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Where did you get that? How much? I was just gonna get one of those £4.99 foot pumps from Argos.

Well I was gonna say VX220 Turbo but as Steve is insisting on his shortlist of three I have to say get the Evo as its the dogs bolx, the most masculine in my opinion and the most roomy. My opinion of Evo v V6 is well known but I think think the Evo has a far greater presence when you see it...

I am gonna keep a little pump in the boot of mine so that I dont have to mess my wheel up with that foam s**t. Nine times out of ten a puncture is slow enough so that you can pump some air in and get to the nearest garage.

:o Tell me that is with a tyre!!!!!!!!!!

How much is one new Cup pack wheel from Renault?

My only concern is that they keep the weight limited to 1100kg and no more. We know the car will have 5 NCAP stars so that tends to suggest that it will be heavier. Anymore weight means more power to get the same performance as a 182 and it seems that the current crop of FWDs with 200bhp+ have...

Issue 66 I think, there is a page and a cut out slip in each magazine where you can buy back issues.

Mike have you modified your car? Did you have it tested on the same rolling road before and after to check that the mods havent resulted in less power?

No but I think Autocar are. That must be the 0-1000m figure and the 0-400m figure is missing. For what its worth I have Evo mag here and they only have independent figures for the old V6 and that is 5.8 to 60 and 17.0 to 100. They usually do tests 2 up and with a full tank remember.... They...

The current V6: 0-30mph 2.2 sec 0-60mph 6 sec 0-100mph 15.2 sec 0-150mph no data 0-200mph no data 30-70mph 5.8 sec 0-400m 14.6/98 sec/mph 0-1000m 26.4/124 sec/mph 30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.7/5.1 sec 40-60mph in 4th/5th 4.7/6.4 sec 50-70mph in 5th 6.2 sec 60-0mph 2.6 sec Top speed 144 mph Noise at...

Sorry I was just trying to prevent you from dying or worse ending up in wheel chair! I spoke up because like most young men you were all too concerned with who was to blame and who had right of way etc. At the end of the day you can educate, remind and warn people as much as you like but...

Grrr no people keep saying that but I actually love the V6. I think a two seater hot hatch is a great concept. I dont carry passengers in the back anymore cos its too cramped and because my mates (BMW/MR2 owners) took for granted the lifts I always gave them to the pub and just sl*gged off my...

Yeah I would consider them to be identical. No point arguing about the Clio being a few tenths up on 60 or a few tenths down on 100 because with that sort of gap it comes down to how good the driver is or how much fuel is in the tank etc. Also a driver weighing 60kg will probably have a few...

Lying? Well yeah I guess so but then most cars produce different figures in the real world when compared to manufacturers figures. Often they are slower, in some cases they are faster. At the end of the day its all about marketing. If they said it was doing 60 in 4 seconds then they could be in...

Ok I will say it again! I dont care what my car looks like cos I dont use it to pull birds and I definitely dont use it to impress/pull blokes so all I care about is how it looks from the drivers seat! I just dont see how exterior styling is relevant. Last thing I want is for a group of blokes...

Yup here we go again. I am with the Evo of course. V6 isnt in the same league and was never designed to be but unfortunately gets compared with these superior cars due to some crazy pricing from Renault... Someone in that thread said the V6 looked better but for gods sake when you look inside...

Yes they have kept the insurance a group or two lower than it should be. The Clio tends to have a younger set of buyers than many of its rivals so Renault were pretty smart in that sense too. If you look at the bhp per tonne figures you will find that the 182 has a higher power to weight ratio...

Yeah Evo clocked it at 6.6 but they test their cars two-up and with a full tank of fuel. That would make 6.3 with just the driver and an empty tank quite possible. Why do Renault say 7.1? Well pretty obvious really - to create some differentiation in the market between the 182 and the Megane...

From Autocar: 0-30mph 2.6 sec 0-60mph 6.3 sec 0-100mph 17 sec 0-150mph no data 0-200mph no data 30-70mph 5.8 sec 0-400m 15/94 sec/mph 0-1000m 27.8/121 sec/mph 30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.6/5.5 sec 40-60mph in 4th/5th 5.4/7.9 sec 50-70mph in 5th 8 sec 60-0mph 2.8 sec Top speed 138 mph

Some very lucky boys me thinks. Those of you that are motorcyclists probably already knew it but those that arent should learn the lesson from this - dont overtake on single carriageway when there are junctions around. Cars coming to a main road from a side road and wanting to turn left (or...

I too found they were crap on my old Clio and I am no boy racer. My mate knackered his in under 10k too. Ive seen other 1.2s fitted with Michelins, dunno if they last any longer? The original front Michelins on my 2.2 Vectra lasted 28k....

What about new joiners? Do they get one or just renewals?

So we get shafted by dealers as soon as we drive off the forecourts. Whats new?

1. Faults that cannot be seen at first glance or are located on some "convenient spots" (like underneath licence plates - this is a good one). Do you mean underneath or behind? A slight dent hidden behind a number plate would not bother me in the slightest so long as the plate still fitted...

Yeah and besides my 60 year old boss knew what the Gordini was but to be frank being in my 20s I hadnt seen it before and couldnt give a monkeys!! Better idea would be a yellow and white ultra limited edition turbo model to celebrate Renault introducing turbos to F1. A guaranteed classic.

I would have had that combo but they couldnt fit the stripes at the factory. Was extremely annoyed at the time. Now I am glad I couldnt have them. I recommend going for racing blue with no stripes and with the cup pack wheels. Dont waste your time looking at pics cos I aint yet seen a pic...

Renault make out that the Cup spoiler pack improves the aerodynamics - read some of the BS in their literature. Does anyone else agree that the front spoiler is the biggest load of b****cks going? I cant see that it would make any difference to the aerodynamics, its purely cosmetic surely? I...

Ive got nothing against imports, in fact I laugh at Renault screwing their UK dealers by flogging right hand drive models to European dealers who under cut the official UK outlets! :devilish: Yup the V6 sure looks good, looks as good as any of the other cars I mentioned. I absolutely love the...

Said it before and I will say it again: The V6 is no more practical than any other 2 seater. Same price as a VX220 Turbo too. Only difference being that one of them is a seriously rapid motor and one of them aint. For practicality get an Evo for the same price or buy a WRX and keep the...

Some of the figures are pretty accurate when you compare them to the figures from the likes of EVO magazine. I can see some errors already but at least one is not the fault of the formula. The weight used for the Toyota MR2 Mk2 GT is too light which explains why the 0-60 is some way quicker...