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So I've had my Clio about 18 months now. Love it. Cheap to run, does mega mpg, and it's been on a couple of track days now which albeit slow, were a hoot.
I've recently contemplated tarting it up a bit, for some more track use. However, I still need it to be a sensible daily.
Ideas included...
I'll agree the bilsteins are a better shock, but at least with the AP's you have adjustment to raise and lower the car.
Just depends on what the OP is after.
Re: 'Cub's Trackday Flamer - Cage etc'
Looking good Cub. Last time I saw this was at Silverstone when Tony was racing - as long as I'm thinking of the same car!?
I know it's an old thread, but I have a similar question for my mk3.
What would be involve in fitting the recaros from another car (accord, vectra, etc), to my own car?
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Flol! Well, yes, there was the driving option. Evil voices keep telling me to strip the dirty derv and fit braces. Then I realise it's a 1.5dci with 86bhp, and is my sensible daily.
Seriously tempted to sell the bike though to free up some fundage.
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Looking forward to seeing the end result.
It's projects like this (and the others on here), that make me wish I could buy an older Clio to tart up for track use.
Got no way of towing it there though. Lol.
Service parts for the Vectra were stupidly cheap on trade. Genuine parts, like oil filters for £1, You could get 4x 5ltr bottles of oil for under £40. I could service the Vectra myself with all genuine parts for around £70 tops.
I don't know if you know your Geography Russ, but he's living in Johannesburg. This means that his car is ALWAYS in his garage when at home, which is in a secure gated community.
At work, it's parked in a secured and guarded car park (We're talking a guy operating an electric gate, who sits...
The garage who changed the tyres checked that. As I said above though, it doesn't matter what wheel it is on the front offside corner, so I doubt he has a problem with all 4 wheels.
Car is parked on a flat concrete, painted floor, in his garage. No kerbs and wheels are pointing straight or near as dammit.
It won't be mates letting it down, as it's either at work, or in his home (which being in Jo'burg is in a gated community).
But on every wheel, if it's put on that corner? That's a bit of a fluke.
Remember, it doesn't matter which wheel he puts on that 1 corner, they all do it.
However, when the wheels are on the other 3 corners, they're fine!