My 186k mile Clio Trophy :O)
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joe_90 said:
How many engine mounts have you been thru 
Still on the original ones!! No real engine movement, so not been changed as of yet. Will probably put some Vibratechnics ones on if i keep it though. I do have a Powerflex Dogbone mount though - if only to improve the throw of the gearstick slightly.Sir_Dave said:
Still on the original ones!! No real engine movement, so not been changed as of yet. Will probably put some Vibratechnics ones on if i keep it though. I do have a Powerflex Dogbone mount though - if only to improve the throw of the gearstick slightly.
Thinking of moving it on? Let me know should you do
Interior seems unmarked. Love it Ordinary_Chap said:
greggy50 said:
Disco You said:
How many of those miles did you put on? Over 20k a year in one of those isn't my idea of sensible!
I am doing about 500 miles a week at the moment and its fine They do 40mpg on a run and for a hot hatch do ride quite nicely its a far smoother ride than my MG ZR was for example.
That's really a great balance between performance and economy.
I've always liked these little cars.
Lee
And although I've undoubtedly been really unlucky, its worked out terribly for me. The car has utterly decimated my wallet with repairs. Its no wonder they're really cheap TBH, because the frequency of problems is (for me at least) very high, and some of the repairs are very expensive.
I was going to buy a Subaru Impreza instead but ruled it out due to poor fuel economy and high insurance; I wished I had now, TBQH, it would have been cheaper to run!
TameRacingDriver said:
Ordinary_Chap said:
greggy50 said:
Disco You said:
How many of those miles did you put on? Over 20k a year in one of those isn't my idea of sensible!
I am doing about 500 miles a week at the moment and its fine They do 40mpg on a run and for a hot hatch do ride quite nicely its a far smoother ride than my MG ZR was for example.
That's really a great balance between performance and economy.
I've always liked these little cars.
Lee
And although I've undoubtedly been really unlucky, its worked out terribly for me. The car has utterly decimated my wallet with repairs. Its no wonder they're really cheap TBH, because the frequency of problems is (for me at least) very high, and some of the repairs are very expensive.
I was going to buy a Subaru Impreza instead but ruled it out due to poor fuel economy and high insurance; I wished I had now, TBQH, it would have been cheaper to run!
Impreza - Great performance, horrible running costs but I wouldn't change it for anything!
I am mate. Had a bit of a sabbatical last year but am waiting to be posted any day now. Who knows where.
Yup, bought an S2 (there's a thread on readers cars somewhere). It's fantastic! Needed pretty much a complete suspension/brake/top end overhaul when I bought it but got it very cheap so factored that in.
You and Sarah still near surrey-ish?
Yup, bought an S2 (there's a thread on readers cars somewhere). It's fantastic! Needed pretty much a complete suspension/brake/top end overhaul when I bought it but got it very cheap so factored that in.
You and Sarah still near surrey-ish?
Sir_Dave said:
They improve with mileage 
That was done last September at Charlies place (SRR) so its not a pub figure either!!
Dyno Dynamics RR - known between a few mappers as a 'Heartbreaker' because of their accuracy!That was done last September at Charlies place (SRR) so its not a pub figure either!!
Really nice car, my friend had a trophy on about 80k but it had been clocked back to 50-something by a previous owner
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