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I paid 700 fully comp, all mods declared on my ph2 172. 12000 miles a year with me missus on the insurance. I changed car for a 197 an they wanted another 180 for rest of policy which i paid. This year there renewal came through at over a grand! I'm 23 5 years ncb an a clean license, yep i'm...
Well finally got round to servicing the 197 today (always to busy sorting other folks motors), so thought I'd post up some pictures.
So heres the 197 sat ready an waiting for some tlc, an the sun beaming down for a change!
Nice clean bay, always a pleasure to work on
First of abit of...
My old 172 had terrible body roll as standard, once it was on coilovers it was great. Was easliy on par with me car previous which happened to be a vtr on spax adjustables. Must say as much as people are quick to jump on the bang wagon when it comes to the 197, the 197 out the box is an...
Saxos are great, capable little cars. I had a couple before I moved onto to clios an I can't fault them, there cheap an simple to fix (ideal for diy mechanic) an theres loads of performance bolt on bits out there for them. Be keeping an eye on this one
Nah not messing with too much fr the time being, just some eibach springs and a milltek or piper cat back exhaust. Yeah I've seen that ktec lip spoiler an it looks quite smart plus me best mates a painter so it wouldn't cost me much to paint :)
Cheers matey, I do me best haha
Well due to me being rather busy recently sorting out the girlfriends new motor an selling her old one an working shifts the 197 was starting to look a little neglected. So once the sun came out this afternoon i dragged out the cleaning gear an got scrubbing.
Heres some pics...
Well my cambelt is nearly due a change on my 197, got all me specialist tools direct from my local renault dealer. Now whilst I'm changing the belts I've been toying with the idea of getting myself some cams. Now just been on cat cams site an apparently ktec are the only retailer, is this...