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Similar to my thoughts on the Golf R. Once you are used to the straight line/accelerative ability (which happens pretty quickly in my experience), it's not actually that exciting.

Only with worse depreciation :ROFLMAO:

Got to be a test car. Will likely be testing some bits ready for the first facelift, or just being used to test some mechanical bits for these or something else in the range.

Definitely need some full pics. They look much better than the other ones. Big ol' car likes this needs big wheels.

Ah ok. Not sure I would go down that route to be honest. The problem with going up to the big engine is that you also have to run heavier. Chris West who runs the 306 in the MSN championship has even talked of going back to a 2.0-litre lump I'm told, as he could the run car a lot lighter.

Not seen anything of Steve lately, has he taken a step back? Link to the new car?

Nice! The one that used to be owned by one of the Piston Heads writers?

Marcos... Mantis is it?

A shame about the issue, but you were setting decent times, which is encouraging. Get a Sadev in this and it will be a rocket. How much does it weigh?

Buying another Clio? Or a Mini? Or what about another 3-series? 😂 A shame it's come to the end of the road, but must be nice to have ticked a box!

I got some mixed up at my local motor factor yesterday. Will have to test the colour match in due course!

They are the prettiest Aston's going in my view. Makes the new one look a right dog's dinner.

It wouldn't surprise me if it comes eventually. Motorsport UK seem to have started to adopt more FIA stuff. Regardless, I'll go FIA spec in my next car just to be safe!

They are a bit of a pain to weld all the way round. I have never known anyone to be pulled up for them though. It wasn't mentioned when I did an event earlier this year, but they usually only check the seat/harness/extinguisher dates and the pull cables. A lot of cars would need new seat mounts...

Pretty worrying that subframe, even in a road car to be honest, let alone a rally car. As @Pauleds suggests, I'd put in a weld-in kit after this weekend. I put one in in the Escort. So much better than anything bolt in, if a bit of a pain to get lined up. Someone on here welded some mounts in...

No don't think I am this weekend. My mate isn't doing the prom this year (for the first time in years). There seems to be quite a few on this weekend, but I am just going to play with the 197 and plot my return lmao

Nice looking thing, but turbocharged MK2 Escorts don't do much for me. Wants a screaming Duratec or Millington under the bonnet.

Glad you got it sorted. Good luck for the weekend, should be a good one.

I am, just bought a 197 :ROFLMAO:

Welcome back Ollie. Everyone comes back eventually 😂

It is a really odd place. I have never really bothered with it, but recently started to use the marketplace a bit, and joined a couple of Fiesta/ST groups, as I have been looking at buying one. The grief people get for posting the most nondescript things is simply staggering. Like you say, it's...

What is it with you and wooden interiors? :ROFLMAO:

Why did people get upset? Facebook groups really are very weird.

Is J45 the only version of RB on the 197? Do Halfords still do paint mixing? I had a feeling that they had stopped, but I might be wrong.

To cut a long story short, the keyless buttons on my door handles aren't working properly, so I'm going to replace them. I've bought some spare handles and new buttons but, before I fit them, I have been wondering about painting the door handles in blue to match the car, rather than the standard...

Your attitude is impressive in a way to be honest. If I went from walking out of the house in the morning and getting into a relatively modern, V8 super saloon, to getting into a 30 year old diesel brick, I would be suicidal. Your love for these cars must be strong.

A press car I think. It does look so purposeful.

That's not bad. I really want to give it a go, but not really sure what platform to go for. I was going to go Xbox, as a few of my friends have them, but PC is tempting, as you can add VR then.

I didn't even notice the big give away on this car - the sticker on the air intake saying it's one of the stunt cars!

A lot of mine have been with Javelin, so maybe it's a theme with them then. They didn't seem to give a s**t. My friend was driving my Clio on his first ever track day. Got hung out to try by a prick in an MX-5 race car that wouldn't back off on a straight to let us past, We ended up off-line...