Clio Gone, Corolla In

[Bodge!]

Picked her up from Basingstoke this morning.
Been out in it since then.
Few photos when I got it home.

A different world from the Clio, no rattles, don't feel every lump in the road.

Supercharger whine is very very addictive!

I'll pop along to any local meets (If I'm still welcome!!!)

 

[Gaz.]

The wheels let these down so much.

 

[Nick172Cup]

Nice! Quite rare these, dont see many about. How does it feel powerwise in comparison to the 172, what sort of power/torque figures are they?

 

[welshname]

look like the naff trims people have from aldi.

 

[Bodge!]

Ive not driven a clio sport, so not entirely sure.

Coming from a 1600 Clio, its like a different animal.

218 BHP and im not sure on the torque

Im quite liking the wheels at the moment, altho cleaning them may well change my view!!

 

[Brian172]

These cars are under rated tbh.

 

[Christopher.]

Nice one Gary

 

[Dave..]

Never even heard of one until just now!

Seeing one on the road, I'd never expect it to keep up with me, so must be a giggle to drive!

 

[Bodge!]

Never even heard of one until just now!

Seeing one on the road, I'd never expect it to keep up with me, so must be a giggle to drive!

That is the EXACT reason why I bought it, no one knows the exist, there a small badge under "Corolla" that tells you it's charged.

Power is just there always, and the 8200RPM redline helps............. (I bottled it at 6k)

Just blend in with everyone else, all go and very little show!

 

[david hodson]

Are these tuneable?

 

[Bodge!]

Are these tuneable?

Its the same engine thats found in the Lotus Exige, Id imagine there's options for it?

I doubt very very much if I'm going to mod this one.

 

[welshname]

thats what they all say

im going to keep this one standard


3 weeks later...

So ive taken the rear bench out, removed the sound deadening and 50% of the loom. added coilies, removed the skins off all the door panels and stuck in 2 bucket seats. the spare tyre has come out too as its much too much weight and im getting rid of the heater matrix.

going to put a roll cage in so need to loose more weight to compensate....

oh yeah and its never going to see a track day in its life.

 

[Bodge!]

thats what they all say

There's a BIG sticker on the inside of the petrol cap

"Super unleaded only"

Thats reason enough!!

 

[Dave..]

That is the EXACT reason why I bought it, no one knows the exist, there a small badge under "Corolla" that tells you it's charged.

Power is just there always, and the 8200RPM redline helps............. (I bottled it at 6k)

Just blend in with everyone else, all go and very little show!

Don't blame you buying it for that reason, must scream nicely!

Supercharger whine is addictive, I want badly.

 

[leeds_182]

Nice colour but I'm not mad keen on the looks.

 

[WTFRage360]

Love it mate! Bet it drinks fuel ? lol

 

[Damo_Sport]

nice didnt even knew they did them this fast lol

 

[Fletcher]

Looks tidy Gary.

 

[Bodge!]

They only made 250, and there's about 200 or so left!

 

[Gaz.]

There's a BIG sticker on the inside of the petrol cap

"Super unleaded only"

Thats reason enough!!

That's reason enough for more power TBH. Might as well pour fuel through it

 

[black_sunrise]

nice sleepers these. They are very rare, sure there is only a few hundred made/in the country or something. id have one.

cant speak for these but the lower spec more common one, the NASP one are supposed to be fairly quick but handle like a boat. they are about 180bhp ish i think.

no doubt be a lot better built than the clio but half as chuckable.

 

[JoeyD]

I quite like the look of that actually!

Bet it goes alright. How does it handle coming from a Clio?

 

[Bodge!]

Handles really well, chucked it about a little already, and it did seem very well planted.

Already comes lowered on eibach's from the factory.

Charger makes for great fun!

 

[Ridahz]

Looks a nice car mate.

Bet it wasnt cheap tho! Enjoy it

 

[Bodge!]

Looks a nice car mate.

Bet it wasnt cheap tho! Enjoy it

Worth every pound i paid

Part ex'd my Clio.

4 new Pirelli Pzero Nero's / Years tax / Gap Cover/ Matts / Full 40k Service/

 

[TimR26]

Looks nice, how does it handle?

You're still welcome at meets, would be bit hypocritical from me otherwise!

 

[Bodge!]

Looks nice, how does it handle?

You're still welcome at meets, would be bit hypocritical from me otherwise!

Very very planted, still getting used to it

(Forgetting i have 6 gears)

Gave it some welly thorough some reasonable twisty's and it did took them with little to no roll............

Real test to come when I've gotten used to her!

 

[Jon.G]

Didn't know these were supercharged, Awesome though!

 

[beng-120]

i actually like this! similar shape to the older shaped civics but with its own look, its pretty good looking. and with the super its obviously quick!

 

[r900smp]

Old man had one, poor mid-range and handling (his opinion) nicer place to be tha a Clio and supercharger sound :rasp:

 

[Bodge!]

 

[Brett]

Uncle has a Na one, from new in 2004 never one thing wrong. Not anywhere near as much of a hot hatch as my 172 but for a person who likes cars with low running costs and a bit of pace, can not argue!

 

[one in a million]

nearly bought one of these as they was one group cheaper than the clios, but i thought what the heck go for a clio 182 lol, nice motors, there disguised as an old mans car but there prtty nippy, from the specs that ive read, anyway nice motor fella

 

[Pete.]

Looks good mate and definitely a bit of a sleeper. I'm beginning to get worried that there aren't going to be many Clios at future meets.

 

[Englebert]

Rare for reason IMO. Sorry, but a very ugly car...

 

[_Tom]

My mate has one. One has a charged one and the other na and there's really naff all difference in them. Oh and I hope you've got deep pockets..lol

 

[Christopher]

Awful looking thing IMO, but it's not my car.

They're supposedly expensive to run, too. Weird considering they're not all that quick.

 

[cander08]

seems smart.

 

[VeinAST]

Nice upgrade

 

[daydotz]

not bad didn't know they sounded that good