Hi All, thanks for welcoming messages, by far the most I’ve received on joining a forum .
I’ll try and answer some if the questions albeit in no particular order.
Why a manual... ? I have nothing against paddle shifters in general, in fact I am very impressed by the one in my wife’s FType, but for me I wanted something still slightly “old school”. Must admit I didn’t realise they were so rare though.
How does it compare to the 456 ? Feels half the size and weight, and sounds nicer too. I spent 5 years trying to release the V12 howl with various permutations of decats, rear box deletes etc... but other than spending 2k+ on a Tubi or Capristo it just wasn’t happening. It just feels more nimble and more planted... and of course more modern, but not too modern.
Which is more fun Clio v6 or R33 GTR ? Both absolutely brilliant... probably “keepers” for me. Had the R33 nearly ten years, pretty much stock, Clio about 5 years and can’t think of anything I’d replace them with.... except a McLaren MP4-12c but need the lottery numbers to come in ! As for R34 prices as commented by Fifty yes they did go, and still are mad... the R33 seem a bit unloved compared to the R32 and R34.
Back to the 4200 and all good so far, apart from an intermittent dip headlight which I have already found on here is likely to be a dodgy connection or the ballast so a bit of fiddling with the wheels off soon is needed.
As for driving it I love it but struggle occaisionally to make precise changes, the spring across the gate seems a bit off centre to me, but I’m sure I’ll improve with practice.... maybe that’s why most have the CC.
Thanks again guys...
