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  1. Darren S

    Missfire on Idle after timing belt replacement

    Whereabouts are you located? I'd definitely be taking it to a local'ish specialist, sooner rather than later.
  2. Darren S

    What have you done to your car today ???

    A couple of things on today's list. Had a mate of mine helping out too, which was certainly appreciated! Needed a small patch sorting out on the offside front arch liner. The horn had stopped working. The xenon bulb had stopped working in the offside unit. Swapping out a very tatty nearside...
  3. Darren S

    Any idea what this cable is?

    Cheers mate - mine's been removed too, so no longer relevant either. Thanks for confirming!
  4. Darren S

    Any idea what this cable is?

    Behind the passenger headlight. Didn't have much travel on it so was struggling to think what it connected to. At first, I thought it with the bonnet catch button, but the fitting definitely didn't match it.
  5. Darren S

    BeamNG

    As per Cookie's post earlier - it is fun, but still feels like a tech demo. I also don't understand why by default, crash test dummies are not 'driving' the cars. We left the phantom driving cars in replays, years ago. Some of the points challenges are fun as well, but no progression save? I...
  6. Darren S

    Battlefield 2025

    The Commander -> Squad Leader -> Squad Members structure of BF2142 worked brilliantly when people played along with it. Didn't happen often (usually the player acting as Commander had zero clue as what to do) - but you felt part of a much bigger team than being a pack of 16 lone wolves. Being...
  7. Darren S

    Assetto Corsa Evo

    Got to admit - as much as I like ACC, I do feel that it's clearly a restrictive choice of cars and arguably limited appeal. This should expand those options nicely. :) That said, the driving within ACC, I cannot fault. So tricky to get right, but when you know you've taken a corner really well...
  8. Darren S

    Assetto Corsa Evo

    Tad moist.... :cool:
  9. Darren S

    Anyone have a spare set of wheels to borrow - BB4 postcode?

    Hi all, Scrounging favour time..... ;) Anyone in the north Manchester/Rossendale area with a spare set of wheels for a 182? Just need them for a few days while I get mine off to be refurbed. Happy to pay rental in beer-tokens or similar currency. Cheers, D.
  10. Darren S

    Battlefield 2025

    Some of the historical snippets put up at the start and the end of the campaign sections were great. I have to say though, out of all of the BF games, I found BF1 online to be the most frustrating of them by far. I don't know whether or not it got improved and patched, but pretty much...
  11. Darren S

    Battlefield 2025

    Still the best iteration of Battlefield for me. My Top 3 being... 2142 Bad Company 2 (excellent campaign and great multiplayer) 1942 Despite the hate for BF2042, I have put about 100 hours into it - purely on skirmish. Nothing better than switching your brain off and taking on some AI bots...
  12. Darren S

    182 engine swap into 1.2

    Definitely the better option. Plus at your age, I'd guess that the standard 1*2 insurance would be bad, When you tell them that it's a heavily modified 1.2, the zeroes will just start to get added to the premium.
  13. Darren S

    Switching to EE after 20 years of Voda...

    I found that it's better to have family members on different providers - for this exact reason. I've been with O2 since the BT Cellnet days and tbh, they have been fine for the most part. If I get crap coverage, I can almost guarantee that my wife's Voda-powered mobile will be OK - and vice versa.
  14. Darren S

    New member here

    Welcome aboard. Leave your sanity at the front door.... ;)
  15. Darren S

    Assetto Corsa.... Where the hell are you guys, you're missing out!

    @mace¬ - this is the one.
  16. Darren S

    The Power PC Thread [f*ck off consoles]

    Yeah - got my Windows 11 Home key off eBay for about £30, iirc?
  17. Darren S

    The Power PC Thread [f*ck off consoles]

    I think most people tend to stick to PCs once they make the switch. They are significantly more expensive than consoles, but once you're on that path - the rolling upgrades aren't that bad. (.......for the most part) I popped my PC cherry way back in November 1992 and despite having a dabble...
  18. Darren S

    The 'I work in I.T' thread

    Oh, I hear you. Got an apprentice supposedly starting anytime soon and the agency called to say that he hasn't got a valid passport. How this wasn't picked up beforehand, I've no idea.
  19. Darren S

    The 'I work in I.T' thread

    Had O365 installed on my works laptop for a long time. Found out yesterday that as part of that, Microsoft Publisher is installed. Does anyone actually use it? Surely it has to be in less use generally than Microsoft Access? Apparently the plug is being pulled on Publisher in 2026.
  20. Darren S

    Free games thread

    There's a handful of game launchers at the minute. Steam is by far the biggest for PC games. Then there's Epic Games, EA Launcher, Amazon, GOG amongst others.
  21. Darren S

    Free games thread

    Couple more on Epic Games now...
  22. Darren S

    Had new clutch (inc release bearing) and clutch cable and clutch still squeaking when hot?!

    They all tend to do it at some point - more to do with the way the clutch cable does an endurance run around the engine bay on the RHD cars. I wonder if the LHD cars never suffer from it, due to the pedal section being right next to the gearbox? The cable can be greased up and that often helps...
  23. Darren S

    Star Wars - Jedi: Survivor

    Open TTDLX? https://www.openttd.org/ It's downloadable through Steam now as well.
  24. Darren S

    Bit of work on the front arch liners

    So, a while back I bought a set of replacement front liners from Autodoc and of little surprise, they didn't fit. At barely ten Euros each, it's no big loss - but was surprised to see that their app suggested compatibility for the 182. When I raised it with them, they basically said that I...
  25. Darren S

    16 Digit VIN

    Mine starts VF1CB22xxxxxxxxx, if that's any use? On a 182 though.
  26. Darren S

    Free games thread

    The Callisto Protocol is currently free on Epic Games.
  27. Darren S

    Imported 172’s - Quick Question

    Piss poor playback quality - but I remember watching this the first time around on TV. My wife had a 1.7 Puma and loved the thing. Despite it having the usual rusty arches and an engine that liked to be on form approximately 3.6 times per week (don't ever stall it when it was warm!) - she...
  28. Darren S

    Imported 172’s - Quick Question

    OK, own up. Who's got the one and only 10-litre RS Clio? :LOL:
  29. Darren S

    Imported 172’s - Quick Question

    If those figures are indeed correct - that's even more motivation for me to keep mine on the road! 😁 Not even 1,500 licenced for the 182 currently.
  30. Darren S

    Imported 172’s - Quick Question

    I find stuff like that quite surprising. Surely from a production plant perspective - it would be cheaper just to include all three items on every car made - regardless of destination? I do get the JDM stuff though, where the UK spec cars had to retrospectively get undersealed and with a rear...
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