That's a guy called Matt, my best friend eh McBunny LOL

Quality.

DVLA says its a 1.2RN Think he told them?

Anyone remember when herbie splits into two and the back wiggles around, i can see it happening

DVLA says its a 1.2RN Think he told them?

does it matter what its down as with DVLA? As long as his insurance company know...

does it matter what its down as with DVLA? As long as his insurance company know...

Probably not, i just think its funny it was a 1.2. We must be talking at least a 300% power upgrade

I saw a video of this guy at santa pod a couple of weeks back. The traction is pretty poor and he changes out of 1st at about 3000 rpm by the look of the video then out of 2nd at about 4000 rpm burries it in 3rd and a bit of 4th and runs a 13.??? :eek:

Very scary sleeper, wouldn't think twice about tyring to pass it at the lights - i would be made to look quite silly though - lol.

Any idea of power ?!?

Any idea of power ?!?

I think I heard somewhere around 276bhp, its the 225 TT lump.

I was thinking 180bhp.

Make that 450% increase :eek:

does it matter what its down as with DVLA? As long as his insurance company know...

Yes, it matters. Not telling the DVLA about any changes to your vehicle's identity or other details can be an offence . In this case the engine number, emissions details, VED band will be different.

Big no-no not to tell DVLA. IMHO it's as bad as driving an uninsured vehicle. Which he may be, as the identity of the vehicle has effectively changed.

Deserves any fine he gets as far as I'm concerned.

The wheels are just the icing on the cake

Proper Wolf in Sheeps clothing

Yes' date=' it matters. Not telling the DVLA about any changes to your vehicle's identity or other details can be an offence . In this case the engine number, emissions details, VED band will be different.

Big no-no not to tell DVLA. IMHO it's as bad as driving an uninsured vehicle. Which he may be, as the identity of the vehicle has effectively changed.

Deserves any fine he gets as far as I'm concerned.[/quote']

how do you actually know he hasn't told the DVLA though? it's not like it's unknown for them to make mistakes, maybe they haven't updated their database yet, maybe the checks you can do online (with the RAC etc) use a different database to the live DVLA database...do you have to tell the DVLA when you get your car remapped? surely the emissions will be different too. if he hasn't informed the DVLA, it's hardly the same as knowingly driving while uninsured. people are far too quick to judge people that properly modify cars...

It must have rampant and wholly un-controllable wheel spin... :Yikes:

Blimey - I think that's the most stealthy car I've ever seen

Yes, loving that shade of orange and the steel wheels

Steve

He's fitted race logic traction control and done a 0-60 in sub 4 seconds, it weighs in at 800 kg and has 298 bhp with a similar ammount of torque, it also has the 6 speed tt box. apparently it's good for 170 which isnt bad for an egg box with 13" wheels.

Crazy, I would have perhaps thought he'd have fitted a larger and wider set of steels? I know for example, that some lower end Boras have 16" wheels with hubcaps!

Don't know about anyone else, but I might be a little worried about cornering with that amount of power on some 13s?!

Steve

worst thing is if he still has the 13's then the brakes are probably cack. looks like standard height too so maybe standard suspension too. maybe needs more done to it if its not done already

Problem might be that it will start to look non-standard, so I can appreciate his problem if he's after the ultra-stealth look. But at the same time I agree with you that uprated brakes and suspension might be a kinda good idea with that sort of power!! :eek:

If it were me, I'd maybe start with some slightly bigger steels, most people would never notice...

Steve

that'd be perfect, bigger steels. its what we were planning for the nova but plans have changed

Not even sure now, looking at the pics again, if they aren't bigger wheels :confused:

Seem to fill the arches very well and certainly don't look like 13s to me. But then again I don't have much idea about Clios - how roomy the arches are, what they'll accommodate, etc etc

Steve

someone i know has 18's on a clio, looks good

how do you actually know he hasn't told the DVLA though? it's not like it's unknown for them to make mistakes, maybe they haven't updated their database yet, maybe the checks you can do online (with the RAC etc) use a different database to the live DVLA database...do you have to tell the DVLA when you get your car remapped? surely the emissions will be different too. if he hasn't informed the DVLA, it's hardly the same as knowingly driving while uninsured. people are far too quick to judge people that properly[/i'] modify cars...

I don't. Nor did I ever state that I did know anything of the kind.

If he's declared the changes to the vehicle, had the V5 altered, retaxed it in the correct VED band and insured it properly, then good luck to him.

If you changed your vehicle's software to one that produces more emissions, then strictly speaking, if your changes put your vehicle into a higher VED band, then yes, you should tell DVLA. But the point is, you're not changing the engine, and therefore the vehicle's identity... so you're hardly running the risk of ending up uninsured because your V5 is inaccurate.

And I believe that it's every bit as bad as driving uninsured. Technically, an inaccurate V5 rendering the vehicle ID useless will most likely invalidate your insurance anyway. The two go hand in hand.

If you changed your vehicle's software to one that produces more emissions' date=' then strictly speaking, if your changes put your vehicle into a higher VED band, then yes, you should tell DVLA.

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AFAIK, emissions won't come into it as these are all allocated "by the book" - they just use a list of lab results to determine this on the V5. So in theory he'd still be paying the tax for a 1.2 Clio, though I'd think with the changes made he might have to get an SVA certificate for it...?

Rob.

AFAIK' date=' emissions won't come into it as these are all allocated "by the book" - they just use a list of lab results to determine this on the V5. So in theory he'd still be paying the tax for a 1.2 Clio, though I'd think with the changes made he might have to get an SVA certificate for it...?

Rob.[/quote']

From DVLA website 'If you make a change to the vehicle that affects the rate of duty you pay on it, you must take out a new licence. If your licence (tax disc) shows the old details, you should apply for an exchange licence on form V70. If you do not have a current licence disc you should apply for one on form V10, or form V85 for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)'

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regveh_whatmustido.htm

I think it's unlikely it would need an SVA, although the SVA regs DO apply to vehicles 'modified, home built or professionally converted' which do not enjoy 'type approval as built for the UK market'.

Since the Renault's a hybrid of two manufacturers, I guess you could argue it needs type approval so might be subject to SVA, although I think it would be difficult to prove it.

Didn't a czech member state that it makes no difference what you do to your car over there ?

This car can seriously only be good in a straight line....can't it?

It seems to have plenty of threads started about it though!

It seems likely to me that the DVLA don't have a category for Renault Clio "originally 1.2RN but now with a VAG 1.8T engine in", so even if they have been notified, their database probably stays as it was from the public's point of view.