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I get flashed by a camera on the Ridgeway, Enfield nearly every night on the way home (if Im doing 40+, accelerating into the 60 zone) and Im facing the wrong way like yourself. Its been flashing me for years, never heard nowt. STOP WORRYING MATE Btw, a 172 owner lives right by that...

Aaronc As long as youve got a V5 (log book), you can get away without the reminder, just means youll have to spend a couple of minutes filling out a V10, saying when your last disk ran out. You can get away with a bit of tax if youre willing to risk it, they might not be arsed to go through...

7 per week = 364 per year. hmm I always liked tecso until elephant quoted me £320 for the willy this year. Cheap enough to purchase protected no clain or even guaranteed no claims Its not fair that they get cheaper insurance but then they do drive far more carefully (note I didnt say safer)

I do like the toca look of the super tourismos Anyone no what the [17s] performance loss Percentage would be on a 172, and would the extra grip in the twisties make up the lost time?? (im obvously thinking about getting some)

It looks are the reg plate, contacts the dvla database and works out from there if your tax is current. Usually a copper waiting further down the road for you. I didnt have tax for nearly 3 years but still had mot/ins. Contrary to what people think, no tax does not void ur insurance (not on my...

Seriously though if price is a real concern, Palmers green, wood green arent too bad, 20 mins to piccadilly. And its not true what they say about the Greek and Turkish people around there I found they were nice, sell you booze anytime of night and if you can get smoke delivered Not sure why I...

I lived in slough for a while, the centre caps on my valver didnt even last one night! and it was in a cul-de-sac in one of the nicer parts. They were about £30 a pop at the time, well pi55ed off. plus its an hour at least on the train. That choccy factory is not a nice smell Does the...

Houses in Eddmonton (near Enfield) are apparently free!!! Theres a reason for that though... And you probably wont get any kind of insurance

Ive just got my first tax disk since Jan 2000! As long as ur insured and got mot to show the coppers if you get pulled ur laughing (no where in my insurance does it say its void without one). Even the seven day producers they give you only ask for licence/mot/ins but not a tax disk! The...

Getting a new 172 soon, do you have to stick with Renault servicing to comply with the warranty + the service light on the dash? is it like BMW where the light can only be turned off via the right software/laptop?

Theres a Black mk1 172 in the gallery with a RENAULTsport sunstrip, anyone know if Reno sell them or if it was made specially. Has anyone had problems passing an MOT with a sunstrip on?

What would a frog want with a right hand drive motor? They really are full of s**t.

Im talking about the standard box that comes in the clio 16v, I two people that have had a valver box go (no third gear + grinding in other gears) below 80k miles. Neither of them thrash their cars. The Willy has an uprated box according to the sales brochure. I thought Id read about the...

My Saab 900 turbo had APS, think it stood for auto pressure system, Didnt suffer from lag. It was damn quick for a relatively heavy car. I bought it because Id had a N/A diesel as a company car for too many years. I just couldnt stop caining it. I would never have another turbo, I blew 2 engines...

Rockport.... When I was a school my best mate sends a valentine to a girl i REALLY fancy, signed by me! it went.. "hair like nettles,skin like mush, your face would make a zombie blush. When I first saw you I thought it was worm in the gut, but it was love for you, you disgusting slut"...

......stand any real chance with a V6 on a track, they dont handle to good

Its peeps like you that have put my insurance upto 400 quid fully comp (with guaranteed no claim protection). Tut. We all like to boyrace it about but at least try and have a little consideration. A girl I was shagging about 8 years back was killed on her horse down a lane, along with all his...

If youve got an extented warranty through WARRANTY HOLDINGS THEY WILL WORM THEIR WAY OUT OF PAYING ANY OF IT. Im still having a court battle with them three years later. They dont cover wear and tear only, unexpected mechanical breakdown, which they will class as wear and tear anyway. They...

LOL at Jases bird, how true.

Can someone tell me how many kilos there are in a tonne?, sorry but I cant be arsed to look it up.

Perhaps I didnt word that too well, what I was trying to say is f*ck 0-60, on a racetrack with lots of nice corners a cup will severely embaress a lot of cars that might be able to keep up in a straight line. Cars that cost a hell of lot more cash. But not a 355 maranello! Thats the only way...

In a straight line an ordinary S3 will give a cup a hard time, on a race track, the cup will give even a APR S3 a hard time. Why is everyone so obsessed with 0-60 times? A 7 litre Bently turbo R WILL match a cup 0-60!! Doesnt say a lot though does it? The cup should put in lap times 5 seconds...

Get some decent tyres. In the wet you are asking for trouble with sh*te rubber on your car. Can make all the difference between understeer and no understeer. So if you dont need to lift off, theres no oversteer to worry about. I had real probs with one rear tyre that was getting on the bald...

Cold morning, iced up windscreen. Ex-bird starts up her ford ka whilst standing outside. Ka was parked in reverse! Auto choke is obviously set for anti-stall, revs shoot up, car flies backwards through a bush and a tree before hitting next doors house. Was funny as f**k to watch from in doors...

About to get a 172 so been looking at quotes. Im currently with tesco but they want £700. Elephant.co.uk only want £500. I have got 12 years no claims mind you. Get it registered in your mums name a become a named driver. Thats what I did with my second car (SRi 130), and continued to...

I would at least report it to Renault. When I was test driving a cup a month or so back I asked them if theyd sorted the airbag prob and would the MD write me a letter to that effect ( I said Id deliver it back via their front window if I got f**ked about like some of the people whove had the...

Change the gearbox if you upgrade the engine. Rumour has it the box in the 16v was only designed for 120bhp. A friend of mine had one go at 77k, and he drives like a girlie susan. He was already in huge debt, nearly topped himself.

That halfords wheel cleaner is sh*te, dont bother. KDF, get yourself some decent scuba diving gloves if you clean your car in this weather, your pinkies will be sweating when youve finished! A mate of mine actually got fined for a grubby number plate, he did admit to being a bit cheeky to...

I just love the headlights! Wonder how many bottles of tip-ex that took!

Must be honest I like the blue/gold on my willy, but think youre right, would look tacky on a 172.