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    Some clarity on the 172 Vs Meg F1.

    The thing is, needing to go over a ton to have fun (which is certainly the case in many of the new cars I've driven) isnt really a good thing on british roads. The Clio is good fun at almost any speed below a ton. I've driven many cars that are simply no fun at all until you are deep into ban...
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    Some clarity on the 172 Vs Meg F1.

    Good post. Hot hatches are indeed getting faster and faster, but I'm finding that they are also getting less and less fun. Safer for sure, but also more sanitised. The Clio 172/182 is, for me, one of the last "old school" type hot hatches, and it has now demised. The only ones left AFAICT are...
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    172 cup vs Mk2 V6 in the twisties/track

    Assuming equal drivers (i.e. good drivers), the V6 IMHO. In the hands of someone less skilled, the cup. End of the day, the V6 has a big power and torque advantage, and rear wheel drive handling, which when mastered is possibly the way to go. Along a back road though, TBH there wont be much in it.
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    182 and acivic type r

    :S Well if you dont like it mate, you know what to do. Whenever i see one race post after another from someone with that kind of writing style, i realise why some of these cars have the image they do. :(
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    dont laugh....

    Hmm, why is it that straight line speed, and being beaten off some bland, overweight, turbocharged, chipped lardarse "hot hatch" all that seems to matter to some people :S If you want speed, you would be best off seeking out a Mk1 or Mk2 Golf GTI with an Audi TT conversion and the work already...
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    182 cluch bite

    If you lot think the bite point ias high on a 182 you should try driving an ancient Golf GTi ;)
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    182 and acivic type r

    Must admit like, i did have a play with an old shape vectra v6 once, and i was always catching up at any speed, but i did have to try, as you would expect. Standard for standard, the clio IS quicker than the old shape Vectra V6.
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    Water + 172 dont mix

    The comment wasnt directed at you. :)
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    Water + 172 dont mix

    Erm, say again?
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    182 Blueflame fitted - FINALLY

    Mine is a little raspy after roughly 1000 or maybe more miles on, but only really at about 3500 to 4000 rpm. Cant say i've noticed any torque loss. If anything, it feels more torquey to me. Quiet when just going around town, but pretty loud when going for it. Not bad, but i crave some...
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    Previous Owner?

    Made me look twice, i tell thee :D
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    Previous Owner?

    Not really, but the other day i did see a guy who must have been about 70 or 80 years old, driving a 106 GTI. Respect, I say. :D
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    182 versus.....

    Its pretty hard to steer a shuttle through the twisties at 15,000 mph though, but that doesnt matter, because its about 50 miles above land by then anyway, so theres no trees to crash into, only satellites :D
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    Judged by my drive of the GSI, the driving dynamics would have to be massively improved in the VXR version to stand a chance against focused rally machines like the Scooby and Evo.
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    182 versus.....

    Maybe if i'd filled the tank with some rocket fuel i may have been in with a better chance, but i had to make do with optimax ;)
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    182 - Any point in CUP packs?

    Thats what i'm trying to say though, although on the face of it the non cup may be cheaper (although maybe little to seperate them at second hand values?), there seems to be a lot of confusion / doubt as to what can or cannot be fitted to a non cup model whereas there seems to be no real trouble...
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    182 versus.....

    Not once the space shuttle was on cam, not to be messed with i tell thee :D
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    That was me saying they cracked a ton in third, but i was talking about the 2004 shape GSI, but still i concur.
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    182 versus.....

    A NASA Space shuttle. I burnt it off from 0-60, but then after that, it left me dead from 60 - 15,000 MPH. I am so ashamed. Seriously, does anyone else find these threads a little repetitive and boring ? :sleepy:
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    ^ it wouldnt have been a VXR if it was a 2000 shape one. They only came out this year. Another fact you must remember - the slipstream effect. If a car is behind you, then they have a huge aerodynamic advantage. I managed to stay behind an ST220 in a standard Fabia vRS just by driving up close...
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    182 - Any point in CUP packs?

    Going back to the original question though. I've done a bit of reading on this, and perhaps you still are better off going for a cupped car. Why? Because it seems there is a lot of confusion / akwardness about getting after market suspension for non cupped car, something about the mounts being...
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    Old chavalier style then. So what they might be quick(ish) in a straight line, but they'll plough into the nearest tree as soon as it hits a corner.
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    182 and acivic type r

    If anyone bought a clio for straight line speed only, they have completely and utterly missed the point.
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    Iceberg or Titanium

    Hmm so you lot are saying titanium is more grey where as iceburg has a blue tint. Seems odd then i have a silver 182 (which i assume therefore, must be titanium) and that definitely has a blue tint to it :S
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    182 - Any point in CUP packs?

    I wouldnt bother arguing. Its always gonna be the same on this forum. Williams are faster than everything, including an Enzo. Clio Cups will beat a Porsche 911 Turbo, yet anything without a cup pack will get beaten by a Micra.
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    Which one was it, the old, crappy "cavalier" vectra or the newer one? The newer one is a lot quicker. I'd have thought a 182 should keep an older one at bay.
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    182 and acivic type r

    If all you wanted was straight line speed, you bought the wrong car :rolleyes:
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    They do feel more effortless than the clio's, but TBH, its still not the kind of car that has the same effortless in-gear acceleration as a modern turbo diesel at real world speeds. From 50-70 in 5th, I have to say I found it no quicker than the Clio from 50-70 in 5th. The difference was, at 70...
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    182 - Any point in CUP packs?

    The 182 is not the same car as a 172 whether it has cup packs or not though. I've got a non cupped version, and the handling is excellent.
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    clio 182 vs vectra gsi

    I've driven a 3.2 GSI. As you can see, I own a 182. In terms of driving fun, no comparison. The 182 is soooo much better. It feels keener around corners, and feels faster up to 100. Its noisier, more raw, and more involving by far. If you are looking for a grown up cruiser though, the Vectra...
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