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get some black barbeque spray paint that will paint the springs black, my mates got through the assing with out being noticed! and because of the wheel being damaged they cant say that it looks lower etc,...
for me:
£100 fine
£125 on loom and ecu
£100 on ecu being unlocked
£99 for tax
£35 for MOT
£120 cambelt kit
£100 new shocks
£45 oil and filter
£35 new gaskets etc
£25 clutch pedal, and end plugs for cambelt
£45 map sensor
£45 new fuel rail and injectors
Total £775
ARGH! and the damned thing...
Resetting, the light came on after I restarted after going through a big puddle, put it on clip and it just came up that it had lost connection, reset the light and all was well.
Dont get me wrong they're brilliant cars, i love mine to pieces, just not fast enough anymore lol, hence putting the 172 lump in.
the drive is so much better than a 172, more chuckable and is a damned sight quicker point to point than a 172.
another thing to look out for is a wooly...
I was having an argument with a car dealer today over a megane saying the belt should have been done as it was at 5years old but only 35k. cant wait to see his face if the belt snaps on test drive...
ideally get someone to stand at the side of your car and with your bonnet up, and handbrake on hard, select 1st gear and about 2krpm, and try and pull away, get them to report any engine movement...