Mate of mine got his wife one (Clio 172 Cup) 6 months old and they kicked the crap out of it all the time. Only issue was it went through a few engine mounts but Renault did them under warantee. He also took it to a Scooby club meet (as his Imprezza was broken-again) and upset he fellow Subaru owners by sitting with them all the way on a B road blast.