Recent content by sam55

All brilliant things - thanks! I'd love to get one with a tow bar, and then tow a Twizy on a lightweight trailer (think that just squeezes under the limit)

Bang on

I knew I could find a proper Renault 5 thread here 😆 I've got an R5 press car coming in for four whole hours on 5th March, and I'm hoping to film a quick 'living with' review in that time, vlog style, for the cinch channel. I'll be doing predictable stuff like testing the real range, ride and UK...

Finally my old Clio's in a video! I tried to not be biased...

I couldn't let my 182 not feature in this video since the new Alpine A290 is sort of the car's spiritual successor. Not least because several former Renault Sport engineers actually worked on this car. The Clio shots in this video are clips pinched from our unpublished Clio 182 vs EP3 CTR...

Oh hai! They do make a good impression of ITBs with an induction kit. Although I would love to go fully ITBs one day… Can’t wait for the next one at Curborough!

Reawakening this old thread because the Clio (which I've owned since 2011..) is getting more and more use these days. Might be something to do with new cars being so big and heavy, and the one-tonne 182 feeling like a proper palate cleanser. The other day I attended a small sprint day at...

Conveniently we have a review on the EX30 coming out next Thursday. But without giving too much away, you've made the right choice 🫢

Thanks! 😄

I have to admit, as a Clio owner, I do find the weight of modern cars quite shocking. But when you get behind the wheel of a 2.2-tonne Hyundai that's more entertaining to drive than some sports cars, you do stop thinking about it. Honestly, this is one of the most fun cars I've ever driven...

I might give the ride height a check, but when I set it a couple of years back it was quite high on the struts. You can see in the pic below that it's fairly sensible, height-wise. It probably doesn't help that I'm running -3 degrees camber up front so the mid-corner grip is pretty massive, so...

Ah yes, you're right, they are internal. Good knowledge! The dampers still do a good job of keeping the car stable (there's no bounce, even under heavy load), it's just when the car's properly loaded through a bend and there's a bump for the outside front to deal with, that they seem to run out...

I've been running Bilstein B14s on my car for a few years now and am still very impressed with them. I like the fact they're compliant enough for a bumpy British B-road, but I've noticed that when they're fully compressed, they can smash into the bump stops with a pretty horrendous 'bang'. Does...

I must admit, the Alpine badges are fraudulent, but that doesn't stop this car from being brilliant. Just wish they actually did a proper hot hatch version...

If you account for inflation, it's not as different as we probably all think. The corrected below price is about what you'd have paid for a nicely-specced Fiesta ST before they killed the model off last year 😣 And that's dispite the amount of tech, safety features and literal car (they're all...