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DJW dave is fitting one to his RT, he's learnt a lot from it and made a superb job of it, highly satisfying I'm sure. Maybe not the fastest but still faster and great experience for the next time?
not fast in the grand scheme of things, fast as anything else in the bends, pisses all over most things and is such a rewarding drive. Lacks outright power so can lure u into an overtake you cant safely pull off.
115brake in a car that weighs under 800kg, fast enough 8.4 secs to 60, tops out...
yeah well a nearly new Integra DC5 is cheaper too, as is a 2nd hand 350Z or a second hand M3 etc etc. people are comparing to the v6 cause its a clio.
If you dont like it, don't buy it ;-) I certainly WONT be, think its horrible but am awaiting reviews cause seems to have some nice features...
not even gonna read anything in the thread, my first car 205 1.6gti, do it!
get a tidy one sell it for profit in a year or 2 and enjoy every minute of it, will make u a better driver too.
well said Lee, the Vee is in a different league and shouldnt be compared to other clios.
And undoubtedly Arnold Clark will have £3k off list or fully loaded 197 at £15k before long. I got my 182 in June 04 from main dealer, new, unregistered, 0 miles, £3500 off list. it wasnt long on the...
mate had a celica gt4 wrc, he's getting a 172. lots of people move from scoobs to clios. practical, quick and lots of fun.
who cares what other people say, its about the driving experience, nothing else.
is there any noises, say u accelerate hard in 1st, does the engine bang?
also if u put it in 5th at say 25 or 30mph and accelrate does the car accelerate or just rev up?
shame bout the glare indeed, who was in the car? i heard ali (obviously) you in the back filming Mark? dont recognise the voice lol can usually pick out a scottish accent and pin point it to the nearest town!