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lol @ the one owner bit! looks a bit rough i hate people that try and sell cars without giving them a few hours tlc! i hate them nearly as much as i hate people that drive cars without mats!
haha na its mint, always warmed up before hammered and always left running for a few minutes when it had been driven hard, plus apart from the front end being full of stone chips, or should i say stone holes the rest of the car is imaculate!
yes fully specced dci, 20k of hard hard miles and the fronts were just becoming illegal, rears were a fair bit worn and needed front brakes, so i traded it for the 200 rather than replace lol
nothing wrong with the steering it feels like a very slightly lighter version of the 200
brakes are more than up to the job
suspension/chassis is its party piece, coilovers would just ruin it
gearbox is fine unless you dont know how to use a clutch you may have issues
driving possition again...
if the performance and fuel consumption doesnt bother you then they are still an extremely nice car in petrol if its got a few options on it. they are well built, nice place to be, cruise control as standard, but they arnt worth it over a 197/200 for running costs, unles as i said above its a...
if you can do it youself, get an engine for a couple hundred quid and get it remapped for less than 300, your paying £500 for over 15bhp and around 20lbft, not bad for an N/A car bhp per £
needs to be a diesel. they are awesome i had one for a year.
1.6 16v petrol is gutless and no cheaper to run than the RS
1.5 DCi has bags of torque, its bullet proof, does 55mpg daily.
i think its probably to make it easier to drive around town at slow speeds, as it is as mark says a bit better higher up the rev range.
its more like driving a cable throttle car when using heel and toe you have to give it a proper stab, my GT with the same pedal setup had razor sharp throttle...
im game for another RR, id like to go back to falkland as most of us have been before so it gives more consistent results to compaire to and there rollers read spot on, or atleast for most of us! until we broke them lol
my W, 51, 02, 03, 53 & 54 plate were all 17mm hex with a torx centre lol!
bit of penetrating fluid on the bolts from the underside of the car, leave for 5 minutes and remove, either that or impact gun!
once removed, refit the bolts or you will have a leaking car lol!