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Turn up in a disguise - like a Parisian detective in a raincoat, or something – claim that you noticed the car as you were passing, give it the once over and then leave. If you like the look of what you see, return as yourself and do the deal. If not, don’t bother returning - either as yourself...

The seller can leave negative feedback, but cannot make any comments, whereas the buyer can do both.

Ask him why the sports badge is in the wrong place too.

To be honest you should have done all the investigation before placing the bid and buying the car. The car is listed as sold as far as eBay is concerned, which means the seller will at least be charged the listing fee, which for a 2.5K car could be expensive. The 'selling on behalf of a...

Actually, the first Clio I ever had was a 1.2 8v Oasis. I can't ever remember reaching the rev limit in that. Infact, I don't think it even had a rev counter display! Re: when I mentioned bouncing my 1.4 off the rev limiter earlier. I said never again not becuase I thought it would damage the...

Jesus, I bounced my 1.4 off the rev limit a while back (out of curiosity) just under 6K I think - never again - NEVER!

I'll take the German metal over the French plastic any day. Awesome performnce from the Clio though.

OK, thanks. Once you have re-sprayed, do you cut back with a polish before applying the lacre?

Sweet, thanks.

I’ve noticed that one of my MK2 PH1 Sports headlights is going a bit yellow and according to someone who works on cars professionally, it’s just another Clio fault – the glass turning yellow over time because of the heat from the bulbs. Is this right? Is there a solution, other than not driving...

My wing mirrors are losing their lacer and I wondered if there’s anything that can be used to completely strip/remove it and then replace, or will I have to start from scratch and sand the covers down, re-spray and re-lacre?

I have the same problem - corrosion through water getting into the drums. Usually, the brakes give when you try and pull away, but the last time this happened the back wheels just dragged and there was no give at all. I had to call the AA (I didn't have the home start service so had to pay a...

Must be the 18mm end of 18-55 then?

Someone's been using a wide angle lens me thinks.

If your car is reliable, then keep it. In this price bracket you could end up with something that will give you no end of grief.

Didn't they provide you with a quote for the work being done?

A perfect example of why Britons have racked up so much debt on loans and credit cards that the total borrowed now exceeds the entire value of the economy. Words fail me. If the repayments don't push him over the edge, the squeaky sunroof sure will.

Well, could be then. Still, 50Ks worth of mods and 480 bhp is pretty extreme.

Mike Ts V6 (if you can still call it that). End of.

Interesting, can you expand on this? I assume the camera shouldn't cover a neighbouring property, for instance?

Seriously though, if you don't have off-road parking your options are limited. Flood lights are no good as everyone who walks past will set it off Dummy or even proper CCTV wouldn't deter a thief who covers his face I would suggest wiring the car battery to the bodywork, but that's been...

Nothing apart from the random vandalism of wing mirrors that usually occurs maybe once a year, and the theft of valve caps by school kids to decorate their bikes with. Actually, it's more whole cars that are disappearing in my area at the moment - loads of break-ins to steal car keys. My...

One of the journo's I work with has a new FRS as part of the magazine's 'fast fleet' collection - along with an ST and a Trophy the lucky g1t. Apparently, when the MK1s came out there was a general consensus at that time, that the most power you could put through a front-wheel drive car was...

*Still patiently waiting for the details*

I had this problem a while back; the squeaking noise would appear at speeds above 40-50. The problem was caused by the interior pastic cover/panel that covered the passenger side window door frame. It had been removed during an electric window relay replacement and hadn't been clipped back in...

*Patiently waiting for the details*

MK 1 § Clutch cable (broke on the Dartford Crossing bridge, which was really good fun). § Throttle cable (broke as I pulled into the garage to have the temporary clutch cable above replaced). § Broken front coils § Wheel bearings § Leaky sunroof §...

Sounds cheap for Renault. If you're happy with Renault patented parts (parts manufactured under license from Renault), then these usually cost half the price - depends on how fussy you are.

Are there any clips holding it in place that I could end up breaking?

Thanks - difficult to fold it in as it's just hanging off by the wires, but i think I get the idea. I'm referring to the front of the mirror casing - the part that's colour-coded to the rest of the bodywork.