Hi all,

Im going to have a test drive of a 57 plate clio 197 this week, i was just wondering if anyone has any feedback on them please?

many thanks

 

Black-Hawk has one and he thinks it's as fast in real world as an Impreza, he'll no doubt be along shortly to answer.

 

oh great, thanks for that

 

also what are they like mpg please?

 

172 and 182 are faster but 197 looks nicer

 

To be honest jarvis was never that far behind over epynt, the little car did well.

 

I did keep a look for "Nicole" in the rear view mirror and he was not far away - fair play, or maybe it was the driver

 

Get one, here's mine,



I love it,

if you test drive one you probablly wont push it hard enough to appreciate it, if you just plod in it it has a lovely little powerband around 2-3k rpm so it feels quite tourquey whitch you would'nt expect from a revvy 2ltr twin cam, but when you give it some over 6,500rpm up to the red line the revs dont drop during the gear changes and the first time i did it it felt like the clutch was slipping but it was'nt, handling is superb with the best front end i've ever felt in any car even when the rear end looses grip its so easy to catch it feels like its happening in slow motion with plenty of time to correct, only place i'd give the Impreza the upper hand would be "very" high speed cornering where the scoob feels much more planted compared with the 197 that starts to get nervous, obviouslly the Impreza would have it from a standing start too, i've had mine about a month now and the best mpg i've seen is 30 and the worst was on the run on sunday where it dropped to 22, if you get one i dont think you'll be disapointed, oh yeah £300 to insure with tesco too

 

Oh yeah, their quite low geared too, 3.5k rpm in 6th is 70mph, flat out you'll hit 140 on the clock.

 

thanks for the great info Black-Hawk. Ive seen the racing blue colour or the same colour as yours, both stunning though!. i only do about 10 miles a day so doubt ill use a great deal of fuel, just wanted something nippy and fun do drive and get back decent mpg really

 

You wont go far wrong with one of these

 

cheers m8. I can't decide really between the clio 182 with cup packs or the clio 197? not alot between them i guess in performance/handling but i think the 182 is better on fuel and the 197 is better looking lol

 

IMO the 197 is much more of a car, 172/182 are quite flimsy in comparison, i worked for a renault main dealers for a while so i speak with experience.

 

cheers m8! ill keep you posted if i get 1 this week once driven

 

I paid over the odd's for my 07 reg one as it only had 12k from new and it was in amazing condition, i do like this one tho http://pistonheads.com/sales/2819576.htm i'll be jelous if you get one with the recaro's

 

no don't worry i aint found 1 in my price range with recaro's and mint yet lol. do they have xenon lights? and where did you get you wheels refurbed to? how much if you dont mind me asking?

 

Mine has'nt got xenons,

https://www.scoobynet.com/wales-26/8...-busy-day.html

My second favorite forum http://clio197.net/

 

Forgot to mention the brakes, the harder you drive it the better they get cant really think of anything negative to say really

 

I have to be honest, iam a big fan of these too! My sister in law had one for a while and i gat to use it from time to time and considering its supposed to be a baby hot hatch it really does deliver on the goods!

 

I drove one of these around the nurburgring for 10 laps and my conclusion was this........

its the best handling car in standard form I have ever driven (and I have had a lot of track experience)

its nippy yes but not the fastest out there

disagree with the torque band one as unless its over 5k it feels like its never ending getting there.......I had to rev the guts of it to get it going good.

which brings me to the gearbox I did not like it at all thought it was terrible forever changing gear again mostly to do with keeping it above 5k.

not slating the car as it has way more pros than cons but just felt the engine is let down with the lack of torque in the lower rev range but is a hoot once you keep those revs high..........again the best handling standard car I have driven

 

just got back from test driving the clio 197.

Was a reaaly nice drive, brilliant handling, even in 6 th at low revs it pulled well.

All 4 wheels needed refurbing
1 or 2 small marks

as its a 07 plate they recommend to change the belts next march as it will be a 5 year old unfortunatly.
Still unsure what to do about this car at the mo.

Ive also been looking at the fiesta st. A different league i know lol, But still supposed to be great handling and reliable with better fuel economy? Theres a nice white fiesta st at Jeff white car sales in cardiff but i dont know how to post it up on here to see what you think

 

is this the 1

http://www.jeffwhitemotors.co.uk/for...st-3dr-1595253

 

thats the 1, cheers 4 that m8. just dont know what to do between the 2 cars

 

myself i wud go for the ST probs cos i have had a few reliable V6 Mondeos

 

reno they look better then the vxr and st will hold its money better

 

what colour grey is that on your clio wheels black hawk?

 

Just a random grey metalic chosen to compliment the nimbus grey, used a colour map

 

I have hd 172 cup and i loved the car. Its so light it gave good mpg. Only issue for me is you do have to rev the **** off it like a vtec car as it is pretty gutless until higher revs, handles great though. Only issue is you dont get the warning signs your pushing it to hard, youl just spin the car if you give it too much. Like a go cart really. I have never tried the 197 but the 172 was very flimsy inside, guess thats the build of the car to weigh nothing! Still, my mate had a turbocharged one. Which was mental!

 

wots these little cars like in the wet then?
Build quility?my mate had a 172 cup 52 plate and fair play it was proper crap!

 

Awful in wet unless u want to see a clio having sex with a tree