May sell up. What are 197's like?

[diditno]

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]

Less to run?? 30mpg at the most and I mean the most.

[172lover]

gearbox problems...
(way worse then willy,172 boxes)

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

[diditno]

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]

Quick, but not in the same way Willys/172/182's are. Dynamics blunted by weight.

[diditno]

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.]

I'd skip the 197/200 and get a Megane...

[Coops]

ai, grab a 225

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

[talkingfish]

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]

Coops, its always nice to have a bit of poke if you need it