Stuart_Canning Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Hi All, So I have taken the plunge and after months of searching have finally last weekend purchased a 2009 Toro Red RenaultSport Clio 197. It is completely stock and in absolutely mint condition and I have to say, even having only driven it for a few days, it is hands down the best car I have ever driven. The car will be due for it's 40K service soon and I wanted to get the input from more experienced RenaultSport owners on where would be a good location in Sydney to start getting my car serviced. Having read through allot of the topics on here recently, I seem to be reading good things about Paul @ AP Automotive? The car was previously registered in the ACT, so I will be setting up a new service relationship in Sydney. I'm also looking to get four new tyres fitted ASAP. I'm leaning toward either Pirelli P Zero Nero, or Michelin Pilot Sport 3. Has anybody had experience with either tyre on the 197? Any feedback would be much appreciated. Cheers all, Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome & congrats on the 197 purchase, pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx777 Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Awesome car. Looking forward to pics. Red 197s look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 20, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Thanks Guys, I'll be sure to post up some pics for you shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome back! Congrats on the pick up - i can vouch for Michelin PS3! I had them on my 182 Cup and loved them. They seem to be pretty popular on here, even across the models. Paul V is great - you can't go wrong with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemz Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome mate and congrats on the new car! + 1 on Paul V - he's a magician with French cars! A couple of guys are praising Goodyear F1 Eagle Asymmetrics so maybe worth looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 20, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 A couple of guys are praising Goodyear F1 Eagle Asymmetrics so maybe worth looking into. I did see a couple of posts and good reviews for the Goodyears. I've just never been a huge fan of Goodyear tyres, had them on some previous cars and always felt a little let down by them. Paul V is great - you can't go wrong with him! + 1 on Paul V - he's a magician with French cars! Seems like I'm on a winner with Paul V, have to get the car across to him when I get closer to 40K. Appreciate the input guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rado Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome mate, glad that you like the car! RS's are a gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyq Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome bud! Good choice of colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccrowe795 Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Hey there and welcome. Pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS-172 Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome - Paul v is your man Michelin PS3 - should be a fair bit cheaper than PZeros as well Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamR Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome, and congrats on the purchase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidwestern Posted 20, November 2012 Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 20, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Hi Guys, As promised, here are some pics of the new car. Not sure how to attach them here, but I have created my car in the garage for all to see. More and betters pics coming soon... garage_vehicle.php?mode=view_vehicle&VID=387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 20, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 20, November 2012 Welcome - Paul v is your man Michelin PS3 - should be a fair bit cheaper than PZeros as well Cheers Chris Thanks Chris, Curiously, the quotes I have thus far, the Pirelli P Zero Neros are actually significantly cheaper that the Michelin PS3s. I'm getting a few more quotes hopefully today. I see quite a few people here have had some experience the Michelins and only hear good things about them. If I can get the right price on them, I might be leaning toward those as the preferred option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt205 Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Nice thing Stuart, and welcome. Never been a fan of Goodyear's personally, mate has them on his 172 (came with them) and they are miles away (particularly in the wet) than the Kumho KU31's I have on mine. They'd do a KU39 in the right size for the 197 I'd think, would be worth a look. Nothing wrong with the Michelin's and I've always like Pirelli's, but Kumho offer a great product particularly when looking at the $'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffie Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Were you the sharply dressed dude driving into the Rocks on sat night?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 21, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Were you the sharply dressed dude driving into the Rocks on sat night?? Hi Jeffie. Yes, that would have been me, was heading to dinner at the Shangri-La.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 21, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Nice thing Stuart, and welcome. Never been a fan of Goodyear's personally, mate has them on his 172 (came with them) and they are miles away (particularly in the wet) than the Kumho KU31's I have on mine. They'd do a KU39 in the right size for the 197 I'd think, would be worth a look. Nothing wrong with the Michelin's and I've always like Pirelli's, but Kumho offer a great product particularly when looking at the $'s. Thanks Matt, I might take a look at the Kumho's, never considered them at all actually. Was just looking at some Hankook Ventus R-S3 Z222.....they look very impressive too, leaning heavily toward those now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 SIck car!!!! yes and yes to Paul V. im on my second set of Federal 595 RSR and love them, worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt205 Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Haven't driven on the Hankooks so can't comment but heard mixed reviews. Been shotgun in Buddy's around Wakefield on the Federals and was impressed. I never rated Kumho's either but I saw the light. I had a chuckle to myself at the last supersprint at Eastern Creek, there were mayber 8 Lotuses running there all of them on Kumho's, but thats a whole nother story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixie Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 I'm alternating between Michelin Pilot Exaltos and Federal 595RS-Rs on my Clio II - the Federals have more dry grip, similar wet grip, slightly better ride, aren't appreciably noisier, are wearing really well and the only slight downside is that they aren't quite as crisp and don't give quite the feedback of the Michelins. They are equally as progressive and benign at their limits. Would highly recommend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 21, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 So I took the plunge and got a fantastic deal on the Hankook Ventus R-S3 Z222s. Will hopefully get them fitted next weekend, just need to free up some time. I'll be sure to let yo know how they perform, fingers crossed they perform as good as they look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt205 Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Excellent, I think its great when people take a punt outside the norm, looking forward to hearing about these. Are these regarded as a full semi or an intermediate like the Yoko AD08, Kumho KU36? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 21, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Excellent, I think its great when people take a punt outside the norm, looking forward to hearing about these. Are these regarded as a full semi or an intermediate like the Yoko AD08, Kumho KU36? I can't wait to run on them, a friend runs them on his BMW 135i and had good things to say about them so I'm hoping that translates to the Clio. Hankook list them as a semi-slick circuit tyre, lets hope they match that description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Treadwear ratings: - Hankook Ventus R-S3 = 140 - Federal 595 RS-R = 140 - Yoko AD08 = 180 - Kumho KU36 = 180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 21, November 2012 Report Share Posted 21, November 2012 Excellent, I think its great when people take a punt outside the norm, looking forward to hearing about these. Are these regarded as a full semi or an intermediate like the Yoko AD08, Kumho KU36? Not a full semi, look quite impressive. http://www.hankook-racing.com/products/rs3-z222/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt205 Posted 22, November 2012 Report Share Posted 22, November 2012 Treadwear ratings: - Hankook Ventus R-S3 = 140 - Federal 595 RS-R = 140 - Yoko AD08 = 180 - Kumho KU36 = 180 A post almost worthy of Clio 2.0! Is it just me, or are we getting close to having to do a back to back tyre test of our own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemz Posted 22, November 2012 Report Share Posted 22, November 2012 Time to book the skidpan, Mr205. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 22, November 2012 Report Share Posted 22, November 2012 Treadwear ratings: - Hankook Ventus R-S3 = 140 - Federal 595 RS-R = 140 - Yoko AD08 = 180 - Kumho KU36 = 180 A post almost worthy of Clio 2.0! Come on, I didn't offer an inarguable opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted 22, November 2012 Report Share Posted 22, November 2012 Hahahahahaj Sent from the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClioF1 Posted 27, November 2012 Report Share Posted 27, November 2012 Treadwear ratings: - Hankook Ventus R-S3 = 140 - Federal 595 RS-R = 140 - Yoko AD08 = 180 - Kumho KU36 = 180 A post almost worthy of Clio 2.0! Come on, I didn't offer an inarguable opinion! Until you can recite fastest laps results without looking them up you're not even close to 2.0..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClioF1 Posted 27, November 2012 Report Share Posted 27, November 2012 Welcome Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 29, November 2012 Author Report Share Posted 29, November 2012 Welcome Stuart Thanks allot, good to be here, loving the Clio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyq Posted 12, December 2012 Report Share Posted 12, December 2012 Where have you disappeared to? How are the tyres mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_Canning Posted 18, December 2012 Author Report Share Posted 18, December 2012 Where have you disappeared to? How are the tyres mate? Hey antony, Was wanting to get a few more KMs on them and a track session too before commenting definitively. But initial impressions are these Hankooks are epic, just endless grip. I can turn in with confidence and they just grip all day. With the previous tyres on the car I was suffering some front end understeer when trying to power out of turns, but with the RS3s the car just sticks, points and powers out. I was expecting them to be a little bit of a handful in the wet, but on the soaked days we have had lately they have been fine, though truthfully I was not pushing them overly hard. They do produce a bit of road buzz, but not to the point of being a real pain. But it is noticeable, so if that's a pet hate it will annoy you but it really doesn't bother me, I'm happy to have that little buzz as a trade-off for that much grip. Can't wait to get these tyres onto the track in the new year and see what they can really do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonyq Posted 22, December 2012 Report Share Posted 22, December 2012 Sounds great mate! Glad your enjoying your little beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 28, March 2013 Report Share Posted 28, March 2013 Welcome Stuart, Sorry...been flat out, seems i have missed quite a few new members. All the best. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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