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MikeHiow said:
Fuel economy is irrelevant, as is road tax really, although I'll probably be looking at pre-2006 models, unless a particularly deal pops up on a newer one.
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If thats true then why settle for a pre '06 model?

This car requires a lot of attention. I wouldnt be too keen on owning one more than 4/5 years old!
 
MikeHiow said:
I almost wasn't going to rise, but I'll correct you once again in the hope that in future you may stop talking non-sense when you clearly don't have a clue :)

At the point where we had both done an equal amount of runs, I was beating him by a fair margin, he was most upset and stayed with the Clio when I had to leave for a family lunch, in an effort to beat my time.

I'm still less than a second off his time and third in my class, without having the benefit of extra runs later in the day, which not only offers the opportunity to gradually improve your times by working on your mistakes, but offers a cleaner course.

To give you an idea of what opportunity those extra runs and running later in the day offers, I was fifth when I left and 22nd by the time people had done the rest of their runs :)
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Amazing there is always some kind of excuse isn't there. ;)

But I understand why your dad would want to stay and keep up his 100% record of beating someone clearly so untalented. :p
 
It's not trolling. You always have an answer/excuse for everything and I was putting that point across in a lighthearted manner.

I clearly hit a nerve though.
 
Your previous two posts have clearly been to raise a reaction out of me, this is usually considered trolling. If they were not, they were both personal and insulting, which is no better really.

I wouldn't say you've hit a nerve, but it is frustrating when you come out with such non-sense on here.
 
And it continues... Mike, dude get whatever you want... race it, rag it, spin it, put it into a brick wall if you want to - I didn't think anybody cared!, this thread has showed me the error of my ways, clearly some people out there care and not just a little bit either... This thread has taken me ages to read and having got to the end I feel a bit jipped!

There must be more, In places it was like comic strip stuff. Fox in his Fox suite doing what only the Fox does, and Mike... you were there mate fighting off the barrage and taking the occasional low blow. Now though, well, now its all a bit stale and sensible!
 
Sell the Clio and spend the money on your young family rather than wasting however many grand on a RX8-or-whatever. Priorities?

I wouldnt stick my nose in but there was a thread a few weeks back how you were struggling and considering spending half your life commuting from the IoW to central London.
 
reevsy said:
Sell the Clio and spend the money on your young family rather than wasting however many grand on a RX8-or-whatever. Priorities?

I wouldnt stick my nose in but there was a thread a few weeks back how you were struggling and considering spending half your life commuting from the IoW to central London.
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Wise words.
 
MikeHiow said:
Your previous two posts have clearly been to raise a reaction out of me, this is usually considered trolling. If they were not, they were both personal and insulting, which is no better really.
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You're the one that brings up your motorsport credentials and you're even posting pics of your autotests in here.
 
No relevant input to this thread really but that Jag that DM posted looks like a bargain..

Just thought I would say that rather than use the subscribe button..
 
If he does get an rx8 or a megane or even if he keeps the clio, starts using a bus. What difference does it make to our lives?. As said very early on he wants a new car. He hasn't hurt anyone and doesn't need abuse for it.
 
Philz0r said:
If he does get an rx8 or a megane or even if he keeps the clio, starts using a bus. What difference does it make to our lives?. As said very early on he wants a new car. He hasn't hurt anyone and doesn't need abuse for it.
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thanks for you instant opinion on a rather long running issue :)
 
Philz0r said:
If he does get an rx8 or a megane or even if he keeps the clio, starts using a bus. What difference does it make to our lives?. As said very early on he wants a new car. He hasn't hurt anyone and doesn't need abuse for it.
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With a join date of April 2011 there was no way you'd ever be able to understand this one :p
 
I've been speaking to someone this evening who claims that Trophy dampers are the solution to my problems.

Much like my (completely hypothetical) mention of coilovers with two sets of springs, he claims that the Sachs dampers should help/eliminate things like bump steer and help improve high speed stability with their improved damping ability. There were also talks of more caster, which means adjustable top mounts.

Thoughts? Anyone driven a Trophy?

Looking at prices, it's a lot of searching and probably around £400, so it would be an expensive experiment if it didn't work :(
 
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