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my airbags never went off (at I guess 15mph) I did a rear shunt that smashed my bonnet, bumper, headlight and radiator - £1500 to repair, £1000 for the car I hit!

nice one - thanks! but 'unchipped' doesn't even make the bottom of the scale cos starts at 95bhp/tonne!

shame it's not a turbo - Van Aaken sorted my 1.9td 19 (same engine) and it flew - 93 to 110bhp BUT: 1) performance air filter - a K&N helped my 1.9 breathe a lot better - £30 ish 2) weight - just 50kg would make a difference. Without ripping everything out, you can: Lift our rear...

Hi, about a year ago, I remember seeing a weblink to a site where you typed in the weight of a car and the BHP and it gave you 'estimated' performance figures? You could work out the kind of gain a 20bhp 'chip' upgrade might give you! anyone?

I've just put a K&N in mine - brilliant! no obvious power gain, but breathes so much better used to be wheezy from 4200, but will genuinely rev to 4750 now!

buy a diesel then you can drive it till the brake pads are on fire and it will still do more to the gallon than a petrol driven like an old fart!

dCi with anthracite 17s and 40mm drop

Don't believe the hype about having to go to Main Dealer to keep Warranty. EU rules say: MUST be VAT registered garage and use genuine parts ONLY. Reno wanted £292 for a 36K on my dCi....wtf........ Local Garage (far more efficient, courteous and thorough, receipt and stamped book, even...

judging by the top report in Autocar they wont need to discount! buy one VERY quick.........

nice! a hint of new shape BMW 5 series style wheels

The 205 Turbo in the new Laguna GT would be perfect. same as Meg engine, but retuned for more low and mid range. in-gear times would be interesting!

nice...... ........ get some tyre foam!

nice 172 or dCi 80 with air for 5-6K forget the rest! only 450 for superchips gives 172lb/ft

go anthracite! just done it - looking for pics.

TO55 POT also RO55 JON - nice little earner from TV show host

just looked on DVLA website - [MY55 VEE] is only 795! clicked to buy it to make profit and they added transfer fee and VAT, so 1012 still a v nice plate - anyone buying a new one????

WOW - wot a response! Its still there everyday at Hannington Cross Roads, but Ive never seen it move or heard it run! He obviously loves it cos even the tyres shine like my my Dads head !

p.s. it was badged 2.0 16V being generous it might have been a 1.4!

Just filled up with diesel at a garage near Kettering where the guy behind the counter had a modded Clio - a bit OTT for me - Cherry Red, 17s, silver twin stripes, massive wing, and full kit - plate was [CUSI VWM] or similar. I asked if we was a Cliosport Member - No ......... ...

. I want steelies for a week - you WANT beer!

Fred - PM sent anyone else?

still needed - beer anyone?

cheers Smokey I might not want to take them off again! basic wheels preferred. Dave

if you live MK or Northants area .... want to get 17s refurbed, need to borrow a set of 14, 15, 16 or 17" wheels (any old sh*t with legal tyres) for one week in the New Year. Will be returned clean with a case of Lager or Beer (available from Tesco!)

a chipped 80 has more torque than a 182....... me 2 Edde - nearly ordered a 172, but a speeding ticket, claim and change of job with treble commute distance kinda fuc*ed that one! dci only £360 fc with mods, claim & speeder!

or drive it for 10 years and buy a V for the weekend! P.S: 37mpg was wheelspinning from the lights and 100 flat-out on the dual! do you drive in 1st all day Edde? (I did manage 13mpg in a Stilo Abarth @ Oulton Park)

no Dazz - a lot of ppl pay 9K for 1.2s (new 1.2 16v dynam with air & metallic about 8.5K) I paid 9800 for dci with air & metallic from main dealer (11k list)

... sell your 1.2 and buy a dCi! just had a 1.2 16V hire car for 2 days - 16V quicker than I thought, but not much mid-range and poor economy (the wifes 1.6 16v Xsara is better) I put £20 in in 2 days - lasts a week in dCi :-( did 43mpg easy, 37mpg hard (dCi 75mpg & 63mpg) Im keeping my...

edde said: I get bored driving and getting 80mpg end up going back to my 55~60mpg everywhere ways. ^ ^ I still get 65 with absolutely NO effort at all!

hmmm. I dont even get 21, let alone 121 :confused: swap you for the day wiv £10 of fuel each ;) I might make 50 fun miles in the Vee, youd get 200 easy!