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Clio 200 update - March

Mar 23

Written by: Richard Thorrington
3/23/2011 3:29 PM

Well, a couple of weeks on and the Clio is still wokring. The engine has been run in for the minimum duration of 600 miles (below 3500 rpm) and now it's a free-for-all. It's been like wearing a chastity belt for the last couple of weeks, you only see what the car can do when you rev the nuts off it.
Overall I'm still very impressed with the car. It's had a decent wash with the help of my friend Tim which can only get more geeky as the weather picks up.

My only slight dissapointment has been the gear ratios, which resemble something you would normally see in a garden lawn mower! Seriously high gearing means it's near 4000rpm at 80mpg, which feels a touch high to me after my Alpina cruised around at under 3000 at that speed.

Still, the first country road/bend that comes along wipes all those worries away and put a wacking great big smile on my face again - it's truely a hoot to drive, which is why I went for it in the first place.

It's now done nearly 700 miles and the MPG is pretty shocking for a NA 2.0 engine. It hovered around 34mpg during the first week, which slowly dropped to nearer 31mpg as the weeks of running in took its tole on my patience (i.e. more throttle, low revs).
Now it's getting a fair hammering it's closer to 30mpg, which is still acceptable, although to fill the tank up is nearer the £70 mark than what I have been used to with the LPG converted Alpina (£44 fill).

Still, with no repair bills for the next 3 years, overall... who cares huh? It's only money and frankly, I'd happily pay £100 a month to have a smile on my face too and from work like I do right now!

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