[Dave]

Gonna have a look at this little motor today :-

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=409217844

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=409217851

2002 52 Reg RENAULT Clio 3.0 24v Renaultsport 255
3 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Petrol, 28,000 miles, Metallic Silver. ABS, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, Central locking, Computer, Driver airbag, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Foglights, Head restraints, Headlight washers, Folding rear seats, Leather seats, Lumbar support, Immobiliser, Passenger airbag, Power assisted steering, Remote locking, Side airbags, Radio/CD Multichanger, Rear headrests, Sports seats, half leather interior, full sports seats, service history, UK SUPPLIED CAR, Body kit, CD, Colour coding - Body, Colour coding - Interior, Full service history, Locking wheel nuts, Metallic paintwork, Tinted glass.Insurance Group:20, parklands specialist cars £11,495 p/x welcome.

Anyone ever experienced one ?

[stepheno]

Boy Racer

[Dave]

[Dave]

Went to see it anyway.......how noisy inside the car....I knew the engine was in there with you , but I thought they could insulate it better than that Another car off the list

[Hacker]

Err, Dave, it's French, shouldn't that have set off the warning bells?

[lolyton]

Isn't that the point of it, aren't they s'posed to be noisy? Maybe it's time to leave that one for the young'uns, they seem to love the loud cars, infact i've noticed some of them even go out of their way to make them noisier.....Crazy!

[Steve]

Why not look at a Lotus Elise...

Small, sporty, cheap, good looking, quick(ish) good fun and reasonibly practicle...

[Dabhand16]

Lotus. I love 'em, but:

L ots
O f
T rouble
U sually
S erious

Plus, the 'boot' will only house a sandwich, or a D200 provided you keep the standard lens on it.

Nice car. but not practical.

[Steve400]

Originally Posted by Hacker

Err, Dave, it's French, shouldn't that have set off the warning bells?

thats what i would have said but in saying that the 3.0 Sport would be the only other renault id ever drive apart from the awesome bogstandard renault 5's! (please no renault owners take offence lol)

what other cars have you considered?

[Dave]

Well that was me trying to be sensible Now I've backed out the house my budget is £20K, but I need a car this week. Got the Porsche specialist calling back today to confirm if he has been able to get a 911 (993 model). If not I'm very tempted down the Z4 3.0 route, as a lot of car for the money s/h.....plus I drove one for a day & did enjoy it.

When I was looking around £10K mark I was tempted by Mini Cooper S ....had one when they 1st came out & found it was great to drive.

Tried a Lotus Elise but just too much road noise etc... I have to do a 250 mile round trip in a day once a week, so want to ensure it's not too tiring to drive.

Now of course the M3's have dropped to below £20K .....hmmmmm

[Markulous]

You could do worse than an MCS!



Only Renault expereince I had was 3 x 5s! Well, with tinfoil bodywork the power/weight ratio was prety good, so lots fun! And in common with most Renaults, the seats were very comfy!

[Toonie]

Nice picture Mark

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by Toonie

Nice picture Mark

You're meant to say nice picture AND car! LOL!

But thanks in any case!

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Dave

Now of course the M3's have dropped to below £20K .....hmmmmm

Be careful with them Dave, we had one and whilst it was a great car to drive they have had a lot of problems with the engine. There are an awful lot of them out there with replacement engines due to oil pickup/feed issues. The problem is that the engine is stretched to the limit for it's size and hence can be prone to breakage, I never understood why BMW put that engine in there.