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If you convince yourself that you need to strip it to be faster on a trackday, buy another car. Clio's aren't that quick, and will never be that quick. And that's not really the point of trackdays.
If it's going to be used as a roadcar, don't bother. You'll ruin it.
Pop the rear seats out...
I'm not in any way saying we should all buy one. I wouldn't want one as an everyday car, horrific tbh! But to have one to drive occasionally would be brilliant.
At the time, the 205 was head and shoulders above the competition, and hot hatches were a relatively rare breed. The 200 is one of many, and certainly doesn't stand out.
Simply not true. Even at sensible speeds, the steering and responsiveness of a 205 is special in comparison. They don't feel like they want to kill you, more that they are less forgiving. But that's due to how throttle sensitive they are, which is part of the appeal if you can drive it.
Can't compare them directly as cars, too much has changed since then. But you can say which is more fun (205), which has better performance (200) etc.
My fantasy garage would have a mint 205gti in. There wouldn't be a 200.
My mini had discs. Great stopping power, very easy to lock up.
Imo, abs is a useful thing to have. Excluding snow, I can't remember the last time I triggered abs. But I'd still rather have it than not.
You just ran out of idea's, didn't you?
Listen to those that know better. Unless you go for a bi-xenon conversion (big job) it's a no go. You will get pulled over, you will have to remove them come MOT time. They won't respond quickly enough.
It's retarded, unless you go full blown bi-xenon. Putting a hid kit in your reflector set-up is stupid (they don't respond quickly when flashing the headlight). And genuinely cuntish given the glare they would produce. And purple is just plain chav.