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Yes I'm going. Probably the last day I'll be doing in the Clio.

AO48's work really well on a dry track but the grip in the wet is limited. My 172 has Koni Sport rear dampers and standard Renault fronts. It needs the suspension bushes replacing now but it's still a great handing car. Engine mounts and gearbox mount have been replaced with updated K Tec and...

Fair enough. Mine is all legit so can take it anywhere

Try ATS Chester, Bumpers Lane off Sealand road. I get my MOT's done there. Never had any issues with them. A great bunch of lads work there. Phil Jones is the manager.

I met Chris a few weeks ago when a mate of mine had his car up there . He's a really nice guy and knows his stuff. Might come over for a look.

Watch out for tyres de laminating if you use Federal 595's. I had two on mine and they both fell apart across the tread. They appear to make the tread in sections and bond them together. If they get hot the joints start separating.

My X reg 172 has in excess of 156,000 on it now. Had it 7 years and drive it pretty hard most of the time. Occasionally top up oil but it's only a small amount usually. Service every 10,000 miles. The engine is as strong now as it was when new. Last mapping session saw 167.1 bhp at RS tuning...

The strap fits to the side of the frame next to the battery. As mentioned there's a slot underneath and above for it to locate on ph1 cars.

As above. T1-R's don't last at all. Parada Spec 2's wear really quickly on the front wheels and the grip in wet conditions is scary. Try the new Toyo R888-R's. Or ADO48's. I've gone away from using track biased tyres this time and using Michelin Pilot Sport3's. Not been on track with them yet as...

If all goes well thursday we may come back on that route again. A convoy of MX5, Lotus 2/11 and my 172 on the pace should be entertaining.

I did the track day at Ty Croes on the saturday with Porsche Club.A friend of mine has a new GT3 so he invited me and his brother in law to join him at the circuit. I drove his Lotus 2/11 with his brother in law who was here on holiday from Australia in the passenger seat . We rocked up at the...

Last time I did a North Wales run with some of the guys two ended up with speeding tickets after overtaking an unmarked police car just past Llyn Brenig! Quite fancy doing another weekday run if anyone is up for it?

Who's is the 55 plate 172 I keep seeing parked in Westminster Road in Hoole? It's got a Cliosport Sticker in the top left corner of the back window. Nice clean tidy car.

Have a look at my thread for OZ F1's for sale. Photos of mine in anthracite. Just sold them yesterday.

Maybe one day they might regain a bit of value. The amount of the RS Clio's getting broken for spares or smashed up seems huge. I'll be keeping mine for a few more years yet. Paid £1900 for it six and a half years ago. Granted, its cost a few quid to maintain but it's been worth it.

I'm still around . Not done anything Clio related for a while though. Live half a mile from where Roots n Shoots was.

172 Clio has just a whisker under 150,000 on it now. My Trafic minibus has 115,600 and just over three years old

Thanks for this. I will have a look and see if they have any in stock.

What size are the studs? I want a set for my Ph1 172 to use instead of bolts. I've had the bolts work themselves loose on a couple of track days which is a bit scary!

Brembo HC front discs with DS2500 pads all round is all you need. Been running this set up for several years now without any fade. Also braided lines and DOT5.1 fluid. Job done

My car did this last December. Tried replacing the chip in the keys and that didn't make any difference. Took it to Birchdown and they replaced the immobiliser ring on the ignition with a second hand one they had spare and it's been fine ever since then.

Maybe replace the rear dampers with better ones. I'm using Koni sports now. The Renault ones aren't strong enough to stand up to track use.

Had mine remapped at RS tuning. 167.1 bhp and 134 ft lbs torque. Standard 172. That's all it needs to really have lots of fun

Just improve the brakes and get some K Tec engine mountings and a Powerflex dogbone bush to stop the engine moving around when it's being driven hard. DS2500 pads all round and Brembo high carbon front discs with DOT5.1 fluid and braided lines and get some track days booked. Track day tyres well...

Mine was sticking and tried cleaning the throttle body and replacing the cable and it made no difference. Took it to Birchdown and they replaced the idle air control valve under the inlet manifold. That sorted it. Mine is also 14 years old with 148,500 miles on it. Just done a 446 mile weekend...

I've lost one of the channels on my trip computer. It all works except it won't tell me how many miles I have left any more. Is there any way to reset this?

17's are too big. I've got a set of Wolfrace rims that I bought a few years ago. I use them during the winter but if the car has any extra weight in or is driven really hard they rub in the arches and catch on full lock. Mostly I use OZ F1 15's. I stick the 17's on if I'm going marshalling on a...

Also make sure the exhaust isn't leaking as that will upset the output readings as well

Try getting the car treated by Terraclean to get the emmissions down. Had mine done and big difference. CO was 0 and HC was 6 parts per million

There should be a rubber strap with two hooks either end to secure the air box to the side of the metal frame next to the battery. There are two flexi hoses that connect to the air intake from under the left headlight. I use a green cotton performance element that I got from Demon Tweeks.