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eggy790

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no problem bro..lol borrow it and fit me new gearbox too cars a bit lame without 2nd gear lol stil fun.

trails

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From Snetterton 300 a few weeks ago...tragic conditions to begin with but then it dried up and was great fun





Chasing down Stu53

53

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Was a great day Those 182's go really well and with a similar power to weight ratio when mapped they're a much cheaper track option Only thing is heat in those 15's and better brakes

You booked February yet ?

jayallen

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Looked good fun...

Did you catch stu?

trails

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fitting new rear disks & pads and changing the brake fluid tomorrow...gotta get it MOT ready too

Will do it tomorrow

trails

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After almost sliding off on the second corner on the sighting lap it got much better

Course I did

StealthScoob

Just bought a 53 plate 172 cheap for a run about, its a fun bit of kit

53

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Sweet, did you get the MOT booked ok ?

Was a bit slippy to start lol And then you get in a BMW CSL and realise your car is actually a bit ****

tony de wonderful

What's that like to drive? When my phase 1 blows up I'll probably go for a trophy.

bioforger

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yea but he was probably cruising n not using all of the rev range or gears

Fantom

Dan-

A few from my last track session, great fun in the wet lift off oversteer is awesome

trails

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He clearly let me catch him...it was in the twisties so there is no way a clio will catch a scoob

bioforger

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Dan-

Trails what exhaust system are you running on your 182? i need a new 1 for my 172 but not sure what will keep it within track limits :/

Thanks Dan

ScoobP1

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For track work out the box, a Clio 172 cup is the best of the bunch bar none.

Dan-

ive only ever driven my 172 cup but its the lack of ABS/AC which does it for me! makes a much more enjoyable experience

ScoobP1

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Agreed!

Lots of small tweaks that make a very good track car that is easy to control at the limit. On RS trackdays I've been on I was way faster than regular 172 and 182's when mine was at its basic spec.

MrTom

Heres mine, im thinking about chopping it in for a blobeye sti, or a nice classic sti atm...

Fantom

Don't do it Mr Tom!

trails

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Scorpion RS192 with a decat, mine has the optional centre silencer as well

MrTom

Lol thanks mate

Have you owned both the subaru and rs clio?

Why do you say dont do it mate?

I have been out tonight in the clio and it is so much fun, cheap to run, cheap as chips insurance etc etc, pretty quick and handles really well, it has made me think, why get rid tbh.

I just fancy a change, and some low down torque and the road presence the subaru has compared to my clio.

Dan-

i currently own a 172 cup and a 2005 blobeye sti and if im 100% honest i prefer driving the clio all day long! its just soo much more fun and you can rag it to death and still get 28mpg!

its just how it feels on the road for me though, you can feel everything thats going on, feel the grip in the wheel whereas the subaru you know the grip is there you just cant feel it

Fantom

The Subaru I owned was a 93 WRX so not the best model out there and quite old now.
The clio is better in almost every way.

However, the blobeye Imprezas are quite nice. I just think you'll either end up spending £££££ trying to improve performance, and £££££ on petrol and it will be no more exciting than your clio is anyway

trails

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very purposeful...looks like the drivers seat is slammed Steve?

ditchmyster

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I'm really tempted to get one of these but the reliability issues are putting me off, ok i get it that they are great fun to drive, which is something i'm after but I don't want to keep having to throw money at it because of little faults.

Dan-

Don't know anything about reliability issues mine been spot on!

MrTom

These are very reliable little cars, have a look on cliosport.net, mine hasnt had a single problem in the 13 month i have owned it.

It is the most reliable car i have owned, it might sound strange because its french but it is.

The renaultsport cars were made in a different factory to the normal clios iirc.

The little niggles are the origional exhaust hangers rot (few quid to fix) the steering wheel melts, not really a problem, and the big one is the cambelt change is expensive, there isnt really any other common problems on these cars.

Johnny E

My Trophy has been spot on for the 3 years of ownership only money ive ever spent is on mods