After my rather poor review of the clio yesterday just thought I'd stick up for it a little today

had a dual carriageway drag race with a 330 petrol beemer estate, and the little clio held its own all the way up to 110 at which point the beemer did seem to be gaining slightly, even so I was quite surprised to see the 330 badge on the back as he went past when I braked

just goes to show I guess how non turbo'd cars can be quite deceptive with regards their speed

 

aye the 1.5 dci aint as bad as i first thought

 

isn't it

 

Seriously Rob, you got a 1.5DCi?? What is it like??

Also, Andy, I wouldn't expect the 197 to be that fast in a straight line, but is it fun to drive?

 

it's the misses

it's quite quick compared to some cars ive driven

 

Christian, I did a bit of write up yesterday, the car is great fun but it has a few gremlins which are a tadge annoying rattles, bad cold running, snatchy brakes. The car is going in on the 25th to have these problems looked at if they were sorted it would be A1

I haven't found the dry limit on a roundabout as yet I've bottled it before the car has let go

Rob, yeh we went to buy a Megane Diesel budget of 9K and came back with the Sport for Ł14,000 don't ask me how I have no idea

 

ive had the other half's on 3 wheel's a couple of time's now

 

your braver than me I don't fancy taking it back to my mrs bent

 

she was in the car once

 

i thought the 172 was a scream about the town,great handling

 

ffs mine wouldn't let me back in it again

 

i did get a filthy look for it tho

 

the new 330 bmw is something like 265bhp, would have thought it would have wasted you from 70 upwards

 

it wasn't the new one, it had little wheels on it as well, I thought it was gonna be a 320 to be honest, defintately badged 330 on the back. Maybe he wasn't trying just seemed odd to sit there in the outside lane about 2 cars length behind kind very slowly creeping up on me.

I know I was trying I had the loud pressed through the floor

 

Dont like the look of the 197. Looks a bit chubby and feminine

 

yeah he might not have even been racing?? who knows, jsut sat behind you?