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After owning my 197 for a few weeks now, a few "small" issues have come to light. I decided to make the most of my warranty and take a trip to the dealers. The main problem I'd noticed was a slight knock from the steering wheel when turning at slow speeds - turns out my steering column needs...

So finally got myself a 197 after months of saving/searching, and after just one day I absolutely love it! Some pics below: Comments welcome!

Thought I'd share a handful of photos I took today at Donnington, as I got around 500 in total! This was my first ever visit to a track, and therefore my first time at attempting motorsport photography but I'm pretty pleased with most of the shots I got. Taken with an EOS 350D and Sigma 300mm...

I've been saving a while for a 197 now, and the time has come where I can afford it. I've had my car up for sale for a while and not had much interest, so yesterday got a quote for part ex from a Renault dealer. They said they would give me £5700 for the car, which I was pleasantly surprised...

Spent a few hours Saturday cleaning up my girlfriend's, friend's new car. It was an ex police surveillance car apparently, and had been knocked about, but we managed to smarten it up a fair bit. Gave me a good opportunity to have another go with the polisher, pretty pleased with how it came...

Went to Colchester Zoo today, was really looking forward to using the new Sigma lens with our Canon 350D - but the majority of our photos didn't turn out too well, even though they looked fine on the LCD at the time :( We were using a polarising filter too to help with shots through glass, but...

I'm interested in getting some low light/night shots, but being a beginner I'm not sure what the best settings for the camera would be to get good results. I have a Canon 350D with kit lens and a Sigma APO 70 -300mm lens, and also access to a 450D possibly. Any tips will be appreciated!

I'm starting to look around for 197's now, and would prefer to get one from a dealer (I know it will cost me more, but I'd still like to go this way first). I've found the following car: http://www.renaultretail.co.uk/usedvehicles.aspx?vehicle=HK08JVG I want an albi and thats the only one...

One for the photographers on here. My girlfriend has an EOS 350D, which recently we've started to use more often, finding we can get some really good photos with it (my biggest regret is not taking it with us to NY last June!). We'd like to go to a few track events this year, so have been...

My girlfriend spotted you about 5pm, on the road by the Ford garage traffic lights! Stickers in rear side window.

Well, I've come to a point now where I feel I want a car with a bit more power than the Dynamique S. I've had my heart set on a 197 fot the last year, but unfortunately couldn't afford it back when I changed cars last Autumn which is why I went for what I did instead. Anyway, hopefully come...

Anyone seen this? Looks pretty good IMO, apart from the fact it's on T-Mobile :( Linky: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/g1-with-google-phone/buy-now/?WT.mc_id=ON_QM_A_BuyAT and...

See my ebay listing for details.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280280564004

After all the sh*t I'm having with my car at the min, cheered me up a bit today when I finally finished painting a set of rear bumper mouldings to replace my black ones, first time I ever tried anything like this but I think it turned out quite well! Before: After...

Apologies now for the long post! Have had a slight vibration through the steering wheel at speed so popped it into my local garage today to get the tracking and balancing looked at hoping that would solve it. An hour later I get a phone call to tell me that my offside front wheel has a flat...

Went with my girlfriend yesterday, took her Canon EOS with me and took a few photos - now I'm far from even a half decent photographer but this picture caught my eye. Comments welcome!

Was deleting a load of old files on my PC earlier and came accross some photos of my last 2 clios: This one is chav-tastic looking back now, but I was 17, it was my first car and I thought it was the nuts lol Then I went from the 1.2 to a Mk2 1.6 16V, felt so fast in comparison, I...

So, I've been trying to figure out the actual colour of my car using the paint code, which is TED75, buit I couldn't find it anywhere. I was just looking through the PDF of paint codes in the guide section and noticed a D75 - Rouge Volcan ie Volcano Red, would this be my paint? If it is there...

Got these delivered today: Bump strips for the rear of my Mk3 Clio. The reason I bought a new set rather than attempt to spray the ones on the car is in case I f*ck it up lol So my questions are: What is the best way to smooth the texture out? How many coats of primer/paint/lacquer...

I've not noticed this before as I'm not in the back of my own car all that often, but I climbed in the back to give it a vacuum the other day and when I stood in the footwells i was surprised at how flimsy the floor felt? It kind of dips when I stand on it :S I was wondering if anyone else...

Not sure if anyone will be able to help me on this one, but its worth a shot anyway. I've noticed that when I take a corner even slightly faster than you would driving normally, there's a creaking sound coming from the drivers of the car. It almost sounds like the window or side of the car is...

Weather was quite nice today after work so I decided to give my car a good clean, with the help of the girlfriend. I did the following: Jet wash wheel arches, underbody and got all the sh*t off spare wheel Cleaned wheels with Megs wheel brush and wheel cleaner Rinse car with normal hose Wash...

Took a trip to the Bruntingthorpe track in Leicester with my missus and her mom yesterday. Didn't have anything booked to drive beforehand but me and the girlfriend ended up doing 3 laps in the orange Gallardo, and her mom had a drive in the R8 Fooking immense!! :race...

So, I fitted my silver indicator bulbs today and was very impressed with the difference they make to the light clusters. However, when I tested them out, they are really dim compared with the standard orange bulbs, so much so that I don't think they would be safe to use in the day: Standard...

As I'm on a tight budget atm due to forking out for my new car, my very first and subtle mod arrived today, some silvatech bulbs. I haven't attempted to fit them yet, but from what I can see the back ones will be easy, but as for the front, well I just can't see how its possible for me to get...

Was taking a few pics of the underside of my car earlier and got these: Bear in mind the car was dry, and I've not noticed an oil patches left on the drive. JUst wondered if this is normal?

Ok so I've had my car about 4 weeks now and I've started noticing things about it that are annoying me. Don't get me wrong, I love the car but it seems these things shouldn't be present on a car thats 2 years old... 1) The clutch seems to 'stick' ever so slightly when I bring it back up, and...

I was giving my car a good vacuum earlier and noticed this hanging down under the passenger side seat: There is a small socket tucked under the seat which I thought it may have come out of, but on closer inspection it seems to be a different size and doesn't fit in I'm thinking its...

I've noticed that when I'm driving with my lights on main beam at night, they don't seem to light up very much of the road ahead of me, maybe 20 feet or so. Now I don't know if thats just the way the Mk3 lights are, but it seems a bit odd to me as I can't see all that much. I only got the car...

I've had a good search through all the forums to try and find out what the best solution to lowering my car is and by how much as it looks like its on stilts atm However, all its done is make me more confused as there are a lot of conflicting views. Basically, I can't afford coilovers, so...