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Laugh and beer. Mint.

I recall nothing of the sort, or of 90% of the trip haha

I think you're just driving quicker to listen to it. You also get worse mpg in winter too as there are more cold starts etc. just don't worry about it.

Nice car. Any plans for it?

I really want another at some point. Having owned a ph1 and a 182 I feel that the 182 was a better all round car, but the ph1 always felt more special. They are becoming a little more rare though, the early ones like I had are now over 13 years old. Fortunately they don't seem to rust but...

How fast is it without a tailor?

Get them sent to Mercedes. Nuff talent. C63 is just awesome.

As above. A really clean 182 can be had for £ 2,500 now. The conversion would cost more, plus insurance etc is a ball ache with converted cars a lot of the time.

Awesome cars. I test drove one a few years ago and thought it was great, just not quite as great as my ph1 172 (in my opinion) I had at the time. Enjoy it mate.

Great shots. Talent.

To be fair it's not exactly hard to drive a manual car quickly in a straight line. Foot down, couple of hundred rpm before the limiter change up and repeat. I like the control of a manual box for general driving but for a sprint an auto is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deErWD0g_bI Ensure I'm kept away from anything mechanically propelled next time!

The odd minor mental breakdown too.

I love going to the supermarket on the first day and buying as much liquid as physically possible, very little in the way of food then spend the rest of the trip being pissed, hungry and dysfunctional.

Interior looks a bit like the ph1 172 with the white dials. I want another ph1!

Amazing, I want one of these next. Such a special car.

Maybe Boffey? Ginger bloke driving it?

Both of my 1*2's used a little oil. Probably put about a litre in my 182 every 6000 miles. I'd put some oil in and not worry too much. Worse case scenario engines are cheap these days for the 182's.

Get a cup packed 182. Best of both worlds.

Doesn't have a negative affect on power. On a standard car it does little more than just make it sound better. Maybe 1-2 bhp but I didn't actually feel a difference.

Ratio's will be far too long iirc. A few of the boys running big power turbo conversions have used them but they have 400lbft to pull through the long ratios.

What are the odds on me? On a goped...

Can't miss Jamie's Trophy with that plate.

I used to get about 2 mpg better in my 1.2 16v than I did in the ph1 172 that replaced it. Small n/a petrol engines are terrible. They're gutless, sound like a bag on nails and not even very good on fuel. I'd have a DCI all day long. My Ibiza has the 1.6 CR TDI 105 bhp engine in it and it...

Make sure it's completely standard. They're great standard. When you add decat exhausts and lowering springs it makes them fun for half the time but a ball ache for the other half.

It's the performance to mpg that upsets people I think. I used to hammer my 182 around and get about 32 mpg. For a sub 30 mpg car I'd want either boost or more than 4 cylinders. My MX5 was terrible on fuel and it was slow, as somebody mentioned above. That was a car designed in the late 80's...

So if 182's had a Ford Badge on they would all be worth £10k + You're mental.

Again, plenty of cars handle well that aren't a Clio. Clios are good cars, I've had three. There are loads of other good options out there though. This forum is full of people who think Clio's are the best car in the world, or they're completely s**t.

If it was a Ford it would be worth 10k plus... Come on mate, really? Where is a Renaultsport Clio classed as s**t anyway? It is one of the most respected brands of hot hatches.

Would probably end up with you being punched in the face as the result of your passive aggressive advances such as your latest road rage incident...