Clio V6; pictures and waffle
Discussion
Hi all,
This is an overdue post as I’ve had the car for well over a year now so I’m going to use it as an excuse to post a few pictures…
Having moved to London for university several years ago I quickly bought a motorbike, (Excuse the misleading non-London photo):
Whilst this was perfect to riding around town I found it to be very much style over substance, which is saying a lot considering my Dad has a couple of Harleys.
So with uni complete and now working in Oxford it was time to find a suitable car. Some options considered were Z3M Coupe, E36 M3 GT, Elise 111R amongst other.
I was looking for something fun and fast but also something ‘special’. I was looking forward to road trips, B road blasting and track days so it needed to tick a lot of boxes.
Amongst the list of potential cars was a Clio V6, largely because my brother had already owned one for some time. This proved to be very influential on my decision, but it also required some persistence.
I began looking and must have viewed 4 or 5 before mine was posted for sale on the V6Clio forum. With the values of these cars having dropped so low over the past few years a lot of the cars I viewed were in very poor condition and would have required a significant amount of time and money to get back to a good standard. Fortunately, my car to be was posted up for sale on the V6 forum and within a few days it was seen and bought.
Enough talk; pictures:
Having been collected:
Parked in Oxford:
First go on track with Pistonheads at Silverstone
As is customary I had my first spin at the end of the old pit straight, a little too much trail braking into the corner brought the back around very quickly and off I went into the, thankfully generous, run off area. Rather embarrassingly I had to sit and wait for the rest of the session to drive past as I sat waiting for the car to restart.
I was never particularly keen on the grey wheels so I had them painted back to the original silver at the first opportunity. I had them done through Scott at SG Motorsport who had looked after the car for the previous owner and had been used by my brother on several occasions in the past. Scott’s reputation precedes him and to put it shortly, if you have a Clio V6, it has to go to him.
At Kimbolton Fayre this year on the V6Clio stand:
I now live London (again) so the car sits idling waiting for the occasional weekend trip, however it does occasionally make it down.
At Hexagon Classic in Kensington:
With V6Clio at Silverstone classic; for those of you who don’t know these cars do come in colours other than blue and silver!
On an early Sunday morning drive with some quicker, more expensive and carbon fiber-y cars:
Just a gratuitous picture:
Last weekend was the most fun that I have had in the car as we took a road trip to Anglesey via the Evo Triangle and the Black Mountain Pass.
The photos that are clearly of another level to those shown previously were taken by Khalid Bari Automotive Photography - https://www.facebook.com/KhalidBariPhotography/?fr... and Art from Woofsnap - http://www.woofsnap.com/
For those that made it this far I’ll finish by mentioning the changes the car has from standard:
Nardi steering wheel
Lightweight TTV Flywheel
Phase 1 clutch
Solid top mounts
Recaro Trendlines
Janspeed ‘Spike’ backbox
Clio V6 Trophy coils
Recaro Sportsters and KW V3s with a setup from Centre of Gravity are on the wishlist.
Also, I know that the previous owner Mick is on here so hopefully he will be pleased to see the car running well, being looked after and most importantly used.
Cheers.
This is an overdue post as I’ve had the car for well over a year now so I’m going to use it as an excuse to post a few pictures…
Having moved to London for university several years ago I quickly bought a motorbike, (Excuse the misleading non-London photo):
Whilst this was perfect to riding around town I found it to be very much style over substance, which is saying a lot considering my Dad has a couple of Harleys.
So with uni complete and now working in Oxford it was time to find a suitable car. Some options considered were Z3M Coupe, E36 M3 GT, Elise 111R amongst other.
I was looking for something fun and fast but also something ‘special’. I was looking forward to road trips, B road blasting and track days so it needed to tick a lot of boxes.
Amongst the list of potential cars was a Clio V6, largely because my brother had already owned one for some time. This proved to be very influential on my decision, but it also required some persistence.
I began looking and must have viewed 4 or 5 before mine was posted for sale on the V6Clio forum. With the values of these cars having dropped so low over the past few years a lot of the cars I viewed were in very poor condition and would have required a significant amount of time and money to get back to a good standard. Fortunately, my car to be was posted up for sale on the V6 forum and within a few days it was seen and bought.
Enough talk; pictures:
Having been collected:
Parked in Oxford:
First go on track with Pistonheads at Silverstone
As is customary I had my first spin at the end of the old pit straight, a little too much trail braking into the corner brought the back around very quickly and off I went into the, thankfully generous, run off area. Rather embarrassingly I had to sit and wait for the rest of the session to drive past as I sat waiting for the car to restart.
I was never particularly keen on the grey wheels so I had them painted back to the original silver at the first opportunity. I had them done through Scott at SG Motorsport who had looked after the car for the previous owner and had been used by my brother on several occasions in the past. Scott’s reputation precedes him and to put it shortly, if you have a Clio V6, it has to go to him.
At Kimbolton Fayre this year on the V6Clio stand:
I now live London (again) so the car sits idling waiting for the occasional weekend trip, however it does occasionally make it down.
At Hexagon Classic in Kensington:
With V6Clio at Silverstone classic; for those of you who don’t know these cars do come in colours other than blue and silver!
On an early Sunday morning drive with some quicker, more expensive and carbon fiber-y cars:
Just a gratuitous picture:
Last weekend was the most fun that I have had in the car as we took a road trip to Anglesey via the Evo Triangle and the Black Mountain Pass.
The photos that are clearly of another level to those shown previously were taken by Khalid Bari Automotive Photography - https://www.facebook.com/KhalidBariPhotography/?fr... and Art from Woofsnap - http://www.woofsnap.com/
For those that made it this far I’ll finish by mentioning the changes the car has from standard:
Nardi steering wheel
Lightweight TTV Flywheel
Phase 1 clutch
Solid top mounts
Recaro Trendlines
Janspeed ‘Spike’ backbox
Clio V6 Trophy coils
Recaro Sportsters and KW V3s with a setup from Centre of Gravity are on the wishlist.
Also, I know that the previous owner Mick is on here so hopefully he will be pleased to see the car running well, being looked after and most importantly used.
Cheers.
The Spruce goose said:
Nice to see a actually being used and not worrying about value, not like the other one on here. when you use it people will see it and remember Renault actually did some proper looney cars.
Nice dirty shots as well.
Mine? Been out every day the last two weeks!Nice dirty shots as well.
Fantastic car, OP!
Silver is my favourite Phase 2 colour!
There is something so special about the V6.
Interested to hear your thoughts on the lightweight flywheel. I feel it's the one mod that would make a big, positive difference to my car...
But no, I won't be doing it... for value reasons
Thanks for the positive comments. Despite the pictures of it covered in filth it does get very well looked after!
Defcon5 said:
I thought these were going up in value rather than down. Good to see one being throughly used!
Sorry I was unclear; the values are going up now but as they had previously gone down they didn't get looked after as they should!mick_coupe said:
My old car, still going well i hope ?
Mick
It goes very well! A bit of occasional TLC but that's because I'm trying to get it in the best condition possible. I hope the Elise is doing well?Mick
dom9 said:
Interested to hear your thoughts on the lightweight flywheel. I feel it's the one mod that would make a big, positive difference to my car...
But no, I won't be doing it... for value reasons
My car came with the flywheel but I did drive my brothers before he had one installed. The revs rise and fall more quickly and give the car a little more urgency, but I am not the best person to ask for a side by side comparison. Those that have had it done all give very positive comments, some saying it's the biggest transformation to the car of all modifications.But no, I won't be doing it... for value reasons
Love a bit of Phase 2, being an owner myself; silver suits it perfectly. Was that the Chelsea Car Club run, looks like a lot of fun?!
Interestetd too to hear your thoughts on the TTV - may get Scott onto it next time the engine gets dropped, so plenty of time to put money aside for it and maybe an LSD at the same time.
Have a Quicksilver exhaust - which is very loud (maybe too much, but got used to it) - but car also lives in Central London during the Summer, hopefully see you around.
Enjoy - it's the first car I've owned where I've genuinely thought I could never sell it - really gets under your skin!
Interestetd too to hear your thoughts on the TTV - may get Scott onto it next time the engine gets dropped, so plenty of time to put money aside for it and maybe an LSD at the same time.
Have a Quicksilver exhaust - which is very loud (maybe too much, but got used to it) - but car also lives in Central London during the Summer, hopefully see you around.
Enjoy - it's the first car I've owned where I've genuinely thought I could never sell it - really gets under your skin!
Jitstar said:
Love a bit of Phase 2, being an owner myself; silver suits it perfectly. Was that the Chelsea Car Club run, looks like a lot of fun?!
Interestetd too to hear your thoughts on the TTV - may get Scott onto it next time the engine gets dropped, so plenty of time to put money aside for it and maybe an LSD at the same time.
Have a Quicksilver exhaust - which is very loud (maybe too much, but got used to it) - but car also lives in Central London during the Summer, hopefully see you around.
Enjoy - it's the first car I've owned where I've genuinely thought I could never sell it - really gets under your skin!
It was Chelsea Car Club, yes. Are you a 'member'? It was great fun, very nice people, very well organised and the Welsh roads and Anglesey (all of which I was driving for the first time) were a lot of fun.Interestetd too to hear your thoughts on the TTV - may get Scott onto it next time the engine gets dropped, so plenty of time to put money aside for it and maybe an LSD at the same time.
Have a Quicksilver exhaust - which is very loud (maybe too much, but got used to it) - but car also lives in Central London during the Summer, hopefully see you around.
Enjoy - it's the first car I've owned where I've genuinely thought I could never sell it - really gets under your skin!
From my limited experience of both I would say get it done. From hearing others opinions I would say get it done sooner rather than later!
I like the Janspeed as it gives more volume than standard and crackles and pops but I'd really like an Orbisoud - they don't make the sports version anymore though, perhaps I'll have to get a 'race'.
10 said:
My car came with the flywheel but I did drive my brothers before he had one installed. The revs rise and fall more quickly and give the car a little more urgency, but I am not the best person to ask for a side by side comparison. Those that have had it done all give very positive comments, some saying it's the biggest transformation to the car of all modifications.
It's the one thing I 'notice' about my Phase 1; it seems to cling onto revs for a good while after the clutch goes in and it's definitely 'mechanical' and not electric. Can imagine the LWFW changes the character dramatically, though the Phase 2 engine may have been slightly better in this respect anyway.If you ever shoot down the A3, there are quite a few of us owners in that corridor!
Edited by dom9 on Sunday 11th December 17:04
Love the V6's I still miss mine all the time (Pic of mine in my profile), and have told myself that I will try and get another in a few years, perhaps Liquid yellow or Lunar grey.
I’m not sure what will happen to the values though, will they continue to climb, or hover around the 30k mark?
I’m not sure what will happen to the values though, will they continue to climb, or hover around the 30k mark?
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