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Depends why the engine failed? If sensors start malfunctioning etc couldnt they say that your large after market wheels and stiffer suspension resulted in more vibration? Vibration is a strange thing, you can crash over big bumps and do no damage but a constant small vibration at the wrong...

The main Renault dealer said they could only do 0% finance if I bought the car at list price and not a penny off - ie £14700 + options. I managed to get them to knock a grand or so off but only if I paid by cash. The will not do the discount and the 0% finance together unfortunately. Its...

I agree that is a generous amount! For god sake dont haggle as if they look at it closer the may round the figure down! Just take the money and run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the trouble with selling a 1.2 second hand is that many of the people buying that type of car are doing so not just because they are cheap but because a years insurance can cost them a four figure sum. Therefore having the car modified makes it even more difficult for an 18 year old to...

Please post links to the case law. I cant believe it is taken so literally that as soon as you step out of the car it becomes uninsured. Anyway if you are using the car purely for ranting you can keep it parked on your drive and when you go to the pub the pub car park is private property...

Small Print: SECTION A THIRD PARTY LIABILITY 1, Indemnity to the Policyholder We will indemnify you against legal liability for damage, claimants costs and expenses in the event of an accident involving: a) Your Car b) The driving by You, with the owners permission, of any motor...

There is a whole forum on this site dedicated for people to discuss how they drive like t**sers (driving tales)!!!! Anyway driving like t**ser aint the same as driving dangerously/illegally. It just means abusing the car! Take a 2.0 Cav to the red line in every gear up to 70mph on a dual...

If I had a high enough disposable income to save up £14k then I could probably afford something better than a £13k shopping trolley! Of course someone might inherit 14k when a relative dies etc in which case fair enough.

Ouch kiss goodbye to a good solid deposit on a house!

Stupid question: Can you get any of these things that will run off a battery(s) as I dont want to start messing around running leads down the back of the dash on my brand new motor and it looks crap having the lead dangling down over the dash and into the fag lighter socket. Also gets on me...

I guess most people need finance and a lot of people cant get a loan for £14k (if they could then see below) so need a PCP which you can only get from certain dealers at a decent interest rate. and I cant imagine many people who are loaded enough to have the sort of money in cash would even...

Well the 1.2 is pretty slow, for the price of chavin up your motor (a few hundred notes) you could get a 2 litre Cavalier with a years MOT and that will blow away any chaved up 1.2! Have that as a second car just for going fast in. Drive it third party on your existing insurance. At the end of...

Dont worry about the laser detection, its a useless. Just concentrate on the GPS antenna. I have considered an RA2 as they look the dogs but its the trouble getting a signal with the damn windscreen that bothers me. Cant be assed to wire up an antenna.

I am surprised it is even there for someone to jump at. That dealer must have a waiting list of people queuing up for one.

Plenty of threads and plenty of conflicting advice in each one. I am with Tesco and dunno what I am going to say when I get insurance. Seems like Tesco told half the people that the Cup packs were fine and the other have they charged an extra £50 or so.

People are always saying they can get this and that cheaper than you did but when you say ok get me one for that price you find all the excuses start being wheeled out.

Ive read about these tests being done on motorcycles where they compare two bikes that were run in using the two different methods. The one that had the treatment edde recommends did produce more power albeit at marginally greater risk of engine problems many miles down the line probably after...

Did Renault fix the ding? I wouldnt accept the car if it had a ding.

He aint the first with factory fitted stripes, they must be dealer fitted. Was due to be picking my blue with stripes 182 up around now but they said they couldnt factory fit the stripes so now I am waiting a month or so for a titanium. Anyone know what the bang is? Gary what sort of bang is...

Oh right so how you did you get in touch with Renault UK? You went through a broker? If so which one? I assume this was a cash purchase with no finance involved?

So basically you would sell the rest of us out and ruin the cars image for 500 notes!!!! :o Ok I admit I would too!!!!:D

Its so close now I will have to say wait. However I said this in another conversation that wanting the latest plate is rather vain and not something that bothers me. I understand the concerns about resale value but look at it this way: We here all like Clios. One of the reasons we like them...

Is very weird I have to admit. Renault Uk have a brand new cupped black 182 sitting around spare when their dealers have a 3 to 4 month waiting list of hungry full price paying customers trying to get one?!?!?!?!?!?!? So Renault just flog it off at 3k less than list price to some punter who...

I aim for an empty part of a carpark and always park in an end space so you halve the chances of damage. Before we had internet access at work I used to go to my car with a pocket TV and have lunch there. You wouldnt believe how many people would park next to me whilst I was sat having lunch and...

Quicker? The Clio (and similar small FWD cars) from my experience doesnt benefit from the smooth style that RWDs reward so much. They actually demand that you be quite abusive. Fun? Yup totally agree it sure is. Also impresses your mates/birds when giving them a lift home. Can sound sexy...

Reality check boys: you drive Renault Clios not proper sports cars! Its just a glorified shopping car! For the last time they dont need to be heel and toed and the pedals are not really set up for doing it in anger even though it is possible. Sooner or later someone is going to have their foot...

Sell you car privately now. Then for £200 buy an old 205 or something (like I am driving) with a years or even just a few months MOT. You can drive it third party on your existing insurance. This will keep you going until your new 182 turns up in November/December. Ok so its cost you £200 but...

Must be in stock and they are waiting til 1st of Sept so he can have the new number plate. Otherise he wouldnt be driving it until at least November. God knows how they came to have a cupped 182 in black sitting around without an owner! Even more daft is that the plonkers are selling it for...

If you lose 1 or 2mph during a gear change you are either changing gear in 1000th of a second or have dodgy brakes!!! Remember you are braking and decelerating hence the need to change down in the first place. You dont need to change down if you have only lost 1 or 2 mph unless you were in...

I think you boys are all living in fantasy land to be honest! The characteristics of the Clio (and most road cars) engine are such that when you lift off the throttle and dip the clutch the revs hardly fall at all. You move the gear stick down from say third to second and the revs are still up...