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Do itttttt. Saw a 133 today, it looked great.

Welcome. Love the RA, would love one of them.

I know what you mean. Big cars don't really do much for me generally. I do quite like the 5-Series, and would probably have one as a "throw stuff in the back of" wagon, or as a tow car, but I think a Golf/Focus/1-Series car is about perfect for most stuff. Says the guy who drives a 197 😂

I went round the 'ring as a passenger in an M6. It was an absolute weapon. Modern cars hide their weight very well tbh.

They're white

he Speedlines now have new Asymmetric 5s on them. I put some wheel sealer on them this afternoon, so they're ready to go: Ordered new front dampers, top mounts and lower arms from RPD too, as they all look a bit rough. I think the battery is beginning to suffer from lockdown now, as had to...

Can't wait to see it painted. The exterior colour was a really odd choice.

Crop your images for god's sake man 😂

What's 21Ten? Is that the art thing?

Had a delivery this morning, new set of Asymmetric 5s to go on the R3 wheels: They had basically new AD08Rs on them, but I didn't really want to run those as a road tyres, so will sell them on. Need to fit the Speedlines onto the car, but debating new wheel bolts. Should probably buy...

I've seen these for as little as £10-12k in the past. Even if it's absolutely immaculate, it's still at least £10k too much in my view.

I know good X65s are getting rare, but you'd have to really want one to spend that. You could buy/build a lot of car for £30k

Great, ta

Is that in the rack? Who did those for you?

You could look at this in a couple of different ways really. Firstly, as you have said, that they are uprated, so should last longer or, alternatively, that they're something designed for race/competition cars, which would be subject to much more regular cleaning and maintenance. It will be...

There's a guide here that should help you with that: https://cliosport.net/threads/197-200-model-guide.764458/ The 200 Cup chassis is the pick of the bunch in terms of handling and regarded as one of the best hot hatches around, but all of the 197/200 variants handle well.

Can't say I've ever noticed that. Must be a Yorkshire thing.

In a straight line maybe, but round a track I would expect a 197/200 to be quicker. I have worked mine out a couple of times and I don't think the trip is that far out if I recall correctly.

What do people expect from a relatively highly tuned 2.0-litre normally aspirated engine though? It's not as good as a 1*2, but it's hardly terrible. I can't think of any 2.0-litre hot hatches that offer diesel running costs :ROFLMAO:

Or ignoring the horror stories on the internet :ROFLMAO: they have their issues, but so does every old hot hatch. Mine has been ok so far. I think you just have to go into it with your eyes open and buy one where the common stuff has been covered.

Reading that lot you'd think they break every ten minutes :ROFLMAO:

The main additional thing with the 197/200 is the twin pivot front suspension. This means there are some extra ball joints in the front end. To have these replaced by Renault is very expensive (about £1k per side), as they replace the whole hub, but you can buy the ball joints seperately and...

My 172 was on about 145k when I sold it. It still drove fine. They seem to take the miles ok if they're looked after.

The 197/200 aren't as bad as some make out. Mine averages around 33mpg, which isn't bad for a 190-odd bhp 2.0-litre car in reality. The 172/182 is a bit better on fuel, as it's a tiny, light little thing, but the 197/200 is a nicer every day car in my view, as it's a bit bigger and nicer inside...

Really like this car. We need video. I think it would look awesome with the 133 kit on it

Needs a bigger rear wing.

Looking forward to this one!

I can see another diesel-style backtrack in the future to be honest. Governments are latching onto BEVs like they're the solution to every transport issue. 10 years from now, 20 at most, I can see the headlines about the environmental damage of mining the materials etc. If the COVID-19 outbreak...

I think cars with all these options will become very sought after, though I would have concerns about having the Ohlins serviced in future. People will come back to these in the future for sure though. They were a real high point in hot hatch terms.

I don't think the Torx screw behind the grommet does come out does it? It just rotates a bit to allow you to pop the small part of the handle off? I just put a trim tool behind it and it popped off. The handles were a bit of a ballache. My mate wants me to do his now he knows I fixed mine...