A day in the life..

[Ian]

Well seeing as it's nearly 2009 and I actually have a bit of time spare for once this is kind of a 'progress thread', a 'this is my year' thread and a 'thank you' thread, all rolled into one.. thread. Make of it what you will!

MY CAR

18th June 2008

• Standard
• £1300

Front:

Rear:

19th June 2008

• Alarm refuses to let me in the car
• £45

20th June 2008

• Ph2 Rear Lights and Dynamique Spoiler
• 2x £45
• Chris Whiteley

Worlds best illustrative photo:

24th June 2008

• Clear side repeaters
• £6
• Eurocarparts

Still need bulbs, not fitted.

30th June 2008

• 16" 172 Alloys
• £160
• Ben_Ward2oo5 / 172Ben

Insurance wont let me fit them, still in garage:

04th July 2008

• Silvatec bulbs all round
• £20
• Halfords, Altrincham

Clear side repeaters now fitted:

04th August 2008

• 1.
• Replacement fog lamp
• £20
• Christean Rea

After:

• 2.
• Replacement seat runner
• £30
• Steve Gumby

07th September 2008

• Dent Removal Meet, Warrington (Bargain!)
• £35
• Organised by Christopher etc etc

17th October 2008

• Mégane ph2 splitter, drivers wing, ph1 wing mirrors
• £142
• Renault Specialist Breakers, Accrington

19th October 2008

• 1.
• 172 Cup front seats
• £50
• Chris Whiteley

• 2.
• Mascrat Manor Pub Meet:

• 3.
• 172 ph1 full interior
• £120
• Chris W17GLE

It's now all in, but no photos.

26th October 2008

• 1.
• N/W meets the S/W and the Midlands, karting in Wolverhampton
• £~35

Mine on the left, showing up that pesky RB:

Half the turnout or so:

Was a good meet. I finished like 2nd last or something, I forget. It's not really important.

• 2.
• Eibach Sportline springs
• £85
• Andy Makavelli

Insurance won't let me fit these either, still in garage.

15th November 2008

• 172 gearstick gaiter
• £25 (including the knob etc.)
• Renclio

16th November 2008

• Dual Optic headlights
• £70
• Steve79

24th November 2008

Mégane ph2 splitter fitted:

09th December 2008

• Washed, polished, gloss and wax
• £~30

1x Autoglym SRP
1x Autoglym EGP
1x Autoglym Aqua Wax
1x Autoglym Bumper Care

And that's pretty much what has happened since I joined back in May. Obviously there are some bits not worth mentioning and inevitably, as it is now well past midnight, a fair few mistakes and omissions also. This is how the car stands now:

PLANS

Total cost so far in the region of £1400, including services and stuff, but excluding the cost of the car and insurance. It's probably not going to change much now, except for a new drivers wing and a bit of paint repair at the same time.

New car come June possibly, but more likely in 2010.

THANKS

Well it's gonna sound cheesy, but hell it's nearly Christmas. I'd just like to say thanks to everyone, from the people who have sold me parts, especially Chris (W17GLE), Chris (Whiteley) and Ben for the extra time and miles they put in;

Also the people known only as reps, who have put a lot of time and effort in to organising and attending the meets. Especially el Christopher and the 'other' reps, including (but not excusively), Andy Schweppy, Donny Donny, Mandy Pink Lady and Drunknmunky Nick;

Last but not least everyone who has helped me with stuff on CS or who I have met at meets, from Hayley and Mossy etc at the dent removal to Marky and SteBurns at karting. Thanks to CS I've spent a small fortune this year.

Anywayyss, I figured this would be cheaper than buying presents . Merry Christmas :approve:.

Next year is gonna be hella busy, so the Clio is probably going to take a backseat, which incidentally is the same place my bro has just put a dobbing great cigarette burn in my car. Good times.


Ian

 

[Tigger]

Good to look back on progress of our cars, keep it up

 

[f0xy]

good writeup

 

[Amy]

Aww lovely.
Car is looking great too

 

[Timmay]

good stuff!

 

[Englebert]

Looks good. When can you put the wheels/springs on?

I'd just colour code a few bits and leave it, unless you can get a cheap PH2 rear bumper.

 

[drunknmunky]

Good write up Ian, Btw i aint a rep anymore thought that counts though!! If i was you, i would jst put the springs on

 

[Ian]

Cheers all, was going to write more for it, but it was already late enough lol.

Looks good. When can you put the wheels/springs on?

I'd just colour code a few bits and leave it, unless you can get a cheap PH2 rear bumper.

Hopefully next June, if I can find an insurer who won't charge the earth for the privelege. I was thinking of paying a bit extra to put them on for the Isle of Man trip just before the insurance runs out, but I don't think I'll be going on that anymore.

I have enquired into color coding at the same time as having the new drivers wing sprayed and they want £300 for all the standard bits to be done, or £150 for just the wing and one bit of paint correction. We'll see, maybe after Christmas.

Good write up Ian, Btw i aint a rep anymore thought that counts though!! If i was you, i would jst put the springs on

Ha no I suppose you're not. You were though. Give it a few months and they'll be begging for you back.

Oh and don't tempt me with the springs, think I'll need spacers if I do anyway so I might as well wait for now.

 

[Edd]

good write up. Get the wheels and springs on. The wheels are atleast standard Renault parts and your car would be listed on an insurance database to have alloys on, you could always say you bought it like that and because they are renault parts thought they were standard.

 

[W17GLE]

Looking good mate! are you going to the christmas meet on sunday? if you do i'll have mine there totally stripped with one bucket seat lol

 

[Ian]

good write up. Get the wheels and springs on. The wheels are atleast standard Renault parts and your car would be listed on an insurance database to have alloys on, you could always say you bought it like that and because they are renault parts thought they were standard.

Yeah looking back that's perhaps what I should've done. However, I rang them up asking if it would be a problem, they quoted me some silly price so I said I wouldn't be changing anything. They said fine, but they'll keep a note of it. So, I imagine it would be the first thing they would check unfortunately.

Having said that, I'm not even sure how valid my insurance is anyway. Everything I've done has been cosmetic, but they could easily point something out if they wanted to.

Looking good mate! are you going to the christmas meet on sunday? if you do i'll have mine there totally stripped with one bucket seat lol

Shows how much I've been on, didn't even know there was a meet lol. Erm yeah might show my face, be good to see how yours is coming along.. sounds like some good progress has been made!

 

[W17GLE]

be good to see how yours is coming along.. sounds like some good progress has been made!

i've not done much just stripped it and fitted the eibachs its still not got a back box on it either lol. its not even driven it for a month now either lol

 

[drunknmunky]

Cheers all, was going to write more for it, but it was already late enough lol]

Ha no I suppose you're not. You were though. Give it a few months and they'll be begging for you back.

HAHAHA ye, certainly be a offer i cant refuse :S Got better things to do in life now mate Than live behind the walls of a MI5 wannabe forum

 

[Christopher]

Nice write-up Ian!

 

[Englebert]

Having said that, I'm not even sure how valid my insurance is anyway. Everything I've done has been cosmetic, but they could easily point something out if they wanted to.

Bear in mind insurance inspectors don't have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all cars. The wheels will have a Renault badge on them, so the chance of them noticing are minuscule!

Only thing that would stop me is, without springs, the car will look like its on stilts anyway. You will also need spacers to fit them.

 

[BREMBO]

Very good write up mate, I like it when its nice and simple...bullet points lol

 

[Ian]

i've not done much just stripped it and fitted the eibachs its still not got a back box on it either lol. its not even driven it for a month now either lol

Lol it's more than I've done in the past 6 months and I made a thread about it. :rasp: Black and Flame Red Ph-quick are spot on anyway.

HAHAHA ye, certainly be a offer i cant refuse :S Got better things to do in life now mate Than live behind the walls of a MI5 wannabe forum

Aye fair enough, couldn't be a rep myself!

Nice write-up Ian!

Why thankya!

Bear in mind insurance inspectors don't have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all cars. The wheels will have a Renault badge on them, so the chance of them noticing are minuscule!

Only thing that would stop me is, without springs, the car will look like its on stilts anyway. You will also need spacers to fit them.

Yeah wouldn't be fitting them without springs, would look naff. Would be pushing my luck putting bright red Eibach springs on, almost guaranteed to end up turtle-esque, wheels up in the air in a ditch. Then again, would still look naff with springs with the thinner track even if it were possible, would definitely need spacers.

If it happens it happens, if it doesn't I've probably got a better car so I won't be too fussed. Win win.

Very good write up mate, I like it when its nice and simple...bullet points lol

Lol cheers, you're lucky I wrote it half asleep, would've ended up at least 4 times longer if I really thought about it! Kind of like this in fact!

 

[Alexander]

Good lil read that.

Tidy car.

 

[Marky_]

Looking smart lad! I did loads of the same things to my old one

Would look spot on when you get the wheels & springs on. Hated how high mine always sat

 

[Whiteley]

Good read, cars coming along! No worries either

Chris

 

[Brett]

Good read Ian, cars come on a lot.

When you get a more mod friendly insurance company i'm sure it will be even better.

Hopefully see you at the meet on sunday.

 

[Ian]

Cheers again everyone..

It will be good if I can get it sat on springs, spacers and either the 16s, or 15" Oz f1s; but as I've not done any of it I'm not too bothered at the moment if that makes sense. My bro and/or his mates will only wreck it further, rear seats already need replacing.. lucky the car isn't a burnt shell tbh.

The CS sticker won't be going on til everything's finished anyway, so little chance of getting laughed at in public, sat like a rollerskate. Keep it out of the way at meets.

Looking back it doesn't look all that different, the best mods for me are giving it a good clean and the 172 interior, but I suppose it's not really the full package yet, so to speak. Chris's black ph1 is the perfect example of what a good clean can do to a car though!

I'll see what I can do for this weekend Brett, would be good to go, but time is precious at the mo. Should say hey though really, eh!

 

[B5 BDJ]

nice write up, car has come a long way.