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Those Exalto 2s are good in the wet I take it... ;) Did a trackday in my Cup on the ooh so grippy Contis and boy was that fun! :oops:

Front end, yes...

Dunno?! Mine ran 14.5secs @ 93mph with a Viper and the rear bench out though...

Nope, same 1204kg kerbweight...

Yeah, some cars "feel" quicker than they are like my R5 Turbo and 106 GTi did, both were quick cars, but felt really quick! Clios do feel quick though, my Cup did anyway...

Optimax is best... just use it... ;)

I drove one of the first ones in the UK... was ok, but only a couple of days old & b*gger all miles on the clock, so still very tight and couldnt get a true impression. Was quick though, but not quick-quick. Actually had one come past me on the way home tonight, first time Ive seen one on the...

Oh, just read its Crail on the 25th too, so guess not! :oops:

You coming to York on the 25th July then?! If so I will try my best to make it... :D

How do you just "notice" they are low?! Have you taken them out and actually checked them??? Doubt they are worn to the point of needing changing...

Takes about 10k miles to loosen up fully, sometimes more...

But that would have been on his old 172 as well...

Nuff said really... ;)

Can you take a pic of it?!

Typical Scottish... bitter about not qualifying... :p

Get any of the cars down from Crail OR York and try to match the times at Pod... Neutral ground, FIA approved, well respected and theres no arguing then! ;)

Gold is a big no-no IMO and white would look "odd" as well I reckon... Why not go for an anthracite wheel?!

Couldnt agree more!

So which is it?! ;) They all vary so much though, I remember the first 172 I drove (mk1) it felt really tight and gutless below 5000rpm, then was ok on cam. It felt slower than my 106 GTi and confused the hell out of me. However, the next one was a total contrast, strong low down...

Because the original post said "doesnt want to rev" and I said it felt "limp" but you said yours felt fine. So I am reading that as that your 182 is either the same, in which case your 172 must also have been a bit flat, or your 182 is as quick as your 172 already and is a good one!

Unless you are a 182 owner, then its great! ;) :p

Slight overkill there Paddy! ;) Standard discs with Mintex M1144, Pagid Fast Road or Ferrodo DS2500 pads are more than good enough...

Odd... Either a duff 172 or a good 182.

Mine was run in correctly and was very quick... RR & 1/4 mile proven...

Nope... I know what they are treated like first hand! ;)

Compared to what?!

p.s. why the long list... never heard of a "link" to the Top Gear site?! :p

Yet are stupidly on the same list... :oops:

Thats how I felt after my test drive... Its the milage, or lack of thats the problem and they do take a few thou miles to bed in and start to get quicker. The one I drove only had 600 miles on the clock and had so far been driven"normally" so it was still very tight and felt a bit limp.

Aye, it was a quick one... When it was on the rollers it had loads more mid-range grunt than any other Clio there on the day, modded or not!!! This is mine vs 2 standard 172s >>&gt...