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Yep bargain but as we all know company cars get very hard lifes.
Oh yea its not quicker than an S3 thats just what the mags say, drive both then draw your conclusion.
EVOs like the sun full of boobs :)
Can be a bonus but lets be honest after 2 or 3 yrs of hard driving would you want to buy your company car ??
Though I guess most folk get the opportunity to extend the warranty by another year & purchase at trade.
The R is not a bad car I had one on loan for while just to see what all the fuss was all about.
Its not a bad car & manages to drive just as well as my S3 in the dry.
Brembos are a real bonus, I was surpised though it rolled as much as it did .
Lots of chaps are getting them revod though...
I had the opportunity (well I had to let both of the guys have a go in the caterham which was really scary) to drive the mk1 clio & CTR around the track, must say really not a lot in it though the preferred the talkative steering of the clio & adjustability in setting it for the corners. Driving...
Great devices but with them too many folk drive around (speeding) thinking Im invinceable - I had a colleague who thought the same & got banned.
Thats the problem with them they can make you speed.
Just my input.
mm Stevenage,
I know the town well, one of only a few in herts that did not have any fixed cameras until recently....
The new cameras which are hidden behind a road sign.
I can only hope the speed that you reached was not on that particular stretch.
Its about time that licenses for performance cars were graded like bikes.
Their are far too many novices driving around in performance cars - hence the insurance premiums being so high.
I used to have a golf VR6 quick & comfortable but when you drove it quickly it soon became a nose heavy wheel spinning pig.
Corrado VR6 now your talking.
MK1 very long it the tooth, good in its day but no match (in standard form) against todays hatches.
If war breaks out in Iraq then yes it is likely that the price per barrel will increase & we will be expected to pay more.
Yes Im sure the lorry drivers could blocade the fuel depos again, but the cabinet were incredibly embarassed by what happened last time, and if we do get to this situation...