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Breaking cover......*AG content from page 45*



-Simon

-Simon

ClioSport Club Member
  172-E92 M3-ZT V8
Congratulations on the job move mate. Really pleased for you. Always had good dealings with Sytner when I had my Beemer.
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
Bazinga.
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Much much better! Can't wait to get them fitted and bed the ds1.11's in. It'll fuckin stop now!!
Also bought a service kit for the 200, so I'll have that done and dusted in the next couple of weeks. All genuine renault parts used!
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I'll be dropping the gear oil at the same time and refilling with redline mtl. I've opted to run the renault engine oil in favour of a more performance biased oil mainly due to the fact it doesn't get much use, but will still be dropped every 12 months. Irrespective of what miles it covers.

More to come.
 
MartinL1993

MartinL1993

ClioSport Moderator
NorthloopCup said:
I'm going to work as a technician for Sytner BMW gents. They've done me a really good package, so I'm off! No more nightshifts, no more heavy lifting or beating the s**t out of stuff with a hammer. I've been unhappy in my current job for quite some time now, and it was having a negative effect on my home life, not to mention my physical and mental health.

This will be a really positive step for me in my career, so I just couldn't turn it down. If you get 5 minutes, have a look at just how big the Sytner group is...... it's a real eye opener, and it's also part of the Penske Automotive Group!
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Great thread, car looks epic and very jealous of that akprovic!
Also great to hear you've got a job thatll keep you happy and working on this thread, nights is an absolute shitter and jumping into the unknown takes balls so fair play but health is the most important bit for sure
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
MartinL1993 said:
Great thread, car looks epic and very jealous of that akprovic!
Also great to hear you've got a job thatll keep you happy and working on this thread, nights is an absolute shitter and jumping into the unknown takes balls so fair play but health is the most important bit for sure
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Cheers mate, thanks for taking the time to read through the thread too! Yeah it's definitely a leap of faith, but I'm moving into an area that I have an interest in, so fingers crossed eh! Agreed, physical and mental health is waaaaaaay more important than a job.

ph-reebone said:
Where you inspired by James' BMW tribulations that you felt you could change things from the inside? ha
Just the other side of Tamworth, near Coleshill
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Flol! Don't forget I was also on the receiving end of some of those woes! 😂 It was comical when they were telling me the 6 cylinder diesels were bombproof as well! I told them I knew otherwise!!
Ah ok, well that'll put you around 15-20 mins tops away from me then mate. :up:
What's bringing you up here then?
 
MartinL1993

MartinL1993

ClioSport Moderator
NorthloopCup said:
Cheers mate, thanks for taking the time to read through the thread too! Yeah it's definitely a leap of faith, but I'm moving into an area that I have an interest in, so fingers crossed eh! Agreed, physical and mental health is waaaaaaay more important than a job.

Definetly, Hopefully the same for myself soon!
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Nafoff

Nafoff

ClioSport Club Member
NorthloopCup said:
Flol! Don't forget I was also on the receiving end of some of those woes! 😂 It was comical when they were telling me the 6 cylinder diesels were bombproof as well! I told them I knew otherwise!!
Ah ok, well that'll put you around 15-20 mins tops away from me then mate. :up:
What's bringing you up here then?
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I am fully aware you shared some of the fun with James. ha... character building wasn't it? We are debating what to do with our daily currently as its one of the N47 engines...

Not too far then really, I haven't met you yet but that doesn't sound like to bad a thing.. I hear you're an alright kinb of guy.
We have the opportunity to develop a barn on my wife's parents farm - seems to good to pass up really. I got asked "how big do you want the garage?".... Hopefully the phase 1 will be sorted by then also as Mallory and Donny don't seem all that far away.
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
ph-reebone said:
I am fully aware you shared some of the fun with James. ha... character building wasn't it? We are debating what to do with our daily currently as its one of the N47 engines...

Not too far then really, I haven't met you yet but that doesn't sound like to bad a thing.. I hear you're an alright kinb of guy.
We have the opportunity to develop a barn on my wife's parents farm - seems to good to pass up really. I got asked "how big do you want the garage?".... Hopefully the phase 1 will be sorted by then also as Mallory and Donny don't seem all that far away.
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Lol yeah I suppose that's definitely one word you could use to describe it, although I'm pretty sure that word wasn't used at the time! 😂

What year is it? It was only certain years that were affected allegedly, but there's multiple reasons for why they're a bit crap.

Yeah I have my moments, but I guess I am an alright sort of chap! Lol!
Ah that's pretty cool then! It also means you won't end up in an area where your neighbours are scumbags either! Lol! Plenty of areas like that around unfortunately.
Yeah Donington and Mallory are only 45 minutes away tops from there. :up:
 
R

Rojer

ClioSport Club Member
Good to hear things are on the up for you, jobs can make a huge difference on all aspects of your life so it's important to be happy. I hate my job because of the f***s that work there, however i will be leaving next week so its all good. Didn't realise you were up Tamworth way, i was there the other week lol.
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
Rojer said:
Good to hear things are on the up for you, jobs can make a huge difference on all aspects of your life so it's important to be happy. I hate my job because of the f***s that work there, however i will be leaving next week so its all good. Didn't realise you were up Tamworth way, i was there the other week lol.
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Cheers mate. It's certainly making a huge difference already, and I ain't even left yet! Lol! The people you work with are definitely the key to how happy your workplace is. It can and does make or break it, and in my case, it's broken it. I was fortunate to work with my best mate for 7-8yrs and it was always a laugh going to work. We always worked together and he knew where I was on a job, and vice versa. He then had the opportunity to move up the ladder and into the office, so I moved up into his position. From that point it pretty much stopped being as much fun, and eventually turned into a chore going to work.
Now it's time to become a master technician for BMW instead of scania and start again. The challenge is the reward for me amongst a hell of a lot of other perks! ///M cars for cheap monies per month is one of those perks!

Yeah I'm only 10-15 minutes drive from Tamworth in Lichfield mate.
 
Nafoff

Nafoff

ClioSport Club Member
NorthloopCup said:
What year is it? It was only certain years that were affected allegedly, but there's multiple reasons for why they're a bit crap.
It also means you won't end up in an area where your neighbours are scumbags either!
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09, I think its the N47C. We are thinking about doing the chain anyway as a precautionary measure.
It depends what you think of the in-laws.....ha
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
ph-reebone said:
09, I think its the N47C. We are thinking about doing the chain anyway as a precautionary measure.
It depends what you think of the in-laws.....ha
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It was only the 07-08 plates that had the snapping issues mate, and most, if not all were sorted under a recall. The rest of them wear the plastic chain guides, but they become audible when they're worn. 20k service intervals don't help this - nor the turbos as they're common for failing. The guides can be heard as a whooshing noise when you're in the car and revving it up.

Lol! They that bad?!
 
Nafoff

Nafoff

ClioSport Club Member
NorthloopCup said:
It was only the 07-08 plates that had the snapping issues mate, and most, if not all were sorted under a recall. The rest of them wear the plastic chain guides, but they become audible when they're worn. 20k service intervals don't help this - nor the turbos as they're common for failing. The guides can be heard as a whooshing noise when you're in the car and revving it up.
Lol! They that bad?!
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The car does not have an audible issue at all, our thoughts were just more a precautionary measure as the 5k cost of a new engine/rebuild etc are a bit scary.
Nah not at all, can't really complain about them at all, especially with the generosity of the barn
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
ph-reebone said:
The car does not have an audible issue at all, our thoughts were just more a precautionary measure as the 5k cost of a new engine/rebuild etc are a bit scary.
Nah not at all, can't really complain about them at all, especially with the generosity of the barn
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Let me do some digging when I'm at sytner mate and I'll find out the full gen on them. I was looking for an Msport f series tourer, so i looked into all the timing chain s**t myself. Not so important now I'll be able to hand one back every 6 months! Lol!

Ah that's not so bad then.
 
Nafoff

Nafoff

ClioSport Club Member
NorthloopCup said:
Let me do some digging when I'm at sytner mate and I'll find out the full gen on them. I was looking for an Msport f series tourer, so i looked into all the timing chain s**t myself. Not so important now I'll be able to hand one back every 6 months! Lol!
Ah that's not so bad then.
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That would be great if you could mate. BMW MK were not exactly that helpful. Its due to top 100k any day now so we have the 102k service very soon,
Nah they are sound. really can't wait to get going on that project... as mentioned got to finish the clio first though
 
Chambers_RS

Chambers_RS

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 172 Cup&Leon K1
ph-reebone said:
That would be great if you could mate. BMW MK were not exactly that helpful. Its due to top 100k any day now so we have the 102k service very soon,
Nah they are sound. really can't wait to get going on that project... as mentioned got to finish the clio first though
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I know Mark might be able to help you out, but if your struggling my mate runs a BMW specialist garage in MK, dealer trained etc, he'd defo look after you if you went there. Message me if you'd like his details bud.
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
Well the AG has had a full service :spanner: at the grand mileage of 48,548. It now also has some redline mtl oil in the gearbox as well.

As of now, I am officially unemployed.........until the 3rd of October when I start at sytner BMW. Really excited to get started there now!
Last night was my final night shift forever, so I made sure I utilised my time productively!
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Fully washed and waxed was the only way I could see my time being spent productively. :wink:
As you can see, thanks to the lighting, it shows off the AG paintwork so so well!

So seeing as I was at a loose end today, I decided whilst the sun was out I'd go for a belt around the Derbyshire dales and peaks. Best way to get them ds1.11's bedded in. :cool:
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Had a quick piss stop so took these pics. Needless to say the 1.11's are nicely bedding in now after several 3 figure heavy stops. Lol! This car never ceases to make me smile. :up:

More to come.
 
marc1330

marc1330

ClioSport Club Member
  Hill lover
Lovely mate. I have found a nice spec down the road from me that i am seriously tempted to get a flog on my Cup so that i can buy.
Always wondered how one would compare to my Itb'd cammed and headed cup. Prob a LOT more refined!!!!😂😂
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
massivewangers said:
Looks great in the pics. Proper good looking motor.
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Cheers mate. It certainly turned a few heads today!
marc1330 said:
Lovely mate. I have found a nice spec down the road from me that i am seriously tempted to get a flog on my Cup so that i can buy.
Always wondered how one would compare to my Itb'd cammed and headed cup. Prob a LOT more refined!!!!😂😂
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You'll find that in terms of outright pace, the cup will kill it, but the 200 will most definitely knock it for six through the bends. Very composed and easy to drive fast.
The last of the proper hot hatches as well - as in 2ltr n/a 4 pot motor.
 
NorthloopCup

NorthloopCup

ClioSport Moderator
SharkyUK said:
Great to catch-up on your thread and see you enjoying the car mate. It does look superb. Congratulations on the new job - I hope it's going well. :smile:
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Cheers for taking the time mate! I'll be heading off out again in a couple of hours. That'll be another tank of v power devoured I imagine. Lol!
I've not started my new job yet! Just making the most of being unemployed. :smiley:
 
SharkyUK

SharkyUK

ClioSport Club Member
NorthloopCup said:
Cheers for taking the time mate! I'll be heading off out again in a couple of hours. That'll be another tank of v power devoured I imagine. Lol!
I've not started my new job yet! Just making the most of being unemployed. :smiley:
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Sorry - I don't know why I posted that as I did read it was October when you start the new role!!! Enjoy the 'free-time' you freeloading waster... ;) :p (I'm just jealous!)
 
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