Can't find a link to send you, but just received an email from Automotive News announcing that Renault has won Euro COTY ahead of then new Passat. Congrats!
Renault Clio - European Car of the Year
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http://www.itv-motoring.com/news/2005/november/14/7420.asp
ya comfirmated!
Bravo les gars!
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ya comfirmated!
Bravo les gars!
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This is an interesting result, and surprising after skimming through the judges individual comments.
It seems the Clio has a crook power steering setup. What a shame! I guess it won't matter to the majority of buyers though.
I would have thought the C1/107/Aygo trio might have won.
It seems the Clio has a crook power steering setup. What a shame! I guess it won't matter to the majority of buyers though.
I would have thought the C1/107/Aygo trio might have won.
Congratulations Renault:banana: :headbang: 
Guess we now await the resident VW guru to tell us why they never won, bet it was poor judging?:joker:
Guess we now await the resident VW guru to tell us why they never won, bet it was poor judging?:joker:
macquered said:
Yeah, the overwhelming negative still seems to be the electro assist steering...
The rest of the car seems to be brilliant...hopefully they can make a running change to sort it out.
One of the reviewers seemed to indicate that it may be a component problem as some cars seem very good whilst others are shite...
I wonder what the steering on the RCS will be like?
Well done to the "Diamond" crew...nice one! I have to laugh then at the Top Gear Survey about French cars being so bad...........
307 - COTY in 2002 (?)
Clio - COTY in 2006
Go figure............................................
307 - COTY in 2002 (?)
Clio - COTY in 2006
Go figure............................................
jr20516v said:
Don't confuse it with the Peugeot 107 or Citroen C1 - they actually ARE the Echo (Yaris)
Pug307 said:
Oops my mistake, my lack of Toyota knowledge is showing. Are they all made in Japan?
The 107/C1/Aygo all come off the same production line in the Czech Republic.Europa said:
speaking of which, did you guys know the Oz delivery Golf GTIs Mk V are made in Sth Africa?!!!!
so much for paying the premium for german cars. when my friends tell the French don't make good cars, I tell them neither do the South Africans, coz that's where we get the Corolla, 3-series, C-class and now Golf GTI! At least I can say my Renault Clio and Meganes were made in France, no buts about it!
I mean if I am forking out close to $60k for a German marque, the least I want is for it to be made in Germany! ok, maybe if my German marque came with machine guns and rocket launchers due to the Sth African assembly, I might forgive them
so much for paying the premium for german cars. when my friends tell the French don't make good cars, I tell them neither do the South Africans, coz that's where we get the Corolla, 3-series, C-class and now Golf GTI! At least I can say my Renault Clio and Meganes were made in France, no buts about it!
I mean if I am forking out close to $60k for a German marque, the least I want is for it to be made in Germany! ok, maybe if my German marque came with machine guns and rocket launchers due to the Sth African assembly, I might forgive them
IMO, nothing beats a Japanese built car for build quality. Compare the panel gaps on a Honda with a 407. The French still have a lot to learn.blue2th said:
Not to most of us, but to purists I suppose it would be like owning a Brazillian/other country assmebled 'froggie'.Pug307 said:
It would, as you say depend on the build quality. Does anyone know where the current batch of Meganes that are in Mexico are assembled? I saw one new frog when we were in California recently and I am told it would have been Mex registered. It was a current model Megane sedan
from experience in Malaysia, the local assembled 3 series versus the German imported 3 series has a noticeable difference in the quality and feel.
the imported laguna felt a lot better put together than the local assembled 3 series and yet the price difference was huge! (malaysian excise and duty is applied at a higher rate for a fully imported model versus local assembled)
I haven't been on a 3 series here too many times to compare the quality of SA assembled and German assembled 3 series.
the imported laguna felt a lot better put together than the local assembled 3 series and yet the price difference was huge! (malaysian excise and duty is applied at a higher rate for a fully imported model versus local assembled)
I haven't been on a 3 series here too many times to compare the quality of SA assembled and German assembled 3 series.
blue2th said:
My Megane was made in Spain.