Hi all,
So after having some fun in my Civic MB6, I decided I wanted to be back in a 3 door, proper sporty hot hatch. Seeming as I had bought the other half a focus as a daily toddler taxi, the MB6's size and number of doors was no longer necessary :devil: So a few days ago I traded it for this:
It really was on a whim, knowing nothing about french cars, let alone cliosport's. She's on 120k and has very little in the way of paperwork but the MOT history has come back clean as has the history check. The previous owner said it has a full k-tec stealth exhaust and uprated cams. It certainly seems very quick and sounds very throaty but until I can confirm myself, I'm taking this with a pinch of salt. Even though the honda was fun, this is in a completely different league, so much quicker, alot more torque, and far better handling which makes the MB6 a disappointment considering it had new coilovers, lightweight alloys (azev A's) decent rubber, Larger ARB's, strut brace and an LSD! The clio just 'feels' 4 years newer and alot more special to be in. Plus being back in a 3 door hatch feels much more at home that the large MB6. The pics are as I picked it up, no wash, no polishing or waxing and it still looks pretty sharp, so can't wait to get stuck into the paintwork! Which by the way is 99% faultless with 2 tiny pinhead dents and a small 'paint crease' on the rear bumper. Now as I said I'm a complete rookie to the Clio RS so any common tricks/tips/info will be greatly appreciated but on my to do list so far is:
-Complete cambelt kit and aux belt
-Water pump
-Dephaser pulley (tapping slightly when idling)
-Every filter renewed
-Every fluid renewed
-A good session with the DAS-6!:buffer:
I don't want to heavily modify the aesthetics of the 172 as I think Renault have got it almost bang on with the styling, especially in this colour but I'd rather spend my money making sure the maintenance is spot on and optimizing the already fantastic handling and performance.
Any tips or info is welcome :thumb:
So after having some fun in my Civic MB6, I decided I wanted to be back in a 3 door, proper sporty hot hatch. Seeming as I had bought the other half a focus as a daily toddler taxi, the MB6's size and number of doors was no longer necessary :devil: So a few days ago I traded it for this:
It really was on a whim, knowing nothing about french cars, let alone cliosport's. She's on 120k and has very little in the way of paperwork but the MOT history has come back clean as has the history check. The previous owner said it has a full k-tec stealth exhaust and uprated cams. It certainly seems very quick and sounds very throaty but until I can confirm myself, I'm taking this with a pinch of salt. Even though the honda was fun, this is in a completely different league, so much quicker, alot more torque, and far better handling which makes the MB6 a disappointment considering it had new coilovers, lightweight alloys (azev A's) decent rubber, Larger ARB's, strut brace and an LSD! The clio just 'feels' 4 years newer and alot more special to be in. Plus being back in a 3 door hatch feels much more at home that the large MB6. The pics are as I picked it up, no wash, no polishing or waxing and it still looks pretty sharp, so can't wait to get stuck into the paintwork! Which by the way is 99% faultless with 2 tiny pinhead dents and a small 'paint crease' on the rear bumper. Now as I said I'm a complete rookie to the Clio RS so any common tricks/tips/info will be greatly appreciated but on my to do list so far is:
-Complete cambelt kit and aux belt
-Water pump
-Dephaser pulley (tapping slightly when idling)
-Every filter renewed
-Every fluid renewed
-A good session with the DAS-6!:buffer:
I don't want to heavily modify the aesthetics of the 172 as I think Renault have got it almost bang on with the styling, especially in this colour but I'd rather spend my money making sure the maintenance is spot on and optimizing the already fantastic handling and performance.
Any tips or info is welcome :thumb:
