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Thing is Joe, although I dont wear Paisley slippers, I have been known to play jazz really loudly while wearing my red crushed velvet jacket. Im actually into my jazz, and will turn up the old Henry Mancini or Ella Fitzgerald to piss off the townies! I like my sounds, but good quality mid...

I just play jazz really loudly man, while wearing my crushed velvet jacket and paisley slippers. Nice. Now that gets me a few looks, but no fixed penalties...yet... I really cant see why he gave you a fixed penalty. If I read you right, that wasnt a traffic offence - so its one of the...

I doubt mine weighs much less than 975kgs, which is the standard weight for a 16v. I have removed the spare wheel though - saved at least 10kgs!! Thats not meant to be a serious weight saving mod btw, just wanted to get better access to the exhaust. After the cam belt snapped in service, the...

Can you imagine what theyll do for the battery though on a ten year old car??

Just to make clear that it was a boggo 215bhp (or thereabouts?) new shape Scooby. I dont know if thats a plain WRX or a plain STi. But it was definitely plain something as once we got above 40mph I was leaving him by a cars length per 15-20mph. But at the roundabouts and off the mark, the...

I just play jazz really loudly man, while wearing my crushed velvet jacket and paisley slippers. Nice. Now that gets me a few looks, but no fixed penalties...yet... I really cant see why he gave you a fixed penalty. If I read you right, that wasnt a traffic offence - so its one of the...

...but surely that principle affects the front suspension most?

I had a "spirited drive" with a new Impreza turbo a while ago. On the straights it was me giving him the run. But come roundabouts and 2nd gear corners, the grip of 4wd left me for dead. So your experience is odd!!

The Halfords/Ripspeed store is right next to the meet venue. Remember - 10% off! Better than a kick in the teeth!:D

I had a "spirited drive" with a new Impreza turbo a while ago. On the straights it was me giving him the run. But come roundabouts and 2nd gear corners, the grip of 4wd left me for dead. So your experience is odd!!

The Halfords/Ripspeed store is right next to the meet venue. Remember - 10% off! Better than a kick in the teeth!:D

My "plan B", if anything goes wrong and I have to sell my 16v, is to get a GT Turbo as a replacement. Many good ones hover about the £2k mark.

My "plan B", if anything goes wrong and I have to sell my 16v, is to get a GT Turbo as a replacement. Many good ones hover about the £2k mark.

...But thats not fair!!

...But thats not fair!!

what you had done to it?

what you had done to it?

Oh yes - there are a few early H-reg Clios running about. May 1991 was the Clios first appearence in the UK - still H-reg you see. Most Ive seen are in a kind of burnt gold or sick-yellow colour though. Think initially it was only the 1.2, RT 1.4 and 1.9 diesel that were available.

P.P.S. that was the test where they crowned the Willy as the best hot hatch of all time.

Evo (for what its worth) had a bumper hot hatch issue in August 2001. Basically the Clio Williams caned all comers - including the 172 Mk2, SEAT Ibiza Curpa R (180bhp turbo jobbie), Mini Cooper, 106 GTi and so on. Interestingly enough, the 106GTi was the quickest of all around the track...

Oh yes - there are a few early H-reg Clios running about. May 1991 was the Clios first appearence in the UK - still H-reg you see. Most Ive seen are in a kind of burnt gold or sick-yellow colour though. Think initially it was only the 1.2, RT 1.4 and 1.9 diesel that were available.

...but dearer to run. Thats the only 16v downside. Unless you can find ones with 20k on the clock!

Dropped my old 1.2 -45mm at front, -80+mm at the back. With 15s it was ok, but with 16s it rubbed like crazy on the back - tore out chunks of metal! Stuck with -35mm at the front on my 16v, only -20mm at the back this time. Turns in much nicer and is far more controlable. But then again the...

I had the same problem on my old 1.2 when I lowered it. Dont get it with my 16v! It was made worse when I replaced one of the tyres with another brand, with the other on the other side at the back one of the original tyres.

P.P.S. that was the test where they crowned the Willy as the best hot hatch of all time.

Evo (for what its worth) had a bumper hot hatch issue in August 2001. Basically the Clio Williams caned all comers - including the 172 Mk2, SEAT Ibiza Curpa R (180bhp turbo jobbie), Mini Cooper, 106 GTi and so on. Interestingly enough, the 106GTi was the quickest of all around the track...

Id be sorely tempted by a new 106GTi if I wanted a Clio 16v, but needed a brand new car. Basically, the 106 is the nearest youll get to an old-fashioned hot hatch, judging by the reviews. Its the nearest youll get to a neo-16v in terms of the off-the-mark acceleration, handling and cult...

...but dearer to run. Thats the only 16v downside. Unless you can find ones with 20k on the clock!

I work at the Citizens Advice Bureau in Bristol and, in the main, its debt problems that we get the most of. Its ok while youre earning and interest rates are low, but when that changes... So with that in mind, I live by the principle of buying only what I can afford. I really want a turbo...

Id be sorely tempted by a new 106GTi if I wanted a Clio 16v, but needed a brand new car. Basically, the 106 is the nearest youll get to an old-fashioned hot hatch, judging by the reviews. Its the nearest youll get to a neo-16v in terms of the off-the-mark acceleration, handling and cult...