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All of a sudden the dash pack lights up and the temp. tops out. There's a mile or so of panic thinking, the electrical warning is flickering like a strobe and the engine symbol has turned red. No time to think, just get on that hard shoulder. So, broken down on the side of the M4 I pop the hood...

Just put the orders in for Fallout New Vegas. Collectors edition game from Game - 70 Quid same-day courier - a fiver Hardback game uide from amazon - 13 quid £88 for a game? Sucker

Had to have a new back box stuck on last month and, hell, wouldn't you know it, yesterday the centre section went too, where the mount was, there was just a hole. probably helped along by the mount on the back box failing on the old and then, within a week, the new back box. This would...

Well, you get back home after a weekend away and find someone's inability to judge distance has led to your black-gold 172 having a big cement-looking scuff on the rear panel and bunmper. a half hour of swearing an black polish has left me with just 3 big patches of bare metal, not immedietly...

What with bits of Iceland falling all over anything left outside, is it worthwhile getting a car cover? Or, in other words, will this ash destroy the paintwork?

Anyone care to recommend somewhere that'll give my air-con a once-over without charging the earth for it? It may be time for a re-gas, but equally as the Clio is more of a driveway ornament than a vehicle, it may have other issues. It hasn't had any attention to the AC whilst I've had it...

L799 VUF Looks mint sir/madam! Wouldn't leave it parked too long around this area though, it'll only get ticketed or nicked ;)

Help! When trying to find the reason behind a random rattle that's appeared under the bonnet (seems to not be speed related, so I'm guessing the fan?) I found that some big chunk of metal is rather loose. it looks like a heat-sink or something, it's held onto the front of the block, lower...

Right. I'm a novice with, well, anything to do with maintenance and junk. Trying to work out if it's worth doing speaker upgrades or not. I was originally thinking of doing amps, components, the works, but that looks like a vast amount of work that I'm really not liking the look of. for...

I'm just wondering Why do people build "replica" RS cars? I mean, especially now, by the time you've taken a 1.2 dynamique and slapped all the bodywork and wheels on it and got it sprayed surely you've spent as much if not more than buying a 1x2 i the first place? I can't see how it would...

See there's another special edition doing the rounds? Clio S http://www.renault.co.uk/cars/model/new-clio/clio-s.aspx WHY? The GT almost has a case for itself for being the "warm" hatch, like a Suzuki Swift Sport. But this looks purely like taking an entry-level bogger, stick some wheels...

Hi After lingering around for a couple of years I finally got round to paying my tenner.....which immedietly paid for itself. Anyone in the South Lincolnshire region, flash your lamps! oh, and if you're the previous owner, drop me a line!

Afternoon all I'm thinking of giving a better stance to my 172 FF, but before I start pulling the suspension apart I want to see what impact wheel spacers will give. is there a min/max size to go for, and apart from a geometry reset, is there anything else to look out for? I'm using the...

Hi, thanks for tuning in. I'm looking for some help with the control stalk on my 172. I had the head unit changed for an Alpine unit and at the same time installed a lead that would keep the dash-top display working, along with the control paddle on the steering wheel. Now, here's the...

Anyone recommend someone to do retrims on 172 seats? drivers' seat is looking like it's starting to fray, maybe a de-boble will help, but only leaving less material afterwards?

As sounds fairly typical, my 172 can be a bit tricky to get into third, mostly when cold. Asked when trans. oil gets changed in service schedule at my local Renault, they say it never gets changed and suggested it may equally just be the linkages. The oil theory stacks up with what is...

Hi all Ive seen plenty about the light washers giving up on Clios, but here's the rub. I took my 172 in for its much needed cambelt job, got it back home, parked it up, job done. Looking forward to using some revs again. Then I go back out an hour later and have a mild seizure as a...

Anyone using the Alpine remote display & stalk adaptor lead? If so, how are you getting along. Because my stalks choose, every journey if, and if so, how much they want to work. ?

So. I tried the Comma Air-Con cleaner from Halfords, and after almost choking to death when I went to kill the engine I thought everything would be rosy......apart from smelling like the working-end of a chemistry set. After a days travelling...admittedly on a VERY hot day, the smell is back...