Wow theres some bollocks on here.

ST Fiesta Vs Clio 172/182 - not comparable cars apart from being small sporty hatch backs. The clio is much quicker in the real world.

The clio is NOT unreliable at all.... having owned a couple of 172's and 2 182's I honestly never understand why people consider them to be so. Just need to make sure the belts are done every 36k thats all.