Stance

[TTrev]

How can anyone that frequents a Clio forum not like this? fooked if I know ...

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[Kiewaan]

Dolan I really like that

and mjf93 yer I did ask and yer that a point thank you haha I do see your point but I can't aford 20000 pounds I got a house to pay for haha

 

[Jackson901]

Mine from tonite just after a clean not best of pics with iPhone 4

Always liked this one!

 

[Dolan]

Thanks Jackson

 

[LiamR172]

How can anyone that frequents a Clio forum not like this? fooked if I know ...

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Look at the rear wheel ffs.. whats the point?

Would be perfect if it was vertical.

 

[Chip-mk1]

How can anyone that frequents a Clio forum not like this? fooked if I know ...

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other than the rear wheels looking a bit awkward just looks like a typical track focused Clio tbh. So to me yes it looks pretty good as clios go. Could probably do with just being a touch higher as well though really.

 

[Kiewaan]

If that clio had no camber it would sit nicely it looks like its falling apart :/

 

[mjf93]

Like I said, then why not just leave it as it is? IMO it looks fine as is, so why bother changing it. Yes the white one does look quite nice I will concede, but I've seen better looking cars. I do appreciate stanced cars, but something on something like a golf, a bora, a Audi a4, a Cadillac, these can pull it off and look amazing. Not a Clio

 

[Chriskayaker]

Because otherwise how would you know that it's slammed to a mere 5" off the ground? LOL

5" aint slammed.. it just reasonably lowered

 

[Kiewaan]

5" aint slammed.. it just reasonably lowered

I never said my car was slammed but I want to slamm it is only dropped 40mm

 

[Chip-mk1]

5" aint slammed.. it just reasonably lowered

Even Sheldon gets sarcasm better than you.

 

[Cup_Phil]

I dont understand people who stance cars like this. IMO yes it can look good, but I've not seen a clio look good with it, and doing on a budget always looks awful. The whole point in stance is expensive wheels, heavily detailed with expensive waxes and sealents, polished lips on wheels which are referbed all the time and as said air suspension really to make it a 'static' car, not for driving at all. And lets be honest your going to have your old, not clean or shiny, tattyish Clio wound to the floor on at best some avrage to poor fake BBS style wheels and its going to look crap. It is never going to look good in a million years, better to leave it standard, save some money and get something better later. But any Clio's just dont do it, its a VAG thing tbh, most VAG and german stuff can suit it, french doesn't. The whole thing started in Amarica, where they drive mainly German/ Amarican or Jap cars, not European ones, and thats probably why it suits. They also have vast flat roads with fewer corners and speed bumps, so the driving element isn't so essential. Don't waste your time and money making another shed that people will laugh at. No offence was intended in any of that post, its just a reality check. And I dont care how old you are as my first car at 17 was a diesel 306, which I left ALONE and STANDARD for one year, sold and bought a gti-6, kept for 7 months and sold for my 172. And I'm a student that works weekends and didnt get hand outs from mummy and daddy. Its being sensible and saving, not wasting it on rubbish parts for cars which arent worth bothering with. Rant over.

I didnt mean that mummy or daddy paid. I simply meant in order to pull of good stance you need very deep pockets, and a good starting point. I have a friend who has a EK9 civic type r that he's stanced and it owes him over 25k over the 2 years hes owned it. It does look good, but its cost a bomb. Attempting stance on a budget on a cheap car is a waste of time. Do you truely think it will look good as it is but on the floor? If you do, you have very odd taste.

Like I said, then why not just leave it as it is? IMO it looks fine as is, so why bother changing it. Yes the white one does look quite nice I will concede, but I've seen better looking cars. I do appreciate stanced cars, but something on something like a golf, a bora, a Audi a4, a Cadillac, these can pull it off and look amazing. Not a Clio

Is your f**king keyboard broken?

Stop typing responses like a spastic, I can't even be bothered to read any of that!
Also from the bit I did read - you rant that you should buy cars and keep them standard so you don't waste money on cars that aren't worth it. Why did you buy a gti-6 and a 172 then considering the gti-6 goes through fuel like a v8 and the clio depreciates like a f**king rock. You could have just bought a 1.2 punto and saved a fortune.

Nob end

 

[Dolan]

 

[NortonskiJnr]

Tbh it's my car and no it probs won't look nice to you but I don't want to be like all you lot you don't have any change your cars are all boring and the same that why yer if it looks s**t I don't care because its my car and I'm the only one that's got to drive it and I like it so tbh say what you want I'm going to make my cheap s**t stance car and also mummy and daddy don't pay for it I do I got my self a job so it my money not there's

Before 'Slamming' your car, maybe you should learn how to use a little bit of punctuation. The above post is awful.

Now onto the car. What can i say, apart from don't do it. The idea of a 'Slammed' clio is idiotic. Also, judging by your first post, you have no clue about 'Stance'. Baring this in mind, how do you expect to achieve something that looks even remotely cool? Its just not going to happen.

There is a reason why most Clio owners go a similar route and thats because it works. You can't think that someone else hasn't thought the same as you and tried it because they have and it doesn't look good. Why do you think no one else does it?

My honest opinion would be to keep the car as is. If you want it a little lower then ok, but don't go slamming it on it's arse. You'll ruining it and make it look exactly like the Clios that all the local Chavs drive.

 

[Jason_E]

As above, "Euro" "Stance" etc. You all make me cringe into infinity. At the risk of sounding hipster etc. its just gone out of fashion. The word, the scene stickers etc. I love the VW scene and appreciate many other makes/models (Why else would I be here?) but most cars dumped on nice wheels will look good. Cheap coilovers and fake wheels on a Clio? Looks a bit boring, a bit naff, and a bit "out of date" imo.

But I agree with the sentiment, if it was never a good handling fast car to start with... why not run it low? Been there, done it. Have fun.

Speedline/MIM x Bora. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

 

[mjf93]

cup_Phil, how am I writing like a spastic? Think you need to grow up and learn how to take someone opinion. Getting lairy doesn't prove anything, so sit down as it wasn't even aimed at you. I never said modifying cars was pointless, my car is modified, I run coilovers myself but not stupidly low. I said stancing a 1.2 Clio was pointless. So maybe you should give my post a read. 306 did drink fuel, but I don't have that now, so it's irrelevant. And 172's have only lost £500 tops since I bought mine. So do some research pal.

 

[LiamR172]

As already said, the white clio would look good if it didnt have so much camber.

Why do people feel the need to post photos like that anyway?

Like me fitting an induction kit to my 172 and posting.. then someone posting a photo of a turbo'd 172 in my thread.

Bit silly.

 

[McGherkin]

Stance has turned a bit cringe worthy, a bit like the phrase 'euro'. To me it's wide wheels that fill out the arches, doesn't matter if they arnt bbs or deep dished wheels.

ekaJ, your car is beautiful.

 

[.Steve]

Stance is more than just lows and wide. It's about the right wheels, the right fitment the right ride height etc.

Also, ekaJ nice wheels... Look familiar

 

[LiamR172]

Wheres Charlie. With his Beetle?

 

[Owen_m]

Stance is more than just lows and wide. It's about the right wheels, the right fitment the right ride height etc.

Also, ekaJ nice wheels... Look familiar

This is s**t hot !!!!

 

[.Steve]

This is s**t hot !!!!

Lol cheers bud, it's Nout special, just wheels and coilovers haha.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

I was in the same mind set as the OP when I joined unfortunatly. Then realised its a clio and unless you wanna spend a bit of money of wheels and decent coilovers then its pointless.

Not many stanced Clio's look good imo, but when they're right they look stunning using ekaJ and Steves for example.

 

[LiamR172]

Kierans iceberg 172 looked good.

 

[Cup_Phil]

SERIOUSLY?

Are you even aware of that keys presence???

cup_Phil, how am I writing like a spastic?

I think you need to grow up and learn how to take someone's opinion.
Getting lairy doesn't prove anything, so sit down as it wasn't even aimed at you.
I never said modifying cars was pointless, my car is modified, I run coilovers myself but not stupidly low, I said stancing a 1.2 Clio was pointless. So maybe you should give my post a read.

The 306 did drink fuel, but I don't have that now, so it's irrelevant and 172's have only lost £500 tops since I bought mine, so do some research pal.

How was school? Optional?

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

I want to uninstall the internet.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

ekaJ, dolan and steve your cars look great! For the people who have forgot what stance is...

 

[Jackson901]

ekaJ, dolan and steve your cars look great! For the people who have forgot what stance is...

Those clios look awesome!





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[Chip-mk1]

SERIOUSLY?

Are you even aware of that keys presence???




How was school? Optional?

This is a car forum not an english exam, so long as people reply with reasonable enough english that its possible to understand what they mean, I dont see what the problem is, clearly you COULD read what he meant or you wouldnt have been able to correct it, so just bore off to an english exam forum instead if that is what you want to go on about.

Just because someone has slightly worse written english skills than someone else doesnt make their opinion any less valid and it certainly doesnt mean they should be continually corrected on it, if they want written english advice I am sure they will look for it somewhere other than CS.

If it was full of text speak you might have a point, but he simply made a few grammatical errors, so what? Maybe he didnt do very well in english in school what the hell business of yours is that though?

 

[mjf93]

SERIOUSLY?

Are you even aware of that keys presence???




How was school? Optional?

University is good thanks.
I think you need to pull your head out of your own arse hole and realise the clio's being posted now, such as the white one and rb are not of the same caliber as op's car.
The wheels on them are probably worth more than the entire car in question.
He is not going to make it look anything like them. It's going to look awful, a fact you can't seem to grasp

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Those clios look awesome!





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[Chip-mk1]

Stance is more than just lows and wide. It's about the right wheels, the right fitment the right ride height etc.

Also, ekaJ nice wheels... Look familiar

Those wheels just look too small for the body IMHO and it looks too "slammed yo" as well.

It literally looks like you picked some wheels you liked, irrelevant of how well (or not) their size and style and tyre profile suited to the car they were going on, then just kept lowering the car to try and stop them looking quite so small.

Its a good example of when trying to follow a particular fashion trend that doesnt even suit the car in question just makes a car look wrong I would say. Its a look that on a mk2 golf kind of works as it pulls it off without looking "try hard", but on a mk3 clio clearly doesnt.

 

[Rob]

Couldn't actually disagree more chipolada, I don't even really like the mk3 as standard, but that height brings out the lines of the bonnet etc. I really like that.

 

[TTrev]

Internet Police ftmfw ..... ffs

 

[McGherkin]

Those wheels just look too small for the body IMHO and it looks too "slammed yo" as well.

It literally looks like you picked some wheels you liked, irrelevant of how well (or not) their size and style and tyre profile suited to the car they were going on, then just kept lowering the car to try and stop them looking quite so small.

Its a good example of when trying to follow a particular fashion trend that doesnt even suit the car in question just makes a car look wrong I would say. Its a look that on a mk2 golf kind of works as it pulls it off without looking "try hard", but on a mk3 clio clearly doesnt.

Coming from someone who's into minis, that's quite entertaining. Tiny wheels lol.

Small rims work well on Mk.1 Escorts too.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Coming from someone who's into minis, that's quite entertaining. Tiny wheels lol.

Small rims work well on Mk.1 Escorts too.

Different sized wheels suit different cars, thats all.

People seem to see a look on a mk2 golf though and think they can copy it on a mk3 clio, and IMHO it just looks exactly like that is what they are trying to do rather than suit the car.

Minis really suit 10" wheels, a mk2 clio though wouldnt, lol.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Couldn't actually disagree more chipolada, I don't even really like the mk3 as standard, but that height brings out the lines of the bonnet etc. I really like that.

Its a good photo
The lines of the bonnet coming out so well are more to do with the height of the camera relative to the car than the height of the car relative to the tarmac, lol.

 

[McGherkin]

Minis really suit 10" wheels, a mk2 clio though wouldnt, lol.

I'd love to see that.

 

[LiamR172]

Chip, has anyone ever proven you wrong in an arguement?

 

[cat171]

Those Golfs look the shizz, I love the top one :approve: