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it dont look as though its been lowered much mate, to be honest i would look to decrease the arch gap therefore increasing the gap between your roof and the clouds!;) looks ok though mate,not a tractor like bryan said!
but u 2 r bias! ;) get a mk1 lol.
both mint cars, mk2 are newer n more modern looking,however mk1s are a lot less common....and quicker on paper,and lighter!:D
ye main question is money....u can get mk2s for the price of a nice mk1??
common faults are rattles everywhere mate. after all theyre french! and exhaust rattling seems quite common if standard?
id try and buy standard with low miles. but if after 36k make sure its had proper service on 36k...
But rememeber only accurate readings will be on a flat bit of road, 5.8 for a willy if it was standard tbh means someone was doing something wrong :)
it wasnt standard mate like i said.171 bhp. i pressed the buttons for mine and his runs. his car felt a lot quicker hence the second quicker to...
in my track experience, i think cars between 120bhp-230 theres not much in it all to 100. only after this the turbos and higher bhp/torque cars come to life.
g techs are 40 on e bay. they do 0-60 and 1/4 mile times 60-0 braking times and distances and measure g force....clever bits of kit
i thought it was some sort of stopwatch gadget but u press go then it senses movement. as soon as u start moving, the timer starts n then records your 0-6- then...
i couldnt understand why i was getting 7.31 nearly all the time??? my mates williams got 5.89 first go and 5.58 second. i couldnt beleive it! hes good at starting tho,im rubbish aint had many goes at it so i just either nearly stalled or just wheelspun :( my car finds it hard to get the power...
ive had a go in mine mate, kept getting 7.31 with me n my mate in on 17s. after a few practices starting i got it down to 6.47. on my own with spare wheel out and all ice, less petrol,16s on n i reckon 6.00 ;)
ive got 6 points and aged 21....cant get insured fully comp on any performance car and could only get insured on mine 3rd party f&f. if the value of my vehicle exceeds 7500 ie type r...i need fully comp!:(
points come off in a year
ive just cleaned it again and i love it to bits!lol
i just fancy a change! the longest ive had a car for is about 8months! i may have to make an exception this time!
mine has got the side strips on mate and coilovers but no turinis or turbos sorry (look at post on clio discussion) deciding whether to sell my mk1.
Paul
ye im beggining to think its not worth it. if i keep it for about 2 years, ill make the milage below average because i hardly drive it and wont seem like ive lost as much money when it comes to selling! apart from them deepreciating for another 2 years!:)