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Whats wrong with standard? Most people would never fully use them anway.
I'll be totally honest in the past few years in my car the fact its got "decient pads" have not beeen needed. if anyhting they are more problem
If you want 2.0 power the best value even if yyou do the work yourself is realy to sell and buy a 172/182.
However some people want to be different just to be different, and thats good its whats makes us human no following each other and doing ther same things.
One advanateg of a 2.0 powered...
If you do make a small wooden block etc and drive onto that before trying to jack the car.
SOme trolley jacks do go very low or can be modified ie removing wheels etc
In america you have this its known as section 1 and section 2 insurance. You hit another car and have $500 excess and you cause $10k to your car and $20k to their car you have to pay an excess total of $1k ($500 for your car and $500 for the other persons car)
Not 100% sure about the UK
Depends on the policy some you have to pay your eccess to damage to other partys ie you hit another can and no fdamge to you but £1k to the other car and if you've a £500 excess you pay the £500 to the insurer/garage and the owner of the car you hit goes and gets the car fixed at a garage and...
People go for solid as they think they know better than what renault decided was a best compromise for all drivers
Solid are shocking IMO.
There not much to buy or replace so I don't see the issue Id look at them as consumables
Nope there not fast roadd the packet makes it clear there not road legal since there not tested for road use
Your right about tyres and brakees but most people can use stock parts without issue
As for whats the best depends what you want stock isn't bad its an all round some will want to argue...
If your mates changed springs before on another car there all much of a muchness realy so you'll be fine just need to know the torques to do stuff up to
If your just canhing springs yep dead easy the backs you jack it up undo thye shock bolts and the springs drop out. put the new onesw in and...
Yoou've got an 8 year old hot hatch with a possible dodgy last MOT as for its being French didn't you know what you were buying? You pay your money and take your choice you wanted a cheap well speced hot hatch wasn't going to be perfect. You didn't expect a Lexus did you?
As for the list of...
I only got 50mpg out of the one I had so don't worry to much as others have said its heavy
106dci mpg won't be much different realy will depend on the type of driving you do. The 1.2TCE will do about 35mpg can do better but so can your dci depends how you drive. I couldn't see any point ever...