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whitter45

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20th Jun 11 at 10:28

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Originally posted by john-d
same group are they not?

hence why ii posted a response. Regardless of group number insurance is different

taylorboosh

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20th Jun 11 at 10:30

i know what your saying... but insurance on the ctr was fine for me, infact pretty good... so your high insurance point is invalid....sorry

3CorsaMeal

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20th Jun 11 at 10:31

amount of cars previously crashed i find affects insurance.

if you get a common car that all the youngsters have then it seems to cost more to insure.

i paid £600 for a group 6 1.4 corsa sport, yet £750 ish for the group 18 2.9 vr6 corrado

taylorboosh

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20th Jun 11 at 10:33

how old are you 3cm? can you not get classic insurance yet

3CorsaMeal

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20th Jun 11 at 10:35

that was at 25yrs old, its now £400ish for the corrado

Jambo

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20th Jun 11 at 10:35

Agree with Jim. As a rule older cars are a lot more expensive than their newer counterpart even if they are worth 4x as much. I.e Vxr Astra cheaper to insure than Gsi respectively.

Also ///M3 cost me £850 to insure at 25. ///MZ3 was £500 to insure as it's rarer and not the one the boy racers go with and crash.

3CorsaMeal

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20th Jun 11 at 10:35

i could get limited mileage or something, but i don't like the idea of that

whitter45

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20th Jun 11 at 10:38

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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i could get limited mileage or something, but i don't like the idea of that

surely thats the ideal thing for you as you use 2 cars

Neil Dagens

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20th Jun 11 at 10:40

I'm paying £1400 for insurance on a ctr and many companies wouldn't quote me. That's at 21

taylorboosh

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20th Jun 11 at 10:43

i was paying £800 ish at 22 iir

limited milage is ideal for a weekend car

Toby

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20th Jun 11 at 10:43

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Originally posted by Eck
That is a stupid point though. Because at 6k it's nearly the limiter for the Clio? They have different gear ratio's and driving styles They also have much more torque than they're made out to have.

Not really, a clio will have a lot more grunt down the revs so you can drive it quickly without having to smash through to the limiter each time or keep the revs above 6K

taylorboosh

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20th Jun 11 at 10:48

the car keeps the revs above 5800rpm on its own, you change gear and its straight back into vtec when giving the beans. its really not a long wait till vtec... no more then turbo lag in some cars

clios also need to be driven hard to go fast from what ive seen

sc0ott

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20th Jun 11 at 12:28

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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Civic all the way for me, no offence to anyone, but i've always seen the clio as a bit of a girls car and the lads that have them around here are the lads with spikey hair and pink shirts

Youre thinking of the normal 1.2, 1.4s etc. I dont classify the 172 or 182 to be a girls car considering i have never seen a female driver in one yet. I see just as much girls in civic type r's and sports as i do guys (not that i keep a look out for them)

taylorboosh

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20th Jun 11 at 12:44

i see loads of women in 182s

John

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20th Jun 11 at 12:46

Clio does not have any grunt down the revs.

Under 4k RPM you might as well be waving your arms out the windows.

Toby

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20th Jun 11 at 12:57

I based my opinion on driving a 182 and being a passenger in a ctr. The ctr had to be driven hard(er) to get the most out of it from what I saw and felt. Do like the driving position in the ctr

sc0ott

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20th Jun 11 at 13:17

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Originally posted by john-d
i see loads of women in 182s

You must live in a place that is full of them then because where i work and live i always see the same 3. Well 4 now since some renault specialist up the road has a ff 172.

Pridzz

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20th Jun 11 at 15:22

Clio anyday, Have mine again. Wish never sold

sc0ott

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20th Jun 11 at 15:27

Might post up my old one later since everyones getting theirs out.

Scotty C

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20th Jun 11 at 17:04

That black one is fucking gorgeous. I really can't decide

Eck

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20th Jun 11 at 17:09

quote:
Originally posted by Toby

quote:
Originally posted by Eck
That is a stupid point though. Because at 6k it's nearly the limiter for the Clio? They have different gear ratio's and driving styles They also have much more torque than they're made out to have.

Not really, a clio will have a lot more grunt down the revs so you can drive it quickly without having to smash through to the limiter each time or keep the revs above 6K

They really don't have a lot more grunt lower down the revs. My mates' old one didn't get moving til higher up the rev range, but it did pull well after that! Although I'm pretty sure if you are in maximum attack mode, dropping down a gear or two shouldn't be too complicated? Then driven like it should be, it'll happily stay in the powerband. CTR/ITR's are one of the most raved about FWD cars for a reason.

sc0ott

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20th Jun 11 at 17:23

BOOM!

djgritt

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20th Jun 11 at 17:26

I'd pick the Clio...

Do like muchly.

Eck

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20th Jun 11 at 17:45

I remember seeing yours a few times Scott, and it's a lovely looking thing! Never seen your CTR though!

Scotty C

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20th Jun 11 at 18:53

I would love to see a blue 182 with darker standard alloys. But the noise & reliability from the ctr is winning me over ever so slightly

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