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RB 182 might just be staying

crombie1

crombie1

Car  Astra gsi turbo
iv not had my clio long and iv hardly driven it as it has a fault which after changing most sensors, plugs leads and coil it turned out to be a faulty lambda :mad: my plan was to get it running rite and sell it on as tbh i thought it was pretty gay BUT I am just back from a run round some twistie roads and i must say im impressed with it and i might just keep it. i was only going to sell as i wanted another type r as they are slightly quicker but now im looking into throttle boddies. would this make it on par with a type r ? anyway. pics of said 182 with its new stripes coming soon :D
 
crombie1 said:
iv not had my clio long and iv hardly driven it as it has a fault which after changing most sensors, plugs leads and coil it turned out to be a faulty lambda :mad: my plan was to get it running rite and sell it on as tbh i thought it was pretty gay BUT I am just back from a run round some twistie roads and i must say im impressed with it and i might just keep it. i was only going to sell as i wanted another type r as they are slightly quicker but now im looking into throttle boddies. would this make it on par with a type r ? anyway. pics of said 182 with its new stripes coming soon :D
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you'll be over 200bhp on throttle bodies, and with the car weighing less than a civic, it'll be on par if not quicker!!
 
stupid numberplates let it down but im happy with the new stripes

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the type-r is not quicker than a RS clio.. it maybe on paper.. but whew i have destroyed plenty of them.. even a type-r accord 2.2 from standing start..
 
iv had 2 and i agree. my facelift felt faster than my pre facelift for some reason but i like the idea if throttle bodies
 
EP3 Type Rs are only quicker at licence losing speeds, so I wouldn't be selling the 182 based on that.
 
that is so true. in order to make vtec "kick in" you need to be above 5k which you will then be speeding lol
 
I know you're paying for the reliability, but I really don't think the premium price for both Civic Type R and Cooper S is justified. Mate haw just paid 4k for an early '02' Cooper S...
 
I got close to throttle bodying the clio albeit bike bodies, but im glad i didnt to be honest i just enjoyed what it was capable of. My plan is to save the money i would have spent modding and buy a westfield as a weekend car :)
 
ABOO said:
I know you're paying for the reliability, but I really don't think the premium price for both Civic Type R and Cooper S is justified. Mate haw just paid 4k for an early '02' Cooper S...
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Since when have Minis been reliable?
 
RDH said:
Since when have Minis been reliable?
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Never owned one myself or know that much about them, just going on 2 mates that have had them. Both bought new Cooper S's in 2003, one had for six years and other still owns now, never really had any major grief with either, couple of minors.

Got to be more reliable than a Clio anyway!!
 
ABOO said:
Never owned one myself or know that much about them, just going on 2 mates that have had them. Both bought new Cooper S's in 2003, one had for six years and other still owns now, never really had any major grief with either, couple of minors.

Got to be more reliable than a Clio anyway!!
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I had nothing but trouble with mine. Had alot of stupidly big bills. Both Supercharged and Turbo models have pretty major flaws.
 
RDH said:
I had nothing but trouble with mine. Had alot of stupidly big bills. Both Supercharged and Turbo models have pretty major flaws.
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You must have bought a right shitter then and like any car you get good and bad. Ours has been fine, Yes parts are more expensive but it's a better built car.
 
^ I agree, I got unlucky with mine and then got fed up.

You don't need to look any further than the cold start issue on the majority of R56s that the build/reliability isn't on a par with BMW.
 
The car body ect has the build quality of a BMW, it's the engines build quality that is poor. But then it was co built with a French company............
 
Interior wise, fit/finish/build, my R53 was in a different league to any Clio. It's the only bit I miss really.
 
as im still not sure about the throttle boddie idea i did the rite thing and spent the money on a honda crf motocross bike while i think about it
 
Minis have similar build quality to the BMWs, brothers Mini is far better build than Clios (hate to say it) I do despise the dash and speedo clocks though!! And he did just pay £250+ for an interim service :evil:
 
My Cooper S on a MY53 plate was a shocker and only the instant power and tug from the supercharger made up for it. I went through thrust bearings and a clutch in mine... Shocking and before you say well it's because you can't drive I never had a single issue in my 182, nor my Elise 111R and now my Z4M.

The S has alot of character but the early builds rattled and were certainly not of a proper BMW build.
 
standard for standard the civic will have a slight edge, but mainly past 60mph. With bodies you should definately have the edge. I had a 225 the other night up to 77mph ;) and mine is running similar to bodies.
 
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