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hmmmmm bloody replacement parts lol!!!!!!! ive done 700 miles in mine since repair and its still doing it.......... be taking it back soon..........its bloody annoying thats all lol

ahye but........they can get dropped / damaged in transit ;) Its only when the engine been running for a lonnnnng time at speed by the looks.......its gettin old lol

YUP!!!!!!! mine went on the way home from Scotland this weekend! been making progress down the motorway for 200 miles.......... pulled off and hit the brakes............fook........front end was ALL OVER!!!! inside of the drivers side front disk feels all smeggy and horrible........so my brakes...

oh i dunno mate, i may challenge you to that claim to fame! ;) lol

tell me about it..........whats gonna cause this lumpy idle when its HOT then????? its fine when its not long been running.......... Any idea of a CV boot costings?? Ta. Think i need to change from a clio now............. pml!

NEXT.....................car made it to Scotland and back.....i've done 700 miles in it since i got it back...........coming off the motorway and down the slip road after my 230 mile treck home, hits the brakes and front end makes a dive for the hard shoulder!!!!!!!!!! fookin what!!! let off...

simular to mine...........just had a whole new front end suspension setup and mine creaks when initially setting off and braking.........and slightly when turning at low speeds..........its going back into the bodyshop for it checking over.........

feels really strange!!!! im used to steerin wi the rear wheels in the van (due to no rear end weight lol)..........clio is like, point and go. And, at speed, u only need to twitch the steering!!! Its bloody strange to drive. Still loving ma van though - the momo wheel on it makes the clio feel...

FIXED!!!!!!!!!! touch wood. New coil pack and 4 new plugs - rubber ends of leads were a pain as usual, gettin stuck on the plug! Had an oil n filter change too!! Took it for a proper run.............wow! Running too well lol, i think its gonna blow up! Van hits a brick wall at 80 due to it...

lol - its lower and stiff .... time for the bits to start falling off mate ;) On a serious note, check the remus is clearning okay and not rattling off of the rear Beam etc.

hmmm transmission hmmmm i noticed the ABS lights were on once at the bodyshop.............they will have had all sorts unplugged during the repair........could this be in the 'history' of the codes its given out?? Transmission sounds expensive lol - elephant can pay if its related to its 9 month...

yea! its gettin a new coil pack and plugs...........bit concerned with this transmission thing though!!!!!!!!! lol.......management light flashing. well it was, cleared now. Transmission? might that be due to bodyshop having things unplugged???

cylinder 4 makes sense as there is no 'rubber bung' in that one! Transmission problem???? as in gearbox???? thats one for the bodyshop!

Can anyone help us with PO 500 PO 0314 PO 0797 got the 500 one down to a speed sensor. MAte is lookin at car at moment. Mis firing and not sounding good............cheers.

Kenny..........stick at it mate, if u need any help regarding elephant, fire me a PM! i have learnt SO much about insurance claims lol. Not much you can do about a 3rd party though.

Dutty................BENT and in the BIN!! all 4 lol

nice one mate! Keep it subtle

Right then, think i will get the AA tomorrow......i dont have home recovery BUT............. i dont live at my 'home' address anymore so........will give them a buzz. The coil pack..........this is the 'HT' leads aint it? all 4 are on a block so i need to replace the whole pack is that right...

1.2 16v :)

9 months of being idle has taken its toll on R3........... she started running dodgy yesterday, 1 day after her return from bodyshop lol sounds like a subaroo, very little power, management light flashing..........dont know if its some s**t been dragged through the fuel system or what but it...

cheers all! if you do a search for R3OBC and elephant you will find out!!! Yea, its the one where i hit a ramp in the road so hard it rippled my roof! Now its back and straighter than ever with a whole new front suspension setup........... BUT.......9 months off the road has taken its toll...

yea mate im there! i might have remembered how to clean it by then :S

and thats exactly the beauty of a Vee!!! Looks mint mate, V6 is always something special! :)

yea! i cant believe how sweet the engine is running lol! it sailed its MOT yesterday so i collected it :) it feels really strange being back in it! not used to it at all! keep wondering why ppl looking at me! ..........where's ma van lol R20 - yea, i got there in the end! and got a chunk of...

Well............. it was pretty strange and mixed emotions when i collected it yesterday............... Welcome back the R3 mobile........... 9months of problems with insurance and i give you my fixed car...... (crappy phone pics but its not cliosport.net standards of clean haha)

Dutty.............your such a chav ;)

tidy!!

huh?? thats noticeably lower to me!! Looks smart buddy :)

love the first picture with the 2 motors in the garage!!! .............. hidden meaning in that picture! :) John - you must be pretty good at your stuff mate, im impressed with the detailing of the install! Nice work by Al on the blue machine also! Hope you cleaned them rear apex springs of...

sounds to have a good mid-range on it!