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:) :) Great choice of car a mate had one was the best handling car ever after fitting sports springs would keep up with anything on country roads :)

These cars handle very well. Brakes are s**t and They rust badly. They do go well but tbh Not as good as a 182. I had one for a year It cost more to run on fuel that a 2.5 e30 bmw But was great fun all in all. Worst thing about having a metro was everyone saying how s**t a metro is. But tbh they...

Very very true I earn about minimum wage lol. Busy week i may earn £7.50 an hour lol

In 1998 in the max power days that would have won an award for the best modified car Personally I hate it in every way lol. I am glad things have moved on from the max power days of making the car look big and silly with bodykits. There is not One thing on that car that looks good in my personal...

+2 Is a very good deal :)

I will be totally honest in this post I cannot speak For everyone But I respect a mechanic more than some other trades. A good mechanic can do a great job and should earn at least £40 per hour. I would be more than happy to pay that all day every day. But I would not pay a bad one more than 5...

This sounds Like You are an expert in your field tbh. What would be total cost including belts for a 172/182 mate? I will be more than happy to pay an expert More than £40 per hour But I have heard so many stories when people have paid £700 for a cambelt change and it has made the car worse...

My Own Limited advice would be to get a second opinion from another garage if You take it to any garage it is worth a second opinion mate. I would suggest Not to go to a garage fearing the worst cause they in My own experience will tell You the worst. This could be a very simple thing to fix...

Thanks for your reply I would happily pay £510 for 9 hours work mate. I may have been ignorant with My original assumptions that it would be the same amount of work as a peugeot 306 hdi cambelt. I still think it is alot of money to pay But can understand that it needs to be done. And me and My...

Nice car mate. You could try some Williams alloys and lower car. But 182 alloys would look great. But do Your own thing mate try some photo shop of some oz alloys or something. dci models are great :)

How long would You say It takes a normal speed mechanic to change a camblet on a clio Dan@SJM ? is the book time correct in your opinion? ​Thanks. In advance for replies.

If You want to get them done for your own worry free existence the maximum cost should be £420 for a good garage to do a good job. £510 is too much for half a days work. You are not employing a brain surgeon to do this it aint rocket science tbh.

It is threads like this that discourage people to become a member of a forum. They serve no purpose other than to create tension between people and cause trouble. I don`t like fords But I like Renaults. But I would prefer a bmw or an audi But we are all limited by how much we want to spend on...

Only concern would be why was the abs sensor damaged when the wheel bearing was changed? as everyone else will say cambelts But tbh if you can get that for 1100 will be a great car even if you end up spending £500 on it to sort seat out and get belts done and look at the abs sensor. May be...

What value did you put down for car? And What type of cover do you have?

Re: Went to view this 172 today... (salesmen rant) Looks Good And I don`t see it being overdue for a service tbh. Ok the belts should be done and the dealer should give some discount for that. But tbh You would have a minimum warranty of 3 months so if they do go the dealer would have to sort...

T cut is good when used correctly Ideally with a da have used it to good effect on older cars. :)

Car Daniel Linked you looked good :) I doubt he would recommend a bad car. he is a well known member on here :)

Where did you get the £295 price from? They only charge £254 or inspection of a car over 2 litre for a non member of rac, For a member they charge £234. They also have no vested interests in the car. Also they don`t really go to greggs. They have busy days so normally have a tesco sandwich on...

That aint worth more than 3.2k Mate if he gets it for that will be good deal. :)

Do the legwork yourself. Check auto trader magazine, ebay, local magazines. Call local Renault dealer and let them know what you are looking for. You will need to check the car out yourself. Or In My opinion the best way is to get a rac inspection of the car. Then you will know if it is a good...

Have you checked tyre pressures? and have you checked inner tie rods. They can cause problems with Handling. And please avoid ATS. In my own company's experience they lie about things and cannot do a job to a high standard in any way My personal experience was in Gillingham med way. Took car in...

I would suggest taking up golf or Gardening tbh If You worry about this stuff you are worrying to much about Things. If they have done the tracking trust them to have done a good job I don`t even look at the printouts when mine is done.

Should Not fail so quickly When I took Mine in for replacement bearing garage said main cause of failure is water ingress could be driving through floods that messed mine up.Please don`t replace bot at same time That is a waste of money they wear at different rates and one can be bad and other...

​Sounds Like a good garage to me mate :) People don`t go back to bad garages that rip people off.

This was the same when broadband was first introduced we had to get at least 2000 signatures for it to be even considered in my small town. tbh The benefits That I have recieved compared to my isdn dial up connection have been very minimal. I can stream a video now on broadband where as on dial...

Correct This Is exactly what I teach. Always stick to lane.

Re: My Internet s**te....help. Try a 3g dongle for a temporary measure.If You get 3g coverage. Then Call bt and say you are very unhappy and you will change providers unless things improve I would consider a wired connection to get extra speed and google chrome may increase browsing speed...

No I don`t Don`t carry many spare parts tbh because trying to repair on the side of a busy road is not a great Idea. And I have the rac membership to take care of that for me.

I think this is a Refferal to a previous topic I posted. I never said the cambelt won`t snap I would expect it to snap if It was not changed after 75k. Please Try and stop taking the piss out of me for a previous post. I would like this thread to stay on topic without cheap shots against me...