buccaneer Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 G'day all. I am a first time Renault owner, so new to the car line I don't know what it is I have bought! I test drove a brand new Renault Clio F1 and loved it but The Fabulous One who rideth with the shotgun announced it was too 'jiggly' and vetoed! Sigh. I was looking for a small car that would give pleasurable driving and stumbled on to an ad for a 2005 Clio Sport. It was in pristine nick, obviously loved by the owner and extremely well taken care off. He didn't seem to know much about the car or line either. I drove it over the Gooseberry Hill down the Mundaring Weir road and before I had turned it around to go back, I had bought it in my head. Have driven it over Christmas but I had better stay out of it for a few days and find out what it is exactly. Love everything except the lack of USA/Iphone/Bluetooth and just called an audio place, they tell me I have to change out the factory unit and replace it all to upgrade. Seems a pity as it is an attractive and good sounding unit. How come these cars aren't well known here, sensational ride!!! Bucc~smitten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamR Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Welcome Bucc! If it's a Clio from 2005 it sounds like you've bought a 182. What colour is the car, and what colour are the wheels? If the wheels are silver it's a "Normale" 182, but if they're charcoal/grey in colour then you've bought yourself a "Cup". I suspect it may be a "Normale" if "The Fabulous One who rideth with the shotgun" found the ride too jiggly in a new Clio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 29, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Hi Sam, Yes it is a 182...oopsadaisy, I knew that part. Are they Clio I's or Clio II's orwhat, no idea. It is a metalic silver pearl colour, lovely, and has alloy spoked wheels. Just took snaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 29, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 not sure my ego and insecurities can handle being the owner of a 'normale'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemz Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Welcome Bucc! Not to worry - a 182 Sport is a fine machine. You can always upgrade the suspension and make it more jiggly. Also, it's a Clio II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 29, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Thanks nemz...TFO will be pleased (not) should I sportify the jiggler bits! How much fun is it seeing the look of surprise on drivers faces when the little car they don't recognize vanishes round the next turn in a star trek warp speed blip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucker Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Welcome Bucc, Just bought a 182 Cup myself recently. They are indeed a fine machine. Enjoy Mundaring Weir rd; I know I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintClio Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Welcome Buccaneer, Sure you will love the 182, great looking car! You couldn't have picked better roads for your test drive. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Welcome, Buccaneer. The colour is "Titanium", and I think it really sets off the clean lines of the 182. The "normale" is still an exceptional vehicle, particularly when wearing the right spec tyres All the fun is had between 5,500 and redline - and there's even a light on the dash that tells you when you're getting close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamR Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Very nice! Titanium is a great shade of silver IMO, and sets the car off nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 29, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Thanks everyone! The test drive had me very reflective about my nature. It has been so long since I have felt so intolerant of other road users. Having extremely angst filled thoughts running through my head like "Oh c'mon, I could raise a kid to school age by the time you take this bend" "I know you have eight cylinders and I should be more respectful of the rumble, but I can't hear it from way out in front" I'm going to pull my head in now...but that does prove the roads were a perfect choice to get the most impressed with this great little machine!! Thanks for the great welcome, now I have to trawl through looking for info on what to change the sound system to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Don't? A cable can get you aux-in, or a box for control of an iWhatever from the OE headunit. If you've got time to yak on the phone, you should be pootling along behind the V8 so you can listen to it at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Y'har and welcome aboard. (sorry - couldn't help myself as (sorry, too much Captain Feathersword) Dig the Titanium silver...looks schimck. Anyways...take care of her... service well, and all should be fine. I'd say enjoy, but think you have that part covered. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 29, December 2011 Report Share Posted 29, December 2011 Looks like Dieppe has created another RS enthusiast Welcome to ozRS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 30, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 30, December 2011 Don't? A cable can get you aux-in, or a box for control of an iWhatever from the OE headunit. If you've got time to yak on the phone, you should be pootling along behind the V8 so you can listen to it at the same time Can you tell me more about this griff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 30, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 30, December 2011 The main thing I want is to be able to listen to music from usb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 30, December 2011 Report Share Posted 30, December 2011 Start in the ICE section and look for stuff like this: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=11532 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow29 Posted 31, December 2011 Report Share Posted 31, December 2011 Congrats on the purchase mate. Looks great I was thinking of taking my megane for a drive to the hills next week as a sort of expedited run in and to get some nice driving roads. Sounds like I'll have to check out Mundaring Weird Rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 31, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 31, December 2011 Congrats on the purchase mate. Looks great I was thinking of taking my megane for a drive to the hills next week as a sort of expedited run in and to get some nice driving roads. Sounds like I'll have to check out Mundaring Weird Rd Thanks mate! You never know, I might see you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 31, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 31, December 2011 Start in the ICE section and look for stuff like this: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=11532 I've read through a few threads, unfortunately the links to products no longer work so I still am unsure what to hunt for but I am sold on the concept of buying a cable and having a go at setting up a dock with iphone stalk controls and charging. Last Thursday I went to a professional car audio place and they had me convinced it was a $500 job installing a $150 JVC head unit I needed to solve my problem. At the last minute they discovered they didn' have the right compatible controller for the Renault stalk controls so they postponed till next week. If I can source the right cable I will cancel and do it your suggested way griffyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 1, January 2012 Author Report Share Posted 1, January 2012 Looks like Dieppe has created another RS enthusiast Welcome to ozRS! Dieppe, as in the cute town on the coast of France? Sorry, don't get the reference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 1, January 2012 Report Share Posted 1, January 2012 It's where your car was made. http://www.renault.com/en/groupe/develo ... ieppe.aspx http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=alpine ... =0&iwloc=A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 1, January 2012 Author Report Share Posted 1, January 2012 Ahhh, thanks griff. If only getting a link to a cable jobbie that would allow me to set up my stalk controlled charging DIY Iphone dock was so easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 1, January 2012 Author Report Share Posted 1, January 2012 Congrats on the purchase mate. Looks great I was thinking of taking my megane for a drive to the hills next week as a sort of expedited run in and to get some nice driving roads. Sounds like I'll have to check out Mundaring Weird Rd Grabbed at the chance to go for a hills run this am. The Fabulous One murmured "Go for a drive, think I'll watch a chick flick on DVD" BANG, I was gone-ski! I am truly smitten with this car, awesome fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 3, January 2012 Author Report Share Posted 3, January 2012 Congrats on the purchase mate. Looks great I was thinking of taking my megane for a drive to the hills next week as a sort of expedited run in and to get some nice driving roads. Sounds like I'll have to check out Mundaring Weird Rd I dunno what anyone else is driving yet but I went for a spin thru the hills again but this time with The Fabulous One and we spotted a base white Gordini (AGP?) with blue stripes pretty close to Mundaring Weir going the opposite way to us. Waved but unsure if he spotted us. I better find out if there is a more appropriate place for spottings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzSport Posted 12, January 2012 Report Share Posted 12, January 2012 Drive day anyone??? viewtopic.php?f=10&t=21273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-Vox Posted 16, January 2012 Report Share Posted 16, January 2012 start the link OzSport....Sunday 5 Feb you said...usual time and place I assume..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologist Posted 19, January 2012 Report Share Posted 19, January 2012 Mundaring Weir Road is an excellent drive however my favorite part of the whole road is the climb back up towards the hotel from the base of the weir down near the pump station. When I drove this in the Spider I used to really hammer those series of beautiful left/right curves Driving down that same section is just not as much fun as your looking over, and right on, the edge much of the time.... There would appear to be heaps of Renaultsport cars in the Mundaring area including the other Spider, an Alpine and various other Renaults.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buccaneer Posted 26, January 2012 Author Report Share Posted 26, January 2012 Some great roads through the back of the hills, behind Roleystone and Carmel way. You won't believe it but my dog is absolutely crazy about the car.She scoots in anytime I am going out,and is so smart, she watches upcoming curves and leans in anticipating the g forces, what a great dog she is! She loves being in the navigator seat but when in the back she still enjoys the curves,paws out pushing against the side as we curve it. Unlike TFO, she never screams "slow down!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-Vox Posted 1, February 2012 Report Share Posted 1, February 2012 are you guys coming on Sunday...buccaneer and biologist?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologist Posted 2, February 2012 Report Share Posted 2, February 2012 Crickey, its this Sunday isn't it? Not sure to be honest. I have a lot on this weekend. We'll see, we may, its just depends on what else we have to do that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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