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Nah, it's the dogbone mount. Ignore it, it's not a problem. All cars do it to some degree- it's the engine rocking on it's mounts as you come on and off the power.

We'll have it stripped in 45 mins, lol. Nick, Dave, Ollie and I did a full car to basically bare shell in 3.5 hours. No power tools. This could be silly fast.

Pls change your name. Far too confusing.

As above. Dogbone mount. All the time it's not jumping out of gear, it's not really an issue though.

Sounds like you shouldn't be working on it without supervision if i'm honest.

Can be pretty reasonable. A pair of 106 fronts from Faulkner was about £140 when i looked a while back..

Faulkner are the guys most people use on the 106 forum....

f**king sluts.

It took you 4 months and £1200 to repaint some wheels and take about 15 stickers off? ;)

Every day's a school day! Worth new calipers though? I doubt it!

LOL. Word of advice. Egg shellz are porous. You'll haz an omelette tasting like ink. ;)

Would it not have been quicker to text him? (;

PMSL. They'll more than likely have left it alone until they're the owners..

My driveway currently consists of a 106d with 170k. Dave's Trophy with 185k. Ollie's VTS with 125k. Almost half a million milez, yo.

Try giving it a bit more stick. That spring is responsible for centering the gearstick. MIght just be a bit sticky?

PMSL. They would have probably replaced them and stuck the old set on ebay straight away! CS- saving people monies since the dawn of time.

Won't be the linkage. Maybe the spring on the selector arm becoming softer? That helps locate the stick between 3rd and 4th..

PMSL. Not when you find out how much it'll cost if you want it doing properly, we haven't!

Only proper way to sort orange peel is a wetsand. Initial clarity might improve if you attack it with a rotary though..

I know on the 106 Rallye Register they've had Quaife design and build a quick rack and pinion that's meant to be perfect. Maybe worth a read? Manual rack with the benefit of catching any mishaps easier!

Looks fine to me.

Carry on being this soft and she'll definitely end up choking on your best mate. Jus' sayin'.

PMSL. Mick- ever had a clutch change come back juddering? If not, I'd say two weeks is worth the wait..

At a guess, i'd say: Engine (we have one that's just had belts done, new PAS pump (that cost £175 alone from Renault!) - £600 delivered. Fuel - £650 (based on using Nick's BMW M3 and a round trip of approx 3k miles with tools, engine crane etc on board.) Ferry - £75? (Dover to Calais) Either...

We certainly will! You'll save a lot of money and get a car that works and we'll get a nice few days sunshine!

PMSL at both seizing. If that was the case, you'd know about it.

A lot of people on here are though. I'd be that in most parts of the country, there are people on here doing work on their driveways for much cheaper than garages/specialists..

See, i disagree completely, if you're useful with the spanners, yet again. A second hand engine is sub £300 now. If I was driving a cheap Ph1, i'd not bother with the cam and aux belt. If (and i said if) it goes, stick a second hand lump in for cheaper than it costs for a belt change..

Cheap Clio sports do exist- i've been driving around 172's and 182's for the last two years on and off. I've never had much do wrong. They can be run on a shoe string if you're handy with the spanners. It's only when you look at brand new parts and add labour that you're in trouble. 172's are...

Calipers almost certainly won't need changing. Get on the phone and ask exactly what's wrong with them. Ask for pictures..