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So the Clio 197/Meglio thing sold at 10am today. I can’t have money in the bank, it makes my ass itch and it’s why I’ve got so many bloody cars....
So I had a think about what to get next.
I really fancied a van to just pile a load of stuff in the back and Me the wife and kids (and dog...
Buy a back seat (loads around, because track car) and take that and your damaged seat to a trimmer and get him to use the leather off the back seats. Will come back like new.,
My mate has a mk3 MX5 track car.
it’s slower than my clio, by a considerable margin, But he has an absolute riot in it.
it’s such a well balanced and sorted car, plus wet track days become absolutely amazing instead of being absolutely s**t. 😂 Certainly sorts the men from the boys.
if I was...
Buy yourself another front or rear seat.
Take that and your current damaged seat to an interior trimmer and they will chop up the spare seat and sort it all for you. For around £120.
(just booked in to have mine done)
182 Cup hubs and driveshafts (abs rings are different) are a pain.
I fitted them to mine and now I want coilovers, my choice is vastly limited.
Me personally, I’d stick with 54mm.
You say it’s chipped in a few places, is that chipped because you Hit it with tools etc? Or is it peeling in places?
If it’s the former, I’d just do some blow Ins. If it’s peeling I’d strip it fully and do it again.
Just found this on eBay.
I have the same trailer and both my mk1 and Mk2 Clio’s fit in it perfectly.
(Mine has centre boards but they’re cheap enough to add)
towing with a passat/A4 will keep you under the B&E entitlement requirement too. 👍
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154133584463
Second hand box for £150 and a days work to fit.
or, get a duff box, send it off to be rebuilt properly, get a new clutch also, and fit all that. Probably looking at £800.
if the rest of the car is good, you’d be mad so get another clio. You could end up with more issues than just a gearbox.
My mate just took his car to a place called Infinity Exhausts, they fitted to small silencers in his track car as it was biblically loud. Very reasonable at £150 all in.
100% didn’t have a sunroof. And it wasn’t an option either. (It was on the mk3)!
*edit, just seen the pics and that’s an aftermarket sunroof.
#butchery