Clio 182
and to quote McDonald's, "I'm loving it!"
Used to own an Ibiza Cupra which I loved, those VAG 1.8T engines are awesome. Then unfortunately had a Clio dci100 for a while to save some cash.
Was actually looking mainly at Leon Cupra R's (was so tempted by the 270 bhp remap potential!), but only shitty ones were in my budget. Then had a U-turn and decided to stick with a Clio, as was really impressed by the handling on the dci even though it's not a quick car.
Anyway, great decision, amazed by this little car. First impressions, handling is unreal, power didn't seem amazing but then I hit 5k rpm and jesus christ, all hell broke loose! It is soo much faster than the Ibiza!
The power at 5k is awesome, but would love it to come in earlier! Do they have some kind of VTEC style camshaft?
Other things I noticed, clutch pedal is very stiff compared to the dci, idle is a bit lumpy, got some interesting lights flashing when I brake and outside temp reading sometimes dips to -5 randomly! I see some of these are common faults, so not too worried. Oh and gearbox is a bit whiney, is this all normal?!
Thinking about joining, is there anywhere I can see what discounts are available?
Me after drive home over snake pass:
Used to own an Ibiza Cupra which I loved, those VAG 1.8T engines are awesome. Then unfortunately had a Clio dci100 for a while to save some cash.
Was actually looking mainly at Leon Cupra R's (was so tempted by the 270 bhp remap potential!), but only shitty ones were in my budget. Then had a U-turn and decided to stick with a Clio, as was really impressed by the handling on the dci even though it's not a quick car.
Anyway, great decision, amazed by this little car. First impressions, handling is unreal, power didn't seem amazing but then I hit 5k rpm and jesus christ, all hell broke loose! It is soo much faster than the Ibiza!
The power at 5k is awesome, but would love it to come in earlier! Do they have some kind of VTEC style camshaft?
Other things I noticed, clutch pedal is very stiff compared to the dci, idle is a bit lumpy, got some interesting lights flashing when I brake and outside temp reading sometimes dips to -5 randomly! I see some of these are common faults, so not too worried. Oh and gearbox is a bit whiney, is this all normal?!
Thinking about joining, is there anywhere I can see what discounts are available?
Me after drive home over snake pass:
