BG 182

[Louis]

Clio passed MOT today, cat dropped everything in spec after a bit of a warm up.

Crazy the difference it made swapping exhaust tips out the back.

Oh well another 12 months on now! Did mention surface corrosion underneath, it's news to me that 👀

 

[Louis]

It's a rusty trombone now.

 

[Jekyll]

Common sight now with these cars. Sad to see.

 

[Louis]

Common sight now with these cars. Sad to see.

I shut my eyes when I get in so can't see

 

[imprezaworks]

Yep very sad.

 

[hopgop1]

I've just started on some preventative rust maintenance today. Where in the country has your car spent most of it's life?
Interested to compare to mine, I'm on ~145k, but it's lived down south most of it's life I believe, not even a bubble on either rear arch. Not had the skirts off yet mind, inside the rear door cards wasn't bad at all though.

 

[Louis]

I've just started on some preventative rust maintenance today. Where in the country has your car spent most of it's life?
Interested to compare to mine, I'm on ~145k, but it's lived down south most of it's life I believe, not even a bubble on either rear arch. Not had the skirts off yet mind, inside the rear door cards wasn't bad at all though.

It's been up north the majority of the time, but it's also done 165k miles. I drive it every single day and it's not been washed for 8 months 😂

I treated the internal rust and it was fine tbh. Still solid

 

[JamesBryan]

It's just surface rust, could be sorted if you can be arsed spending and grand getting both quarters sprayed 😅

 

[Louis]

It's just surface rust, could be sorted if you can be arsed spending and grand getting both quarters sprayed 😅

Absolutely not 😂

 

[Crayola]

I reckon you should get the grinder and the mig out and we'll spend a weekend cutting the c**t to bits🤣

 

[Louis]

I reckon you should get the grinder and the mig out and we'll spend a weekend cutting the c**t to bits🤣

 

[Louis]

Washed it for the first time at the new house, which I've been in since September...

Splitter has taken an absolute beating getting onto this driveway.

Also noticed this whilst washing it.

Lovely. Job for tomorrow then...

 

[Louis]

Fixed it.

Weirdly all the studs were kind of loose in the hub so I removed, tapped and reloctited all of them. Wonder if the bearings going causing excess heat? That stud was sheared in the flange, so the tyre monkeys have clearly ugga duggad it too much.

 

[Louis]

Drove to Anglesey for CSF 2023 and car didn't miss a beat other than the door handle snapping off when I got home from work on Friday night...

Still scrubs up okay for 169k.

 

[Mr Underhill]

Flippin size of that 😳🐝

 

[Louis]

So my clutch cable snapped driving into work today. This is the third replacement cable I have fitted.
Is there some sort of manufacturing issue? The first genuine one I fitted lasted about 2 years, this pagid one I fitted lasted 8 months and now I've fitted a general traffic own brand.

What a c**t of a job on my lunch break. Got it down to about 50 minutes now and it's a b*****d every single time.

 

[Sj1782]

More to the point do you have a new handle yet?....

 

[Louis]

More to the point do you have a new handle yet?....

I sure do, did that yesterday. Christmas miracle

 

[Touring_Rob]

So my clutch cable snapped driving into work today. This is the third replacement cable I have fitted.
Is there some sort of manufacturing issue? The first genuine one I fitted lasted about 2 years, this pagid one I fitted lasted 8 months and now I've fitted a general traffic own brand.

What a c**t of a job on my lunch break. Got it down to about 50 minutes now and it's a b*****d every single time.

It helps if you never drive them, my genuine cable is on its 3rd year.

 

[Crayola]

My genuine Renault cable is 20 years old

And now I've said that it will go twang on the drive to work tomorrow🤣🫣

 

[Louis]

My genuine Renault cable is 20 years old

And now I've said that it will go twang on the drive to work tomorrow🤣🫣

I wish I'd left the original one in!

 

[leedsboy]

Never had that problem because I don’t race Barbara in her Honda Jazz off the lights :L

 

[Louis]

Never had that problem because I don’t race Barbara in her Honda Jazz off the lights :L

This is why you didn't have the problem mate

 

[Brigsy]

Which end has the cable snapped at? Pedal end?

Reminds me of when i had 3 aftermarket r5gtt clutch cables snap in a month. Put an oem one on and it lasted the car out!

 

[Yarp]

Mine is original too but again, helps when it’s done 13 miles in 6 years 😂

 

[leedsboy]

This is why you didn't have the problem mate

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Done as many miles in it since beginning of August til now than I did between those last 2 MOT’s 😂

 

[Louis]

Which end has the cable snapped at? Pedal end?

Reminds me of when i had 3 aftermarket r5gtt clutch cables snap in a month. Put an oem one on and it lasted the car out!

Always the pedal end.

I fitted a genuine one from Renaultcarparts which barely lasted! There's definitely no tight bend rads or anything either

 

[SharpyClio]

Always the pedal end.

I fitted a genuine one from Renaultcarparts which barely lasted! There's definitely no tight bend rads or anything either

Did it start feeling a bit off before it snapped? Mine feels a bit like its being pulled through a ratchet sometimes and im convinced its about to snap.

 

[Louis]

Did it start feeling a bit off before it snapped? Mine feels a bit like its being pulled through a ratchet sometimes and im convinced its about to snap.

No, feels perfectly fine until it goes.

They are technically being pulled through a ratchet though 😂

 

[SharpyClio]

No, feels perfectly fine until it goes.

They are technically being pulled through a ratchet though 😂

Thats what my mate said, just cant remember it feeling like that... being an old french *hitbox my wallet starts sweating whenever something doesn't feel exactly how I remember.

 

[Louis]

Done over 300 miles this weekend up and around the lake district.

Also ticked over 170k!

 

[dann2707]

Looks lovely how many cables did you get through?

 

[Louis]

Looks lovely how many cables did you get through?

 

[Louis]

Popped nearly a litre of oil in it today. Its now on 1 bar of oil.

 

[dann2707]

Engines goosed @leeds2592 told me he's including his 182 engine in as part of the deal selling the Beemer for £2.5k to you

What a lovely chocolate man

 

[hopgop1]

Popped nearly a litre of oil in it today. Its now on 1 bar of oil.

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Dibs on the satnav gubbins

 

[Louis]

Engines goosed @leeds2592 told me he's including his 182 engine in as part of the deal selling the Beemer for £2.5k to you

What a lovely chocolate man

It'll be a str8 swap for the bmw this time next year and I'll be doing him the favour

 

[Louis]

Dibs on the satnav gubbins

I'll get @dann2707 to chopsaw it and I'll post the video here

 

[leedsboy]

Engines goosed @leeds2592 told me he's including his 182 engine in as part of the deal selling the Beemer for £2.5k to you

What a lovely chocolate man

 

[Louis]

Well it's the end of an era with this but I will be breaking it for parts unless someone wants to part with £5k for it.

Pricing everything up I'm looking at about £9k in parts so a huge difference.

It has been and continues to be a fantastic car, has never missed a beat and wasn't actually burning too much oil like I initially worried. Seems the same as usual, approx 1L per 10k miles. Having picked up an E92 for daily use and finding out I've a baby on the way seems its the right time for it to go!

Can't say I won't miss it, I'm sure I'll be back in one!