Have you driven them at all Dallas?
200 CUP prices
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even if the 200 cup looked liked the 197 and with the full renaultsport bodykit i wouldnt have it. it can never be a replacement for the trophy but to some people it might just be what there looking for everyday driving/track use. if it could shave about 100kg i think it would be more tempting to think about it
quik5i1ver said:
No, not in the market, so I cannot be arsed to go talk $hite to some sales rep just to have a blat, drove the 197 Cup at Bedford twice last year and if the 200 is as much of an improvement as they say, it'd be good proposition, but then I'd always recommend what I've currently got over a 200 :wink:
Still the Trophy is such awesome value at many, many thousands less than the current Clio.
Until they do a clio 225 or similar it's a no from me...
Had a blast in a full fat 200 with the cup suspension pack and have to say it was planted far better on the road than the trophy ever has been...!! Hate to say this but it actually put it to shame 
They are going back up at book price for the last few un reg cars :!:son of solo said:
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J.e.r.i.c.h.o said:Had a blast in a full fat 200 with the cup suspension pack and have to say it was planted far better on the road than the trophy ever has been...!! Hate to say this but it actually put it to shame
But was it as much fun to drive as the T?
A new 200 for 13k is such a bargain.
How do you find out about these deals? Did you hear it from someone or did you go there pretending to be interested and they offered you this price?
How do you find out about these deals? Did you hear it from someone or did you go there pretending to be interested and they offered you this price?
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Hi Matt - just had a look at Lookers website... and came across this one. Maybe able to get another £500 off?
http://www.lookers.co.uk/used-car-sales ... ROL/177066
http://www.lookers.co.uk/used-car-sales ... ROL/177066
J.e.r.i.c.h.o said:Had a blast in a full fat 200 with the cup suspension pack and have to say it was planted far better on the road than the trophy ever has been...!! Hate to say this but it actually put it to shame
Hence the reason after a 40min blast round Oulton park in a 197 my T was up for sale =P~
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J.e.r.i.c.h.o said:Had a blast in a full fat 200 with the cup suspension pack and have to say it was planted far better on the road than the trophy ever has been...!! Hate to say this but it actually put it to shame
But this goes against every car magazine that has so far tried the next 200 Cup.... it's seems it is a very good car but not quite as good as previous models...
A quote from EVO...."Evolution, as Charles Darwin once suggested, is a wondrous thing. Obviously we agree. And so, quite clearly, does Renault. The French car maker's Renaultsport division made a dazzling case for accelerated daptation with the previous-generation Clio, taking it all the way from fun (Clio 172) to formidable (Clio 182 Trophy) in the space of a few years and proving that a talented road-runner could evolve into a car that regarded any convenient racetrack as a natural habitat..... Although bundled with a mid-life facelift for the Clio range, the 200 Cup is by far Renaultsport’s most serious attempt to address the early criticisms levelled at the 197 and move the hottest Clio into the zone that made the more heavily evolved editions of the previous- generation Clio so magical............... So, a transformation? Compared with the original 197, yes – both subjectively and, on Bedford’s West Circuit, against the clock. Bottom line first. From rest the 200 Cup hits 60mph in 6.6sec and 100mph in 16.7sec – virtually identical figures to those returned by the Mini Cooper S.....More tellingly, though, the 200 Cup feels much more alert and urgent than the 197, stepping off the line with something approaching genuine brio and responding to small throttle inputs much more eagerly............ Renaultsport has come good on the promise and delivered the car we dared hope the 197 might become. And we’ll back that statement up with one final, remarkable statistic. The Clio 200 Cup lapped the West Circuit in 1.32.0, 2.2 seconds faster than the 197 Cup did last summer. But then that’s evolution for you. "
Steve - you might be changing your 197 for the 200 then? :lol:
Would be interesting to see what recaros and air con would add to the price quoted on the lookers site.. Mind you, based upon the comments regarding damage to the bolsters, it seems the recaros are an expensive proposition.. Plus they look so much better in leather and alcantara.
marrow said:J.e.r.i.c.h.o said:Had a blast in a full fat 200 with the cup suspension pack and have to say it was planted far better on the road than the trophy ever has been...!! Hate to say this but it actually put it to shame
But this goes against every car magazine that has so far tried the next 200 Cup.... it's seems it is a very good car but not quite as good as previous models...
A quote from EVO...."Evolution, as Charles Darwin once suggested, is a wondrous thing. Obviously we agree. And so, quite clearly, does Renault. The French car maker's Renaultsport division made a dazzling case for accelerated daptation with the previous-generation Clio, taking it all the way from fun (Clio 172) to formidable (Clio 182 Trophy) in the space of a few years and proving that a talented road-runner could evolve into a car that regarded any convenient racetrack as a natural habitat..... Although bundled with a mid-life facelift for the Clio range, the 200 Cup is by far Renaultsport’s most serious attempt to address the early criticisms levelled at the 197 and move the hottest Clio into the zone that made the more heavily evolved editions of the previous- generation Clio so magical............... So, a transformation? Compared with the original 197, yes – both subjectively and, on Bedford’s West Circuit, against the clock. Bottom line first. From rest the 200 Cup hits 60mph in 6.6sec and 100mph in 16.7sec – virtually identical figures to those returned by the Mini Cooper S.....More tellingly, though, the 200 Cup feels much more alert and urgent than the 197, stepping off the line with something approaching genuine brio and responding to small throttle inputs much more eagerly............ Renaultsport has come good on the promise and delivered the car we dared hope the 197 might become. And we’ll back that statement up with one final, remarkable statistic. The Clio 200 Cup lapped the West Circuit in 1.32.0, 2.2 seconds faster than the 197 Cup did last summer. But then that’s evolution for you. "
Steve - you might be changing your 197 for the 200 then? :lol:
Depends if you want a car with 3yr warranty or one thats past it's best & only going to cost more as the yrs pile on.
Some of us actually drive our cars & make informed decisions based upon that rather than going by what some journo says [-X
Down the tracks i took you along the Cup is quicker mainly due to brakes & the way it's not knocked off course.
May go for a 200 or 26r as i've been offered more than i payed for my Cup back in Feb, so free motoring =D>
I had to seek clarification... All clear now though :lol: :lol:
All clear now though :lol: :lol:- Thread starter
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Just to add, if you Google "clio trophy" the following comes up...
"ClioTrophy.co.uk The forum for owners and fans of the Renaultsport Clio 182 Trophy."
Key words:
Owners
Fans
If you don't fall into the above, why bother contributing?
We're here to be informed and have fun. No?
"ClioTrophy.co.uk The forum for owners and fans of the Renaultsport Clio 182 Trophy."
Key words:
Owners
Fans
If you don't fall into the above, why bother contributing?
We're here to be informed and have fun. No?
former owners count also... they have something to compare against and remember the good times...