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So we were visiting friends this weekend ... up North. Went to a place called Baggeridge Country Park (near Dudley ... thats North to me ;)) and there was a classic car show. Saw this lovely Callisto Brown car and immediately thought of James :p...

About 19:30 ... cant remember the name of the road but its the one that joins Hursley Road where the Renault garage used to be. Nice looking Williams! Gave you a wave and you waved back. Was on my usual Friday night trip to top up with Optimax on the way home from work :)

Dont think many Mk1s were registered on 51 plates!? Saw a titanium 172 today ... got to assume a Scottish driver given the flags on the plates and window. Hedge End near Southampton today at about 16:30.

Well a bit of cheat ... but the first time Ive actually noticed there. Adys black 182 in car park in Hedge End :)

So Ive just got back from "popping" to do some late night shopping at IKEA in Croydon. I say "popping" since its actually a 180 mile round trip ... but still my missus said "can you pop to IKEA to get me a few things tonight". If I said I was popping on a 180 mile trip to a CS meet I know what...

About 19:50 in B&Q car park. Very smart Clio ... tastefully done. Black with good skirts, but highly illegal tints. Could hardly see the driver. Exchanged nods of respect :D

Think it was Racing Blue one ... 54 plate. About 19:45. I overrode my cruise control to catch up ... but dont think I even got a flicker out of them :cry:

Spotted only my second ever V6 Mk1 ... silver like most. About 17:00 Sunday coming thru the traffic lights in Fair Oak near Soton. I was in the family wagon - gave the guy a thumbs up and he acknowledged back. Reckon the registration was T*NGO ... guess the number ;) Didnt see any CS...

Ok so the pictures are crap because there was a lot of moisture in the air (got very foggy later) and the flash on my camera is brutal and picks out any vapour. http://www.flickr.com/photos/r-andy/A few meet pictures Was a cool meet ... we had a real laugh at the other sights on display...

So I ran the 172 on Optimax. V6 book says 95 or 98 RON, but 98 "preferred". What are the rest of you running on?

So I know that the idea is that I take loads of pictures and post on here ... but TBH Ive been too busy driving it since picking it up late this morning :D :D :D :D Even better than I remember it ... is so fast and Im still granny shifting at 3-3.5kprm. Cant stop smiling! My kids love it too...

... and borrowed this to blat about in :D http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1105019507__Picture15.jpg Full marks to Inchape Renault in Southampton for letting me test drive it! They dont give many test drives, and itd be sat all shiny in their showroom for the last 4 months...

Anybody know whether Renault put their prices up annually etc.? Im hedge betting on V6 prices ;)

look4mycar.com or buymynewcar.com If so ... how did it all go? Trying to weigh up the extra savings vs. the comfort factor of a bigger broker. Spelling mistakes on web pages concern me!

So looks like Im going to order my V6 thru a broker and so is going to be difficult for me to get a test drive. Doesnt really bother me since I know that I fit comfortably in my 172 which leads to my quick question ... Is the seat travel on a V6 then same / better / worse than 172? My...

Can a V6 owner do me a big favour? I need to know the exact dimensions of the storage area behind the seats in front of the engine. So if somebody could get out their tape measure please? :) Why? Well based on a picture (that I think James posted) reckon I can get a folding buggy across...

Apart from the obvious fact that Ill be the second owner, anybody got any negative experiences of buying a pre-registered car? Planning on keeping the car (V6) for 3+ years and maybe much longer, so number of owners isnt an issue for me. Also transfer of registration document is done on day of...

b*****d ... just had someone go into the back of my car on the way home from work. Usual sort of muppet manoeuvre ... he pulled out of junction looking to right and didnt bother to look to the left where he was going where I was queuing in traffic :( Hes scraped my bumper so that its going to...

So my Mk1 172 doesnt have an airbag override switch for the front passenger ... hence I assume a Mk1 V6 doesnt either. But what about a Mk2? Can I turn off the airbags on the passenger side? If my littlest one is gone to be able to ride in the Vee (on the rare occasions where my two biggest...

So ... F1 GSD3 - love them - look the dogs and great in dry and wet - just cant get them :( Would be £190 for 4 at Micheldever if they had any, but theyve been on order for ages. If they cant get them then unlikely others can (and indeed when I called my local tyreshop they couldnt)...

So just phoned up Micheldever Tyres to sort out my planned 4 x Eagle F1s ahead of Thruxton at the weekend and they havent any in stock!! Since theyre the biggest and cheapest tyre place for miles around if they cant hold of them then .... :( Other option in some Toyo Proxes. Less money, but...

Pads: Are they 172 specific? Couple of places Ive rung havent had anything specifically for 172, so wondering if pads are common across ABS/rear disc MkII Clios. Expect not? Fitting: Is it an easy job? Any gotchas? Or is it a simple case of taking wheel off; removing a bolt from the caliper...

Car just failed its 1st MOT for the most bizarre of problems! My hazard lights work fine when the ignition is turned on, but not when its off or the keys are out. Has always worked this way - Im owner #2. Altho car was bought by owner #1 from Renault dealer believe its an import (no alarm). I...

Rear pads are worn out and discs look well worn - not sure itll make it thru MOT visual examination (if I can find an MOT centre who doesnt want my car all day long). Any view ... assume OEM are good enough, or has anybody got a better suggestion? Plenty of forum discussion of disc/pad choice...

Did everybody get their wheel alignment re-done after having new springs put on? Gav @ K-Tec did his usual excellent job putting some Eibach Pros on my 172 today. Handles great, steering feels great, nothing wobbles. Will I shred my tyres if I leave it as is?

Being lazy ... so before I get under the car to see if I can eyeball the pads ... is there a brake pad wear indicator on 172? No lights coming on but brakes arent feeling as good as they used to etc.. Add to that the nasty noise when ABS came on the other day (in addition to the usual ABS knocking).

172 Mk1. Been feeling more slippery than usual round corners ... been surprised a couple of times on left-handers when its lost it and oversteered. Seems even bumpier than usual on the road, and perhaps tramlining a bit more. No uneven tyre wear on relatively new tyres. Of course more than...

So for a second this morning I was excited when I saw a letter from "Criminal Justic Department" - thought I was going to get to do some Jury service. However, was shocked when I opened the letter to find a Notice of Intended Prosecution for a speeding offence somewhere in the Greater Manchester...

So youve all seen the Pug 206 advert (I think) where the guy "reshapes" his car to make it look like the Pug by crashing into things / hitting it with hammers? http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1052946040__Hmmmmm.jpg This car has been raising a smile every time Ive seen it in...

So Im really, really p*ssed off :( Scraped the front bumper on my 172 last night when I was putting it to bed for the night. Must of have my frigging eyes closed since my garage isnt that tight. At least I didnt damage any metal work. Damage is couple of 3 cm long scrapes down to plastic...