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Renaultsport Clio 182 2.0 04reg Metallic Blue

We purchased this car 4 weeks ago and already it has made a huge impression on us!
In the family we already have 06 reg Renault Clio Campus 1.2 and liked the quality, so after my boyfriend sold his Saxo VTR we suggested a Clio Sport. Thinking he wouldn't get insured, considering he's 20 and has 3 points, we were pleasantly suprised that he could get insured for £1800 (which was less than his saxo!).

1. The Interior
The interior is lovely on these cars. Leather and suade sports seats which are extremely comfortable and are stylish with renaultsport embroidered on them. The trimmings inside the car are great, with shiny aluminium which adds nicely to the sporty feel.
The car comes standard with air conditioning which is definitely a bonus as they don't have a sunroof.
The interior can't be faulted to be honest, and it is very safe with driver and passenger airbags plus two side airbags to protect against side impacts.
The radio/CD

is very good for a standard headunit. It is by Corbosse Audio and plays all CDs we have put in!

2. The Exterior
I love the looks of this car anyway, but the exterior is sporty to the extreme. It is completely colour coded with no plastic on the car (apart from the front grille) which gives it that something extra. The car comes standard with 16" renaultalloy wheels, which I really like, but these could be easily swapped for personal taste!
Our car is lowered 35mm which sits the car nice and low, but still at standard it is quite low. The lowering definitely helps the handling and the car sticks to the road.
Being the 182 model, as opposed to the 172, the car has a twin exhaust which is extremely sporty and good looking, but not loud at all.

3. The Features
The amount of features on this car for a small car is stunning. ESP (traction control) is standard and it makes such a difference to the handling. It sticks to the road at all times and even with not so good tyres it's great. Air conditioning is also great and the trip computer is also very useful. The fuel consumption on this car is great. We've had it up to 39.8 mpg driving sensibly, but when not driving sensibly it has not dropped below 32 mpg. The car has automatic headlights and windscreen wipers which can be turned on or off, but I find these very useful. The headlights are also xenon which we did not expect for such a small car.
Our car has an uprated cat 2-1 alarm, which adds extra security to the renault standard alarm and immobiliser.

4. The Engine
Wow this car is fast. You can over take in a flash and the top speed ours has been to with us is 120mph (not on a road obviously). The engine has been extremely reliable, and having only just come out of warranty it passed it's first MOT with flying colours. There is little noise from the engine and it's very quiet ticking over. When accelerating you can really feel the engine kick in!

5. Overall
I have to say this car is fantastic. It does what it says, and is amazingly fast, with super features and great looks it's definitely worth the money. I would recommend this to anyone who can afford it, but definitely wouldn't get it if your under 20, the insurance will kill you!