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That looks like one of those shitty knock-offs from a video game that couldn't afford to licence real cars. The current Ferrari line-up is full of munters.

Haven't managed to get through a full episode yet. It's just four old farts whittering. Reminds me of The Intercooler. Andrew Frankel comes across as another pompous arse of a man. The problem with the blokes on the Harris one is that I just don't care what they think about anything. I know some...

I don't know how people watch it. It's become one of the worst automotive channels out there. Him and Taylor are really irritating and it's all just clickbait nonsense. One of those channels where hardly anything seems to happen in any of the videos.

Spotted this yesterday. Not often you see a Lotus in these parts!

Before making a final decision, why don't you actually do a track day in it? If anything is going to reignite your enthusiasm, it should be that. If it doesn't, you have your answer.

I wish I looked that cool. Also, I do miss Rally Germany from Dirt 2.0. It was a really good place to just arse about and practice a bit. EA WRC doesn't have anything like that.

S15 is a lovely looking car I think. Shame there is so much fanboy tax on Japanese cars now.

Lamborghini spotted earlier... Also, what the f**k is this?

If it's French stuff, it might be built to meet the regulations for the F2000 category. They're quite strict in terms of what you can and can't modify, so that might influence it. I seem to recall that F2000 requires the use of a standard subframe for example.

Ha, I confused myself. The other Rod is also involved in the rally scene too. Too many Rods! Can't actually remember what I bought from him now, must have been the best part of 10 years ago.

Still love the idea of doing a Maxi-esque MK1. Such a good looking car.

And a few more...seems to be a different car though, as on a Q-plate...

Got the name wrong - wasn't Rod Parkin, but Rod Brereton. Anyway, these are what he showed me. Lucky for you I hoard pictures :LOL:

I'm sure I have some pictures that Rod sent me years ago, before it had the wide arches fitted. Will see if I can dig them up.

I was going to ask if the car was yellow. Did it belong to a bloke called Rod Parkin in past? Not sure if he was on here, but I seem to remember buying something of him at some point, and he had a yellow Clio with wide arches. Was it on eBay recently?

I can't imagine you'll find too many people with direct experience in the UK, as modified MK1s are a bit thin on the ground these days. I can't remember the last time I saw one at a rally sadly. Would be great if you can make it work though. Stick a thread up about the car too, would be good to...

I fitted a real (fake Sabelt) wheel to my Logitech. It's clearly no Fanatec, but it's definitely made it better. Definitely worth it for the low outlay.

Can I plug my own channel? I made some videos where I talked b****cks about rallying with Henry Catchpole if anyone is interested. I have plenty of other rally videos. Would like to do more, but it's not easy when you live in a country with no rallies. Subscriptions and shares welcome all...

Not for long - they're releasing one with an engine as take-up for EVs isn't what they hoped!

They're definitely going for it. Met Richard a few times, he's a lovely bloke and so passionate.

Used to know the owner of that. Still got his plate on it by the looks of it. If I remember rightly, it's got a 2.0-litre Zetec in it.

Would have thought these would have been up against cars like the Fiesta XR2i/Si and 106 XSI more than the cars you mentioned, so might be a bit of a harsh comparison. Vauxhalls were rarely the best handling cars, but the engines were often pretty good. They had a massive following in the '80s...

Wowsers. I always thought these looked alright, wheel aside. I suppose it's a case of "find another" in terms of the mileage and condition, as they were never that common. I would imagine it's a pretty small market compared to for Novas and things though.

Yeah I think it did. Big companies buy in to try and get a piece of the action, but they soon start trying to take control, cut budgets and pull money out. As for BOM, Richard ran in the election, so that probably stopped him doing much (he lost by the way).

Happens with anything when a big company buys a small, creative business. The people that started it don't like having rules and corporate culture imposed, so they end up jumping ship. Same has happened with Hoonigan. The needs of a corporation rarely suit the creativity and freedom associated...

Few spots from London this week...

It's a tough call between Dirt 2.0 and EA WRC I think. There are definitely elements of D2.0 that I like, but EA WRC has better cars. I do miss Rally German though, as it was a good place to practice without too much jeopardy. Sadly, my handbrake won't work on Dirt 2.0 for some reason, so I...

Depends on the design of the cage. The SD cage for the 197/200 has weld-in feet. They are better in reality, as it strengthens the mounting points, but the body could still split around the welds in theory. It also allows the cage to be mounted more effectively (such as to the sill as well as...

That's most definitely not my thing, but fair play, some hours went into that. Surprised a car audio place is still going to be honest though, as there can't be much money in it nowadays I wouldn't have thought.

Gran Turismo plays a role. The R34 has just become the poster car for the whole Skyline range. I guess it's just a bit newer and caught the right age range with Gran Turismo, Fast and Furious etc etc. I'd probably have an R33 personally, but that's because of the silly tuned ones that were...