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First & current hot hatch
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Short Norman
ClioSport Club Member
997 C4S
what was the story behind the clio that had been sat on top of the smart car. 😂
A 172/182 is probably the closest modern equivalent of a R 5 GTT, and a hell of a lot cheaper!
I bet there's a few people here kicking themselves looking back on what they got rid of, I think I sold that Gt turbo for £1800 😭
Short Norman
ClioSport Club Member
997 C4S
I sold my GTT for £2100 (bought it for £2000).
There's I few cars I've sold that I would have kept, but I've never had anywhere to keep them.
The average UK property is too small to accommodate working class car collectors 😂 😂.
I've got parking for five now, but I need my kids to move out to free up some parking spaces.....
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
First hot hatch and first car, Nova 1.3sr C reg back in 1998. No pics, had period alpine headunit with 6 disc changer, alpine sub and amp, lowered on jamex springs, astra gte mk2 alloys & peco big bore backbox. Fond memories of fixing it, and taking it for mot which resulted in a hole in the sill, revealing 2x over sills fitted in the past 
Current gtt. Mrs owns the meganes, so cant take credit for them. I offered her my gtt in px for the 250 but she wont have it
Current gtt. Mrs owns the meganes, so cant take credit for them. I offered her my gtt in px for the 250 but she wont have it
Not sure tbh, I traded it in after about 6 weeks cos it was beyond a shed, couple of years later that pic appered. I'm sure it was from a newspaper article but either wau, my biggest surprise was it had taken that long to be written off!!
Land Rover
Renault 5 GT Turbos were clearly popular.
I had two, the first was a black one which went like stink but was always going wrong so l swapped it for a Peugeot 205 XS.
The Peugeot lasted a year and then l got another R5 GT Turbo
Grey one this time. It wasn’t as fast as the black one but l soon found out that you could turn the boost up on the wastegate to give an extra 30bhp
In fact my local Renault dealer offered to do it as an “upgrade” for £50.
But the car was fragile enough without putting extra stress on it and it soon started to give trouble.
I was doing over 10,000 miles a year in these cars for my work.
I sold it and bought a brand new Fiat Punto (they had just come out) which l didn’t like very much.
So l basically took it back after six months and paid the extra for an Alfa Romeo 145.
I had two, the first was a black one which went like stink but was always going wrong so l swapped it for a Peugeot 205 XS.
The Peugeot lasted a year and then l got another R5 GT Turbo
Grey one this time. It wasn’t as fast as the black one but l soon found out that you could turn the boost up on the wastegate to give an extra 30bhp
In fact my local Renault dealer offered to do it as an “upgrade” for £50.
But the car was fragile enough without putting extra stress on it and it soon started to give trouble.
I was doing over 10,000 miles a year in these cars for my work.
I sold it and bought a brand new Fiat Punto (they had just come out) which l didn’t like very much.
So l basically took it back after six months and paid the extra for an Alfa Romeo 145.
Land Rover
First hot hatch and first car, Nova 1.3sr C reg back in 1998. No pics, had period alpine headunit with 6 disc changer, alpine sub and amp, lowered on jamex springs, astra gte mk2 alloys & peco big bore backbox. Fond memories of fixing it, and taking it for mot which resulted in a hole in the sill, revealing 2x over sills fitted in the past
Current gtt. Mrs owns the meganes, so cant take credit for them. I offered her my gtt in px for the 250 but she wont have it
You lucky sod, still owning one of those.
HAP
ClioSport Club Member
Petrol blue 182
Pulsar's are my dream car 😍
Short Norman
ClioSport Club Member
997 C4S
just checked and the road tax on my 5GTT wasn't renewed after I sold it in 1996.
Wonder if the lad I sold it to wrote it off. To this day I still remember him and his mates screeching off in it when he'd bought it.
Wonder if the lad I sold it to wrote it off. To this day I still remember him and his mates screeching off in it when he'd bought it.
You all know.
Clio 172 Cup
Are those tsw venoms on the 5 ?
Clio 172 Cup
I had a pulsar same colour reg B2 AKY think it’s a beast on you tube now
MrBlonde
ClioSport Club Member
My first Proper Hot Hatch was my 1.9 205 Gti,loved that car & still one of my top fav cars,I think they have one of the best profiles side & back on a car.
Only pic i could find of it
Current is my 182
Only pic i could find of it
Current is my 182
-Simon
ClioSport Club Member
172 Cup, GT2, Meg250
First warm hatch was my MG ZR 120 back in 2003 followed by a black MG ZS 180 - the chassis on that car was sublime
Not my car above but exactly the same. Then came my 106 GTI which i loved.....until I wrote it off
Next came my Zetec S which had a cracking gearbox and chassis balance - just the engine felt a bit flat after the Peugeot
Sold that in 2008 and bought my current hot hatch and now weekend toy
Turbocharged in 2014 and god knows how much money later i love it. Best of the lot and cant ever see myself parting with it.
Not my car above but exactly the same. Then came my 106 GTI which i loved.....until I wrote it off
Next came my Zetec S which had a cracking gearbox and chassis balance - just the engine felt a bit flat after the Peugeot
Sold that in 2008 and bought my current hot hatch and now weekend toy
Turbocharged in 2014 and god knows how much money later i love it. Best of the lot and cant ever see myself parting with it.
I've always liked them, there was 3 or 4 of us that always used to have the same cars. To start with we all had R5 Gt turbos then one of the others sold his and bought a Pulsar and then we all had GTI-R's, the difference being I've still got mine 18 years later!
Mine is actually a Sunny as it was one of the very few official uk cars and not an import.
Yes, I thought they looked good 20 years ago 😂
Any links? I'd love to know how many were left now, people just used to get bored of them and break them for bits ☹
MrBlonde
ClioSport Club Member
After the 205 i got a Mk1 Golf Gti campaign & had the engine rebuilt along with a full body respray,it was the 1.8 engine.
Found one more of the 205 also.
Found one more of the 205 also.
CrippsCorner
ClioSport Club Member
Astra VXR
Agree! However if it helps, I've never actually driven it since buying it in March...
Those venoms look mega. They should defo make a comeback
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My 2 current hatches are:
Not this 😪 but the 172 Cup behind it.
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R3k1355
ClioSport Club Member
Were they a copy of some BBS wheels or something?
Megane RS 265
Not my first car, but first hot hatch (more warm probably), 3 years ago:
8D99605E-2BE7-4C45-B5CA-710E3F0A3024 by Joshua Tarnai, on Flickr
Loved it, mainly because it resembled a VTS my Dad owned (3 separate times!) before I could drive:
EBA4DB24-AE6C-426B-B36C-EE197E89740E by Joshua Tarnai, on Flickr
(Pictured with my first car, 106 Quiksilver)
And here's my current hot hatch, my 182 Cup (old pic)
Untitled by Joshua Tarnai, on Flickr
Loved it, mainly because it resembled a VTS my Dad owned (3 separate times!) before I could drive:
(Pictured with my first car, 106 Quiksilver)
And here's my current hot hatch, my 182 Cup (old pic)
Clio 182 cup
What are the clio like turbocharged? Is it worth the money?
Good effort, you're forgiven😂. Only because of the R5 though!
-Simon
ClioSport Club Member
172 Cup, GT2, Meg250
The pros and cons have been debated on this forum for years....i would do a search or go on my thread as i went into some detail there. In short - as a purely financial proposition not worth the money. In terms of fun factor and the enjoyment i have personally got out of it well worth it. If you want a turbocharged car for the extra power alone I would buy something that was made that way out of the factory like an R26 as to make it a reliable proposition a lot of other upgrades are required.
Dunno they were made by tsw. Hence tsw venoms. Soo many cars used to have them
Land Rover
I’ve had all sorts of performance cars but the favourite was my Ferrari Mondial t.
It was an event just to sit in it.
The 3.4 litre V8 went to 9,000 rpm but was tractable and well behaved right down to tickover.
It had adjustable dampers via a 3 way switch on the dash. In “soft” it floated over bad roads like an old Cortina.
In “medium” it was as you’d expect for a car of that type and in “hard” it was rock hard
for track days.
The Bilstein dampers had servo motors on the top to adjust the damping rate.
Not bad for a car made in 1990.
Unfortunately running costs nearly bankrupted me and l had to sell it. Of course values shot up after l got rid of it !
It was an event just to sit in it.
The 3.4 litre V8 went to 9,000 rpm but was tractable and well behaved right down to tickover.
It had adjustable dampers via a 3 way switch on the dash. In “soft” it floated over bad roads like an old Cortina.
In “medium” it was as you’d expect for a car of that type and in “hard” it was rock hard
for track days.
The Bilstein dampers had servo motors on the top to adjust the damping rate.
Not bad for a car made in 1990.
Unfortunately running costs nearly bankrupted me and l had to sell it. Of course values shot up after l got rid of it !
Land Rover
It was sold back in 1990 as the “family Ferrari” as it had four seats.
That “family” would have to have been well off to afford the £67,000 price....around the same as a 3 bed house at the time
Ferrari only sold 24 Mondial t’s in the U.K. There were three earlier versions which weren’t that great, which gave the model a bad reputation. The Mondial “8” was a bit rubbish according to reviews at the time although you’ll pay upwards of £30,000 for a good one now.
Just so people know l am not rich !!
Values for for the Mondial t had dropped to less than the price of a new Ford Mondeo when l bought it in 2010, although they’ve gone up a fair bit now.
But now’s the time to buy your dream Ferrari!
Values are down 30% at the moment, they have been falling since last year.
Running costs can be ruinous through, think it costs a lot to get your dephaser and cam belt done?
Try it on a Mondial t, 348 or 355. It has to be done every two years even if you’ve only done 300 miles.
The engine has to come out for a start....twenty hours labour (including putting it back in)
That “family” would have to have been well off to afford the £67,000 price....around the same as a 3 bed house at the time
Ferrari only sold 24 Mondial t’s in the U.K. There were three earlier versions which weren’t that great, which gave the model a bad reputation. The Mondial “8” was a bit rubbish according to reviews at the time although you’ll pay upwards of £30,000 for a good one now.
Just so people know l am not rich !!
Values for for the Mondial t had dropped to less than the price of a new Ford Mondeo when l bought it in 2010, although they’ve gone up a fair bit now.
But now’s the time to buy your dream Ferrari!
Values are down 30% at the moment, they have been falling since last year.
Running costs can be ruinous through, think it costs a lot to get your dephaser and cam belt done?
Try it on a Mondial t, 348 or 355. It has to be done every two years even if you’ve only done 300 miles.
The engine has to come out for a start....twenty hours labour (including putting it back in)
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172 cup
first car was a 200 quid mk1 xr2 in blue
since then all ive owned is hot hatches
1.6 205 gti
1.9 309 gti
mk2 xr2 x4
astra gte red top
xr3i
mk2 16v golf gti
mk3 16v golf gti
mk4 golf gtd
mk5 golf gti's x4
mk5 golf gti edition 30's x2
lupo gti
im sure ive missed a few
currently own a mk7 golf gti performance pack and a 1.8t mk1 cab and the 172 cup
since then all ive owned is hot hatches
1.6 205 gti
1.9 309 gti
mk2 xr2 x4
astra gte red top
xr3i
mk2 16v golf gti
mk3 16v golf gti
mk4 golf gtd
mk5 golf gti's x4
mk5 golf gti edition 30's x2
lupo gti
im sure ive missed a few
currently own a mk7 golf gti performance pack and a 1.8t mk1 cab and the 172 cup
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imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
You into golfs then
172 cup
Yeah I've had a few the newer turbo engines make great power
2 more cars
Ibiza track car 440 bhp
Things rs 133 gordini
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imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
On my first golf, Mk5 GTi on a 57 plate. So far so good.
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