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Yikes - Id agree with silvercup182 on this - it was the one dreaded sight I never wished to see everytime I lifted the bonnet on my GT. Thankfully, it never happened - if it is the gasket thats gone, at least you have the luxury of warranty cover! D.

Just a thought - how many people on here wash their wifes/girlfriends car at the same time that they wash their own? I used to do it almost religiously, but increasingly, Im usually just washing my own. I hope this doesnt make me a bad husband?! :oops: :confused: Maybe I should pull my...

29 when I got mine, 30 now though....

Aye - Ill be doing my Mr. Mayagi impression again this weekend... "Vax on...... vax off, vax on...... vax off" Bloody black gold.... :@ D.

Mike172Sport - as Ive said before m8, theres a market out there for different voice modules on GPS sat-nav systems.... Imagine being told by a porno womans voice that youre a bad boy for taking the wrong turn. Hmmm. Ok, I think Ill take the next wrong turn too... ;) D.

It would have looked better with the standard wheels, imo.... D.

Me neither. I really liked the plain WRX I drove, but couldnt afford the juice and insurance!!! D.

LOL - if the engines standard, Id love to hear the 0-60 time, trying to rotate those 19s and with £5k of stereo stuff in it! Milk-float racing, anyone? ;) D.

^^^^ - good point! Bird sh*t stands out more though.... D.

Well, Ive passed four RS Clios this morning on the way into work - two 172 Cups, one blue and one silver 172. I let onto all of them and didnt get one response. :cry: The only one Id let off would be the woman in the silver 172. We passed each other on opposite sides of the M66, so a combined...

Yey! An original one! Glad to see that its not been kevved-up. Have you had much chance to take it out for a spin? D.

The Highway Code drastically needs updating. Brake tech has moved on so much since those days. I think those brake distances merely apply to trucks these days! :p D.

Its been fine so far (apart from the annoying engine creak). Great handling, great car and like most people on here, I really like the extra surge higher up the rev range... Had it since the start of December last year, so Im still learning what it can do! Whereabouts are you off the M60? D.

LOL m8! Just the same as me. Give it the full AutoGlym once-over on Saturday and the damn thing looks like I didnt even bother! Does look good when clean though, doesnt it?! D.

Bayliss - switch to something like http://www.photobucket.comwww.photobucket.com m8 - it works just as well. D.

Bad day for you then seb? Lets hope you dont get Groundhog Day and have to repeat it over again, eh?! Best of luck... D.

Good stuff! Any pics? D.

Funny that - mine does it occassionally when I try to select reverse. Works ok when I select 1st and then try reverse again. Interesting comment about changing the gearbox oil - Ill bare that in mind.... D.

I suppose in a way, if your car is written off, you know that no one else can do anything to it..... It sounds a little mad (and probably selfish) but Id probably feel better seeing my car wrecked that to see it neglected, ragged and clearly in a bad shape through its current owner who clearly...

Felt like that m8 when I saw my Punto Sporting (my first car) about a year after I sold it. The couple who owned it had just got out of it, so I pulled up behind them and had a quick chat. They clearly looked after it, but it was my first ever car and I would have really like to have driven it...

Probably the engine mounts, but the noise is a bit much for a 4 month old car. Its always when the clutch engages - or the engine takes the strain. Sounds like a creak, which I cant hear if I blip the throttle. Does the gearbox have its own set of mountings or does it rely on the ones for the...

What would worry me is that those flat-spots will have only been caused when his driving went wrong. What about the rest of the time he had it? Was it ragged? Unless he has your permission to give it some stick, he should treat it with kid gloves. Its your property and he f**ked about with it...

They look well, but I bet theyre a bar-steward to clean!

182_blue - Im still in awe of that piccie m8 - the difference was amazing. Id suspect Topper has a mild version of that on the right of the picture. If he has, its nigh on identical to the problems on mine. And like you, all the swirls marks were there when I took delivery of the car from...

connor - definitely go for the full black treatment on the wheels. Dark alloys always look great! D.

Good point clarkie! I flashed a woman in a silver 172 on Friday (headlights only, of course...) and waved as she passed and she just looked at me totally confused.... Bryans summed it up and taking it one stage further (perish the thought) - some RS owners may just be using their cars to get...

Topper - I gave mine the total wash and wax treatment yesterday and I must say, the quality of the black gold finish is pretty dire. Even after 6 years with the GT, the paint quality (especially after waxing) look really good - the 182 is looking worse after just a few months! The skirt areas...

I wouldnt have it done - especially on a V6. You need people to see that theres an engine in the back - not hiding it away! I must admit, the silver Clio above doesnt look too bad though.... Tints dont look right on black cars imo. D.

Thumbs up from me. Just a tad OTT, but it certainly looks good. Like others on here (Trio etc) Id beef-up the appearance of the exhaust, if it was mine.... D.

Superb - my idea of a modded car. Looks unique, though you know immediately that its a Clio. I normally dont like tints, but with a lighter coloured car, they really work. Give yourself a decent pat on the back m8 - its a cracking car to look at! D.