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Dear God ... competition car ?
... Only 20 made I read somewhere. Is that correct ? So 300+ hp LOL.
Gotcha...
By: patrick_y : August 15th, 2023-14:59
We don't have Renault Clios in America, so I really can't say. I've been told that Golf GTIs are very good, maybe not the most reliable, but otherwise a very nice car to drive. I'm still a little skeptical. Why would Porsche GT3 owners like a Golf GTI so ...
I guess ...
By: bimbeano : August 16th, 2023-10:53
.. the CLA has a similar front to an old Passat VR6 probably . I remember driving the 2.8 FWD Passat back in the 90ies and there was loads of torque steer while accelerating, decent FWD 'sports' cars have lots of solutions for this problem. One was used b...
Interesting!
By: patrick_y : August 16th, 2023-17:33
Good to know! I've never driven a Golf GTI. Maybe next time I'm in Europe I'll see if I can get a GTI as a rental. The last time I got an Audi A4 as a rental. Was not particularly pleased with that car - very boring to drive - and it was a FWD version. Bu...
Europe ...
By: bimbeano : August 17th, 2023-22:27
.. and especially Belgium is very hard to understand for outsiders when it comes to the road. When I explained to a friend coming from Israel, the rules in Belgium ... he was afraid to drive. We have that thing called 'priority to the right'; this is basi...
True !
By: bimbeano : August 16th, 2023-08:08
You can do some mods and have a nice track tool, I followed a build in Holland a few years ago of a 'normal' Megane 3 RS. They spend around 20K Euros and it was 4 seconds quicker than the Megane Trophy-R on a 2 minute track ... which was probably 4 second...
Such a cool beast !
By: bimbeano : August 20th, 2023-11:15
I told you this before but I'm gonna say it again: I LOVE THIS MOEDEL/COLOR/WHEELS COMBO A LOT! Maybe a tip; I see you have the BEBOP wheels (17 or 18?) mounted, but they are rather heavy. I know this because I have the 17 inch ones mounted on the Clio at...
Thanks again! ☺️
By: MCG (Markus) : August 20th, 2023-14:54
Yes thiese are 18“ Beebop rims. And yes, they are heavy - I have no clue why they are so expensive! 🤦🏻♂️😂 Spacers and rims (different to the original) is a big issue in Switzerland. Not many things are allowed, and if, it‘s very strictly reglemented… As ...
The Trophy ...
By: bimbeano : August 13th, 2023-22:23
.. is indeed quite stiff, I have the 'sport' suspension which has the 'soft' setup .. but actually still pretty stiff. Electronic dampers are a blessing indeed, my friend has a Hyundai i30N and it is pretty comfy in comfort setting .. on the other hand th...
20 years ago ...
By: bimbeano : August 15th, 2023-09:44
.. I didn't know a lot about French hot hatches ... except for the 205 GTI which was and still is my ultimate dream car. But then came the Clio 172 Renaultsport ... I bought a EVO magazine and back then they put it against cars with at least double the ho...