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wear like that's going to have been affected by lots of things - eg. the tyre (are Goodyears up to the abuse? some good road tyres just aren't), the pressures, the style with which the car's been driven (power-on understeer=bad!), the harshness of the track surface (some are much harder on tyres...

do you have a private plate?

the oil will take much longer than the coolant to reach normal operating temp.

C£350 for a cambelt; may as well get the AUX belt done at the same time think about the ABS too. I'd rather the 172 had it and it was switchable TBH

if you apply a little thought, you can satisfy your curiosity by removing parts of the OE system to see what difference their absence makes. that said, the fuelling/timing will need setting to suit to see maximum benefit. Maxogen is a shocker at £400 IMO.

does seem worrying though - 25% increase. i found Tesco the cheapest for my circumstances, hope it's not set to go up by much (if anything) this year - find out in the summer

that's a fantastic video - great to see period footage, both of the circuit and of the cars - amazing to think how suspension design and tyres have come on since!

WD40's quite thin - you could try something like white grease or waxoyl (both available in aerosols)

kerb weight is road-ready weight and (i believe) includes all fluids and a tank of fuel. some of the German manufacturers apparently also include a token 75kg in their kerb weights to allow for a driver. dry weight is without any people, fuel or fluids (oil, coolant, brake fluid, etc). a...

Renault interval is 72k/4years benefits include antifreeze concentration&effectiveness, cooling efficiency and effectiveness of corrosion inhibition

probably on Parkers or similar

Cup for me as i'm planning on (eventually) tracking it and the weight saving/lack of ABS are big pluses. also, not much of a gadget freak so the FF toys weren't an attraction. it is embarassing that some people insist that they're more 'manly' because they own a Cup though - it's a Renault...

I've been told that the gear oil is good for over 100k but personally think that it's a good idea to keep an eye on the level as they can apparently leak at the point where the selector linkage leaves the box casing, which can cause problems. A few on here have complained about difficulty in...

Some people find it a common problem with the RS gearbox which, despite what some people will tell you, is sh*t.

i'd say they were probably about 1/3 worn - they start with about 7-8mm of friction material when new

i think the only thing you can do is be anal about where you park

cheers. may well give something like this a go next time.

^ what tracking gear do you use? thinking of getting my own but a lot of it seems expensive

short list from my own (limited) experience of faults that i spotted on the cars that i looked at: - PAS fluid leaks (visual inspection - need to be able to scrub around underneath) - worn diff/gearbox - jack it up and spin a wheel - noticeably noisy if worn. mine broke (costing me £900 to...

as said, it's normal (they'll rust within a very short while of getting wet) but, if you particularly wanted to, you could wire-brush it off and paint the edge of the disc with something like Hammerite. not sure how long the finish might last though

sounds likely

i can't think what height they are at (in relation to the driver's shoulders) but might they be too high?

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=787&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=688&iSubCat=787 bet it doesn't last five minutes though!

sorry - i misread - the tyre's obviously had it then! there *shouldn't* be any other damage if the rim hasn't cut through the tyre; they're fairly low profile tyres so can't see the drop in ride height on the one side causing any problems either - ?

if you've driven any distance on a completely flat tyre, it may well have had it - the deflated sidewalls will have been bent double and will have taken a pounding from the weight of the car - obviously depends upon what's happened in your case, but have it inspected properly before considering...

call Cobra, explain and ask them for a fabric sample - they probably get it all the time and the worst that can happen is that they politely refuse

i thought they were great too - well over 100k on them - some people seem to expect to be able to go just as quickly in the wet as in the dry..:rolleyes: anyway, you might get lucky by calling round looking for old stock; i'll bet there'll be quite a few left - just a matter of hunting them down.

i'd have been straight on the horn, laughing! probably

i guess you'll only be able to tell by offering them up to the interior - if the supplier's local and they've one in stock, you could ask if they'd mind you popping round with the car to see if it's any kind of match - ? or ask for a fabric sample?

no chance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAXCgyHX218&feature=related look at how frightened the driver looks! lol