Clio 172 Cup a big drop?

Clio 172 Cup a big drop?

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billy939

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375 posts

145 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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I currently have an EP3 Civic Type-R 2003. I bought it for a bargain price of £3000 in February with only 74k on the clock. Now due to my mum leaving my dad my mum is a bit short of money and I said I would offer to sell my EP3 for £3-4k and buy a Clio 172 Cup for £2k and lend my mum the change until she sold our house.
Now the boring stuff is out the way.....Would An EP3 to a 172 Cup Ph2 be a big drop or would I still be just as happy with my car?
I know they are close competitors, but have any EP3 owners gone to a Cliosport and never looked back?

billy939

Original Poster:

375 posts

145 months

Friday 27th April 2012
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Yeah more background information needed haha.....
My cars are insured through a works fleet policy so changing is pretty simple.
I'm already paying rent, but it's not how much money that is the issue, because if I preferred the Cliosport then I'd be tempted to keep it anyway. I'm more interested in whether I would miss my EP3. I love the Vtec raspy noise, the seats and driving position and the excellent gearbox. But as this is only going to be a weekend car and used for the occasional trackday then would I prefer the chuckability of the 172?