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I saw it on FB as well but no idea on the story, was spotted in the Yorkshire Dales I believe.

I really like the look of that and they sound like good gains. Any future plans for it?

Mine was a J reg Mk1 Micra in dog dick red. Embarrassing but not the car I disliked the most.

I agree, if it was written in and there was a folder of receipts to back it up I'd be more than happy.

Well due to me being away on holiday for a couple of weeks, Ste @ SC being away, and a lack of getting to the bottom of the brake issue, I'm still without a car. So far we've gone through a new rear caliper, a refurb on the Brembo's, a new master cylinder (went for a 197 item) and leak searching...

Sorry to hear about the troubles you've had with yours. Mine's been a pain as well and has been at SC Autos for weeks (been on holiday and other issues so not their fault) and I just want the bloody thing working. So I feel your pain, must be a Bolton Clio thing lol. Looking forward to seeing it...

Shame to hear about that, insurance covering it?... :mad:

Well I like how you turned it into an excuse to spend more on it :clap:

How bad was the damage at Cadwell? Looking good though.

It's never going to command top money but I can't see it being a bad investment.

For the cost of a second hand one I'd probably just buy another and sell yours as needing repair. It's got to be the easiest way.

I have the same problem, haven't found out what's causing it though. It's in with a garage at the moment. I'll post back up when they find what the cause is.

Car is still getting looked at as it's still got the gearbox/rack/bearing problem that we've not got to the bottom of and also there was a problem with a rear caliper. Been without the car for about a week and it's doing my nut in. SC being helpful though with sorting the car out. Managed to...

Need a new gearbox first and come back from holiday on 4th so it's very budget dependent. Certainly will if I've got the money.

Didn't know they did this. Might have to have a go.

My pal has a Sunflower Ph1 track car that's running the Hi-Spec 4 pots. He's been quite happy with how they've performed. I've not driven it myself but both him and my brother raved about them. That was running AST's, ITB's and slicks so it was getting plenty of punishment.

I've stayed with the standard master cylinder and although there's a slightly longer travel between initial bite and fully applied it's been good. I did consider upgrading to the 197 item but I got used to the pedal feel within about two days and I found the brakes easy to balance on track this...

I ran the 197 Brembo set up at Oulton last week with standard Brembo pads and there was not a hint of fade. The only thing that let it down was the standard 280mm discs have slightly warped. Was only a matter of time before they were changed for Brembo HC or Max anyhow. I've been really...

I want to see this.

I'm biased as it's local to me but I think it's a top circuit. Shame I couldn't have made this one :dapprove:

That's a quality trick.

Please do, I'm having similar issues and need to sort it.

Don't piss about taking small steps, if you can afford it just go buy a 2.0 and love it.

Thanks for that, exactly what I was after :D

Hi, My understanding, from reading a few threads, is that the early Ph2 172s (non-cup) could potentially have come with either the speedo or non-speedo drive box. How's the best way to be able to see this on my car visually? If anyone's got a picture to help the explanation of how to spot it...

Ironically, after giving this answer, I called Renault to try getting a last minute part and found out it's not on the system because it's an import lol.

Well, where to start. This last week has been a mad one as far as the 172 goes. As per my last post, it was booked in for a driveshaft to be replaced by Ste and the guys at SC Autos but after replacement (of yet another stubborn to remove part) I still had some suspect noises. We thought it...

May be worth looking into getting someone mobile to come out to it and do the diagnosis if going to a garage isn't something you can do easily. I'd take a guess at an issue with an ABS sensor or ring; however, unless you know what you're doing you're likely to end up at a garage to get that...

It was possibly registered new with a private plate. When the car's sold on it's then allocated a plate according to year. Renault wouldn't find out about this from the DVLA though. They should find it off the chassis number though.

Yeah no problem