Recent content by luketheduck

It's a bit more nuanced than that! Off the line from standing then any respectable 'fast' car will probably be quicker (as the book figures suggest), but in the mid-range the burst of instant power leaves a lot of things trailing. To be fair, the lack of gear changes and that instant response...

Spotted 5 5s on my lunch break today! :LOL:

So for any nerds out there like me that like these kind of things, it looks like it'll cost around £3 per day in electricity for my 76-mile round trip commute (mostly on the M1). My previous daily was an Up! Gti which was efficient (55-60 mpg) on the same journey, but that worked out at around...

Bonjour! 🥖🤩 3 months from ordering felt like an eternity but finally we here. Love it so far! Feels like great fun to drive from the 30 miles I've done. Doesn't feel noticeably heavy, and if it weren't for the lack of the engine noise it wouldn't obviously be an electric car. Will see how it...

I still have to sign my finance agreement but hopefully sort that this week, hopefully can get it on the 0% 2-year PCP here: https://offers.renault.co.uk/cars/renault-5/personal-contract-purchase?aprPercentage=0

Is yours still down as that? Mine has already slipped back a couple of weeks now showing estimated delivery 14th April - 4th May :cry: This is the first time I've ever ordered a new car from factory and already feels like the most drawn out process in the world (ordered on 15th January with R...

Saw a beautiful Ph1 172 in Scarab Green (I think) near Leighton Buzzard this afternoon. Looked just like this: https://live.staticflickr.com/5255/5458569703_6a92e1625e_b.jpg Anyone on here?

Anyone spot the small 182 feature in Autocar this week? In their "39 Used Car Bargains" article in the section "Cars That Won't Depreciate Much" But we all already knew that didn't we 😏

Thinking of moving up to a 220 Trophy, does anyone with kids have one? How much room is there in the back for car seats? Also, what's the real world mpg like? I'm going to be using it for a 90mile round trip on the M1 every day, need something after my 230k 320d is on its way to car heaven and...

Hmmm not sure whether the heatshield is in place, I would like to think it is! Forgive my ignorance, but can you see the starter motor/heatshield from looking down into the engine bay - it's at the back right? (I'm a complete novice when it comes to mechanical stuff 😁) I'll have a look tomorrow.

Is there any known design 'issue' with the 182 starter motor, or its location or something? Yesterday mine wouldn't start, the AA helped me bump start so does look like another starter motor has failed on me. That's 2 that have gone now in the 3 years I've owned it - with the latest only being...

Yeah fair enough I guess, they do seem pretty decent looking at their FB/website.

Where is your lacquer peel out of interest? I have some right on the boot - seems really obvious and looks awful to me so really wanna get it sorted, so interested to know how well yours gets repaired. I think Goole is probably a bit too far of a trek for me though, just wary of whoever does it...

Not really any of my business as it's not my car for sale, and I'm forbidden from buying 'another Clio' 😂 But I did look at the ad and think that seems reasonable money. From zooming in one of the pics of that you can just about make out the reg number... and it's a car which seems to have...

Anyone recommend any decent bodyshops vaguely near Beds/Bucks to get a few bits done. My 182 is LY which I've heard is hard to work on, is that true? Got a scuff on the wing mirror, 'scratch' on the door and some laquer damage on the rear. Possibly easy things to deal with but I'm not that way...