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    MPG WITH OPTIMAX

    nope... ive run it solely on optimax since I bought it.... (few months ago) i will let you know what if anything happens when i stop using it !!! having said that... i ran my vr6 on it for a while an noticed ZERO change in performance !! my driving mainly is a 14 mile trip into work...
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    MPG WITH OPTIMAX

    over the last 2404 miles, i have been using Optimax.... just to see what happens when, in a few months time, i stop using it for a bit..and use normal unleaded... (i suspect nothing!!!!) 32.45 miles per gallon so far... what were / are you getting....
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    Toyo Proxies

    ok... so they sound ok then.... next question; which Proxes do i need ???? from that website, there seem a few choices !! and also, on the front on my car, I am running Michelin Pilot SXs the back tyres, i cant remember.. may be the same but... they need replacing.... so are the...
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    Toyo Proxies

    anyone got any pictures of these?? i.e the tread pattern / side profile etc.... or is there a website with piccies i can look at ? on the tyres i currently have.. michelin pilots or something ? they have a small lip that basically protrudes past the edge of the alloy...i.e if if came in...
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    Your car + your other half. Am I alone

    my girlfriend likes my car as long as; im not washing it im not hoovering it im not waxing it im not talking about some new rattling noise i thought i heard im not racing things off the lights im not talking about head units , changers ,speakers and sat nav i am taking her to...
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    Your car + your other half. Am I alone

    my girlfriend likes my car as long as; im not washing it im not hoovering it im not waxing it im not talking about some new rattling noise i thought i heard im not racing things off the lights im not talking about head units , changers ,speakers and sat nav i am taking her to...
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    Top Gear Saxo vs Clio video clip

    i havent looked yet but have you tried any of the saxo forums / clubs ?
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    Fire extinguisher - passenger floor

    only thing i would say is that they usually have a warning notice on them saying something like "once triggered do not reuse" cause there might not be enough propellant to make it work properly again unless its a rechargeable one.... cant really tell from that piccy.... if its not a...
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    Top Gear Saxo vs Clio video clip

    i havent looked yet but have you tried any of the saxo forums / clubs ?
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    question for captain slarty

    thanks Joe.... I would guess it is some combination of the above really.... Its off to Peugeot apparently today so no doubt they wont be able to find anything wrong with it ;) pain in the arse though.....
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    question for captain slarty

    or anyone else for that matter ??? pretty please
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    question for captain slarty

    right.. definitely a technical question but not strictly clio related. however, still french query and i have a clio so hopefully that will do ;) girlfriends car.... Peugeot 106gti "seemed" to have got damp on sunday as got about 12 miles into 44 miles journey and started misfiring.... we...
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    Induction kit for valver- Is it worth it

    yeah but youd end up inflating the turkey with a bottle of coke or something to demonstrate / debunk the theory ;) and that could get just plain messy.... especially if the gravey gets involved and then we might discover that in fact using turkeys is the way forwards. which would be just plain...
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    Induction kit for valver- Is it worth it

    he he he i take it nick and joe wont be sharing a table at any cliosport xmas meal then ;)
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    My handbrake is buggered

    mine doesnt work either. on a steep hill it wont hold even if i do put it on hard
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    My handbrake is buggered

    mine doesnt work either. on a steep hill it wont hold even if i do put it on hard
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    172 gearboxes.. is there an ’issue’

    having said that, im gonna try a few more 4th to 3rd changes on my way home tonite (at low speeds !!)
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    172 gearboxes.. is there an ’issue’

    cant say i have noticed any problem TOUCH WOOD the box feels a lot better than on my Golf VR6..... which a. had a much longer throw and b. allowed you to find a gear somewhere between 2nd and 3rd sometimes... aka neutral....but would pretend to be a gear.....i.e slot in !! also on that car...
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    172 gearboxes.. is there an ’issue’

    having said that, im gonna try a few more 4th to 3rd changes on my way home tonite (at low speeds !!)
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    172 gearboxes.. is there an ’issue’

    cant say i have noticed any problem TOUCH WOOD the box feels a lot better than on my Golf VR6..... which a. had a much longer throw and b. allowed you to find a gear somewhere between 2nd and 3rd sometimes... aka neutral....but would pretend to be a gear.....i.e slot in !! also on that car...
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    is the handbrake supposed to work

    well mine had crossed that line ;) oh well... just have to steer clear of any hills for the time being
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    is the handbrake supposed to work

    cause mine apparently doesnt i had noticed it was particularly crap but today whilst applying it on a steep hill I dont usually use it on, i discovered that it wouldnt stop the car creeping backwards down the hill..... i pulled it up level with my ear... and that didnt seem to help.. .and...
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    is the handbrake supposed to work

    well mine had crossed that line ;) oh well... just have to steer clear of any hills for the time being
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    is the handbrake supposed to work

    cause mine apparently doesnt i had noticed it was particularly crap but today whilst applying it on a steep hill I dont usually use it on, i discovered that it wouldnt stop the car creeping backwards down the hill..... i pulled it up level with my ear... and that didnt seem to help.. .and...
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    whats your current mileage

    13,000 Mk1 172 2000 W reg
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    whats your current mileage

    13,000 Mk1 172 2000 W reg
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    Is the Clio a girls car

    all cars are unisex arent they ?? its not like u have to stand up in blokes ones whilst the women always sit down is it ???
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    Why won’t smileys work for me

    also fairly worrying, when i try and right click on the missing one to look at the properties, my internet explorer dies... weird
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