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In my old physics alevel class used to work out how much hitting a fly slows the average car down when colliding at 70 mph for the car and 1 mph for the fly. Conservation of momentum. Think it knocks about a millionth of 1mph off you speed.

Sounds like the one Ive just seen on Auto Trader 2mins ago...

It is worth it in my opinion. True youre not going to get thumping sound from them but what you get is more, all round sound. You could always fit some decent components speakers in them with a sub in the boot.

Dink, my mams old Clio had four corner screw holders. These were like long moulded plastic cylinders to screw screws into. Not sure what the newer Clios are like.

They do give GCSEs away with 8 Kelloggs tokens and 20p for postage now though dont they? LOL mate just yanking your chain.

Yeah Id say they probably fit 10cm speakers. 10cm is the diagonal length between opposite corner screw holes. Someone confirm its the diagonal length?

"They did annoy me somewhat when they were attached to the safety restraining harness."

My mams old RL had similar. It had four screw fixings to fit 10cm speakers. Id ditch those Kenwood pads too. Its like saying come and steal my ICE.

YOU ASKED FOR OPINIONS. WHAT YA THINK I think its gash. Innit?! This is England not Daytona.

Give us the number of the garage. We can phone them up and ask for a price and see if they say £140 to us. If so, Ill shout Dick Turpin down the phone and hang up. Sniggers. Im so hard.

I do like the bonnet, but clearly the gap between the stripes is faaaar less on the back than it is on the front.

182 Brighter? Ive always thought the Titanium silver of the 182 is a lot flatter and duller than the silver on a mk2 172. As for the lights, yeah looking at the left one, I now see the grey bits clearer.

Is that a 172 with 182 bumper? Im assuming its not a 182 due to the brighter silver colour and the 172 headlights.

Theyre further apart on the bonnet. I like the bonnet job but the back looks wrong.

I park a mile away from work and walk the rest. Better than the bus/metro. Cheaper, quicker, cleaner, more reliable. Plus the mile I walk is the only exercise I do.

Take the wheel off and have a look at how much friction material is left on them (Im guessing its the front brakes). If theres less than 5mm, Id replace them. If not, take them out, clean all the crap off the pads and calipers. Apply some copper grease to the backs of the pads (the non...

What a tragic end to its life. All those miles driven, no accidents. All those former owners. Wind, rain, mots, polishes. tlc. Only for some jealous fecker to take a liking to it. Just been looking on the rac data checker. 14 previous owners, built in 1982. Im sure theyd all be gutted...

B*****DS!! So sorry to hear that mate. Looked a belter that car too.

Sucker!

Just about to enter Hyperspace?

Actually, maybe a mk2 rear bumper?

I went from a 1.4 RT (which is similar to a 1.2 16v) to a Saxo VTS (similar to a 172). Just take it easy for the first few days. Learn the gears, learn the handling, the brakes etc. Tbh people talk about these cars being tricky on lift-off over steer but I cant say Ive had any trouble and I...

I agree. Probably the best mk1 Ive seen. Nothing to make it look tacky or egg boxed. Superb example. Leave it as it is. [Edited by Chris1.4RT on 07 June 2005 at 9:14pm]

Tidy little car. Just dont be sticking plastic all over it like some do.

People try to make the most of what they have. You have a lower spec, 5 door Clio. Thing is mate, youve gone too far. Imo, its too fiddly. Bits stuck here there and everywhere just for the sake of it, it seems. I could live with a colour coded, alloyed, lowered, 5 door Clio. On yours...

Depends who the former owner was. My mams car is 7 year old and has 26k. Hardly uses it. Check for signs of wear and tear on the seats, pedals etc. Does it look like its had an easy life? Check the service history. If it hasnt got any, Id walk away. Lot of money can be thrown at older...

Ive not had a Clio for two years. <--------------

When I first bought my vts, it used to make me grin from ear to ear. It was so ridiculously quick after being used to an RT. Used to it now, it feels slow at times even though I know itll give most cars I come across more than a fright. When I had an old 1.2RL after the vts went in...

Take them out, apply some copper grease to the back (non friction side). Problem solved.