Thread: Treza360's Ride (aka What Trent Went And Did)

Formerly Called: "Treza360's New Ride (aka What Trent Went And Did)"

Hi All,

Well I know a lot of you were quite interested to know what my next car was going to be after the unexpected tragedy that was the loss of my R32. Well as some might have seen in my signature for a while, my new ride was ordered and then on a boat and then pending delivery. Well now it's here and I think a lot of you are going to be shocked.

I've gone and bought a new Renault Clio RenaultSport 200 Cup 20th Anniversary Edition. Renault have only brought 30 of the 20th Anniversaries into the country, each individually numbered and I've got number 19.

I know a lot of you won't probably get it but hey if you've got nothing nice to say, then don't say nothing.

Anyway enough words more pictures. See below.

Cheers,
Trent

Originally Posted by tomtom_r32

Hope you pamper this as much as you did the .:R.
How is it in comparison to the .:R32?

Oh don't worry, unfortunately I'll still be just as OCD about it as I was with the .:R.

In comparison to the R32, it's similar yet totally different. Whereas the R32 is a bit of a beast even when you're pootling along, the Clio is just almost as easy as my GF's 323 SP20 at parking/slow speeds. The engine is eager to rev and the steering and feedback is on another planet. The suspension is firm but compliant and surprisingly more forgiving and better than the setup I had in the R32.

The Recaro buckets aren't as plush and luxurious as the Koenigs but they're even more supportive. The steering wheel is just as fat and the gear change is almost as short as the HPA 40% shifter reduction I had. The exhaust and intake note will never match a stock R let alone my APR/Billy Boat setup but it's still got a great little rorty note (better than a GTI or similar). At cruising speeds it's nice and quite though.

It has a lot of nice mod cons which I wanted on the R such as keyless entry and go, auto folding heated mirrors, Bluetooth with voice dialling, mpe cd player, iPod/USB/3.5mm/Bluetooth music playback, and an even more detailed trip computer. Climate control is also standard.

Downsides, the speakers themselves though are average at best. I'm going to miss heated seats. It also has pretty rubbish cup holders. I also need to get myself a driver's side grab handle and a LHD sun visor for the passenger side that has mirror cover.

But overall though I'm absolutely chuffed. I think I've used the word a few times but it's fantastic.

Cheers,
Trent