time to say bye to ford!!!!!!!!!!!!
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time to say bye to ford!!!!!!!!!!!!
time to say bye to ford.
as much as a LOVE my 2 escort rs's that i have owned and still own one of them i have finally had enough with little problems they always fucking get.
next car will be either
peugoet 206gti or
renaultsport clio 182 cup (2005)
as much as a LOVE my 2 escort rs's that i have owned and still own one of them i have finally had enough with little problems they always fucking get.
next car will be either
peugoet 206gti or
renaultsport clio 182 cup (2005)
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Ive had a golf v5, fiat coupe 20v turbo, bmw 325i, xsara vts and i came back to my 5th S2......
As people have said you will come back, i was the same as you i got fed up of niggling little problems so i got rid, im now in the final stages of completing a resto on the underside of my S2 !!!!!
As people have said you will come back, i was the same as you i got fed up of niggling little problems so i got rid, im now in the final stages of completing a resto on the underside of my S2 !!!!!
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At least when a Ford breaks the parts are easy to identify and get. Ever tried getting French parts? Thet seem to revise every part 10 times but never let you know for sure which of them was fitted to your car! Im personally never getting another one.
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If your worried about your car breaking constantly, fuck off all the other makes, buy yourself a mondeo. They are bullet proof, the only things that go wrong with them are the wishbones and eventual mechanical wear and tear.
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If you take the rear bench, passenger seat and the carpet and door cards out it's possible to do a 14.1 at Santa Pod in the clio.
That is the only positive bit of advice I can give you about your choice of cars there.
That is the only positive bit of advice I can give you about your choice of cars there.
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You cant really compare a 90's ford to a newer 206 or a clio can you? certainly on the reliability side of things anyway. Not saying the old ford would be breaking down alot but i really think long term you'd have less wrong with a newer french car than you would an old rs ford.
Ive owned a clio older shape and my dads had a 106 years ago, cant really say either was a bad car, never broke down either.
But out of those 2 cars definatly the clio, its quicker and better handling i believe.
Ive owned a clio older shape and my dads had a 106 years ago, cant really say either was a bad car, never broke down either.
But out of those 2 cars definatly the clio, its quicker and better handling i believe.
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lol@ going French!!! Clio looks a very nice little car, more so than the 206 imo.
Often for some reason the higher end models are less problematic from experience.
After years of Fords I went jap with the ctr, 2 years of driving with little more than the odd oil top up. Now german and all is zegood viv the Audi.
Often for some reason the higher end models are less problematic from experience.
After years of Fords I went jap with the ctr, 2 years of driving with little more than the odd oil top up. Now german and all is zegood viv the Audi.
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You cant really compare a 90's ford to a newer 206 or a clio can you? certainly on the reliability side of things anyway. Not saying the old ford would be breaking down alot but i really think long term you'd have less wrong with a newer french car than you would an old rs ford.
Ive owned a clio older shape and my dads had a 106 years ago, cant really say either was a bad car, never broke down either.
But out of those 2 cars definatly the clio, its quicker and better handling i believe.
Ive owned a clio older shape and my dads had a 106 years ago, cant really say either was a bad car, never broke down either.
But out of those 2 cars definatly the clio, its quicker and better handling i believe.
And it's not the Sunday mechanic you cheeky cunt. I alwAys get my car fixed properly. Any1 that ain't an aarogent ford owner would say the exact same thing. I don't think an 05 Clio 182 would break down more than a Fucking 90spec s2. Be real yeh
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The 182 is a completely different car to the Escort RS Turbo. The handling differences will be miles a part. I can imagine on a track the Clio would lap it without too much problem.
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Bottom line is sooner or later all cars of all makes will break. I had a clio brilliant car to drive so much fun, but had to have a new gear box (it was 2 years old) and its cv joint was on its way out so i chopped it for an S3.
the pug is nothing special to drive so personally i wouldnt bother with that, but hey its your car and your money so drive them both and see what you think. Out of the two id go 18poo. But like i say all cars break, you get good and bad of all of them. But your not helping your chances with a french car.
When i was looking at the clio i also looked at a lupo gti, ive now got the lupo and wished id never bothered with the clio.
the pug is nothing special to drive so personally i wouldnt bother with that, but hey its your car and your money so drive them both and see what you think. Out of the two id go 18poo. But like i say all cars break, you get good and bad of all of them. But your not helping your chances with a french car.
When i was looking at the clio i also looked at a lupo gti, ive now got the lupo and wished id never bothered with the clio.
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I'm going French too, Megane Renaultsport 225 though, but I do enjoy fixing things
Clio 182's are nippy, handle well, shouldn't have too many problems as long as you're not an animal behind the wheel, a mate has one, decent car.
You were always going to get a biased opinion posting on here, post the same thing on a Clio forum and you'll get the exact opposite.
Enjoy whichever way you decide to go
Oh yeah and don't bother with a 206 GTi, they are heavy lumps and don't even deserve a GTi badge, not a 'hot hatch' in the slightest.
Clio 182's are nippy, handle well, shouldn't have too many problems as long as you're not an animal behind the wheel, a mate has one, decent car.
You were always going to get a biased opinion posting on here, post the same thing on a Clio forum and you'll get the exact opposite.
Enjoy whichever way you decide to go
Oh yeah and don't bother with a 206 GTi, they are heavy lumps and don't even deserve a GTi badge, not a 'hot hatch' in the slightest.
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And as for the electrics, starter motor, battery problems, constant fuelling issues and much more on the rs turbos and cozzies
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