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Sunglasses_Ron
ClioSport Admin
We had those (Williams, Trophy and LY V6) at Cliosport Saturday last year
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
No 172 cup or 197?
Nice writeup tbh, don't think the 172 cup warrants it's own version, the Trophy is the "ph2" boss imo.
Can't believe that Williams only has 3k on it and was regged in 2006! Amazed they let him drive it round tbh.
- gregf40 3 hours ago
My 197 F1 is as much fun to drive 90% of the time as my F40 is. I absolutely love it.
Can't believe that Williams only has 3k on it and was regged in 2006! Amazed they let him drive it round tbh.
R5gtt, 182, volvo...
I find it strange people choose the 197-200, they look badass etc but the sales are surely dwarfed buy the 172-182.. Are the public mad for not buying more of them?
Would be nice to see the sales figures in the UK for the r5gtt, Clio 16v/w1lly, 172/182, 197/200, and the new thing..
Would be nice to see the sales figures in the UK for the r5gtt, Clio 16v/w1lly, 172/182, 197/200, and the new thing..
Amazed they put a guy on track on 20 year old tyres to be honest, so the cars, that's just plain stupid.
Good read indeed.
Inferno 182 & Saxo
read that this morning, its all personal preference which one people prefer but I think PH do seem to have a hard on for the 197/200s. That said taking that Williams on track on 20 year old hard rubber is a tad silly its not going to drive as it should do and I bet there were terrified of stacking it!
I've not been able to view pistonheads on my phone for weeks. Some sort of proxy error message each time!
I think the reason more 200's wern't sold was partly down to the recession and also they wern't that cheap brand new and fuel consumption etc went down not up compared to the previous version and the speed was more or less the same. The handling though is in another league...
I think the reason more 200's wern't sold was partly down to the recession and also they wern't that cheap brand new and fuel consumption etc went down not up compared to the previous version and the speed was more or less the same. The handling though is in another league...
Yeah the 172 was silly cheap compared to the competition and substantially quicker than most so sold well to a wide audience.
The 197 was a niche product, fair enough good on track, but for a road car, thirsty, hard work and too expensive.
The 197 was a niche product, fair enough good on track, but for a road car, thirsty, hard work and too expensive.
terryc101
ClioSport Club Member
Was good to see them being driven pretty hard around track and saw the Williams spin!
Up close its not the mintesf of cars.
Up close its not the mintesf of cars.
BG Clio 182
a lot of people on PH bash the 172/182, no love for them on this thread: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/...evered+driver's+cars+that+you+just+don't+get.
If you bash a cliosport 172/182 then you havn't got a clue imo. They were cheap as f**k from the showroom and competed with cars a lot more expensive. For the price that they were they were a cracking bit of kit.
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Bang on.
To understeer on the road would mean you are seriously pushing. Like 60mph around a tight roundabout pushing. Shows how capable they are. It is the fun factor of the car too which is a very strong point. Driven loads of technically faster cars that have bored me to tears.
Daniel
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
Really? That's one thing I've never had an issue with on clios.
(The under steer, I'll agree with you about the crap driving position)
Sh*t tyres give you understeer, put decent rubber on them and they turn in like a house fly,
unless you're going too fast of course but that's down to sh*t driving rather than the car.
unless you're going too fast of course but that's down to sh*t driving rather than the car.
BG Clio 182
Ditchfinders will turn any good handling car to crap. Only minor complaints I have about my clio are the strange driving position (which I got used to quickly) and the fit and finish of the interior is just not up to the standards of the German cars I have owned (to be accepted and I don't really have a problem with it)
