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lol aye fukin grass hanging out the bumper! whaping the bumper and rad off it tomorrow morning to have a wee look make sure its all straight.
lucky it was grass and mud it hit rather than a wall/tree etc so it all looks good, subframe is untouched, slam pannel fine etc so its just a new bumper...
was snowing havin a wee bit of fun and came round a corner and there was a burst water pipe that had been running down the road that had turned into sheet ice on the road! hit it and went straight lol thru a bush and front end in a ditch lol.
radiator pushed against the clutch arm that the...
^ this guy has deffo solved the problem..... lol wtf
butler 205, that happened on my 172 when the rear disks and pads and front disks and pads were badly worn because the level of fluid had dropped in the resovouir. i thought this was the same problem but its got brand new front brakes on it!
both the stop light and handbrake light are flickering on and off when going over bumps etc, thought it was possibly due to the brake fluid being low in the resevoir due to needing pads and disks but changed them today and its still doing it so im assiming its some sort of loose conection etc...
performance wise im assuming they are all roughly the same but im looking for the best ie, what filters better! and what size filter im looking for?
its for my 172, relocated battery so doing a cup racer setup behind the headlight and got some mental heat padding stuff to make an enclosure for it!
they map well was sure a gain of around 7bhp and similar torque gain was to be had, think thats on a standard one too, more to be had with different exhaust,cat and filter
small engine petrols imo are a bit crap to drive, our 1.2 isnt that smooth when changing gear or pulling away, where my dci with 3x more miles on the clock feels so much more refined!
id go for at least 1.6 16v if not dci, my dci doesnt feel that much slower around town than my 172 does due to...
weve got a mk3 1.2 16v expression, its well built, handles brilliant, slow, crap to drive being a 1.2
BUT....
its reliable, has a 3yr warranty, spacious, well built, good on petrol etc etc. its a good boring car
was a trophy behind me on my way home from edinburgh lastnight, i came onto the motorway from the roundabout near edinburgh airport and it was behind me when i came on from the sliproad, i was croozing at a ton and it was getting closer so wasnt hanging about! lol i was in red DCi clio covering...
black one i dont own anymore, red dci is my daily bus cost me penuts, silver 172 is a complete minter that cost me over 7k just over a year ago but im still paying for that lol!!
coilpack would be the first thing id try, around £60 new from memory.
check the wiring on the back of the engine (its where the ECU is located) it can rub and brake the wires killing the loom.