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Good morning!
First post here so best to introduce myself first, I'm Mike, from Holland but at the moment I live in Wales.
Been looking to go to track days for a while but don't want to risk my current car with no prior track experience so got the idea of getting a "dedicated" track car.
Sold my Nissan 350Z last March so the obvious choice was an MX5 as both me and my wife loved a convertible again and they're supposed to be quite good on track with some mods. Problem is I'm 6"6' and no way I will fit in one!
I started looking for a BMW Z4, but I fear they will get quite expensive to track and I didn't want such a heavy car anymore.
Enter the Clio! Always liked them and although no convertible, they're apparently quite capable on track, prices have come down and there's lots of options if you want to convert it to a proper track car.
We'll both drive it and we'd like to have/keep airconditioning and cruise control, so I think my best option at the moment will be to look for a Clio 182 (full fat?).
First question, sat in a standard 1.2 8V yesterday and had plenty of headroom with the seats in the lowest position, I know there's always the option to go for bucket seat but any insight in how the seat position compares between a 1.2 8v and a 182?
Any info or advice is welcome, I'm looking forward to my first Clio experience!
First post here so best to introduce myself first, I'm Mike, from Holland but at the moment I live in Wales.
Been looking to go to track days for a while but don't want to risk my current car with no prior track experience so got the idea of getting a "dedicated" track car.
Sold my Nissan 350Z last March so the obvious choice was an MX5 as both me and my wife loved a convertible again and they're supposed to be quite good on track with some mods. Problem is I'm 6"6' and no way I will fit in one!
I started looking for a BMW Z4, but I fear they will get quite expensive to track and I didn't want such a heavy car anymore.
Enter the Clio! Always liked them and although no convertible, they're apparently quite capable on track, prices have come down and there's lots of options if you want to convert it to a proper track car.
We'll both drive it and we'd like to have/keep airconditioning and cruise control, so I think my best option at the moment will be to look for a Clio 182 (full fat?).
First question, sat in a standard 1.2 8V yesterday and had plenty of headroom with the seats in the lowest position, I know there's always the option to go for bucket seat but any insight in how the seat position compares between a 1.2 8v and a 182?
Any info or advice is welcome, I'm looking forward to my first Clio experience!
