Re: [doc] OT - perk of the job?

[Mike Green <mikedx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey cool stuff claire!!

you arent turning chav on us are you...

On 6/4/05, Claire Usher <claire.usher@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Bit OT, but then again it does still relate to a mad looking 2dr car
> with a French engine and gearbox….
> 
> At work we had ordered in from Renault UK a 2004 Renaultsport Clio V6
> that a customer wanted to see.  What a mad car!  Where a Clio's rear
> seats and boot normally are, is a 3 litre V6 and 6 speed gearbox which
> is putting out 255bhp.  My colleague Mike, after the boss had buggered
> off, threw me the keys and told me to make the most of it as I'm leaving
> on Tuesday.  Well I didn't need telling twice and we took the car out
> for a blast.
> 
> I have driven some quick and well engineered cars over the last 16
> years, but this was phenomenal.  And the noise!  But the car was still
> tame round town, the suspension wasn't harsh like on the 182 and it was
> so controllable. I can see why Jeremy Clarkson wants one in his top ten
> garage!
> 
> If I ever have the money, a Clio V6 will definitely be a stable mate for
> Flopsy – although this one, at £22,000 is **slightly** out of reach just
> now ;o)
> 
> Claire (still grinning)
> #2292
> Clio V6 one day
> DOC171
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