Caz-133cup
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maggi200":hj7vrhxy said:
Road trip!
Renaultsport Clio 200 EDC
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Road trip!
singlespeed
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Nine weeks. F'me, its not even one of the busy times for registering vehicles :?
waitey
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maggi200":2jdzw0j2 said:
Let Carrie drive
Wales is a nice place
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waitey":qvrmygp8 said:maggi200":qvrmygp8 said:
Let Carrie drive
I like your thinking!!! Whoop
Mike_Robo
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looks really nice mate, really like them in black
plate is spot on too
plate is spot on too
maggi200
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So today I gave her a wash, the weather halted most of my plans
Zoe
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Looks awesome
manofhow
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so shiney
maggi200
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Cheers guys. Hoping it rains before she's dirty so I can see the beading
Must say I'm impressed with how she coped with stationery traffic this morning. Makes my life a whole lot easier!
Must say I'm impressed with how she coped with stationery traffic this morning. Makes my life a whole lot easier!
manofhow
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maggi200":30lvmpgu said:Cheers guys. Hoping it rains before she's dirty so I can see the beading
Must say I'm impressed with how she coped with stationery traffic this morning. Makes my life a whole lot easier!
thats when it goes to the next level when you spray hosepipe at it just to see the beading
maggi200
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I can't say I didn't do that at the weekend. But you. Can't beat a sudden deluge to watch it fall naturally
MovingShadow
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So how fast is it actually? Is it a mahoosive difference between the 133 and this? How does the engine feel coming from a sporty NA to a turbocharged one like this?
maggi200
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It feels quicker in every way.
Gearbox is fast, responsive and feels very special with the long metallic paddles.
Engine feels like it wants to rev, almost like it isn't turbo charged, and even sounds good inside. The torque means it pulls out of corners and you can feel the electronic diff doing it's stuff, it's quite odd but works. Combined with the 'box, it's really quite a lot faster.
Brakes are simply epic. I've driven both a 197 and 200 previously when looking at cars, and they're stronger than the Brembos of old.
Corners - still to really get to that. It's too wet to even bother thinking about it, but what I have tried, it stays flat and corners hard, yet is still supple enough to not ruin your back.
Combined with the jump in interior quality and gadgets, I feel it's a good upgrade. You can have a play at FCS
Gearbox is fast, responsive and feels very special with the long metallic paddles.
Engine feels like it wants to rev, almost like it isn't turbo charged, and even sounds good inside. The torque means it pulls out of corners and you can feel the electronic diff doing it's stuff, it's quite odd but works. Combined with the 'box, it's really quite a lot faster.
Brakes are simply epic. I've driven both a 197 and 200 previously when looking at cars, and they're stronger than the Brembos of old.
Corners - still to really get to that. It's too wet to even bother thinking about it, but what I have tried, it stays flat and corners hard, yet is still supple enough to not ruin your back.
Combined with the jump in interior quality and gadgets, I feel it's a good upgrade. You can have a play at FCS
MovingShadow
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I've only looked at one in some garage but you couldn't even get in as the doors were locked. Garage wouldn't allow test drives either as they were afraid of inexperienced people driving it.
maggi200
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Tbh It's easy to drive. Both normally and quickly. The back end is quite mobile, I can feel that, but you would need to be doing sully speeds that you wouldn't on a test drive to unsettle it enough to wrap it around a tree. You'll just have to wait till June
JMR
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Very impressed earlier this afternoon Maggi.
As a passenger, one of the first things I noticed was the acceleration from low revs, it seems to relish on just building up power effortlessly. Didnt appear to be any turbo lag that I noticed. It seems to pull just as hard as the 182 cup.
Loved the downshifts, blips and pops. Great feature.
As you mention earlier, the build quality when you're in the cabin is quite a departure from the Clios of old.
Its a nice interior to be in.
(sidenote: I was more than happy to come out in my freshly waxed car, hoping to get a bit of a downpour to reassure me that Id done a good job by showing some nice natural beading loveliness :lol: )
Alas, it was not to be, so i'm sure I'll be rewarded with rain tomorrow, when I dont want it.
As a passenger, one of the first things I noticed was the acceleration from low revs, it seems to relish on just building up power effortlessly. Didnt appear to be any turbo lag that I noticed. It seems to pull just as hard as the 182 cup.
Loved the downshifts, blips and pops. Great feature.
As you mention earlier, the build quality when you're in the cabin is quite a departure from the Clios of old.
Its a nice interior to be in.
(sidenote: I was more than happy to come out in my freshly waxed car, hoping to get a bit of a downpour to reassure me that Id done a good job by showing some nice natural beading loveliness :lol: )
Alas, it was not to be, so i'm sure I'll be rewarded with rain tomorrow, when I dont want it.
maggi200
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Really good to meet you James, thanks for the comments! Glad it feels like it pulls, as my only criticism is from the drivers seat it doesn't always feel like you're doing the speed you actually are! It's quite easy to get caught out if you're not careful and I've found cruise control and the speed limiter are really handy in licence retention :lol:
The pops are quite addictive, probably explains the 29mpg average from the last tank. I only managed 33mpg on the way down but it was very windy and the rain etc hindered progress.
The car looked great, certainly given us (or rather Andy) something else to Look into.
The pops are quite addictive, probably explains the 29mpg average from the last tank. I only managed 33mpg on the way down but it was very windy and the rain etc hindered progress.
The car looked great, certainly given us (or rather Andy) something else to Look into.