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Hi, I don't post on here too often since moving away from driving Clip, but I would like some opinions and advice. Yesterday I was driving with my wife and 15mth old boy along a busy 3 lane road (A4 Great West Road in Hounslow towards London) and on approach to the traffic lights I slowed down...

great tyres according to many here, and my rubbish Contis need replacing very soon - but cannot find these Hankooks anywhere in this size! Any ideas where I can get them from? Or perhaps anyone can suggest a good alternative? Ceers in advance

My car is being assesed by third party insurers, and they want to know if they can replace the exhaust system (Ktec Super Stealth Mild Steel £229) like for like, or original Renault. Car is touch and go as far as being a writeoff, and if the genuine is more expensive, it may well force a...

Wife came in from work on friday with the car smashed in from behind. Most importantly, she is fine, but the car is not so good - superficially, the car doesnt look too bad, with the intact but pushed in, and the tailgate a bit mangled, but upon opening the boot Ive realised the boot floor is...

Anyone mad enough to do it an drive? My other half did just that :( and just spent £200 draining the tank. What damage can be expected?

Bought my Olympus E-510 last week, and despite the tough desicion to get this over a Nikon D60 and a Canon 400D, Im absolutely delighted! Ive got the twin lens kit, which as far as kit lens go is pretty decent, but I now want a good lens for doing some macro work and portraits. Any...

Hi Ive had a Panasonic FZ18 now for 2 months, and after spending a week snapping away in New York, I feel ready to get a `proper` camera. The FZ18 has been an excellent camera for me just to start off with, and the manual flexibility it has has given me the understanding to go all the way and...

Got into the car today, lovely warm day, switched the climate control on and as the car warms up all I get is hot air! AC light on or off, temp set on max or min, either way all that comes out is hot air. Anyone else ever encounter this? Very annoying :(

My car is now nearly up to 60k miles and Im still running on original shocks. Car still feels good, but I reckon its time to get a set of new shocks fitted. Any advice on what I should get and where I should get them from - Im running my car on Eibach Pro springs. Cheers

Just a quickie - I need a set of 4 tyres. Done a search of local suppliers and the cheapest price I got are Goodyear F1 GSD3 - £72 per tyre fully fitted Michelin PE2 - £80 per tyre fully fitted All prices are for 195/45 R16 Anyone know of any place cheaper? Are the PE2s worth paying...

Been very difficult to start lately! Actually, the car has had this starting problem for nearly 3 years (since I got the car actually) - on occasions, the car would happily turn over but start after 5-10 engine turns. Did this VERY rarely (im talking once every 3-4 months) but would always...

My insurance runs out midnight tonight, and Ive been searching for insurance quotes. My current insurance (Norwich Union) have for some completely unknown reason are trying to rape me with a 20% hike in premium - no claims made or points gained. Lowest quote I got is from More Than - does anyone...

Hi. I am in need of a wireless network at home, and I need someone here to give me some advice. When it comes to networking, Im a bit of a moron! Basically, I have a BT Broadband connection. I have 2 laptops. And I have an Officejet 7310 with ethernet port. Now, I would like to connect all...

Well last night whilst driving, I had to do a smart cat avoidance manouver, but unfortunately I clipped one of my wheels against a kurb. Now I wish I went straight over the cat! Anyways... I was wondering if this can be repaired, and if someone here on CS can do it. The wheels are OZ SuperT...

Hello! Got my wheels & tyres today, all ready to put onto the car, but I noticed something that may be a problem. Basically, I have got the OZ wheels with 195/45 VR16 tyres on them, but the wheel offset is et42. Now if Im correct arent the original 172 Mk2 wheels with an offset of et48.5? Is...

Hello! Ive ordered a set of OZ SuperT GT`s for my car and have only just realised that I need a set of locking wheel nuts! After a bit of research, I have found that McGard ULTRA`s are the best around. But does anybody know what model number/size I need for these new wheels? Also, where is...

My car is due for 48,000 mile service and was wondering if changing the gearbox oil for a fully synth oil like Silkolene is advantageous... any comments? Also, how much gear oil would I need for my car? Cheers in advance. Lal.

As title.... just want to ask for some assistance on this subject. Id seen these wheels on a Clio 172 Mk2 about a couple of years ago, and I thought they looked brilliant. They were 17" in Platinum (dark silver) but Im thinking of getting them in 16" on my car. Any of you out there got...

Hello. Started a thread a while back about my car being difficult to start... then it was very intermittent, but now it happens more. Basically, the car turns over freely (doesnt matter if the engine is hot, warm, or cold) but simply refuses to start. Takes 2-3 attempts of continuous turning...

Think the reg started with LS53.... had dark multi-spoke wheels... looked very different. Who are ya and what wheels do ya have?

Havent seen BB for a few days, but my word... Craig is such a drama queen! Somebody slap him!

Have hit a massive pothole, and am now getting a bit of vibration at 60-80mph. Had it checked out - suspension seems ok, and the wheel balancing/tracking is ok. But while having the wheels up on the balancing machine it was noticed that the wheels are slightly buckled. Can this be somehow fixed...

Well.... about a month ago, the washer bottle was empty. As always, I decided to fill it back up. But while filling up, a bit of foliage dropped in! Stupidly, I didnt really do anything about it and all was well. Tried to wish it away LOL! Yesterday, it was empty again. As always, I decided to...

Can you please recommend some people to service the A/C on my Clio 172 Mk2? Not as cold as it used to be. Im located in West London, so anywhere within an hours drive would be ideal. Want to prepare my car for some seriously hot weather which is expected this weekend.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/biglunn/Headlampout.jpg Well... had the aux belt replaced and all seemed fine. Was out a few mins ago, and realised that one of my headlamp & indicator (offside) unit wasnt working! Middle of nowhere in the pitch black I decided to investigate. Shined the...

Bloody hell... this stuff is powerful! Hate cleaning wheels. But sprayed some of this on... left for a minute or so... then pressure rinsed the wheel, and voila... a sparkling clean wheel! I have never used anything so potent - was expecting to need to give the wheels a scrub but it was...

Yesterday, I thought I lost my key! Well, I eventually found my key for the car, but I also realised that it is now the only key I have for my car! My worry is... if I do lose this key, how much would it cost to get a replacement? Is it preferable/more cost effective to have a copy made of...

I have a clio 172 Mk2 (2002) and noticed that the auxiliary belt had not been changed on the 36,000 mile service. The car is now on 43,000 miles and listening to some horror stories about them snapping and wreaking the engine by interfering with the cambelt I have booked the car to have it...

Well... noticed in this warmer weather that when I first start using Aircon, the smell is disgusting! Gets a bit better after a bit of use but it is foul. Any ideas how to get rid of the smell??

I know that Oil treatments are not only a waste of time, but