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I do have a bit of a soft spot for the fox Mustang for some weird reason. Needs to be hard top and massively modified though.

I use Tesco Momentum in my 197 and did in my 172 as well. Anecdotally, I just think it reduces the rough running a touch when they're cold. None of my cars have blown up yet, so I shall carry on as I am. If I had a heavily modified car that was mapped for a certain fuel type, I would stick to...

Lots of stuff on them though. I don't mind the MK2 to be honest. It seems a lot of car for the money. Not sure I could ever pull the trigger on one though, given what else is out there.

Would be mega money for the insurer to repair it. Bonnet, wing bumper, headlight. Slam panel looks damaged, door will be damaged, plus all the odd bits like the arch extension, DRL etc etc. You could be in for a fair bill doing it yourself too. I'd chalk it up and move on personally. No one...

I really like the MK2 RS, but by god the interior is awful. The seats are nice, but the dash etc feels like it's from the 90s. It's aged so badly in my view. It wouldn't bother me if it was a track hack but, for a daily, I think it would do my head in. I drove one of those a few months ago...

Buy another one? 😂 A replacement is difficult. I test drove so many of the hot hatches of this era and always ended up coming back to the Megane. The MK3 Focus ST was a bit of a disappointment, Golf GTI I would hold out for a MK7. The only one that I liked almost as much as the Megane was...

Sorry to see this Rich, looked a nice motor.

I think the big problem was, no matter how good the car was, the fact it was only available as an auto was always going to upset the purists, especially in the UK. When all the previous models were seen as the purist, racy driving experience, an auto was always going to be controversial. I...

Is the three-pot having issues? I haven't heard of much.

Erm, the latest ST is massively well-regarded...like...massively. It took a bit of time for the MK7 to become as common as it ended up being. You are right though, there were a lot of changes when it came to the MK4 Clio. If they'd offered a manual, it probably would have been really...

I am thinking about setting up a sim rig for a bit of driving fun. Thought I would check this thread out, but I have realised that I clearly know nothing lol

I'll give you that, it's ok on cast brake calipers. I wouldn't use it for anything else though I don't think. VHT aerosols are pretty good for painting odd mechanical bits, though powder coat is the ultimate.

I wouldn't use hammerite for anything to be honest, it's crap lol

It does look so good in white, but it just doesn't stay that way. I didn't clear coat when I did mine, but it can help. Old works Fords were lacquered under the bonnet because it helped prevent staining. I think I left about half an hour between coats. I only did two.

Good suggestion. I did the A-pillars and front few inches of the roof satin black in mine.

I did the inside of my car. Used 2k paint. It wasn't the worst job. I did prime first. I have tried to paint with rattle cans before, but it wasn't as durable as 2k. My main advice would be to avoid white. It looks nice when you first do it, but it's a pain in the arse because it shows every mark.

I wouldn't worry too much about the 1.3. M-Sport are getting 200bhp from the 1.0-litre EcoBoost now. I would think the 1.3 Renault engine could be quite fruity in competition form.

Yeah I think you're right. The Alpine project has taken a lot of resources I should imagine. A slightly odd decision in a way, because you'd think the volume potential in a hot Clio might be better than the A110, but I suspect we'll see some sort of awful Alpine-branded SUV/Crossover thing at...

Or, to translate Mr. Kasai's statement, "Our petrol engine line-up is a f**king disaster, so I don't have anything to fit into a new R.S. Clio. We did so much damage to the reputation of the fast Clio when we launched the 200EDC that I am too worried about getting spanked by the Ford Fiesta ST...

Agreed, though I'd expect an R.S. version to be £30k or more. First EV hot hatch and I bet they will rinse people for it.