a 197 that is.
I have to be honest at the start and say the car only had done 800 miles which in my books is feck all and the 172 i drove back in the day with low mileage wasnt that punchy
I'll be quick
like
build, interior ambience, gearbox feel and the ratios are very very close though, handling is good, brakes are very sharp but maybe over servo'd a touch
dislikes
outside size to inside size ratio, car could of been smaller IMO, the salemans sitting next to me
couldnt really feel at ease with the car and obviously its a different car, its hard to bond with a car in 35minutes LOL. I wish renault would offer a 24 hour test drive. I really want to hate the car but I cant bring myself to do so, I still like it LOL
As for the power delivery it feels very very linear, definitely no kick on this one that said the speedo certainly nipped around to 90, I dont think its a case of it being dog slow, in reality its really quite nippy, but you dont feel the speed piling on. The damping is something else, makes the 182 look crude IMO. Alot of people double checked it from the side of the road which is also a plus. Im a renault nut through and through so I wont say its pants, it really the opposite a really great car
the million dollar question is would I buy one................................with a discount and all the options it would make a good car that you could go to the track in, Im sure plenty of miles and getting comfortable with the car would see it come good
driving back my car(182ff with few mods) feels sooooo different, apart from the engine noise it felt genuinely rapid, that said the speedo in the 182 tells a different story, I think the main problem with the 197 compared to the 182 is the sensation of speed thing
anyway thats enough ramblings
I have to be honest at the start and say the car only had done 800 miles which in my books is feck all and the 172 i drove back in the day with low mileage wasnt that punchy
I'll be quick
like
build, interior ambience, gearbox feel and the ratios are very very close though, handling is good, brakes are very sharp but maybe over servo'd a touch
dislikes
outside size to inside size ratio, car could of been smaller IMO, the salemans sitting next to me
couldnt really feel at ease with the car and obviously its a different car, its hard to bond with a car in 35minutes LOL. I wish renault would offer a 24 hour test drive. I really want to hate the car but I cant bring myself to do so, I still like it LOL
As for the power delivery it feels very very linear, definitely no kick on this one that said the speedo certainly nipped around to 90, I dont think its a case of it being dog slow, in reality its really quite nippy, but you dont feel the speed piling on. The damping is something else, makes the 182 look crude IMO. Alot of people double checked it from the side of the road which is also a plus. Im a renault nut through and through so I wont say its pants, it really the opposite a really great car
the million dollar question is would I buy one................................with a discount and all the options it would make a good car that you could go to the track in, Im sure plenty of miles and getting comfortable with the car would see it come good
driving back my car(182ff with few mods) feels sooooo different, apart from the engine noise it felt genuinely rapid, that said the speedo in the 182 tells a different story, I think the main problem with the 197 compared to the 182 is the sensation of speed thing
anyway thats enough ramblings