Danny B

Hi,
Been reading the Clio 182 threads with great interest and I am seriously thinking of getting one.
Question,
Does anyone know of a place other than Renault UK where I can buy a brand new one with the Suspension & spoiler options for about £12,500 ??
Motorpoint, Tradesales etc only sell "standard" cars and cannot seem to order these cars from the factorys (presumably in Europe somewhere).

Anyone...

Cheers

davyboy

Read the other thread.

Richard Simpson

Was looking on my company's employee car purchase scheme (brought to you by the good people at DriveSmart) and they can supply a Clio 182 for £11,822 including Cup Suspension and Spoiler.

At that price I might chop in my STi and get one of these and a track car!

Richard

davyboy

Woudn't it make a good track car?

Richard Simpson

Need something I can put into a wall.....you haven't seen me drive LOL!

I couldn't trust myself in a car I had to use everyday, also quite fancy a RWD for that drifty feeling.

Richard

Dream Weaver

www.ukcarbroker.co.uk

Also considering this at the moment

pryally

me too!,

Has anybody test driven the 182 standard and the 182 plus cup options. I've read the evo reviews but is it that bad as standard?

obviously easier to find without the cup options.

bluenose172

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pryally,

I think a couple of guys over at http://forum.cliosport.net have driven both, with the consesus of opinion favouring the Cup suspension! Not that the non-cup'd cars are going to be bad, supposedly better than the outgoing 172 and I can tell you that was a hoot to drive!!

Paul

Danny B

OK, progress report...
http://www.eusacar.com/index2.html can supply me a brand new Clio 182 with spoiler & suspension options for £13,195. (do a search on autotrader)
This is a UK car sourced from Renault UK with a full 3yr warranty, CAT1, blah, blah, blah.
They can get all colours in approx 1-2 weeks and are based in Newcastle but deliver natonwide. They are a Broker and not a dealer so I imagine they make a nice bit of profit on that price, so perhaps with a bit of negotiation and you can get at least that price from your local Renault dealer?

Anyone found cheaper for a UK car? I'm beginning to wonder if the £1,500 price difference between a Euro standard car and a "clio cupped" UK car is worth the extra dosh.
Can't you just paint the wheels anthracite and get some eibachs

Richard Simpson

hmmm maybe I should buy a few and sell em on for £12000??

perhaps try Drivesmart direct
www.drivesmart.co.uk
info@drivesmart.co.uk

also litchfield imports do Renault too

http://www.litimports.co.uk/renault.html

matlow

Danny, i started the clio Vs. cup thread. i did find a place 200 notes cheaper than eusacar for a uk car but as i'm in Newcastle and so are they i've decided to go with them. the guy i spoke to (adam) had even ordered one for himself.
Gotta admit that it was tempting to go for the motorpoint import with no options but i figured for the difference, a uk car with the cat 1 and the cup suspension option will be easier to shift and rate a higher price come time to chopping it in, plus i'm pretty much getting it for the driving experience so the cup option was a must.
gonna go and see eusacar tomorrow lunchtime i think as a precaution, if everything looks ok then they get my hard earned (or not so hard earned depends who you ask). good luck m8

Danny B

Thanks Rich, I'll give them a call tomorrow and check that their cars definitely do have the cup suspension at that price.

Matlow, let me know how you get on with Adam tomorrow.

Fizz

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my mate has just bought from a Uk dealer for 12K with cup suspension and spoiler and a non-standard colour... 8 week delivery

Richard Simpson

Here's the spec from the DriveSmart website that we access at work

Renault Clio hatchback 2.016v Renaultsport 182 3Dr

Price £11,274.00




Cost of Options £0.00

Delivery charges £0.00

12 months road tax £160.00

Registration Fee £38.00

Our On-The-Road Price £11,822.00

Manufacturer's O-T-R Price £14,613.00

Cost of Options£350

DriveSmart Saving: £3,141.00
Typical delivery 6-8 weeks.

Options:
Cup spoiler £150
Cup suspension £200
Illusion paint £300
Metallic - Titanium £300
Metallic paint £300
Perforated leather/Alcantara-Dark grey £0
Renault illusion - Arctic blue £300
Renault illusion - Black gold £300
Renault solid - Racing blue £0
Sat Nav+Full colour screen & 'mapping function' £1500
Solid paint £0
Telephone preparation £100
Under seat mounted 6 CD Multi-changer £300

currymonster

Richard, do I take it that that price is excusive to employees? Can you find iout if they deal to private customers for the same price?

Cal

currymonster

Oops sorry just saw the drivesmart link, doh!

matlow

Richard quick ?? i take it this is an import as the autochanger is an option and theres no mention of the cat 1 alarm? also don't suppose you know how much warranty they come with?

lots of ?? i know sorry m8

Richard Simpson

It is a UK car so I guess the standard UK warranty applies

This is 'exclusive' to employees, but I don't think its *that* exclusive - it doesn't feel like they have negoticated special discounts specifically for us, I'm sure they would have made a bigger song and dance about it if they had.

I'm sure with a bit of pushing you could get the same price - after all I guess they are a volume business. Could even get a Scoobynet price for Plus members - I guess that's one for Simon D B.

sillysi

www.motorprovider.co.uk are doing brand new UK car for £11695 OTR, I am just finding out if they can provide it with the Cup Suspension and Cup Spoiler option.

Danny B

They don't.

sillysi

I presume you mean they don't do the Cup upgrades? If that is the case it may explain why they have suddenly gone quiet on the e-mail front.

Danny B

Yeah sorry, that is what I meant. Already been down that route

currymonster

Renault Clio 2.0 16v Renaultsport 182 3dr



Thank you for your enquiry to DriveSmart regarding the above car.



We can currently offer the standard car with Cup Suspension, at £12,150.00 On-The-Road including 12 months' tax disc, initial registration and delivery to a UK mainland address (typically taking 6-8 weeks for a vehicle to order). The car will be UK dealer supplied with full UK manufacturer's warranty.



We can provide a more detailed quotation if you require.



Not bad at all, I'd assume a smidge more for cup spoiler and metallic paint? I forgot to ask about those,

Cal

matlow

may aswell post what the sent me



Renault Clio 2.0 16v Renaultsport 182 3dr



Thank you for your enquiry to DriveSmart regarding the above car.



We can currently offer the standard car with Metallic Paint and Cup Suspension, at £12,450.00 On-The-Road including 12 months' tax disc, initial registration and delivery to a UK mainland address (typically taking 6-8 weeks for a vehicle to order). The car will be UK dealer supplied with full UK manufacturer's warranty.



We can provide a more detailed quotation if you require.

MartinM

<cough>Dec 2002; 52 plate 172 cup for sale; <9000 miles;one lady (SWMBO ) owner; garaged every night; always optimax'ed; immaculate, except one kerbed alloy (SWMBO ); never track day'ed/thrashed; genuine reason for sale (182 ); milleners_at_hotmail.com for further info </cough>

matlow

i've just forwarded on the e-mail from drivesmart to eusacar to get them to shift their price. only because eusacar are based here in newcastle with me and i'd have peace of mind and a 1 to 2 week delivery. if he sorts it i'm going to order today :0 fingers crossed

matlow

fyi, eusacar £12700, ordered. have a good weekend ppl

currymonster

Cool, job done! Let us know when you take delivery and how it goes. I expect a full foot down report once shes run in, nice one

bluenose172

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Mat, be sure to pop in by www.cliosport.net!