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  1. Alex5

    Can someone spec me the best gaming laptop :)

    https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-13/ I am wanting to configure the above laptop for gaming how ever i am stuck with the amount of choice. I want to spend around £750 and have 8gb Ram. I am stuck on the processor.. is a higher Ghz dual core i5 better than a lower Ghz quad core...
  2. Alex5

    Help with buying a gaming laptop

    Hey Folks I have not played my Xbox one in about 7 months which leads to me wanting to sell it and buying a cheap and cheerful gaming laptop. Budget wise i want to spend about £350 and i want to be able to play games such as Dota 2, Battlefield Badcompany 2 etc. So not massive spec but good...
  3. Alex5

    Wireless Mac to TV streaming device?

    Hey Looking for buy wireless device i can steam from whats on my mac screen to my HD tv. I had a look at Google Chromecast but it seems you can only stream certain associated things such as youtube/netflix etc. Anyone got any recommendations , cheaper the better!
  4. Alex5

    cup in bath zxe with pic

    Was behind you in bath about midday and spotted the Cs stickers ! I was in a white z4
  5. Alex5

    RB 182 at castle combe + pic

    I stopped by castle combe race track for 5 mins as I was on a BMW event and saw your rb. Looks great and plenty of cs stickers :)
  6. Alex5

    Removing Recaros for standards help

    Unfortunately i will soon have to sell my mint Monaco due to getting a company car :( I am considering swapping the current Recaros out for some standard 172 seats before the sale .. what will i need to take out with the recaros to sell them exactly ? rails/subframes etc? thanks for the help
  7. Alex5

    Monaco fun in the New Forest.

    I went for a drive with my girlfriend with the intention of using her camera to get some decent pics of the Monaco. We went to the New Forest just outside of Bournemouth which was really nice, quite empty too so had some fun on the roads. I really want some Spacers but will wait and find some...
  8. Alex5

    after market alarm help

    My car came with a Sigma alarm, wired up to central locking, has a bonnet sensor and interior sensors. After a guy installed a new car battery in my car, the alarm keeps going off on its own maybe 30 mins after I arm it. Obviously it's really pissing me off so I have disconnected the...
  9. Alex5

    Alex5 and his recaro'd Monaco

    I am the proud new owner of a 2003 Monaco blue 172! After deciding i wanted to get a 172 , i knew i wanted to take some time and find a well cared, great example. Then one day on cliosport i saw a post from an old member @m4rkie23 asking for advice about what to do with his car, i browsed the...
  10. Alex5

    What Recaros are these?

    sorry i don't have a picture, i am trying to find out the name of a certain type of recaro seat, Basically they look identical to Trophy tread lines how ever they have no harness holes below the head rest. any ideas?
  11. Alex5

    key only goes half way into barrel

    So this is for a friend in need.. He owns a clio and went to drive it how ever the key will only go half way into the barrel and then gets blocked by something. Steering lock is off. Any ideas?
  12. Alex5

    which clio would you choose?

    so i am deliberating which car i want to get when i get back to the UK. My searches all ways end up looking at Clios lol , i guess i'm addicted as most on Cliosport are. Anyways max budget around £2k and i am thinking either a Phase1 172 or find a white 1.2 phase2 and do the usual Oz f1s...
  13. Alex5

    Renault Spider + pic

    Walking home whilst in Monaco I saw this bad boy. I'v never seen a spider in the flesh before.. bloody lovely
  14. Alex5

    Car Insurance conundrum

    Okay i need some advice / help pretty please .. So heres the situation , i have gotten a job in a ski resort starting the beginning of December :) so i just sold my mx5 as i did't want it sat over the winter for 5 months. so what do i do about Insurance .. Either A. Freeze my...
  15. Alex5

    Google Nexus 5

    So all you Nexus lovers, Google have announced the new Nexus 5 today https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb&hl=en it looks lush , priced a bit higher compared to when the 4 was released but that won't stop me getting it :p everyones thoughts and opinions?
  16. Alex5

    Battlefield 4 price difference preorder / shop

    I want to get Battlefield 4 on xbox 360 asap on the 1st , i could pre order it now from Amazon for £40 but it won't get to me until the postman at like 12 :( I know preorder prices are slightly different to in shop prices.. any one know roughly how much a shop like Game will sell it for?
  17. Alex5

    A photoshop request pretty please

    Sup Folks I am looking for a kind person to help with my photoshop request :) Could you change the roof colour to white to match the rest of the car , and change the wheel colour to a Anthracite / Gun metal grey colour. I will be eternally grateful :)
  18. Alex5

    mx5 condensation inside car.

    Hi guys sorry that's it not a clio but it Is a problem ! My mx5 with soft top hood is leaking water somehow, there is no obvious wafter dribbling in but every morning when I see the car its all steamed up with condensation. There are water ddroplets on the inside windows and on the soft top...
  19. Alex5

    Alex's new car - Mx5 Eunos

    I have always loved Mx5s , but for some reason i have never scratched that itch and actually bought one, always sticking to nice safe choices of front wheel drive, small hatch backs :) Anyway a couple of weeks ago i convinced my self i had to buy one so went on the hunt online. I wanted a white...
  20. Alex5

    detailing product present for a beginner ?

    A mate has asked me for help as he wants to buy his dad some car cleaning products for his birthday. I don't have a clue about detailing haha so I'm asking for advice .. Budget around £50. His dad has a porches 911 and only bucket washes it. Maybe some sort of polishing compound with a...
  21. Alex5

    black 200 - Bath pultney bridge inc pic

    Just walking to a friends and spot the 200 parked by pultney bridge. Noticed the cliosport sticker ! Nice car
  22. Alex5

    DIY wheel refurb attempt

    Bonjour! After changing my brake pads and spraying my callipers/drums I wanted to make my wheels look a bit less beaten up. A fair bit of scratches and curbing on them so I did my best , I used wet and dry sandpaper, 2 different grades to get the surface ready and remove any chips. I did buy...
  23. Alex5

    noob has fitted brakepads himself !

    Well I am a noob when it comes to mechanics how ever it hasn't stopped me trying to learn as much as I can myself and hopefully one day I'll be fairly competent :) Today I set out to change my front brake pads all by myself , I had my Haynes book ready and had watched some videos etc so I was...
  24. Alex5

    do i have to apply copper grease to new pads?

    Well I have just done my first ever front pads change which makes me extremely happy :) Though I have not put any copper grease on the backing of the new pads, is it essential that I do? Should I go buy some ? Pug 106 btw
  25. Alex5

    Help please, car wont start : /

    could do with some help, i have a peugeot 106, it started fine yesterday, how ever i just got into it and tried to start it and it just stopped half way through. Now when i try starting it i can hear it trying to turn over every 3 or so seconds but it wont fire into life. It could be that i was...
  26. Alex5

    uh oh , spagettio, snapped wheel bolts

    FML , had to take my car to the garage to remove s**tty locking wheel nuts for me , after they did that I went home to take the wheels off the change brake pads and 3 of the bolts in the front right wheel snapped clean off when I loosened them :( They left about 1cm of threaded bolt in the hub...
  27. Alex5

    bad car, bad pics , awesome location :)

    Drove up to Dartmoor today , I have been a student in Plymouth for 3 years and never went until now for some reason , the roads and scenery are incredible I just wish I wasn't there in a 106 !! Saw so many people going for spirited drives .. I will return with a decent car !
  28. Alex5

    Mark Webber test drives Renaultsport 200T

    sorry if this is a repost, i did do a quick search to no avail. just randomly found this video of Mark Webber test driving the new 200T on youtube incase anyone is interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIjeN3W-UnM
  29. Alex5

    plymouth r27/ yellow 197

    Not sure if you are on here but you drove along my road while me and my housemates were sat in the front garden having a BBQ in the sun ! Anyway the car looked really nice and sounded like a beast :)
  30. Alex5

    is there a way of finding out whether a boxed iphone5 is unlocked?

    I have received a sealed iphone 5 from my insurance company as a replacement and i would like to sell it, only problem is i have no idea if its unlocked or not. i have emailed my insurance company asking but is there any other ways of finding out, using the IMEI number or asking apple for example?
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