Automotive

But then I stumbled upon this Mini Clubman in the showroom. 2 liter diesel 150 hp and 350 Nm, plenty enough for our average 18,4 mph traffic here. All the goodies included and a price too good to be true ? Actually, diesel cars are becoming less popular h...  

All the best, Jon

Although I must confess it drives a bit sluggish compared to my Renaultsports . Offcourse when compared to the average cars on the road it drives very well, I always loved Mini's.

except for the size itself, because in Clubman form it's getting really close to defeating the purpose of having a 'Mini' in the first place ....

My friend who works at BMW told me the Clubman chassis is used by BMW for the 1 series. Actually the Clubman weighs more than my Megane . I just took the Peugeot 205 for a drive, after getting out of this 775 kilo tin can I had a go in the 'Mini' ... It f... 

The Renaults will stay 'forever', as for the R5, that remains to be seen in the not so near future. Let's just say the Mini diesel 'van' is a perfect match for my current needs.

.. I'll have to postpone that option ... sadly.

Seriously ! I saw there was a 195 million Euro prize so I decided to put 20 € LOL. I did 'win' 3,20 € Or maybe I lost 16,80 € You decide

It is more and more difficult to get spare parts for the older Mégane RS and after 300kkm I decided to move on to ——> Mini JCW - and also red… 😅 ...  

Never sell a Renaultsport ! But after 300.000 km maybe it was a wise choice to go for something else. That Works looks stunning ! What's the spec on these ? 300 hp ? Or 230-ish ? I'm not really up to date anymore with these Mini's.

Only the Countryman JCW gets the 300 by default…

I talked to a guy who has the same Megane as mine, the 280 with the first turbo. He also had the impression the Megane didn't have the promised 280 hp, after a run on the dyne it came out to only have 267 hp. My friends A110 (same 1.8) only had 238 hp ins... 

.. i will have to try it out to have an idea. I must admit that I'm very happy to drive my friend his A110 with the standard setup, apart from the ECU remap. But 238 or 282 hp doesn't make that much difference the way I'm driving it.

... but I mostly drive it at 50/60% .... and the original power and torque actually is enough for this car

But I did with my other fun car - a Smart Roadster Coupé. Had originally only 82HP (with 800kg) - after the remap around 110, but it felt so positively different! 👍🏻🤩

RS2 had 315 hp. I tried the S2 back in the days, great car but the gearbox was a bit clumsy. Also tried the Smart Roadster which was a very cool car. ...  

Remember the 5 spoke 16 inch wheels it had ? ...  

I also like the first gen Audi S3, same looks as my 1996 A3 Tdi.

Just like the people driving them ;-)

But please keep the others 👍🏻.

The Clio is having a long rest. And today I spent nearly 6 hours to clean the Megane, never seen so much dog hair in my life :-( Nearly finished, it is now in semi-rest for a few weeks. ...  

(and of course Nico’s Alpine) that we can’t get here in the US.

Peugeot 205 XS. The A110 is a friends', same color as Nicolas his A110. ...  

I think this car will be a mess in a month or so LOL. ...  

All I have to do now is try to look cool myself ;-)

do not get rid of your Ducati V2 unless you're getting the V4R

I've been without a bike since 4 years now ... to be honest, my biking times are over. I really have no time, not even time to go to technical inspection with the 205 :-(

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I knew this was coming. There is a small chance I will once buy an oldie: Contenders are: 1991-95 Ducati Supersport 750/900 or Superlight 900. Suzuki GSX-R 600/750 SRAD 1992 Fireblade 1993 Kawasaki ZXR 750 Bimota YB8 Maybe something else I can't think of ... 

you get another sportsbike like the MV Augusta F3

.. I turn 55 next month. The last times I was on a V2 or F3 I didn't have fun at all, there were several reasons like too much traffic, my condition and still thinking of going fast. My life/work/family doesn't really allow me anymore to enjoy a bike. I e... 

I'm around the same age as you and a bike is not realistic unfortunately

I can join my friend doing some real work. ...  

Not sure I would have gone for the diesel, though 😉 Still, with you behind the wheel it will be the scare of the region and possibly the fastest thing around 👍🏻🏁

The color looks fabulous on this car and the reason I bought a diesel was mainly financial .. let's say this car becomes practically for free ;-) . Also .. I had it converted to become a 'van' .. so only two seats and loads of space in the back. Yesterday...