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Ill bet mate, often im in the same predicament, the difference between myself and you is my old man being 4 miles away and enough tools to take the apollo space shuttle apart :o lol
Spend whatever you can afford to buy the cleanest/most comprehensivley documented example you can.
The knocking under harsh acceleration is usually a mount, not uncommon but im unsure of how many sellers would be happy to see you redline their car in first... Dont worry about the slam panel...
The 182 is actually PS i.e (pferdestarke) the german measurement of bhp. To give an example think of the Astra VXR that has 240 ps, it really has 237bhp so theres around 3-4 bhp by the way of conversion.
A fwd car between 100 & 200bhp will lose roughly 15bhp per transmission loss so taking this...
I hate to say this but - you get what you pay for.
£700 is the bottom rung of the RS clio market im afraid and from what i understand it, you have yourself a bargain. Id be looking at sorting all the issues and keeping it. If the engine's okay then i wouldnt worry. Religious servicing should...
It really is nothong short of f**king outrageous. Apparently insurance has risen nigh on 40% for under 25 yr olds. Thats horrendous. They are essentially pricing folk of the road, if i dont get insurance for atleast under 800 come renewal the 182s gone
So common in Scotland, the Audi A3 seems to be the weapon of choice for these young Senna's which is frightening.
Stupidly one night i was leaving work (pissed off) and took the bait from a Black Edition A3 along a 3 mile stretch of road, i know the road well enough and know the driver to be...
Need it for what? Ear plugs so a dont need to listen tae this pish.
If i canny make it i canny make it. End of.
Gee the tenner to charity or throw it in the kitty for aw i care tbh.
Glasgow seems to be reasonable for insurance given that some parts are stuck in the 1980's and look like they have been carpet bombed.
Im £920 on my 182 and £850 on a 200
The dampers that they sell... they dont say if they are suitable for Cup packed Clio's...??
Going on K-Tec's advice they are all different? Yae? Nae??
Regards?