New 200 or second hand??

[182_sport]

Do I get a new one on pcp?

Or should I just get one second hand with about 25,000-30,000 miles??

Probs going to trade my rb 182 as can't be bothered to go about selling it

Just want abit of advice really looking at gettin a storm grey or rb 200

Maybe someone point me in the right direction

Cheers josh

 

[R-Sport.]

buy second hand 1 owner with big spec

Steve

 

[robbygraham]

if your ok loosing 3-4k as you step in a new one go with that, otherwise get a top spec ex demo

 

[Duffman_172]

Depends what you want, will be nice buying a new one as you know you are the first owner and can look after it as you wish. But then again if you can get one with low mileage and bigger spec for the same money then buy one second hand!

 

[clio.ben]

i bought a second band 200, traded my 1.2 in, got near on full spec and 18k on the clock for about half the price of a new one, not a scratch on it

and im loving it

 

[182_sport]

From Renault?? ^^^

 

[theduck]

buy second hand 1 owner with big spec

Steve

This. I worked out the other day that in depreciation and interest I lost £9k on my 197 Cup over 2.5 years :dead:

 

[MarkCup]

Yup. Someone did exactly that on mine before I bought it, with 18k miles and 9 months left on the warranty.

There's no better way of doing it IMO.

 

[GiT]

Get a seriously looked after one too... PM me if a white FF + Cup and RS Monitor takes your fancy. 60 plate

 

[182_sport]

Silly question I'm sure, you gettin these car from Renault??

 

[Fletcher]

a storm grey

Good choice. SG, black speedlines, Recaros would be my preference.

 

[Jordi17]

Brand new, first ever owner, everything is brand spanking new.

 

[Fletcher]

Brand new, first ever owner, everything is brand spanking new.

New Clio out next year, would put me off buying a new 200 now TBH.

 

[GiT]

New Clio out next year, would put me off buying a new 200 now TBH.

Unless you hate 5dr... then now's the time! lol

 

[Jordi17]

unless you like 5dr :rasp:

 

[GiT]

unless you like 5dr :rasp:

Then you must be mad! 5dr = being social, yak lol!

 

[Fletcher]

Unless you hate 5dr... then now's the time! lol

True...

BTW I quite 5 door cars, just not on a 'hot hatch'

 

[RDH]

Brand new, first ever owner, everything is brand spanking new.

Would that make it new?

 

[Tiababy]

second hand. Go for the spec you want, bide your time and get a bargain. The 200's normally come up 1 owner anyway so you really do have a good choice.

 

[Sargara]

It all depends on your situation.

I didnt have the savings to afford my 200 outright so i would have had to use finance at some point, so made sense for me to get it on PCP instead. If you have 9k sitting around to pickup a 1 owner 2nd hand model then id do it, otherwise go the PCP route. Then again even if i did have the savings, i would have probably lost the same amount in depreciation as being on the PCP has cost over the couple of years as well.

 

[Martin_172]

i wouldnt touch 2nd hand again i prefer brand new but depends if you worry about loosing money or not. storm grey i beleive is now unavailable so will need to be 2nd hand, as is alien green

 

[Daniel]

Buy a secondhand one, i'll buy your 182 off you I could do with another one to be fair.

 

[Fletcher]

i wouldnt touch 2nd hand again i prefer brand new but depends if you worry about loosing money or not. storm grey i beleive is now unavailable so will need to be 2nd hand, as is alien green

Shame that they are no longer selling the best colours.

 

[Munson]

How can anyone hate a 5-door Clio IV Renaultsport when no one has seen one?

 

[Dean.]

I still think they will do a 3dr

 

[Munson]

I still think they will do a 3dr

AFAIK the platform is 5-door only. It would cost tens of millions upon millions upon millions to introduce a 3-door variant into a production line that wasn't designed to build it. Not going to happen if my first statement is correct. It's the whole reason to drop the 3-door. Biblical cost savings.

 

[Daniel]

If they do do a 5 door, I will be on the phone to Renault first thing!

Its the main reason I sold my 200.

 

[Scrooge]

I really don't see the problem with 5 doors.

 

[R-Sport.]

Albi blue is discontinued as well

Pish colour

S

 

[Daniel]

I really liked albi blue on the 200, not on the 197 though.

 

[Munson]

Daniel, AFAIK it's ONLY going to be a 5-door.

 

[Martin_172]

just because its got 5 doors it doesnt mean it has to look w**k, just 5 door clios have looked a bit w**k in the past.

focus ST and Mazda 3 MPS pulls it off fine!

EDIT: whats going to make or break it for me is the torque figure, i think a corsa vxr has something weak like 170lb/ft? the clio better have a meaty mid range of 220lbft or something!!!

 

[Munson]

I'm sure some people think a 3-door hatch is a race car, and when you add two more doors it becomes a hatchback. If it looks good then who cares how many doors it has. Added practicality FTW. If someone is so dead set against a practical car, then why buy a hot hatch in the first place TBH.

 

[Gaz_]

Albi blue is discontinued as well

Pish colour

S

It does look flat when in photo's but when clean you couldnt be more wrong imo

 

[ColinG]

i like albi on the 197's but not on the 200's lol

i will not be buying a 5 door hatch, just dont like them, even the focus ST etc, the 5 door ones just scream "family man"

 

[Daniel]

And whats wrong with that?!

 

[ColinG]

im not a family man, im 26, happily engaged but no plans for kids for years yet,

so i like 3 door hatches.. lol

 

[Gaz_]

I'll reserve judgement, but 5 doors never look right. With Golf GTi's and Focus ST's, the 3 door always looks better imo

 

[Daniel]

Focus ST look better in 5 door.

I'll agree with the golf though.

 

[ColinG]

actually, i have thought of one hatch that works in 5 doors.....

the seat leon, even years on its still a genious piece of design!