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Read the stickies on here, then use it.. and then read the stickies.. and use it more.
And then use it some more....
Take pictures of the same thing - such as a toy on a table in your kitchen .. keep moving one setting, such as shutter speed, and see what it does to the photo.
You'll soon...
Lol @ the wimmin logic of estate cars.
Nice buy.. Just make sure you give it some welly occasisonally as I assume it has filters and things which will block up if all it ever does is the school run.
Then again it might be last gen engines as its a 2002 so doesn't ?!
Few of us have got INPA (BMWs version of Renault's CLiP system).. If you need to check faults etc.. Or do some coding.
Brake and traction faults I'm going to leave to the garage especially as you've only had it for a few days !
Needs belts soon and faceplant coilovers will be awful...
If it's a grand..... Meh. I'd rather spend 2 on a decent one.
Don't get hung up on miles either.
If I were to buy one as a daily, I'd get a 182. Climate, decent lights and cruise. Job done.
Will you notice the benefit of no ABS / cloth seats and a weight-saving of a morning-dump driving up the Motorway every day ? No. Will you on a track !? No, I don't think so personally.
If it's...
Yes.
You want grippy tyres that don't provide grip ?
Go book a track day if you want to explore the limits properly.
Buy some cheap LingLong Supergrip 2000s if you want tyres that dont grip and you might crash into a hedge at the first time attempt to gonround a corner.
What answer were you looking for ?
They will be fine. I run R1R on the road on my Clio. Good in the dry and great in the wet.
I can't say I've ever thought I have too much grip ?!
So what do you think compared to the 'One' ?
If I can get a 'Two' and flog my One to CEx or on here for £150.. I'd be tempted but I'm not seeing a huge jump in tech ?
Think this might be a skip-a-generation job for me TBH.
180kg ?!? That'll make a huge difference.
Taking <50kg out of a standard car like I did is less than 5%. Atmospheric conditions and height above sea level will make more difference than that.
Evo tested a 172 of some sort (might be ph1?) At 6.5 iirc.
It's all pub talk and let's face it, absolutely pointless.
Time and money would be better spent getting tuition on track than losing things.
I only took rear seats out of mine as it meant a better load space for wheels to track days...
The problem with that is for the 98% of the time when you're being responsible / normal driving.. you want the extra grip. Buy a pair of 5" wide steelies (Clio ones should fit) to glue to the back end with some WangDerpers on if you want to experience zero-G cornering.
50p says you'll be bored...