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Ojc

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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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3rd Jan 12 at 08:15

Is it some sort of joke? Handling is horrendous.

You get this nonsense about Clios being the one to beat in tests, maybe they should re run these tests in the wet.

taylorboosh

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3rd Jan 12 at 08:59

Maybe you should try driving a straight one mate

BarnshaW

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:09

never have this problem

Ben J

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:17

You are doing it wrong. Can't be that bad surely, and such a huge difference between wet and dry?

Could it be the tyres?

[Edited on 03-01-2012 by Ben J]

sc0ott

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:19

Tyres?

adiohead

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:24

I prefer my car in the wet

AlunJ

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Location: Newport
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3rd Jan 12 at 09:33

No but some knob in a clio thought he'd try and smash into my passenger side front wing this morning, moron

sc0ott

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:39

Must have thought the grip was exactly like driving on dry roads

chrisritch

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:41

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
You are doing it wrong.
[Edited on 03-01-2012 by Ben J]

Can't be. He drove the Nurburgring remember. He Is Elite.

Ben J

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:42

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
You are doing it wrong.
[Edited on 03-01-2012 by Ben J]

Can't be. He drove the Nurburgring remember. He Is Elite.

I forgot.

Edd

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:49

quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Must have thought the grip was exactly like driving on dry roads

Yep sounds about right, i mean imagine having to adjust your driving style for differing weather

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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3rd Jan 12 at 09:51

yes bad in the wet

Baskey

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3rd Jan 12 at 09:58

Check the tracking, they are horrible in the wet unless it's perfect

Brett

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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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3rd Jan 12 at 10:24

Didn't find my saxo's that bad, although when they let go, they REALLY let go

Ojc

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Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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3rd Jan 12 at 10:41

I've driven a lot of hot hatches and it's nothing to do with my driving.

In the dry it's immense so no issue at all. Tyres are average Falkens but got exact same on Mini and that's fine

Jake

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3rd Jan 12 at 10:49

bent chassis

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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3rd Jan 12 at 10:52

No its not a bent chassis, they are chronically slidy in the wet

106 was also very bad, back end would come out very easily

Jake

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3rd Jan 12 at 10:53

apparently steve wants a fucking fight

Ojc

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3rd Jan 12 at 10:56

Again goes back to my point the Corsa VXR is the better all rounder

Ben J

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:04

Maybe needs weights on rear crash bar like the Fabia VRS

[Edited on 03-01-2012 by Ben J]

Ojc

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:05

Yh m8

richc

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:10

My megane was perfectly fine - got abit of a sideways action going once when on a huge roundabout i decided to deliberatly see how hard you could chuck it in and i was shocked how fast/hard it went before it got twitchy.

Ben J

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:14

Truth is Ollie ran out of talent in the wet and had a brown pants moment and is now blaming the car.

Steve

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:16

y dont u stfu

Ojc

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3rd Jan 12 at 11:16

No nothing like that it just so slidey in the wet even Sarahs noticed it and she doesn't drive fast.

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