Recent content by Mr Underhill

The usual desirable stuff from the 80s/90s. If I’d kept them all, I could’ve retired 10 years ago. Honestly, I’ve driven so many cars that they’ve started to bore me. But when it comes to small hatchbacks over the decades, these little pocket rockets are among the best.

Cheers Yeah, you can't beat hanging around Tesco car parks with 40-year-old virgins. 🤣

Thanks Kyle. I’ve got my sons Scooby waiting for me 😬 Might do a thread, might not 🤔

Cheers fella 😘

Cheers, Nick. I’m going to write a book 🤣

Cheers. The missus said, “Why are we out in your Clio when we could be out in something more comfortable, like the Sportage?” And I said, “Yes.” 🙄

Thanks, Mark.

Not much to report, and I suppose that’s a good thing. I’ve been driving her around quite a bit, enjoying the summer since switching her oil to 10W-40, and again, there’s nothing noteworthy to mention. A slight change in my personal life: after 41 years in the motortrade, I’ve finally decided...

Have you driven a Clio with these tyres before? I’m relatively late to the Clio Sport scene and haven’t tried them yet. After experimenting with various tyres on my 182, I’ve realised how sensitive the car is to the wrong tyre choice.

It would seem they only stopped producing certain sizes as they offered the PS3 instead. They even do them in 205/55/R16 now 🤔 Clearly enough demand in the classic car market. Now if only I had a spare £400 🤔

Pmd..

The last one - furthest right - is a parking sensor switch.

Are you confusing a zinc primer with BH Electrox? BH Electrox, requires direct contact with bare steel for its zinc to work effectively, but Hydrate-80 creates a barrier that prevents this. A generic zinc primer applied over Hydrate-80 bonds well and provides additional protection. I’ve used BH...

If your cars stationary it’ll soon heat up, especially with these temps. The temp gauge on these rarely moves from the centre unless there’s a real problem. It never took long for my Clio track cars to heat up and the fans to kick in when sat on the drive. On track they were fine due to...

Over-tightening the studs can stretch and weaken them, so if you think that’s happened, it’s best to replace them, though I guess only you'd really know that for sure. Spray some brake cleaner into the hub to remove any crap. Then, apply some Loctite to the studs and tighten them to around 20...