Recent content by DaveDreads

Zetec for performance or 302 small block V8 for noise and attention.

I'd upgrade everything, I had an idea of buying one in parts when prices went mental, chassis, rear beam, engine, box etc and building one over a few years, but even the parts are silly money now. I thought VW scene tax was bad, it's got nothing on Ford tax.

So expensive now, even for a rot box.

Just watched this it was excellent, the car sounds like thunder.

Shame, that would have helped alot. It's all sorted now, he hated getting a claims company onto them as he said they were sound as f*ck with him and really apologetic, it's just his insurer refused to do their job leaving him little choice.

Forgot to update this, his insurer essentially told him to pay for the damage himself through his excess and chase the other insurer for the rest, so he got an independent claims company involved who took his car for repair, gave him a courtesy car and sorted the whole mess out for him, he now...

I was fine until a wizard sold me some magic beans, things got weird after that.

I just read that out loud and my furniture started floating

That's different.

It's a few months old but it decent little mini doc.

They're much more likeable than the AA lot, they seem to be naturally funny and chilled, where the others are like toddlers playing up for the camera.

My mates brother restored a MK1 16v Clio about 3 years ago, he had no problem finding parts as most stuff is old enough to made by classic and heritage parts suppliers these days. Mk2's on the other hand are still in the no mans land of too old for Renault or anyone else to bother making parts...

He brings them into Canada.

Gates open at 8am, you'll need tickets in advance as you can't pay on arrival, the whole place is rented exclusively by the club, so no need to park near the club tent, the whole place is CS for the day and the car park is massive.