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I’ve always had a soft spot for these, but not enough guts to go and buy one. Congratulations! Looks fantastic!

Cheers for your wealth of knowledge ?? Always appreciated! I’ve just purchased that kit because I actually had an eBay voucher to use, so I’ve had the whole lot for £70 delivered. I know it’s not bargain of the year, but it’s all from the same seller. I’ve got a big day/two on the Clio now...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F112114244273 Good price for a complete kit? @Austin-182

Only just seeing these replies now buddy. Did you change the top mounts while you were at it too?

Any pointers for which timing belt kit/water pump and aux belt I need to buy @Brigsy ? @Austin-182 There’s loads on eBay, but I always worry with all the different kit codes etc and getting the right aux belt. Cheers ?

I’d keep what’s on there until your due to change then IMO. They’re both good brands, so save your money.

Looks fine to me!

Fantastic cars! I do miss my old VXR. Mine was on 126,000 miles before I sold it.

I took @Brigsy ’s advice and bought the eBay shocks on offer. Unreal how cheap parts are for these Clio’s I think it’s less than £100 on all these parts.. Discs and pads on the car are fairly recent, but the passenger side caliper has been sticking - so new pads going on with the new...

Fair play to you buddy - hats off. It’s taken me a while to consider just buying suspension and brakes for my DCI ? rather than just buying something else. It’s a good feeling maintaining a car, no matter how cheap it is - it’s an achievement in itself these days that us petrol heads enjoy...

Jesus, as above - sounds like there’s absolutely no resistance (compression) in that engine? It’s flying around.

I didn’t think that would make such a difference- looks fantastic ⭐️ !

Long overdue update I’ve been just driving the car with absolute minimal fuss - all its required is fuel ⛽ Now that it’s proved it’s long term reliability I’ve decided to stop putting off the bigger jobs on it, with the MOT due end of the month. The car has developed a sticky caliper on the...

As above - Corsa VXR ticks a lot of boxes for a fun daily.

I’m sure the standard F4R cams work better with the turbo, rather than the F4RT standard cams iirc... isn’t it something with the n/a cams lift duration works well..? So basically a mild upgrade by keeping the n/a cams. If I’m remembering correctly, it’s the same principles as the Vaux guys...

Sounds like it’s blowing through the spark plug hole and down a cylinder

My daily DCi is about to tick over 130,000 Highest mileage car I’ve had - it’s running like a dream and seeing this thread reassured me evermore that it’ll just keep going, with a bit of maintenance and respect. Hopefully I’ll be posting a 200k pic of it.

@MrBlonde might be worth sending that alternator off to be refurbished - always worth having spares. I went to the Ring a couple of years ago and took a box of basic spares (alternator/plugs/leads/brake pads etc) always peace of mind on long trips.

If you feel like that - buy it, put any better bits off yours onto it, then sell yours.

If he shows everyone - he might get beaten to it then ?

It depends how much time/money you’ve invested in your 182. If your 182 needs work and the 172 is an upgrade, then it’s a good decision. If your 182 is well maintained and a good one, then you’d be mad IMO. There’s no real difference between any of them, as in actual driving feel.

I’ve not seen this project thread for a while..! Love what you’ve done with it! ??

@frayz

That looks lovely! Nice to see one with full interior!

I’d just buy the best 1*2 you can find for your budget, there isn’t that much of a difference between them all if your swapping parts for upgrades anyway. So just find the best example of any model IMO.

I quite liked the harder feel and buzz in the cabin ??‍♂️?

Sounds like you’ve diagnosed it yourself.. If there’s gearbox oil on the under tray, then you’ve got a gearbox oil leak, the oil could be going onto the driveshaft and getting spun up the side of the engine. Does it look fresh or old oil? Just wipe the area down and check the area again after a...

Go for the best you can afford when it comes to safety.

I bought mine second hand off Facebook market place - no issues for me, and that was a private sale. I’d imagine the refurbished ones off a company as fine also. Edit: I think I only paid £110 privately

Enclosed ITB’s with turbo?... ??