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diditno
12-08-2012, 15:16
Been looking at selling up, after the trouble with the turbo lump, and thousands spent, its been put back to standard, but ive lost the love for it. After looking at 197's they are much cheaper to insure, and will cost me less to run. What are they like?, Do they have major problems to look out for?, any help appreciated.

jamiecrookston83
12-08-2012, 17:12
Less to run?? 30mpg at the most and I mean the most.

172lover
12-08-2012, 17:52
gearbox problems...
(way worse then willy,172 boxes)

Saying that....
I love the look of the MK3 clios 8)
I would love to own one.

diditno
12-08-2012, 18:17
The turbo got 17mpg, so yeh cheaper to run, and being newer i figured it would need as many new parts. I also doubt it will cover more than 100 miles in a week tbh. Have a company van and the other half has a company car. So should e cheap enough. Just fed up of spending undays fixing/working on motors

Smokey McPot
12-08-2012, 19:31
Quick, but not in the same way Willys/172/182's are. Dynamics blunted by weight.

diditno
12-08-2012, 20:02
Tbh, with the driving i tend to do, i rarely get to booti itany more, so its not too much of an issue, its ither one of the or german bound. Just cant bring myself to do it.

Daz.
13-08-2012, 06:38
I'd skip the 197/200 and get a Megane...

Coops
13-08-2012, 09:47
ai, grab a 225

although if you don't drive quick, don't buy a performance car!lol!

talkingfish
13-08-2012, 19:52
ran one for a couple of years - really enjoyed it tbh..... Not as raw as the Williams by a long shot but a quick, modern efficient hot hatchback. You need to rev them hard to get any performance and they are lacking in a bit of torque.... Biggest bug I found was the cold start juddering which is a mapping issue by all accounts.

diditno
13-08-2012, 19:57
Coops, its always nice to have a bit of poke if you need it:winkey:

Coops
14-08-2012, 09:18
poke = cash = keep Williams and re-turbo it ;-)

diditno
14-08-2012, 09:57
not after the last fuc& ups. just got used to a car that starts again

jamiecrookston83
14-08-2012, 12:45
I'd skip the 197/200 and get a Megane...

+1

Totally agree

16v_paddy
14-08-2012, 20:18
Got to agree with the megane idea, not a fan of the mk3's because of how fcuking big they are and if you've got a car that big you need more poke just to make the twatting thing move.
Now the route to take you you do get a 197 is get 1 that's had a meggy 225 lump fitted otherwise get a megane, much better car than the clio