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Waste of money IMHO A track day costs me 12 pounds...there are always experienced drivers who are moer than willing to show you round the track, and many of those guys are racing drivers, so they really know their stuff. with regard to trackday insurance...whats the point? its VERY expensive...

Im currently driving a mk1 172 which is just awesome (pity about Renault though) but I might be ableto get hold of a mint Polo 2.0 16v turbo for half the price of the Clio. The Polo is black, in mint condition, at 0.5bar puts out 227hp and at 1.1bar puts out 335hp (both figures @ wheels)...

I can only wish. Damn mk1s still cost a whopping 32000 quid here:@

mk1 - I think as low as 6.8 mk2 - I think 6.9 cup - 6.7 or even as low as 6.6 Dont quote me though as Ive just tried to remember what Ive read on the forum. Ive personally gotten 7.9 when the tested average by car mags here was 8.4. (4900ft above sealevel)

A std VR however is dog slow in a straight line

mk1 172 = "yeehaa!", "Im going to wet my pants!" "Holy cr*p!!" <- actual quotes of people who have driven my std (decat zorst) mk1 172 VR6 = heavy understeering b*st*rd Ive got a mate with a 3.0l tuned VR6 putting out 185hp on the wheels and on the track I slaughter him. In a straight...

Yeah, when the car is cold, you wont notice the car coming on cam at 4500rpm or the nice surge at 5500rpm

its very subtle but mostly noticable at the front

In South Africa the mk2 172s come standard with 15" wheels, and the car still looks pretty decent.

06/01. not sure of the exact date tho

God I hope we get them here...should do as weve got the 206 GTI180

Sorry to start all this again but what would happen if you left the vvt phased from 4500 till max rpm? Would you lose power? Ill be the first to admit that I know nothing about engines and even less about VVT but I would have thought youd gain more power by keeping the timing advanced by 16...

Does anyone know what cam the 172 uses? 260 degree? Also how far can you go with a 172 cam before you start hitting problems

erm...I think anything more than 300 would be really horrible for everyday driving I have a friend who has a 299 cam in his Polo and it just doesnt idle

surely a decat and exhaust on a 182 will also see around 10bhp?

And I lost it again :( I really should learn to make backups...or just print the damn things out and give them to my tuner for safe keeping

Decat is probably the most cost effective way to improve performance...Cost me a whopping 15 pounds to get mine done and the difference between my 172 and others on the track is quite large

Im 28 now but bought the car when I was 26 (a month before I turned 27)

Yep, just think about your ABS light...if its on something is wrong and ABS is not engaged, if its off your ABS is working....same with ESP

Yeah, if they geared it to only go to 100 then Id still get it

Im on my second Clio now and have had no real issues with quality. Sure the interior plastics could be of a better quality, and there is the odd rattle, some people have had exhaust rattles, leaky cars, I still think overall the cars are built and most seem to be pretty bullet proof as far the...

get your brakes checked out just in case...not healthy braking metal to metal

a rumbley type of noise...replace the pads...mines at the same stage now...

Drive it till the fuel light comes on. At this point youve got another 50-60km range You should also be able to fill to about 46l

Well, the car is currently running on 93 unleaded (which is all we get here apart from the leaded racing fuel) Ive removed the cat because it frees up a little power just by itself and because the lead screws up the cat, and the plugs need to be changed because the lead screws up the platinum...