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Great thread...with a lot of misinformed opinions! Fast eddie - very good explanation :) Double (de) clutching does have a place in my opinion as whenever I do it, it is noticeable that the next gear engages much more smoothly, it just slips in so easily. Having said that, it takes (for me...

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If it's grinding it sounds like you're braking on the backing plates which is likely to mean you have no brakes at all, and are screwing your discs too. I'd recommend the next time you drive it, you take it straight to somewhere where they can make your car safe again.

That happened to me in my 3rd month of ownership... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=72855 Never since though. When it happened to me it was from a cold start and I was booting it a bit (it was still almost brand new) - and I ran out about 15 miles later.

Me too. I've run other branded but similar track tyres in the pouring rain and just damp conditions. In the rain, they're death-traps, and in the damp, you have to continually work them hard to keep the temperatures up. Even then, they're nowhere near as forgiving as road tyres once you...

:cool: Nice one Dan - I'm having a ride in that!

He'd have been f***ed if he did put it sideways driving with his hands on the wheel like that. That wasn't close. In 'on-track' terms, the Clio annihilated them both.

I'm an accountant and a tight b*****d. It's not about performance. I'm doing this so I get more mpg and the brakes and tyres last longer ;) Shut it wee lad.

Excellent! Mine's due an update - I had almost half an interior in here + an empty babyseat when I did this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BE4edzLua8 I'll stick the Yokos on, get them warm and give it a bash ;)

It's not worth 6k, it's worth about 4k - if that. Why do it? Why not? I've had it since new, and it's covered over 93,000 miles. Time for it to retire from the daily grind to a life of continual track/sprint abuse, and ultimately...it's going racing :evil:

Really? Paradas look like a heavily road biased tyre. Never run them myself but they must be ultra soft to compensate for smaller relative contact patch?

17" are they?

Not on mine. I have two sets of 205/50/15 that I interchange with no problems.

Was clarkieV6, he loves them. But the he does tend to look out of the side window when he drives.

It's a tractor LOL - coilovers all in due course. Want to run it like this for a while and see what else I can gain from weight removal - seats next. Haircut tonight - long overdue, I can really notice how it blunts the acceleration and pick-up. He didn't take any off Jon - should there...

Mine pulls well at tickover. In slow creeping traffic I can get into 3rd gear without touching the throttle. But then mine does weigh a bit less than normal.

Nice one Mike...next time I'm passing I'll come in for a look.

Well, not really BAD, but meaner (louder) and leaner than it was before. Big thanks to Mike and Dave at Rentech Towers for sorting the wiring problem this weekend - and while it was in, I had the rest of the trim/carpet removed. Including my rubber car mats (which weighed 3kgs) the carpet...

Anyone notice the two new threads as of today in the 'Car Parts For Sale' section? My work here is done :approve: ;)

Compared to new front pads, rears look like they're half worn when they're new. As above...check them yourself, you should see approx. 5mm of pad material plus the backing plate if they're brand new...and would need replacing at say 2mm of pad material. For reference, this is what they look...

The similar bit was driving like c***s swerving and changing lanes amongst traffic - only they all died as did the truck driver they hit if I recall correctly? I'm stunned that some of you view this video as cool or impressive.

4 people, and only 11k miles. So each one only did an average of 2,750 each? Could be something wrong with it you can't see? I'd be very careful.

Aye, nowt worse.

LMAO - I saw a BMW 3 series with one on this morning, covered the full valance with cutouts for vents and headlights, only it plainly didn't fit well or was crap quality. Looked f***ing awful hanging loose.

I mean, take care of yoiur pride and joy by all means but... ...youy're concerned about stone chips (don't drive so close ;) ) and the impact they'd have on how your car looks, yet you think fitting one of those abominations long-term is a good idea. Am I too old over here?

He was driving slightly recklessly in my opinion. He plainly didn't/doesn't have the ability to drive that thing to its maximum potential. But he can obviously, without any errors at all, spell UNDERSTEER!

Your response is a joke right? It's not about them going fast. It's about them being c**ts and putting the lives of every other road user at risk. It would only have taken a single moment's indecision by someone else who saw them screaming up from behind, and there'd have been a 10 car incident.

Ask me again tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous about driving it again to be honest...it's been 4 weeks since my left leg pushed a clutch pedal down, and the Omega needs armfuls of lock to get around any corner.

Got it recovered to Rentech on Saturday and got a call from Dave at Rentech late today - now fixed :approve: Broken wire somewhere - I look into the engine bay and my head hurts - Mike and Dave have forgotten more about Renaults than I'll ever know. Hats off to them. Plus, they're going to...