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OH.....the love is back......I love my car!!



  H22A7 Accord Type R
MY OH MY!!! I aint posted something like this for ages, but i have had SUCH a good night with the motor!! I went for a wee drive about - being Wednesday (the only day it comes out during the week). Had some petrol left in t from FCS so though i would use it. It seemed to last forever........ crusing about with some Gatecrasher on low....nice evening etc.

Ever been for one of those drives were you get close to home, then turn off and go some place else for the hell of it? I did it tonight. Went to BP and stuck a tenner of Ultimate in it and then decided to take a skoot up the Yorkshire moors (Scamingdon Dam - i know that road so well and absolutely love it!). Nice sunset, hills lookin nice, lights on.........just cruising up........hit the corners / cambers / humps etc, ohhhhhhhhh the car just feels so right! Everything comes together so well, the suspension kit working to the best of its ability, the seats holding me in nicely, the Eagles gripping like there is no tomorrow and the cornering abilities of the car are just amazing!! It was just one of those nights where everything was brilliant! the weather, the scenery, the road to myself, the sticky rubber, the warm brembo disks working mintly with the green stuff, the k-tec popping and sounding awesome..........

Yes i think i have just messed myself!! i parked the car up outside the house and looked at it, thanking it for the huge smile it has just given me!!! Excuse the random post, but it has been so so long since i have felt the urge to write such a thing!!! Awesome!

Everyone should have a well sorted 1.2 Clio in their life, its cheap, fun, and hass made me smile so so much tonight...........what more can i ask for!! (either that or driving my van most of the time makes the clio feel 100 times better!)

..........anytime you think you are bored with your car.............drive something else for a while then go back to it! I do.........and my clio...........for sale..........???? HMMMMM not so sure anymore!!

LOVE IT!!!! :)
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  Tesla MP3 2021
nice 1 lad....
cant beat a good drive now and again.
cant wait to get mine back;(
 
  insignia
Depends on what car you drive. After stepping out of my mates STI the clio is slow.



..........anytime you think you are bored with your car.............drive something else for a while then go back to it! I do.........and my clio...........for sale..........???? HMMMMM not so sure anymore!!

LOVE IT!!!! :)
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  RS Megane DCi 175
I know exactly what you mean.
They get a fair bit of stick but the 1.2 is a crackin motor if you take it for what it is. :D
 
  Turbos.
Glad you are still enjoying it Rob. I'm sure if i got back in my old 1.2 with all the bits on i'd love it as much as i remember! If i won the lottery i'd buy it back from Spammy and just have it sat in a garage in pristine condition :D
 
  Chocolate Bar™
i love my 1.2, good petrol consumption, lots of spare cash to do what i want with it at the end of the month, and feels nippy (lets be honest we all get to 30 eventually ;))
 
  williamsclio.co.uk/forum
Will take u up there in the williams mate - got some great footage when i last went up.
 
  H22A7 Accord Type R
:D no probs northy........be interesting to see how you drive these days.........i still remember seeing you in the kitty litter on your first track day, and now you have a dedicated track car lol.......... how things have changed! ;)
 
  williamsclio.co.uk/forum
heehee still spun the cup at FCS rob.

i drive just as i did - but on track is where the fun is had.

Nice to see u with the bird aswell. ;)
 
  172 cup TT
nice one mate.. that happens to me all the damn time... i NEVER seem to drive straight home... gonna keep my cup till it totally dies.. i wont be able to sell it for bugger all and cant think of another motor i can get and still be car loan free... new engine in her with only 10k on it.. good for a good few years yet.. bless her :)
 
  Leon Cupra R 225
Experience the same thing with my 1.2 16v if it makes u smile stick with it. Ive just come to a point in my life when i need some pace from a car though now...
 

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
i love going for drives like that you dont realise how well the clios handle with uprated suspension untill you drive another car then take yours for a run.

that noise when you hit a wee hill in the road and the revs quicky shoot up because 1 of the front wheels are off the ground!
 
  182
Its a lovely car Rob, looked really smart at FCS, let's say your old black wheels give me the inspiration......

Well ok, i copied but you don't have them anymore :)
 
  H22A7 Accord Type R
Likewise Scott!!!! aint seen you for ages mate!
Conlon, yours look mint on your car, they go nicely with the colour!
And Fred..........your just a nutter lol
 
  MKIII 138
Martin_89 said:
i love going for drives like that you dont realise how well the clios handle with uprated suspension untill you drive another car then take yours for a run.

that noise when you hit a wee hill in the road and the revs quicky shoot up because 1 of the front wheels are off the ground!

very true mate, im driving a new toyota avensis hire car, its really smooth to drive but i wouldnt dare corner fast in it, one minuet its acurate the next the steering is light etc and you dont know where you are, also it weighs like 1520kg and has a 130bhp 1.8cc ! compare that to my 1005kg cup with 172+ bhp and its night and day.

its the posistive handling i miss the most
 


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