Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Where has this car been all my life?
Minus the god awful steering wheel and the mis-matched tyres it's awesome.
Gave it a proper wash and a polish yesterday and it's come up lovely.
Put some new plates on and some clear number plates, had a drive down to Hayling Island yesterday and just loved it, having to rev to extract the performance but still having some decent low down torque.
Yes, this is a good car.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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great fun car, i might get one
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Yep, so much fun straight out of the box. Any other plans?
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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good car
but mine didnt feel that fast
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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must of had a crap one then
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
must of had a crap one then
it was dyno'd at 185bhp
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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and how much torque
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redtom
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Registered: 6th Oct 07
Location: Kent
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never driven one but always wanted to.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I love them. I'd have one if I didn't hear about them having so many problems.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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It does feel fast, it's my first n/a fast car and it is really fun.
Going to refresh the brakes and suspension components and sort out this steering wheel and it's utterly crap but that's it.
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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They aren't that quick at all but they are good fun for what they are, that is the beauty of them.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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I was seriously thinking of getting one but the owners reviews on parkers.co.uk put me off 9/10 have had issues.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
and how much torque
cant remember, gave the graph to the new owner
it wasnt lower than it should be thats all i remember.
it was a fast car it just didnt feel like it was, if you know what i mean
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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People who moan about them are the type of people that believe will never break and that they shouldn't have to pay for it to be fixed and leave it.
And fit 4 odd tyres on each corner 
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Best car i've owned to date only started off as a stop gap car and 2 years later still got it. Always puts a smile on my face.
Servicing is only a tad higher than I would like but its a performance car at the end of the day? If you use specialists like Mark Fish and Rentech its not too bad. I've only felt the pinch as i've had to do the 24k, 36k, 48k, 60k and 72k within the two years I have owned it!
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by Fad]
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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They are brilliant. A girl had a dyno'd 180bhp one at Ford Fair yesterday and did a 5.75 0-60!
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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I'm waiting for john to see this and start slagging them!
I had a 172 Cup and loved it. Enjoy it mate.
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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The people who slag them off are usually people who have never owned them or driven one
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by DannyB]
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
People who moan about them are the type of people that believe will never break and that they shouldn't have to pay for it to be fixed and leave it.
And fit 4 odd tyres on each corner
Told you it was awesome, if you look at what people have owned after having one they clearly don't look drivers cars 
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Hmmmmm I did enjoy my 182 at the beginning but soon got bored of having to cane it everywere  found I drove a lot more knobish too! It also had zero pull on the motorway which is a big no no in my book. Best handling car I've ever driven though 
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by CORSA NUT]
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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never seen the facination with them myself, just not my thing. driven a few at work alltho not really hard just normalish driving. thought they were abit . beige  ,, been more impresed with the old vts saxos etc.
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by SportBoy]
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Yeah my old VTR and also 106 GTI felt just as quick if not more so TBH
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I love mine, everytime i get fed up or bored i got for a drive, come back and makes me go  everytime.
Shame they are made of cheese as interior is god awful but Recaro's will make it a nicer place to be
We need a guilford meet and you need to bring it
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
It does feel fast, it's my first n/a fast car and it is really fun.
Going to refresh the brakes and suspension components and sort out this steering wheel and it's utterly crap but that's it.
Buypartsby.co.uk are cheap as chips for Clio sport bits. I paid £6 each for ball joints and £8 for track rod ends. I only paid £78 delivered for a centre section
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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My sister loves her 172 Cup but I prefer my 206 GTi.
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