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Mate with regards to the form, didnt you know there is a postal strike?

How long did you have to wait from placing your order to receiving the car? I have ordered a Titanium silver 182 so any photos you could post to wet my appetite would be much appreciated.

75bhp from a 1.1 is quite good. Its very good on fuel too, I used to get 56mpg average over a whole tank out of mine. I guess they call it a 1.2 for marketing reasons which just goes to show how shallow your averge late-teens car buyer is. Safety levels are also pretty good for such an old...

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Arent the basic shell/chassis and certain other common components made at the same place and then shipped to the Dieppe factory for fitting of the custom sports parts and final assembly? It would surely be impossible to keep production of a new and old model going.

The new Clio will definitely have 5 NCAP stars and to achieve this it will be heavier and require more power to achieve the same performance. As I see it the car will either be slower or cost more and have the sort of handling problems that effect the CTR or Focus RS. I personally think the...

I wouldnt get a loan over five years. I personally wont get finance on a car unless the car is under warranty for the whole finance period. E.g. if I get a new car with 3 years warranty I will get a 3 year loan and no more. Reason being is that when a car is not under warranty you can get...

3600 for insurance is a joke. Why dont you get a second hand car like a Cavaliar or Vectra SRI? They will only cost a couple of thousand to buy and you can just get 3rd party insurance that will be a lot cheaper. Drive it for a few years and then sell it. If the car is 3k you might lose...

I had two 1.2 16vs. Both did 10k and never needed any topping up at all. An engine should not need topping up between yearly/12k services.

Also if you order a new car now from the factory you wont see it until October at the earliest so if inferno is released Q4 I doubt anyone will have one until spring of next year! Shame because I would like one, nice colour. Think it would look better with the standard wheels though.

Getting back to darswolds question, check out the figures below for an unmodified car and remember the Auto is even slower. Autocar Mk2 MR2 test which reveals as I suspected and as our own little races proved the car is even slower in real life than the manufacturers figures - infact they...

Something funny going on there. Cup V MR2 172 vs 168 1011kg vs 1230kg 171bhp/tonne vs 130bhp/tonne Should be a complete walk over. In standard trim we time my friends to 60 in over 8 seconds and you can only gain so much from improving airflow. How the heck can you counter a deficit...

My friends has an induction kit. Hasnt made any difference - its still slow. I see in the back of Evo that the 172 has 156bhp per tonne and the Cup 172. Must be one hell of a de-cat/exhaust in that MR2 although I found with my friends that it feels respectable once you get up over the...

*sigh* As I said last night before the troubles, my friend has a 168bhp Mk2 Manual - I expect your mate has the even slower 150bhp unit. Unmodified my mates car has 130bhp per tonne. I know the 182 is 168bhp per tonne and the 172 only a tiny bit less so that says it all. Actually it doesnt...

Turning up the tunes will just cause more rattles anyway.

Keep your current motor and get a brand new 600cc sports bike as you can pick them up for that price just before the new year models come out. Then you can see what real performance is like. £5k for a second hand motor with decent performance (ie better than wot u already have) will get you...

To my mind I would say anything under 20 miles is ok. Anymore than that is unacceptable because they simply cant guarantee it hasnt been used for tests drives. If I wanted a car with 50 to 500 miles on the clock I would buy an ex-demo at a saving of thousands over the price of a new model...

What colour are you getting mate?

But dont worry too much because when he gets back he will whip out a bucket of washing up liquid and a sponge and clean it up as good as new!

The import centre manager has probably just driven the office girls down the pub in it for lunch. Bet he was showing off down the dual carriageway and seeing what it could do at the red line. :)

Come on guys we are talking about car performance and trying to compare a full tank of fuel to something easy to imagine and realistic! You dont drive around with 50 bags of sugar in your boot do you!!! People can understand the performance loss when carrying a passenger but your average...

My Vectras ECU makes adjustments with 98 RON fuel but obviously if I have a quarter tank of 95 RON and fill it to the brim with 98 RON the resulting mixture will not equal 98 RON so I found after a couple of tanks it felt great. The first time I used Optimax was in my 1.2 16v. I had a quarter...

cris is right. I took my first Clio to its 6k/6 month check up as instructed and all they did was over inflate one of the tyres!!!! When I picked up my next new Clio from the showroom I said "6 month check same as last time?" and they said "nope we dont do that anymore". No doubt you check...

As usual opinions will be split both ways. My advice is to run a few tank fulls through your car. It will only cost you a quid or so more and then you can decide for yourself. We had this argument last week about engines being preset to run on certain fuels and as I pointed out many cars...

Ah right well keep us updated cos this can happen to anyone and Ive always wondered where we stand if a pedestrian especially a minor decides to damage something that we have worked hard to pay for.

Have you spoken to the parents? Are they arguing about it or something? Do you have legal cover on your insurance? I wonder if you use that to pursue the parents but not actually pay for the damage whether it will alter your premium. If you end up paying for it mate I would go round one...

Your racing blue on its own looks sweet....after 5 hours with Zymol!!! Coming from owning a black car I cant be arsed with all that anymore so perhaps having to move to titanium is a blessing in disguise! In fairness you can see in an old thread that I was torn between titanium and blue at...

The tank holds 50 litres dont it? So on empty you are saving 50kg which is like the weight of an extra passenger - well thats like a 15 year old girl? Will have to check that figure with the Saxo boys...

Grr posted a message but it was 8 seconds too early so here goes again. Who is legally liable for this damage? The kids parents surely? Why should he have to pay out or end up paying higher premiums after making a claim as he hasnt done anything wrong.

This is going to be my third Clio and I never had a single problem with my previous two so I hope this new one will have the sort of reliability that the CTR definitely will. Just been on the CTR forums and read that apparently Honda have stopped taking orders on CTRs for a few months as they...