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yeah i usually do drive it pretty hard, but not unbelievably, never redline or anything like that and i always wait for it to warm up on a morning Matt

i have a 1.2 16v dynamique, i bought the pipercross induction kit for it, but soon replaced the cone with a green one that a mate had, due to it IMO making a better noise. however since puttin on an induction kit i seem to be often topping up my oil, filled it up in november time and the light...

no link there for me mate Matt

ah cool, wicked thanks alot, any idea though as to why it has stopped doin it? it did stop doin it once before a few months ago but then just started ago, although a certain girl was fiddlin with it so maybe she held it down for too long? ill give it a go in the mornin. cheers tom Matt by...

ok had my car for just over 2 years now, 1.2 16v, had it from new. last may or so i had a crash which basically took out the whole front end and the dash board etc all needed replacing due to the airbags. anyway when i got my car back it started to lock itself above around 10mph. now it has...

im a big alpine fan personally Matt

u need to get the instructions i think my man, my mate used to have a mk1 172 before his scooby, he spent months trying to fit that thing properly, think u gotta run it trhough the wing or sumthin silly like that, aint to sure myself. in the end he gave up and just put a green cone on it! good...

whats the break all about on the hump in the rear, on the yellow line? Matt

mine was quick as you like, bought the plate from dvla, they sent all the relevant paperwork within a week i think, then i just went to my dvla office in reading, they sorted it all there and then, got my plates made and fitted them that very day. couldnt relly fault the service, except for...

i got this problem have has since i had the car from new nearly 2 years ago now, i didnt really think much of it till the old man said that it wasnt right when he drove it once, then my bro got a new clio and his gearstick is solid as a rock. took mine in to get checked the done sumthin and it...

bump anyone??? Matt

my serv light has come on and its sayin on the computer i need more oil, i gotta 1.2 16v, what oil should i be using in here? cheers for any help Matt

finally managed to get down to the DVLA office in reading today to sort out my personalised plate which i have had for months now, lol. anyway everything goes fine down at the offices so i go off to get my plates made up, this goes without any hassle also, then the problem began when they asked...

think i seen one before for around the 8k mark in auto trader, was quite high mileage thou i think, thing is people dont need to put em low cause they generally go as soon as they are put in for sale Matt

mot? on ur 172? Matt

i thought the first willy was written off? or am i thinking of sumthin else? Matt

cant see it takin it past 100bhp? surely? Matt

eves im 15 mins for kingston, place called virginia water, near weybridge Matt

this Might make you feel a bit better, that top photo of ur car is an unbelievable photo, makes the car look really good, hehehe :p sorry though mate to hear about ur bad luck, i know i been flashed enough times before, but so far, touch wood, nuthin has come thru Matt

my clio is on about 22k, only had it 2 years this comin january! Matt

as some of you may remember i was in a crash about 2 months ago now, maybe a bit more, anyhow after all the waiting, a 2 week trip to malia, getting lifts to work off my mum and even the occasional train the wait is over! The MattMobile is Back on the road! woo hoo! it aint the same as it used...

theyre silver! :p Matt

u tw*t

im with craggy on this, anythin over a tonne and u get a straight ban, no questions asked Matt

you wanna be looking to get new tyres dont ya? they still the toyos you had one when i came up and saw ya? Matt

looks good sunshine! Matt

because they took out the bit that the aerial stands in on the 172 and repaced it witha lighter holder thingy? lol

as some of you may have heard i was in a car crash this morning, one thing thou which did cheer me up a bit is when a 172 driver drove past the accident he saw me sitting at the side of the road, tooted at me and gave me a thumbs up. enough respect to this fella who ever he mite be? glad to see...

yeah true KDF, yeah the airbags went off and i was say i was doing between 20 and 30 mph, ill go take some photos in a min, everythin under the bonnet looks ok, but i can only see in from the sides where it is crumpled up, the radiator sits pissed thou now to one side, dunno if i can get the...

yeah ill try get some pics