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Just spoke to spares at Renault and they said that the inlet manifold gasket is part number 7700114203 and cost £4.91+VAT. He mentioned that there were quite a few different gaskets on the system, so I just wanted to check this is the correct one? Cheers, D.

Shaun's right, riz. Having black gold clearly gives you a 15bhp increase. Didn't you know that? ;) D.

<---- black gold, unfortunately! Grade-A Fecker to keep looking smart. :dapprove: D.

It sounds stupid, but I've noticed non-cupped 182s with anthracites put on - pretty much straight away. They do look noticably higher. Of course, there is nothing to stop the owner dropping it a bit to disguise that fact. ;) When I ordered my 182, it was a definite that I would pick the cup...

Cheers for the link m8 - not far from me either! Lol Chris - I bet that was an 'oh f**k - what have I done?' moment? ;) I'll get a new gasket as well. I'm going to swap them out next Saturday so I've got the rest of the week to get the stuff. D.

Fairplay m8 - nothing wrong with having a drive of something that catches your eye! Some slight knocking on acceleration seems a very common problem with the engine mounts. Also, a lot of 1*2's have had knocking from the steering when on full lock. Mine did that in a few months of having it...

Aye - certainly the right location for the Mr. Mossy! D.

Doesn't sound too good on the face of it. The 6 previous owners would bother me in all honesty - did some of them (or all of them?) know something about the car that's a disaster waiting to happen? It could be a great car - I shouldn't be so dismissive of it. But the above comments (coupled...

Cheers m8! :star: D.

Nice one! I'll risk it without then. Any recommended makes of plugs in particular? If I'm going to the hassle of looking at them first, I'll probably swap them out regardless. :) D.

^^^ - That's what I was thinking really. Would it be a good idea to clean or prep the old gasket before I put it back on? Don't get me worried Gaz! lol! D.

Bugger. :( Cheers Gaz. Any thoughts on the gasket when I take the inlet off? Am I ok just to retain the old gasket or should I get a new one first? Paranoia - I know! ;) D.

Chaps, before I go any further to check the state of the spark plugs, am I right in saying that the top of the inlet assembly has to come off to get to them? I stopped at that point as I saw a gasket at the front (where the 10mm hex bolts are) and didn't want to risk damaging that. I'm...

Good call! Great card - just be prepared for it to heat the room that its in. The stock cooler is turd - I'd definitely recommend getting a better 3rd party one... D.

Nice piece of kit Barron! Always feels good having a new PC setup. You spend ages just throwing all sorts at it to stress it to the max! :) The 4870 is a great card. Well chuffed with mine, so you'll be even more chuffed having got two of the buggers in there. edit - oh, and the G15 is a...

Haven't checked the plugs actually Tobs - I'll probably take a butchers tomorrow. I remember messing about years ago with my dad's Fiesta and using the strobe light to find the TDC on timing. I guess things have moved on a fair bit these days! Could be. It certainly doesn't feel sluggish...

I've only noticed it in the last week really, having been off work. If I put the car under a bit of strain, say third gear at a relatively slow speed, the engine pinks quite badly. It's never done this before. It sounds like the familiar Clio V6 pink noise, but actually a little harsher, imo...

You read the price wrong. It's actually 9,000 Zimbabwean dollars - so probably about a fiver in our money. ;) D.

Passed in on the way over to A-U-L from Manchester. K plater - Willy 3? D.

Nice one Mike. What mileage did it have on it? Any ideas of typical mpgs yet? D.

I didn't see the crash, but we did go down to Knickerbrook at one point. Surely to god those old Lolas weren't under the noise regs? I think they must be the loudest cars I've ever heard at Oulton. Maybe they get special permission for one weekend or something? Loved the old rally cars on the...

Those Imps were rapid little feckers. Quite funny seeing them in amongst a field of other cars including Lotus Cortinas and Mustangs! Was your m8's XR2 a white one with a centre-exit exhaust? Spotted that one earlier and it looked well smart. D.

Let on to a 172 Cup as we pulled up. Spotted a black 197 there too. Was anyone else there today? D.

Is that McDonalds at Pilsworth? D.

Mutley Plain? I know it well. :) Blakey - I bet you're racking up some serious mileage on the Vee between Plymouth and Darlington?! D.

Saw in parked up on the road today - looking v.clean and shiny. :) Anyone? D.

I'd pretty much stick with NTFS all the way, these days m8. As a simple rule of thumb, I used to consider FAT32 back in the days when drives were commonly around 10GB in size. NTFS handles larger capacities much better. One thing that might be worth mentioning is that a drive setup in FAT32...

+1 Alt+Tab has never worked so well. On XP it was good - on Vista I've found it to be almost fool-proof. Likewise in killing processes too. D.

Good points Mike. Must admit, I've had fewer calls off my dad with issues on his PC, now that he has Vista - lol. It does seem more 'descriptive' to new comers on a PC. And I guess that can only be a good thing. D.

I use Putty every now and then too - nice and small. :) As for Mike's original post, the things that annoy me with Vista are where they just seem to but extra layers of dialogue/menu options to get to the same point as you did in XP? Why? When there is no benefit in doing so? D.