Recent content by Le_Momo

Thanks for the feedback, have decided that I'm going to give the Contis a try.

I know that this has been covered a million and one times, but I'm hoping for a bit of feedback about which tyres I should go for. I have a 172 cup, it's my only car and I cover about 15k miles a year. I currently have T1r's on it, but they need replacing - ideally within the next week. Ideally...

Just thought I'd post up a positive insurance story. My renewal was due today, current insurer had quoted me a little over £500 with mods declared (an increase of approx 10% from last year), on gocomparetheconfusedmeerkat the cheapest quotes were coming out £700+, rang Brentacre, £449.99! To...

Intermittent speedo fault, drops to 0 every so often, normally comes back after 5 miles or so. I'm guessing it's a faulty sensor.

Is there a spring that holds it up against the bodyshell? Or is my valve knackered and it should stay up on its own?

It moves freely with some sprung tension when you move it by hand, but when you let go it drops down to its lowest position. I've had a look at the vosa document and it appears to show a spring on the outside which holds the arm up which my car doesn't have. Is this missing spring causing this...

Right, my cup has failed on the usual rear brake issues, the previous owner had fitted the rod between the rear beam and the arm on the valve so it was tested as a regular system. I have now removed the rod and the arm moves freely, however it sits at full extension. Is this normal? My eyes tell...

I ran a 954cc citroen AX until I was 20 to build no claims! My first years insurance was £515, which I thought was horrific at the time (compared pretty well against my mates in Novas and Fiestas etc). I'm so glad I'm older, my cup with mods declared is less than £400 fully comp with business...

I managed to get two tyes fitted for £5 each at a small independant place in Swadlincote last week.

Cool thanks Gally, shall keep my fingers crossed for nice weather next weekend!

Sorry to hijack, but I did a similar clean on my cup yesterday, good wash, clay, polish with SRP and a coat of HD wax, didn't have time to get a second coat on as I was losing the light by the time I finished, had to go out this morning and finish the glass off. Ideally I'd like to get another...

My mums old dynamique (c2002) had all the auto gubbins, can't remember if my dads from a similar era did or not. Both were 1.2s.

Nice looking car, Lincoln seems to be breeding cups at the moment!

I got there just after 1, left about 3. Who were you there with, I do have some other photos, might have some of your friends if they were on track. The silver phase 1 was absolutely flying, I had a chat with the driver, car was bog stock under the bonnet, but fairly heavily stripped out...

I popped along to the Javelin trackday at Cadwell Park today to meet up with a friend, took the opportunity to grab a few photos while I was there. Only two Clios running, not sure if either of the drivers are on here, but I'll post the photos anyway. P1010919 by le_grande_momo, on Flickr...