Discussion
boobles said:
John D. said:
Is the Clio to your satisfaction?
It drives very well & its nice to have some creature comforts for a change. I will miss my Elise massively though.A fair few RS Clio owners go on to get an Elise/VX220, something which I'm certainly not averse too! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised how capable the Clio is. They're certainly great fun!
I have a 182 FF with cup wheels and suspension and it really is a fantastic car. It is far better built than it's reputation suggests and aside from a damper splitting (there was also a bulge in the tyre which I suspect was caused by my brother hitting something) it has been totally reliable. On longer journeys i.e herts to worthing or falmouth or cheltenham, all mixed driving it usually does 38 mpg. I still love the performance and find the change in characteristics over 5000 rpm very tempting every time I drive it. i recently had it on a rolling road and it sounded fantastic.
heisthegaffer said:
I have a 182 FF with cup wheels and suspension and it really is a fantastic car. It is far better built than it's reputation suggests and aside from a damper splitting (there was also a bulge in the tyre which I suspect was caused by my brother hitting something) it has been totally reliable. On longer journeys i.e herts to worthing or falmouth or cheltenham, all mixed driving it usually does 38 mpg. I still love the performance and find the change in characteristics over 5000 rpm very tempting every time I drive it. i recently had it on a rolling road and it sounded fantastic.
Have to agree with you regarding the performance, its far quicker than i imagined to be honest.The fuel consumption can be rather high if driven slightly harder, around 31mpg around town which is still good but not compared to the Elise. I realize the two cars cant be compared at all regarding MPG.
boobles said:
Any ideas as to why the rear end is making a knocking noise when going over speed humps?
Have already been told it could be the exhausts hitting the bumper, but not so sure.
Been told that the brackets to the exhaust and exhuast in general is not a hot point on the clio could it be becoming loose?Have already been told it could be the exhausts hitting the bumper, but not so sure.
Edited by boobles on Monday 4th February 15:46
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