Last summer i found out it was just too boring and soft for proper weekend fun in small roads. First i considered and almoust bought E39 M5 which my friend had, it was suberb low mileage example. Then i thought it was too heavy bus and considered E46 M3 but pricetag was quite big here where all cars are really expensive compared to UK or Germany.
Then i focused for Clio 200 facelift. Unfortunately here where i live there is no 200 clios for sale. I searched cars from Germany and almost all cars which i found were cup models. We dont have good roads here and i was little worried about how stiff cup will be. I almost purchased aliengreen full fat with cup package and recaros but it was just too expensive after all import taxes etc. Also cambelt service must be done for that car.
That stripped cup was no option, because if i someday sell my BMW i might just drive winter too with clio. So full fat was preferred.
I did use searching agents in Finland car sell portal called nettiauto.com and one morning i got email from system that one BMW dealership has 2010 Clio 200 for sale which only has been done 40.000km which is something like 25.000miles. 1 Call later testdrive was scheduled, and week later i wrote my name in contract. Car is number 013 and it is imported from Checzh-Rebuplic 2014. No winter drive so far.
Gordini was not my favourite clio model, in fact i would like to have white or aliengreen or liquidyellow.. but this car condition, price and recent cambelt + oil service was so good thing, and i got a full 1 year guarantee too.
I drove 1 week, i did wash it every day if there is salt in the roads and weather was just horrible. Now car is in heated garage and i do have small plans for it. Already i have done:
-Replaced K&N panel filter with OEM renault filter
-Removed spacers
Car specifications:
-Renaultsport Clio 200 facelift, first registered 6/2010
-1270kg
-201hp
-6.9sec 0-100
Options:
-Gordini package (Malta blue pearl effect paint, silver gordini decals, 2 color wheels, folding mirrors, blue/black leather interior)
-Cup package
-Keyless go/start
-Bluetooth
-USB/AUX
-Tinted rear windows
-Rear window tinted more with foil.
-Cruise, auto a/c, rain sensor
-Akrapovic evolution full exhaust (original included)
Some pictures
Interior model picture, my car do not have satnav.
Sorry for my poor english..
One year ago i sold my nimbus clio 197 which i had for 3 years, it was a such a great car. I replaced it with E46 3-series for daily driving. Last summer i found out it was just too boring and soft for proper weekend fun in small roads. First i considered and almoust bought E39 M5 which my friend had, it was suberb low mileage example. Then i thought it was too heavy bus and considered E46 M3 but pricetag was quite big here where all cars are really expensive compared to UK or Germany.
Then i focused for Clio 200 facelift. Unfortunately here where i live there is no 200 clios for sale. I searched cars from Germany and almost all cars which i found were cup models. We dont have good roads here and i was little worried about how stiff cup will be. I almost purchased aliengreen full fat with cup package and recaros but it was just too expensive after all import taxes etc. Also cambelt service must be done for that car.
That stripped cup was no option, because if i someday sell my BMW i might just drive winter too with clio. So full fat was preferred.
I did use searching agents in Finland car sell portal called nettiauto.com and one morning i got email from system that one BMW dealership has 2010 Clio 200 for sale which only has been done 40.000km which is something like 25.000miles. 1 Call later testdrive was scheduled, and week later i wrote my name in contract. Car is number 013 and it is imported from Checzh-Rebuplic 2014. No winter drive so far.
Gordini was not my favourite clio model, in fact i would like to have white or aliengreen or liquidyellow.. but this car condition, price and recent cambelt + oil service was so good thing, and i got a full 1 year guarantee too.
I drove 1 week, i did wash it every day if there is salt in the roads and weather was just horrible. Now car is in heated garage and i do have small plans for it. Already i have done:
-Replaced K&N panel filter with OEM renault filter
-Removed spacers
Car specifications:
-Renaultsport Clio 200 facelift, first registered 6/2010
-1270kg
-201hp
-6.9sec 0-100
Options:
-Gordini package (Malta blue pearl effect paint, silver gordini decals, 2 color wheels, folding mirrors, blue/black leather interior)
-Cup package
-Keyless go/start
-Bluetooth
-USB/AUX
-Tinted rear windows
-Rear window tinted more with foil.
-Cruise, auto a/c, rain sensor
-Akrapovic evolution full exhaust (original included)
Some pictures
Interior model picture, my car do not have satnav.
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