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It's still fairly new, the missus just emptied the contents of my boot into our entrance hall, where my mitts and mf's have sat for 2 weeks... Will try washing it on a low heat, and if it falls apart then I've an excuse to buy a new one!

As title really, can I machine wash my lambswool wash mitt? It's a bit grubby and needs a spruce up before I use her again...

Dunno about the inlet, but the fuel rail just bolts on and off.

Should stick the 197 engine in it...

Doesn't surprise me anymore, no respect for anyone's property nowadays.

True...

Yeah you can clay glass, wheels, metal, anything really.

Lol, ah...

I'd have thought that's as cheap as you'll get it mate unless you find one second hand at a breaker's or something. Alternatively you can go aftermarket, ProSpeed, and get better quality that'll last longer and save money in the long run.

No need to put down other people's cars whilst praising this one! Very nice mate, am liking the yellow bay. Was never sure about the wheels... I like them but I feel I shouldn't!

Try and keep it going if you can mate, but as you say, they're expensive to maintain to the condition that we expect of them as enthusiasts. Old cars = old technology = more things going wrong more often. :(

Drunken post?

To be honest probably not worth it. It won't increase resale to the equivalent value, and it'll only deteriorate again over the years.

Rolling roads are generally only reliable for 'before and after' figures mate, the actual readings are often pretty unreliable. Also, Renault's power figures for the 172ps engine are also pretty unreliable!

Once I pick up your's Dan, is there anything else worth doing to it?

I like the poster, although don't think you need "How times have changed". The irony of it is enough to get through to the consumer IMO.

Phase 1 172, weight of the Cup, extras of the FF... looks better than all of them! ;)

As I've already said, the seasonal Cup reduction has begun... Bad luck mate, sounds like you did everything right and the insurance claim shouldn't be an issue. Fair play for the A6 owner to push his car through the corners though, he should've bought a Clio instead! :)

"I went to pick it up and it just broke off in my hand... bloody French parts."

It may be your wipers need replacing. Did wonders for my vision in the rain.

But this emphasises that you've just been bought a car by your parents, which irritates a lot of people who've saved up and owned a lot of crap cars in order to eventually own a nice car. IMO a young driver should be limited to what kind of engine/power they are allowed to drive, until...

AKA 'free' :)

Sorry mate, not bottom end, just bottom part of the manifold, as far as I can understand! (Not something I know huge amounts about...) As I say, I'm not looking to get loads out of the engine, it's just something that's available for a reasonable price that I may as well do. I'm just...

I'm not really fussed in serious performance gains, just making the car a bit more 'drivable' through the range. I'm buying Danlp6's bottom end off of him, which he ported, and his certainly was a quick one. I think I'll see how it feels when that's fitted and then take it from there...

I don't usually ask these questions, as I know that significant power increases are very difficult without spending large wads of cash, but I'm just curious really... Ph1 172, with Viper Induction Kit and cold air feed and matched inlet manifold: what kind of power increase am I looking at...

^ Agreed. Friends and family can't understand how I wash my car almost every Sunday, if not every other. The fact is I enjoy doing it.

Not always... I asked Fred about making a Ph1 decat aggggeeesss ago and he never came back to me :(

That's very good...

^ Only if they have quite high mileage though...

Yep, reference to the 172 OR 182 derivative.