oh i have grown out of modifying, The clio bores me now lol. 1.8 VVC Powered Metro's/Rover 100's is where its at
Now they are fun cars.
The handling isnt the best, or the brakes, Just running gta stoppers and suspension on the one. Its not my car, My friend bought one for about £1100, but it hasnt got the MGF box.
I basically bought a 1.1 Rover 100 Kensington (its not a metro honest) As a run around whilst the clio is off the road. Its got 12 months mot, new tyres, recently serviced, 6 months tax and i paid £550 for it. All the rust spots have been done too. My insurance is only £415 a year. Ive got a car that should last me a year with insurance for under £1k!!!! Its ideal for getting to work etc etc, and I get no trouble etc, can park where i like, and I suppose it just changed my opinion of cars. I've got a clio,which i do love to bits, but it owes me so much, and Its slowly becoming a piece of jewellery rather than a car. I'm scared to leave it anywhere, or even drive it sometimes! Where as the Rover 100 can just be left whereever, drove where ever, if i need to bump up curbs, leave it in a rough area etc etc I can. Its only an A to B car, but for what it is, its an absolute awesome car!!
I was honestly considering getting rid of the clio, and saving up for a few years and buying a decent Jap Car, and insuring it CASH! No debt etc etc. The Clio does owe me lots, but its more of what its costing me every month, thats the problem. I spend ALL of my expendable income on new parts etc etc, That I cant afford to have fitted. I've got £750 seats, £100 door Cards, ££££'s of stereo kit and dynamat, that I cant afford to have fitted yet! Its dead money.
This "shitty" Rover 100, really changed my aspect on things. Since buying it, I've never had so much money!
IT makes so much sense buying a slow shed as your first car and savign for a decent one, A couple of my mates had absolute rust buckets as first cars, but they worked and got them from A to B. Admitedly they earn more than me, but the yare similarl yaged (20-22) and They are now looking at buying S3's, 200SXs, CTRs, ITR's and Leon Cupra's. Ive still got a clio, but could have EASILY had one of them in the next year or 2, if I got the Rover as my first car.
But anyway, Back to the VVC, I drove one, I enjoyed obliterating most things on the road once rolling, I enjoyewd spinning the wheels in 3rd gear in the dry, And this was "only" a 170bhp model, with basic suspension/ brake upgrades. I see Reylands 100, which is up for about £3k has 170 bhp AND AWESOME suspension/brakes!
Show string speed at its greatest, You just gotta look past the "its a metro" lol.
Back on topic methinks.
