Renaultsport Clio 200 EDC

[RemyMartin]

I know this should probably go in French bred, but I was thinking that, despite the car being out a while, I've not seen a thread in readers car yet nor have I even seen anyone mention they have one.
I can see on eBay and Autotrader that plenty have been sold and have mileage on, so where are all the owners?
I caught myself watching Harris's launch video on it and it had me thinking of one. I'm tempted to yest drive one. Has anyone even driven one yet?

Also as an aside, am I the only person not to have seen one on the road yet, I mean ffs I've seen a P1 twice!!

[LukeR94]

Me either, obviously not a hit!

I have a seen a Megane RB8 one of only 30 in the country though!

[Mister3man]

We all went and got Fiesta ST's instead

[RemyMartin]

Well clearly. I have seen a few ST Fiesta threads just no one has bought one.

I am going to book a test drive for next week.

[AGK]

I went to test drive one at my local and the dealer said they're not letting it out on the road.

[RemyMartin]

AGK said:

I went to test drive one at my local and the dealer said they're not letting it out on the road.

eh?

wtf.

[J8 SVG]

Quite a few popping up on Clio 200T.net

This guy has already started modifying his.. brave

[AGK]

RemyMartin said:

eh?

wtf.

Aye exactly. How do they expect to sell cars if they won't even give you a shot!

J8 SVG said:

This guy has already started modifying his.. brave

I had a set of KW's on my 200 the night I got it home

[lewisf182]

I saw one a few weeks ago in white, looked very smart and far better than the Fiesta ST IMO.

[Catatafish]

AGK said:

I had a set of KW's on my 200 the night I got it home

Renaultsport spend thousands of man hours developing and testing the handling, so what is the benefit of the KWs?

[AGK]

Catatafish said:

Renaultsport spend thousands of man hours developing and testing the handling, so what is the benefit of the KWs?

They were better.

[hondansx]

Catatafish said:

AGK said:

I had a set of KW's on my 200 the night I got it home

Renaultsport spend thousands of man hours developing and testing the handling, so what is the benefit of the KWs?

They develop and test the handling to suit a variety of markets and drivers. The suspension is also ultimately built down to a cost. In contrast, aftermarket suspension allows you to have the car you want.

[scarble]

Catatafish said:

Renaultsport spend thousands of man hours developing and testing the handling, so what is the benefit of the KWs?

Damnit, he's right. Sorry everyone, all car modifications ever are a waste of time

I think the reason they aren't shifting any RS 200 EDCs is (a) the EDC bit, (b) it doesn't have an F4R, instead it has a little Nissan engine, (c) no one wants a car that plays fake engine noises through the stereo.
Sorry to say it but I really think they've dropped the ball, the RS Clio is no more.

[matt1269]

AGK said:

I went to test drive one at my local and the dealer said they're not letting it out on the road.

I also got this. I was told that I could test drive it after buying it.

[scarble]

see, it's just that bad..

[GrumpyTwig]

matt1269 said:

AGK said:

I went to test drive one at my local and the dealer said they're not letting it out on the road.

I also got this. I was told that I could test drive it after buying it.

Not to defend them but I had the same when asking about test driving the mk7 GTI, I'm sure there are dealers who would provide a test drive but good Renault dealers are few and far between.

I have driven one though, the engine is competent but dull and the gearbox is no better or worse than VAG DSG units but pretty much misses the mark imo as it just dulls the whole experience most would expect from a Renaultsport product further.
Handling wise it's no better than the old car and the seating position is still too high.

It's a car that should have been marketed as a GT model imo

The other failing is that the finance deals for Renaultsport vehicles at the moment are quite frankly embarrassing when compared with the likes of Ford and the German marques.

Edited by GrumpyTwig on Wednesday 12th February 12:26

[Catatafish]

scarble said:

Damnit, he's right. Sorry everyone, all car modifications ever are a waste of time

I think the reason they aren't shifting any RS 200 EDCs is (a) the EDC bit, (b) it doesn't have an F4R, instead it has a little Nissan engine, (c) no one wants a car that plays fake engine noises through the stereo.
Sorry to say it but I really think they've dropped the ball, the RS Clio is no more.

Turn an innocent question into a generalisation why don't you

If you read the thread you will notice that some people have bought them: your black and white world view might be a bit on the p1ss.

[GreatPretender]

scarble said:

Catatafish said:

Renaultsport spend thousands of man hours developing and testing the handling, so what is the benefit of the KWs?

Damnit, he's right. Sorry everyone, all car modifications ever are a waste of time

I think the reason they aren't shifting any RS 200 EDCs is (a) the EDC bit, (b) it doesn't have an F4R, instead it has a little Nissan engine, (c) no one wants a car that plays fake engine noises through the stereo.
Sorry to say it but I really think they've dropped the ball, the RS Clio is no more.

It's an embarrassment of a car. Renault's market research team need to be taken outside and executed in front of their respective children.

I'd opine that the average age of a new RenualtSport Clio buyer is 26, yet somehow, inexplicably, Renault has created a car for 13yr olds.

I'm glad no-one is buying it. Hopefully Renault will wake up and smell the coffee.

[chris watton]

J8 SVG said:

Quite a few popping up on Clio 200T.net

This guy has already started modifying his.. brave

Hmm, spend thousands on suspension upgrades that transpired to be not fit for purpose, leaving the OP seriously out of pocket....

[SarGara]

GreatPretender said:

I'm glad no-one is buying it. Hopefully Renault will wake up and smell the coffee.

Renault dont care about the UK market, they are busy focusing on other countries. Sad fact