Renault Clio III 1.6A - any interest?

[Nikolaiski]

http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=46

 

New clio, but lukewarm interest so far..anyone bought liao?

Edited June 30, 2008 by Nikolaiski

[Furrynadz]

saw a few on the road

 

locally fitted wrong size tyres

 

[Comfy]

63k for a base one.. hmm... maybe get something which is light on fuel..

[Firstcall]

when i heard that it has steering paddle shift, my first response is 'what for'

 

not that paddle shift is bad. it is Renaults auto box is damn laggy, hesitant and 'confusing' that even if u try shifting, it takes a while to react and I was right: that they still have not change the gearbox. Its the same lousy box they use on Megane. If one thing they should really ditch is that gear box. if there is one thing they should try benefiting from Nissan is they should get their gearbox.

 

what a shame that they didnt.

 

r u gg to test th2 R27? it shld be a fun drive, 200bhp NA.

[Friendstar]

not interested in renault

 

firstcall summed it well

[Friendstar]

what u mean?

[Furrynadz]

factory fit max size is 185/60/15

 

local 205/55/16

[Felipe]

i think the min size is 15, then upgraded to 16.

 

anyway agree gearbox is terrible even when shifting manually. interior is shoddy. strangely the car i tested before the clio was the i30 and i found the i30 to be much better built, better gearbox, equipment just as good, but its a hyundai

[Rtth84]

the hyundai more expensive too

[Comfy]

for a once.. a french roti is selling cheaper than kimchi..

Edited July 2, 2008 by Comfy

[Felipe]

nope. hyundai was 61k. clio was 64k. what i remember from the SEs at least

[Rtth84]

quoted from SgCarmart review of the i30.

 

Last paragraph: "While the i30 should have been priced a little lower in order to let the car-buying audience warm up to it, we can

[Rtth84]

anyway Hyundai's i30 is a new model, the Clio is a 2005 model

Edited July 3, 2008 by Rtth84

[Watwheels]

Nice styling in & out.....

 

I think that's about it.

[Felipe]

this review pricing was the initial launch price. the current retail is 61k, according to sgcarmart. as for the clio, its newly launched in SG. u mean wearnes took 3 years to think whether to launch in SG?

 

 

http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_...&imageField.y=0

Edited July 3, 2008 by Felipe

[Rtth84]

yes. you can see how the dealer treats singapore customers

[Rickster]

U r right...I was alrdy looking at the clio since 2 years ago and wondering if they will even bring it in. Wearnes just too over the renault distribution last year. Before that, was Exklusive.

[Felipe]

usually conti dealers will wait at most a year or so to launch. this is bad for renault. no wonder the model feels stale...it would have been better to launch in 06