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Yeah I wondered that. The 1300 turbo must be capable of more than 140PS. Add mild hybrid and it would be in the ballpark. They could use the engine in other cars too.

Read about this on the Evo website. A guy from Renault said a new Clio R.S. would just be unaffordable as it would cost so much to make an engine. It's funny how Ford have managed it though, isn't it? I'm surprised Renault don't have an engine. The writing was on the wall when the race/rally...

That's a mental amount of rust for such a modern car.

Worth every penny.

The new one is 4WD, not FWD. Mass appeal and selling more cars (including cooking models) is probably more important to BMW than appeasing a few car nerds.

Looks a lot nicer on the darker wheels.

In fairness, a good chunk of that list impacts the 1*2 as well. My 197 crunches a little into third if you give it death, but my 172 did for the four years I owned it too. I'll give you the exhaust manifold, as I am going to have to do that at some point, though I guess you could argue that it's...

I don't know, I'm pretty tight :ROFLMAO:

It does look silly, but I kinda like that. It's going to be pretty bonkers by the sounds of it. We need a bit more silliness in the world.

Yeah I've never seen one in the metal, was a bit of a surprise!

A little more, but not exactly bank busting.

Few more:

A few spots when I was in Dubai last week. Some of the photos were taken by a mate, but you get the idea:

It's only the swivel bearings on the 197/200 really. I haven't noticed much difference otherwise.

When I had my 172, it started to rattle quite early into my ownership. I just pulled it off and binned it. In four years, I never noticed any ill effects!

I don't watch as much as I did, but I think there are fewer cheap ones out there now. They're popular as track cars so demand for cheap ones has meant that there may be fewer out there. People are also asking strong money for good ones, which also drags up the price of the rougher ones. I have...

Depends what you're used to I guess. In the world of most 90s cars, things like the Impreza and Cossie were leagues above what most people were driving. Long time ago now though. The prices are mad for what the cars are objectively speaking, but how good a car is doesn't always mean a lot when...

Wheels and exhaust don't do much for me but, with some more aggro splitters and bits, I think it could look quite cool. I quite like racy looking jap stuff though.

Out of interest, why over-rated? It was based on a Type-R wasn't it, albeit with the bigger engine and wide arches. I have heard that they aren't at their best on UK roads. It will always be the ultimate for me I must say. I almost don't care if it's not the best to drive, it's just the rarity...

They do have some benefits, but heat soak is their downfall. Should also have mentioned that the WRC Impreza also saw the end of the true boxer soundtrack, as Prodrive could finally ditch the standard exhaust manifolds which the Group A regulations required them to retain. The '97-'00 Impreza...

The '97 car was the first Impreza World Rally Car (the WRC technical regulations only came into force from the 1997 season). Mechanically, it wasn't actually that different to the '96 Group A car in many respects. The engine and transmission were very similar apart from the turbo and the use of...

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if your total train weight is under 3500kg, you can do it on a standard car licence.

The licence law is a bit ridiculous really. In theory, my mum can tow a massive bloody great trailer, but I can't. A bit arbitrary. If you're only towing a small car, you can get away with a reasonable amount. My mate tows his Puma track car on a small Brian James trailer and is within the...

They do look lovely in red, though I am biased obviously

They look like casters, especially with such low profile rubber. Not sure you're going to be able to get it low enough without it just being undriveable. It's a big car, it's going to need big rims.

They're usually really helpful. If you ask them what you're trying to do, they should be able to offer you some advice.

If they don't have it on their eBay shop, email them and ask them directly. There's a fair chance they'll have it and will send you a PayPal invoice through email.

You need special tools to do the crimped ends, but I just used the screw together type from Torques and never had a leak from any joints. Plenty of pro-built competition cars don't use crimped ends, so it's not essential.

Yep, I used Torques for virtually all of my stuff. I did use the odd bit from eBay suppliers where Torques were out of stuff, but Torques are really helpful if you go direct.

I did all the braided ones in my rally car with only basic tools. There are plenty of how-to guides online but, once you've done one, it's easy.