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yo just had a thought, instead of swapping the bottom end for a 2.0litre one, wouldn't it be better and easier just to swap the whole engine for a 2.0litre?

lol yeah might just keep the exterior completely standard, apart from maybe some nice little 15s or something, maybe lowered a bit. best thing about my little rover, its obviously not THAT quick but everyone underestimates it, seen off a few golf gti's in my time lol

thats awesome cheers dude, hopefully in a few months I'll be running a seriously quick clio. the rover is very fast and very cheap to buy and insure but to be honest it handles like a bag of crap so the clio is looking more and more inviting...

how hard is it to find/afford/fit the 2.0 bottom end?

yeah the reason the clio and the rover are top of the list is insurance really, the rover may be group 17 but for some reason i can get quoted 1300, which to me seems very reasonable. im still 17 and paying £2000 a year for my rover 220 SDi, again, bought that just for the speed. I was...

alright chaps, was thinking about what car to get next and I just want something fast. it can't be too fast as I'm only 18 and cant afford insurance on much, but I've decided on either a Rover 620 ti or a Clio 1.8 16v. At the moment I'm preferring the thought of the rover as its faster and...