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That's the centre hanger.
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In the grand scheme of things running costs haven't been too bad. Its been serviced regularly , 2 major services included with both belts , dephaser , water pump etc ...... the First major service was a right fiasco ,done at a Renault dealership who took 5 days because of a catalogue of fcuk ups...
That's ok . I don't mind the chavvy comment about the number plate . I can't actually remove the tax disc holder , it's well and truly welded to the windscreen so I gave up trying to remove it lol .
I've kept it the best I can . It has the usual age related marks , a few unavoidable minor car park dents that I need to get sorted . No plans to get rid anytime soon . As you can see , it's done bugger all miles really for a 10 year old car.
She's now 10 years old and 63,500 on the clock . Had her from new . I've enjoyed every moment driving her and still puts a smile on my face most days, when I want her to . Touch wood , no major issues over the years , normal servicing costs etc ....... but that's about it .
I have one here , post cat sensor, the original one taken out of the cat . I just measured it , and It's 480mm . I always thought the pre- cat sensor was the shorter one . Although they are both the same sensor, just that one is longer than the other.
Foot on the pedal will do sod all :wink: Lots of people have had this problem over the years , looks like it can be various things that causes the problem .
Without getting it to a garage who actually know something about Clios , you could trawl through alot of older posts and maybe you'll find...
Might be a bit cheaper at Diamond motors . It's £650 for everything , including oil and filter , excluding spark plugs . It's only about 30 mins or so further for you . Plus Mick usually gives it a free diagnostic check and checks over your car for anything else . It's where I've taken mine the...
I get this every winter , when the temp drops to about 4 degrees or less and has been stood for a few hours . I put a brand new battery on a couple of weeks ago and it still does it. Other than that , the car runs fine .