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Whatever electronic system they come up with, someone will come up with something that can beat it. If you're going to own a car like this, then a disc lock, drop bollards, chains... ANYTHING that makes a noise is the only chance you have. Immobilisers etc are pointless on cars like this...

My mate just bought a FF alien green with recaros for £8495 at a dealer. 2011 plate with 59k. Will give you a rough idea.

Vac your mats. Spray liberally with interior cleaner (cheap halfords upholstery aerosols work well for this) Scrub with stiff brush. (A bit bigger than a nail brush) Vac again. Spray a light mist of cleaner again. Stripe your carpets whichever way suits. Leave in sun to dry. Bosh.

How many miles do you do per year bud? Just wondering how long it will take to get to the magic 200k.

Yeah it is. It's got s**t wheels on it, it's over due belts, no mot etc but it has the basis of a really nice car. Some cars are just dogs and only vast amounts of money can cure it but the this looks half about. Nice interior and steering wheel etc. Shame it's 3.5 hours away or I'd go and...

Extortionate. Especially as Scott's is more or less the same money and is more or less brand new! There's a 56k ph1 172 on Facebook for £800! Lol.

Look lovely! And the 197 wheel finishes it off a treat. Well done.

Most Renault DCi's have died so I'd imagine the forum has withered a little! There are some VERY knowledgeable people on here though. Graham S and Alex W have helped me no end.

Someone off here. They came from plastics4performance originally though.

There is nothing in/on my door. Door cars off, mechanism and wiring out, all metal cut out, poly carb riveted on. Door weighs about the same as a can of coke! Lol

No. Who said they have??

I've got them on mine, massive weight saving. The only thing I will say, they scratch very very easily. So every time you clean them you're damaging them.

My mate is in the market for a 197. He wants recaros, would prefer black and it will do 2/3 track days a year. This seems to fit the bill. Anyone know it? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201504132562747?atmobcid=soc4

The most comfy cars ever! Great choice.

Can't beat a mk1. :-)

Lump of wood and a trolley jack to lift the engine a bit. (On the sump) Make sure you un-clip the fuel lines (by the top mount) to avoid snapping any clips. Other than that, normal tool kit. Gearbox mount is fiddly but nothing more. Dogbone mount is a piece of cake.

Tar and glue remover can cause older paints to quite literally fall off.

My Orion was base coat only and after some GTecniq P1, some SRP, some hydro 2 and a good coat of illusion, it looked brand new for about a year!

DA will be fine mate. Just use something like SRP or triple first to clean it up then work from there upwards. I wouldn't use cutting compound or anything like that though. You never know what's been painted and by who!

It will probably be base coat only so for a start I wouldn't use a rotary. At least not unless you've got massive testicles.

That is a piss poor excuse. Unless of course you're planning on completing on a new house purchase in the next three months? No? Oh. So you could buy an RS3. If prices stay dormant, you're onto a winner. If they go up, double bubble.

How can you not justify something that's going up in value? Are you special needs?

Light unit; http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=150958817963 Bulb; http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=151664956788 Freshens up the back no end. Especially at night.

I just love them. Now I work with Porsche/BMW's all day I have no desire to own anything expensive what so ever! Give me cheap fun hatchbacks any day of the week.

No. I've never said that. :S Nimbus 197, xenons and climate control. H&R springs, spacers, tail pipe trims, Boom!

I really like them. The driving position is better than a 182, the seats and steering wheel are much nicer, and out if the box they're better on track IMO. It's a long way off yet, but it needs to be done.

Link? Don't worry, found it. Cheap!

Currently we have; 525i estate for the wife and kid duties. A Clio dci for work for me. Next for the wife will be an X5 or a new shape CRV. Next for me will hopefully be a 197.

A quick search on here shows it was flood damaged and had a second hand engine fitted in 2013.

Lol, our financial situations are so far apart! You ordered AST's today, last week I bought a second hand shock for £10. LOL!