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Dont do it mate! I once went to get it done, booked it in and everything - and the guy point blank refused to touch it as soon as the bonnet was open!! He said it would ruin the car! So I took myself of to Halfords, got an "engine cleaning kit" and lots of Tesco Value toothbrushes - and hey...

My girlfriend literally cries if I take the car over 4000rpm (when the induction noise changes and it starts to howl ). So no racing for me when shes around!!

Hmmm...this is the age old question for Renaults. By and large, the Clio (all since 1991) are pretty tough. The 16v/Williams are a different case - though arent "unreliable" or poorly build - more on this in a moment. The 1.4 Energy engine is very straightforward, is dead reliable and is...

Clean it so its like show condition and it will sell for about £2500 plus. I think that the 16v has got to the point now where people will buy on condition rather than age alone. Many 16v buyers are also big fans and what Id call specialist buyers (as opposed to the sorts who will look at...

I would have to say that someone I know very well does exactly what the captain suggests. My mate who bought my old moded 1.2 had no questions asked when the insurance company paid for his repairs - including three new 16" alloys and RSi bumpers!!! He just kept quiet and all was fine!!

This boy just does a big fart and then runs away!!!

Willy also gets group 17 insurance. 16v has group 12. I think its to do more with its rarity and flashier looks than performance advantage. I dont think youre 40% more likely to have your Williams nicked or crash it than a 16v...but I could be wrong

Clean it so its like show condition and it will sell for about £2500 plus. I think that the 16v has got to the point now where people will buy on condition rather than age alone. Many 16v buyers are also big fans and what Id call specialist buyers (as opposed to the sorts who will look at...

I would have to say that someone I know very well does exactly what the captain suggests. My mate who bought my old moded 1.2 had no questions asked when the insurance company paid for his repairs - including three new 16" alloys and RSi bumpers!!! He just kept quiet and all was fine!!

This boy just does a big fart and then runs away!!!

Willy also gets group 17 insurance. 16v has group 12. I think its to do more with its rarity and flashier looks than performance advantage. I dont think youre 40% more likely to have your Williams nicked or crash it than a 16v...but I could be wrong

OK boys and girls. I have been doing some research on turbo diesels after I had a mind-altering ride in one the other day. And you are NOT going to like it. Diesels are not my cup of tea – and I’m not trying to sell you one. But listen up please! I started off by comparing detailed in...

OK boys and girls. I have been doing some research on turbo diesels after I had a mind-altering ride in one the other day. And you are NOT going to like it. Diesels are not my cup of tea – and I’m not trying to sell you one. But listen up please! I started off by comparing detailed in...

Mines a male - no question. Ok, so it has some bad-tempers you could attribute to a woman. Id rather say it was a French blokes behaviours! Hmm...a bad-ass looking car with potency it isnt afid to use, waering black leather...erm...better not go too far with the psycological examinations!!

Mines a male - no question. Ok, so it has some bad-tempers you could attribute to a woman. Id rather say it was a French blokes behaviours! Hmm...a bad-ass looking car with potency it isnt afid to use, waering black leather...erm...better not go too far with the psycological examinations!!

Practically anything is faster than the 2.0 Golf GTi. Using the famous Renault advert formula: 115bhp 2.0 8v + a car that weighs 1400kg = a real porker!! Meanwhile, the 150bhp GT TDi is more like it (in gear times anyway).

I was away the whole of this weekend in Aberdeen. Bit of a trek from Edinburgh, and not exactly exciting with straight dual carriageway all the way. Anyway, one of my mates mates who we met up with had a hire car 2.0 Citroen Xsara TD. As it was a hire car, he was more than happy to...

Practically anything is faster than the 2.0 Golf GTi. Using the famous Renault advert formula: 115bhp 2.0 8v + a car that weighs 1400kg = a real porker!! Meanwhile, the 150bhp GT TDi is more like it (in gear times anyway).

I was away the whole of this weekend in Aberdeen. Bit of a trek from Edinburgh, and not exactly exciting with straight dual carriageway all the way. Anyway, one of my mates mates who we met up with had a hire car 2.0 Citroen Xsara TD. As it was a hire car, he was more than happy to...

I dont take two spaces in a busy car park, like an NCP. But if Im shopping at a supermarket Ill go to the very emptiest part of the car park and park my car in an awkward way there (you know, the bits that never fill up). My car is covered in tiny door dents

Me too Pete! We could drive down together!

Me too Pete! We could drive down together!

Oh dear! I wont be loved here - my family had 4 Volvos and I cycle to work every day! 1) Mid lane cruisers 2) Tail-gaiters - I am always tempted to let them pass and then do it to them. But then Im being just as bad. I just slow down or swallow my pride and move aside. 3) People who...

Ive never driven any of these modern hot hatches, so some of you might as well stop reading now! However, I would consider that Im a hardcore hot-hatch fan - and thus fall directly into this sales category. I love hot hatches and, despite my Renault bias, am not afriad to acknowledge another...

This guy is not for real. Jas - cant you get rid of usernames?

Go for black wheels - they will look so good - take it from someone with them!

Basically, you can ignore the mpg figures of the cars for this comment. What it boils down to is that you will use more revs in the 1.2 16v - and will consequently get worse mpg compared to the 1.5 dCi than a quick official comparison would suggest. For example, to go from 30-70 at full chat...

Ive never driven any of these modern hot hatches, so some of you might as well stop reading now! However, I would consider that Im a hardcore hot-hatch fan - and thus fall directly into this sales category. I love hot hatches and, despite my Renault bias, am not afriad to acknowledge another...

This guy is not for real. Jas - cant you get rid of usernames?

Go for black wheels - they will look so good - take it from someone with them!