106 Rallye vs Clio 172 Cup

[SidewaysSi]

Looking to get one of these in the family - will be used for about 5k miles p.a. But needs to be fun and involving. It will be used as a car for my sister as well who likes something with some poke.

Is the Clio expensive to run and unreliable and is the 106 fast enough? Know neither will be perfect and in some ways, finding a good example of either may prove tricky so it may just be a case of taking what comes up.

[Vacumatic]

Have had a 172 and driven the 106, if poke means grunt, go for the renault.

Only problem I had with my Renault was a failed alternator, and I did 100K in 3 years. Car wasnt that made though, felt weak in much of the trim, for example the steering wheel rotted.

[billy939]

Clio is cheap to fuel and insure, expensive to repair and service in comparison to similar cars.
A 106 Rallye will be cheaper on everything, will handle a little better but be much slower.

Perfect compromise......106 Gti!

They handle better than the Clio.
They are cheaper to fuel/insure/repair/service.
They are only slightly slower in standard form but with a few breathing mods they will be as quick if not quicker.
More rare than the Clio and creeping up in value, although not as much as the Rallye.
Sound superb with a 2" Outward rolled Pugsport exhaust

Go for the Gti!

[Krikkit]

I would (and have) picked a Rallye again, but they're venturing further into the classic kind of territory due to rust issues etc now.

If you want a minimum-fuss daily a 172 Cup will do very nicely, the 106 will need more love but also be more fun!

[LordHaveMurci]

Had my 172 Cup for 5yrs, they aren't as unreliable as people make them out to be. There are a number of known issues but none of these are major & if you buy carefully you can find one with most things sorted anyway.

Mine is a 2nd car, bought to hillclimb with but also used as my daily. Can't ever imagine selling it to be honest, it's such a great car & I doubt they're going to get any cheaper.

No experience of the Pug so can't compare, sorry.

[SidewaysSi]

Thanks all. I have been keeping my eye out but given the age/type of car, good ones seem very scarce!

[davidsc]

I've all of them.

S1 Rallye, S2 Rallye and S1 16v Rallye and Clio 172 Cup.

The Clio is a better car in every area and I loved my Peugeots. I feel a bit sick saying that too!

[Batfink]

Having owned both. The Clio is vastly more capable and comfortable, but its not got anywhere near as much character engine wise.

[SidewaysSi]

Sounds good. Looks like you bought your clio recently-anywhere in particular to look or was it a case of luck through the usual places?

[LordHaveMurci]

SidewaysSi said:

Sounds good. Looks like you bought your clio recently-anywhere in particular to look or was it a case of luck through the usual places?

If you're set on a Clio then cliosport.net is well worth signing up to, may find a decent car for sale & you'll get loads of good advice on there (you may have to wade through some 'other' advice to get to the good though).

[iacabu]

I've just bought a Clio 172 Cup and have previously owned a 106 GTI. The Clio feels much quicker and is nicer to drive due to the extra grunt. It also looks better and has a better interior IMO. Stills handles well although I haven't pushed it yet.

[Dr Slotter]

Had a S2 Rallye and a 182 'in period', loved both though for different reasons. It was another S2 Rallye I bought when I recently had some space on the drive.

[lee_erm]

The Clio gets a four star euro n-cap rating, even the Phase 1 172. I'm not sure what the the 106 gets, but it's bad! That's what swings it for me. Unless of course cages are involved.

Edit> http://www.euroncap.com/en/results/citro%C3%ABn/sa...

Edited by lee_erm on Wednesday 18th March 19:13