karlblues2 Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 Renault Newbie here. Looking at getting a 197 or 200 shortly so thought I'd look around here for some advice. I haven't had a Renault since my trusty 1982 Black and gold 2.0GTX was sold to make way for a Peugeot 309 GTi in Uk in 1988. I've had a fair few cars since then (65 to date) but mostly VW Golfs, Audi S models and BMW M models. All of them second hand and appropriately priced! My current daily driver is a rare 1993 Kingfisher Audi S2 that I've owned since 2003. (I sold it to a friend in late 2005, then bought it back in early 2007!) Anyway, I am looking for a fun daily driver that will enable me to put the S2 back to week-end duties. I test drove a stealership 197 with moonroof last week and was very impressed! Wondering whether the 200 variant is worth the extra circa $8k? Cheers in advance Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 Welcome! The S2 hasn't been at Audvolks by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domlebo70 Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 A 309 GTI. You lucky bastard. How do they compare to the 205? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave200 Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 309 was just a sedan vesion of the 205. I imagine the handling was a touch safer than the snap oversteering 205 GTi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 Welcome indeed - quite a pedigree you've got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 28, August 2011 Report Share Posted 28, August 2011 Hi Karl, Best of luck with the hunt... hoepfully you'll get something mint. Anyways, pics when it happens and see you around the forum. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlblues2 Posted 29, August 2011 Author Report Share Posted 29, August 2011 Hi guys Thanks for the welcomes! Yes the S2 does go to hospital at Audvolks. Not many I trust with her to be honest! The 309Gti was a 3 door hatchback and essentially a boxier version of the 306. It shared the same mechanicals as the little brother 205 1.9 GTi. The 309 was definitely more stable at speed than my mates 205 and I loved it! I've also owned 3 x 405 Mi16's so I obviously love the free revving nature of the 1905cc engine in both 8 and 16V forms. I'm still looking for a Clio 197 or 200 for under $30k too Cheers Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renault_Tech Posted 16, September 2011 Report Share Posted 16, September 2011 Not long to go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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