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Fantastic day, fantastic result, really enjoyed being there to see it today. Now sat at home shivering covered in blankets and running a temp of 99.5...that explains the aches, pains, and general lethargy I felt toward the end of the day LOL

Of the 300 or so miles I do each week, 250 of them are spent on minor A and B country roads, no traffic, no junctions, no traffic lights, so I just plod along at 50-60 mph barely ever having to touch the brakes. So no motorways, and no urban crawl. Doing my first long ish run tomorrow, up to...

Vacuumed the interior. Checked tyre pressures. Checked if my car has a toolkit/jack or not. It does.

First owners of my car suffered depreciation at a rate of 49 pence per mile compared to 10 pence per mile for me, yet it was still almost as good as a brand new car and came with 6 months remaining manufacturers warranty. I did buy my 172 Cup brand new though. Now, having spent hours basically...

Bargain I think. £10k, 18k miles, 2.5 years old. Most were £11-12k at the time I bought.

I expect you'll all get bored of this long before I do, but I intend to keep this going for as long as I own my 200 (likely to be at least 5 years). I'll update it periodically, and it will hopefully be a useful guide for anyone pondering 'can I afford one?'. Car : Clio Renaultsport 200...

LOL

As a unit it's significantly more highly strung too, 100 bhp/litre vs 75 bhp/litre (Z4). Also throw in the seemingly much larger frontal area, much bigger hole needs to be punched in the air so at motorway cruising speeds economy is woeful.

I'm unique then, loved the 200 from they day it first appeared.

1. When was the stamp (mileage/date)? Not sure what the intervals are...2ys/12k I think? 2. Not difficult to achieve that sort of MPG. Reset it drive a few miles, then leave it idling while shuffling it about the forecourt a few times would easily give a low figure. Don't pay any attention to...

OP wants to ultimately have/own/run a 182. OP spends £x on modifying his 1.2 (which looks pretty good already), and subsequently loses money on resale. Or, OP holds onto that money, and puts it toward insuring a real actual RS 182 far earlier than he would be able to if he instead spunked all...

Possibly a placebo, but I swear mine is sharper/raspier now at 26k than it was at 18k when I got it. Yours is tight, get it loosened!

That'll do nicely.

23mpg? I hope you're feeding it Super?

FLOL Doesn't look like it has any brakes at all in one or two of those pictures.

Good write up, nice face.

Got to say, that angle, in that colour... It looks as mean as f*ck. Nice one Christopher, glad it's finally arrived.

Come on Chris, pics!

Paperwork w***ers.

f**k yeah! Get in.

Re: Which model Clio do you prefere and why? Agreed. Has to be the 200, because it isn't 1990 any more.

Wheels seem excessive, but think about what these have to do that mere mortal wheels don't? I read something once about the tyre valves, how normal valves would open due to the centrifugal force on the valve mechanism at 250mph letting your tyres down, so they had to engineer valves that could...

Does that also apply to GW 197/200s with black speedlines as well? I never tire of looking at these, the engineering, to fit so much into such a small package is epic.

Outstanding effort!!!

Ooh, ouch. Tower and Camp being right handers means you swapped ends to damage that side?

Seconded.

Experience and maturity. At 18 years old, most people have none. Go careful.

Cost of coilovers vs cost of standard cup springs/dampers used from another member? No setup or warranty issues, and to be honest, I've always felt Renault nail the setup as standard. Certainly more than enough for a fun day on track. I think going from non-cup to cup is going to be quite a...

Top mounts...do they differ?

Re: My Ultra Red 200. Oh yeah, forgot about your recent woes :o I just want to see it. I want you to have it.