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Just read through this - I WANT this car!

I was looking at the Megane Cup-S as there are some tempting lease deals around on them, but they are pretty poverty spec sadly. Put the Climate Pack on and it makes it a bit more bearable, but I think I would regret not having the Recaro seats at the very least.

That looks ace in white Chris! Do you have a thread on it? Why oh why didn't they sell these cars in white...

There's some decent lease deals around on Polo GTIs. I'm sure I found one for about £180 a month.

The extra width definitely adds something, and your ride height helps too of course. Yeah they are definitely nice wheels. Think they would suit the Mondial of my car a bit better if they were silver. The paint on them isn't perfect, so I might have them powder coated some time perhaps.

Yes I did find the gearbox in the 200 EDC very frustrating. I haven't driven a Trophy to compare sadly. I drove a Golf R DSG last week and the gearbox was very, very good. Obviously the R is pretty pricey, but you might get a nice GTI for sensible money?

Are you running spacers Cub? Looks a bit wider than mine?

Well, with a new car coming soon, the Clio is going to retire from duties as a daily driver and probably become a full-time track car. The Turinis were in dire need of a refurb, and running 15" wheels makes much more sense for track days. I bought these a while ago and thought I might as well...

This is turning into the car that mine should be! You'll have to bring it up to Snet again :)

Quite smart looking in the blue, looks a lot more tasteful than the old one. Being a total 500 Abarth noob, what's the difference between a normal one and a 595? And a Competizione?

I think it depends how much you're going to use it. I don't do a huge amount, so wanted something that was ok, but didn't break the bank. I also use it for work on occasion too. We're going back a couple of years now, but I bought a used Canon 400D on eBay that came with a couple of lenses...

Can I have both manuals please chaps? Would be interesting to see. I don't really have anything to swap except my gratitude lol.

Will be there on Thursday, but for work.

Do like these a lot. It's a car I'd love to own but can't quite justify the price of it. Nice work though!

I've known a couple of people to have MK3 MX-5s and I wasn't really impressed to be honest. The interior looks ok from a distance, but once you get into it, it all feels a bit cheap and nasty I found. The ride was always pretty terrible in the Sport models I went in, as bad as my lowered Clio...

I would think you could just swap over the whole engine loom etc, but I'm sure someone on here will be able to advise you. I suspect it won't be as hard as it sounds :)

I think the easiest approach would just be to buy a ratty 172 and swap the whole front end over. Your car is pretty well stripped now so, if you think about it, you're halfway there already!

Calipers look great Mark, but get the bloody engine done!

I have been thinking about this thread (I don't know why!) and I am beginning to lean towards the opinion above. Are you determined to stay in the 1600 class? The problem is that someone in a boggo Civic already has a huge advantage over you. I wonder if you might be better just fitting a...

Bought mine as a temporary measure to last a few months, and am just over a year into ownership. To be honest, driving to work, it does my head in. It's noisy, uncomfortable and has no equipment on it. But, the smile it puts on your face when you're in the mood, makes it a very difficult car to...

Thanks, very interesting. How fragile is the box? I suppose it depends on whether the car has had the s**t kicked out of it all it's life as much as anything. It's a car I have always had an inkling for I must say, and values will certainly go up rapidly at some point.

Looks lovely this. My favourite of the M3s, certainly the last "proper" one in my view. What is the SMG box like? I've always wondered about one of these, and think it's the kind of car that would suit a paddle shift, but hear a lot of bad things about the box. What's the difference between...

Insurances companies are bloody con artists. It's all just blatant profiteering and screwing people over, but the government aren't interested in getting involved. If you have an accident, even if you are not at fault and all costs are recovered, there is every chance your premium will go up...

Precisely. If you like it, then who cares what a load of people on the internet think. Tis a nice car regardless. Wasn't sure I'd like a five door, but it looks well.

Wrap and deflectors don't do much for me, but like it otherwise!

Very interesting! Love to see people trying stuff like that!

My Escort rally car has a Quaife diff in it and it's pretty good. There are better options out there no doubt, but it works well for the cost. If you're going to be using it on the road still, I think a Quaife is probably a better option. I'm sure you'd get most of your money back when you come...

I remember my dad (who owned a computer shop at the time) had a PC with a Megadrive built into it - it was called a "Mega PC" I believe!

Hated the hatch when it first came out, but they can look really good in STI form, and this one proves it. Not into the big power though personally.

Looks stunning that, makes mine look a right shed! Be interesting to see it with the new springs on. Mine currently has Pro Lines and I have wondered about swapping.