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Lisa1626

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Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« on: October 09, 2010, 03:59:24 PM »
Well I love this car so much that I spend most of my time keeping it looking good  :-[

So today consisted of;

wash
clay
wash
polish
glaze
wax
tyre shine
etc

heres the pictures and a few of it with our other less civilised car  ;)
















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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 04:12:22 PM »
Nice - both looking good, and i do think that is the best Renaultsport Clio colour :thumb:

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2010, 07:07:59 PM »
looking gawjus the both of them.i agree best color that blue.i love the orange yellow the clio comes in too.

question. im going to be claying polishing waxing abi as soon as weather gets decent.(was meant to be a mini heat wave today..i didnt see it). anyway...with claying polishing and waxing did you find the white become more whiter? if that makes sence.iv only ever cleaned it before without all this clay and polishing business.

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2010, 08:24:58 PM »
just out of interest, in your opinion how does the abarth compare to the clio?
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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2010, 10:25:58 PM »
both nice, prefer the clio if im honest.

i used to have a rs200 clio, was awesome! a few pics in my intro thread.

is your clio on v3s? looks lower than my 200 was

Lisa1626

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2010, 10:36:54 PM »
looking gawjus the both of them.i agree best color that blue.i love the orange yellow the clio comes in too.

question. im going to be claying polishing waxing abi as soon as weather gets decent.(was meant to be a mini heat wave today..i didnt see it). anyway...with claying polishing and waxing did you find the white become more whiter? if that makes sence.iv only ever cleaned it before without all this clay and polishing business.

I'd say the colour is more vibrant.

just out of interest, in your opinion how does the abarth compare to the clio?

I would say both cars are completely different.

The 500 is more of a luxurious car with the ability to hold its own like a hot hatch where as the clio is far more fast road/track focused.

I do really enjoy both cars. With my car being a turbo, the kick of torque low down the revs is fun however with the clio you get a really good satisfaction from the car revving it hard and the cornering is fantastic.

both nice, prefer the clio if im honest.

i used to have a rs200 clio, was awesome! a few pics in my intro thread.

is your clio on v3s? looks lower than my 200 was

The Clio is on AST Sportline II with Adjustable top mounts and stiffer Eibach springs. They're another league from the V3's the entry speed to corners is unbelievable and such a laugh. We give the odd Evo driver a fright on trackdays  ;D

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2010, 10:42:48 PM »
awesome, i was going to put my 200 on coilovers but ended up selling it

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2010, 08:25:33 PM »
Hi Lisa

Is that a Miltek exhaust on your A500?

If so, I'm told it's not very loud (which is what I'm after) - is this true? What are the power gains? Thanks.

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2010, 08:34:07 PM »
Looks like new! Im going to give mine some tlc tomorrow! Love the clio too  :thumb:
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Lisa1626

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2010, 09:11:41 PM »
Thanks guys

Hi Lisa

Is that a Miltek exhaust on your A500?

If so, I'm told it's not very loud (which is what I'm after) - is this true? What are the power gains? Thanks.

It's not a Miltek exhaust it's a Ragazzon. I've not had it back on a rolling road yet to find out if theres any gains.

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Re: Gave the 500 a bit of TLC today
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2010, 07:36:16 AM »
Both cars look great, dont see that many RS cilos out on the road not like the previous 172/182 etc shame really as they are a really nice shape and always come top of whatever review or group test they are entered in.

So would you say the Twingo RS would be the Abarths biggest rival?

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