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Probably the engine mounts, but the noise is a bit much for a 4 month old car. Its always when the clutch engages - or the engine takes the strain. Sounds like a creak, which I cant hear if I blip the throttle. Does the gearbox have its own set of mountings or does it rely on the ones for the...

What would worry me is that those flat-spots will have only been caused when his driving went wrong. What about the rest of the time he had it? Was it ragged? Unless he has your permission to give it some stick, he should treat it with kid gloves. Its your property and he f**ked about with it...

They look well, but I bet theyre a bar-steward to clean!

182_blue - Im still in awe of that piccie m8 - the difference was amazing. Id suspect Topper has a mild version of that on the right of the picture. If he has, its nigh on identical to the problems on mine. And like you, all the swirls marks were there when I took delivery of the car from...

connor - definitely go for the full black treatment on the wheels. Dark alloys always look great! D.

Good point clarkie! I flashed a woman in a silver 172 on Friday (headlights only, of course...) and waved as she passed and she just looked at me totally confused.... Bryans summed it up and taking it one stage further (perish the thought) - some RS owners may just be using their cars to get...

Topper - I gave mine the total wash and wax treatment yesterday and I must say, the quality of the black gold finish is pretty dire. Even after 6 years with the GT, the paint quality (especially after waxing) look really good - the 182 is looking worse after just a few months! The skirt areas...

I wouldnt have it done - especially on a V6. You need people to see that theres an engine in the back - not hiding it away! I must admit, the silver Clio above doesnt look too bad though.... Tints dont look right on black cars imo. D.

Thumbs up from me. Just a tad OTT, but it certainly looks good. Like others on here (Trio etc) Id beef-up the appearance of the exhaust, if it was mine.... D.

Superb - my idea of a modded car. Looks unique, though you know immediately that its a Clio. I normally dont like tints, but with a lighter coloured car, they really work. Give yourself a decent pat on the back m8 - its a cracking car to look at! D.

me funf!

They should do a supercharged V6 model with a roof-mounted intake!

I think RS are going to have some tough decisions to make if they continue the spec increase of the Clios. I dont know the exact list price of a V6, but Ill guess its approx double that of a 182. Ok, it may have 255 horses at the moment, but if a 192, or even 200 brake normal Clio enters the...

j3ned - I pissed my sides at the pics of your Clio! Bang on m8! :D I thought you would have gone OTT and put wings, spoliers, bodykits, etc on the thing, but it just looks so normal for the most part. Brilliant - keep it like it is. It must be great to be alongside what would normally be...

At the end of the day, weve only paid £11k-£14k for a bloody decent, fun handling, quick little car. There are many other makes and models out there that people are paying well over £20k for and dont expect to see half that in 3 years time. Yes, it will lose value, especially when (if) a newer...

Part of mine had unclipped/unhinged already...... :cry:

Compensation Culture rings true again. I think most people (with the exceptions of the knob drivers mentioned above) are sh*t scared to be honest and tell you that theyve hit your car. Ive personally heard of people who have witnessed someone put a minor scratch into their car and then...

Interesting - I used to really like the Contis on my other car. The Exaltos are great for the most part, but feel a little twitchy at times.... D.

Jealous t**sers... Bad news m8 - nothing ever happens to people that do this type of thing, does it? D.

Top drawer vid! :D It looks borderline uncontrollable! D.

Sorry guys - those wheels suck big time. They look like them awful multi-spindle/multi-spoke things that were on 3-series BMWs a few years back. At least you dont have the hassle of cleaning them on GT4 though ;) D.

Heheh - imagine the timings of their V6 brothers then?? :)

Just buy MikeCs wheels off him - they look great imo! :D Ive got some piccies of 17"s on my previous Punto GTt. It had standard suspension too, so it may give you a better idea of how your Clio will look, like for like before you lower it? Ill dig them out tomorrow. They were Momo Evo Racer 2s...

Mmmm. I think personally, Id go for the V6. They are uber-rare around these parts and they instantly look the mutts nutts. The Elise looks a little girly (despite its obvious dynamic credentials) but if an Exige was thrown into the mix..... erm, well, dunno??! Never driven a V6 but I have had...

Damn - rumbled by telford....... ;) Just interested really. Ive driven both the new shape MR2 and a 911 and was interested how both manufacturers got around the lack of space issue. Porsche rather cleverly, Toyota a bit daft really... I was just wondering how the V6 faired. D.

Do you have shares in a petrol station???! ;)

Looks really good! Being a sad b*****d here - are those colours of lights legal?

Had them in once to do the chips on the Puntos bonnet. Did a decent job, though Ive never used them for dents - sorry... D.

Neeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............. Neeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr - start of the Spy Hunter tune! Sounded like a demented track from The Blues Brothers.... Hoe261 - lol! - The big Three Zero already (and counting...) I still have abash on MAME every now and then - I can never remember it...

Is the petrol tank up front, then?