Daston Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 there are more V6 Clio's where I live than supras so dont think they are uncommon at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 The cheaper Clio 182 is better, as it's almost as fast and can actually go around corners. Insider knowledge says the V6 handling is really really poor... that's exactly what I heard, they don't go as well or handle as well as the monsterous body kit and mid-engined 'ideal' would lead you to believe, overall the 182 is a better hot hatch. there are more V6 Clio's where I live than supras so dont think they are uncommon at all my next door neighbour has one too, so they must be common lol, anyway I think he only uses it to pose in lol - probably about all you can do with it. he used to lord it around in it, reving it up and stuff ouside the house as if it were the business, since I got the supra I've hardly seen it, I think he got upset when I told him it's probably good for 190mph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 pfffft just found out he spent the whole weekend researching his little comments. I agree, I think he's been looking at the NA specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchaos Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 raced one in my civic type was the first edition tho and licked it. There was alot of arguements when they first produced because the 2l was quicker off the mark. And in my eyes still french TAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 pfffft just found out he spent the whole weekend researching his little comments. I agree, I think he's been looking at the NA specs So show him the truth.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 I would like to but I'm not quite standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I would like to but I'm not quite standard do you think you should tell him?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 forget the whole racing idea, just hit him in the face, preferably with a brick Words of the wise Clio V6s look quite nice but are not worth the £. Faster than a TT supra, no chance! As for Supras been common, i don't think they are. Apart from at meets i never see them. As Ian C said, handling on the Clio is shocking, pretty sure it was slated on Top Gear for that very reason. Someone put a stock TT up against him and sort him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Words of the wise Clio V6s look quite nice but are not worth the £. Faster than a TT supra, no chance! As for Supras been common, i don't think they are. Apart from at meets i never see them. As Ian C said, handling on the Clio is shocking, pretty sure it was slated on Top Gear for that very reason. Someone put a stock TT up against him and sort him out. Who has a stock TT now aday's then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 My supra is virtually standard (compared to any of the modified cars on this board). It cost less than a fourth of his French wonder. He can modify his Clio as much as he wants (filters, exhausts, the lot!) We could pick a long, empty stretch and give it some. Winner takes keys, loser walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Who has a stock TT now aday's then? I do.... until it's stripped tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I raced one of these at the ice rink (santa pod) and i was stock and beat it by 3 tenths. That guy sounds like he is trying to justify his purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 On a long straight where the soop can stretch it's legs, the Clio doesn't stand a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffSupra Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 This guy sounds like a clown, he spent 20odd grand on a clio sport with a body kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 He has a point though. Supras are far more common than V6 Clios....but then what does that tell you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 My supra is virtually standard (compared to any of the modified cars on this board). It cost less than a fourth of his French wonder. He can modify his Clio as much as he wants (filters, exhausts, the lot!) We could pick a long, empty stretch and give it some. Winner takes keys, loser walks. sounds like a plan, but somehow I think this guy is gonna bottle out when he reads the spec of a TT and realises he has no chance and is just being a fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Old, high-mileage Toyota against a new, kickass, 'race-prepped' Renault. How could he lose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 lol you starting that 'pre race physicology' already, it's good, damn even I wan't to race you now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Ha ha - on Autotrader you can buy a 1.4 RT with full V6 bodykit for 4995! Cheapest V6 is 10,995 at the mo. I quite like them. Prefer the Supra obviously, but still quite like 'em for their individuality and daring to be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 well they look 'ok' but that's about it lol. expect the new focus st would kill it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 did'nt evo mag vote the clio V6 as best ever drivers car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 sure you didn't dream that, you sure it wasn't the 182? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 sure you didn't dream that, you sure it wasn't the 182? i might be wrong:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 lol you starting that 'pre race physicology' already, it's good, damn even I wan't to race you now lol You should have seen a poor guy I prepped many-many years ago. He had just bought a suzuki GSXR750R, the first liquid cooled ones. 112bhp, unheard of horsepower from anything below 1000cc. He was a newbie, I was on my moped. Commented on how cool it was etc, he was smiling like a peacock. Then I asked him how many valves/cyl it had (as if I didn't know:d ) 4, he said --- pfffff I went, too many, too much weight. My 750 has 2, so there is less mass and it revs faster.Hmmmmm.....(he thought) Then I asked him if it's watercooled (of course I knew, but up to then Suzuki was pushing 'oil-cooled' technology) YES, he said proudly. State of the art.Pfffff....my 750 is aircooled, so there is less weight and it goes faster.Hmmmmmmmm(he thought) Then I asked him what sort of carbs he had (can't remember now, but they were massive in diameter) Pffff...my 750 has no carbs so it has less weight and goes even fasterHmmm... (he thought) .................... It went on like this, his tyres were wider than mine (180 vs 130 or something like that) so mine was lighter and faster. Mine was a 1984 model his was 1990 (or later?) so it HAD to be faster :rolleyes: Then I told him that mine would be faster anyway, since it was a Kawasaki and they are always faster than Suzukis. That was enough, he asked me to shut up or put my money where my mouth was. I turned up on my 750turbo, bored up to 810 with a clothing-peg-spring holding the actuator shut. He lost big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 i might be wrong:) No, I remember comments being made about how much fun it was to drive, still that argument doesnt save this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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