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It'll still end up needing a new engine in 5 years.

1) You can absolutely use it, I've seen DCi Dynamiques setting times around Snetterton on sprint days.... they weren't remotely close to winning anything, but I'd imagine it was enjoyable nonetheless. 2) You'll get almost precisely sod all return on putting any money into that engine. Seriously...

Wouldn't bother. Not unless you're going to add an amplifier for them as well. The stock units are fine once you cut bass to them (head unit settings) Adding "budget" speakers wont get you much further than what you've already got tbf. If you've got a dead cone then just swap out like-for-like.

OK, here's my sensible suggestion: Get your suspension first. Even if it's the cheapest, nastiest set of ADJUSTABLE coilovers, just get them on. THEN, and only then, start worrying about your wheels. You'll be able to borrow other size rims and tyres to test their fitment and there'll be a lot...

Given you only want to spend £500, you're wasting your time thinking about wheels to get, just them alone with tyres (yes, even doing-it-on-the-cheap, stretch-tyres) is going to blow your budget-hole wide open.

No.

I don't think either of these are considerations.

Image 1 - Millionaires , engineers and playboys surrounding a developed racing car - Millions spent Image 2 - A selection of students staring at an old french hatchback with wheels that dont fit. - More spent on the wheels than the car

Stretch tyres purely shout "I'm a tightwad pikey who didn't want to stump up the extra fiver for tyres that actually fit, a man needs his vape juice"

Easily done, yep. Skyrim, GT Sport, SF4 and Fallout 76 have taken up most of my drive.

Then you need a full set of adjustable coilover suspension, new wishbones and all sorts. And all to end up with a Clio that can't move along most roads.

Pour concrete into the boot until the back is of the right height for you. And taxi fat-birds about on the regular

Cheapest possible way will be to cut your springs to the desired length

Are ride / handling even a slightest consideration in your plans, or is it purely just look?

And when a C6 Corvette does better MPG's than an S4, it starts to make an LS-powered freedom-machine better value than a 4-banger french hatch ?

R27's in LY with all the carbon tupperware ?

No apology needed fella. This is it, people CAN, sometimes, do a better job than ABS. Just that in most instances, they can't. It's just the same willy-waving and "my sik modz" attitude that leaves cars shiny-side down in ditches every day.

This is a lovely utopian theory. Yes, when you're coming up on Paddock Hill bend, you'll be all set to feather and modulate your pedals just so, and chip away at that lap time. But in the 99% of your driving, when you're just thinking about what to get in for dinner, you're just ambling along...

Anything trying to bone 150hp/l in Ford land comes with a free egg-timer

sounds like a bodge on the power-wiring. as above, new ISO adapter loom and HU.

Mini 3dr - "Daddy Bought me my first car *giggle*"[Take instagram photo] Mini convertible - "*giggle* I was a good girl, so daddy got me the convertible" [pout into snapchat filter] Mini 5dr - First child born Mini Countryman - 2nd child born Mini Clubman - Husband cucked into having a Mini...

You can't get ahead in motorsport just because you might have talent.

Did the Clios manage to have a green-flag lap 2 at any point last season? ?

So long as there's a small hatchback class to be the demolition derby of BTCC, I don't care what brand name is glued to it.

Very true, but that;s a job for when you're pulling the doors apart to get new speakers in them really. Unless French build quality is really shining through and the doors sound like maracas, in which case, yeah, get it done.

If the existing bits are "on their way out", then whatever you replace them with will feel 678659785% better. So, unless you're going to turn into a road/track/road warrior, a new set of standard discs, pads and fresh fluid will feel like a whole new world.

+1 for upgrading your bulbs before trying anything more.

Overclockers wont pick up the phone until you're dropping a grand....typically for £700 of parts in an OC box. Best I can think of for 'roughly' your budget. It will just about hang on for new titles, provided the lad isn't expecting £2k gaming rig results. A follow-up would be to put a...

Eurocarparts pattern unit - £50. Delivered.

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