Clios.... I hate Clios......

[Bluebeard]

I spent a really good evening on the valver tonight. Fitted new seats, new belts, ph2 boot strip, raised the suspension up an inch, altered the camber to something sensible, charged the battery and put it all back together. Lovely. Took it for a nice 30 mile (ish) drive and was very very proud of my effort, listening to a bit 'Twins' on my new CD player too....

I get home, park it on the drive and I can hear water running. Thinking its the neighbours pond I walk away and just as I get to the gate, I smell petrol!!

Yep, the fuel tank has a nice 4 inch crack in it and my half a tank of fuel is now all over the gravel.

FFS.

 

[Damo_Sport]

maybe them pikeys are bac? lol

 

[drhowser]

It'll only make you love it more......

 

[sideways danny]

PMSL

Cliolord probably has one

 

[Bluebeard]

maybe them pikeys are bac? lol

Wouldnt suprise me. They were at work today too. In a transit with no number plates! :S

 

[Jamie86]

Match?

 

[jesus]

Has the cambelt not snapped?

 

[Dave..]

I hate clios as well. Spent over an hour trying to put a xenon headlight back together again tonight. Who the f*ck came up with that design?!

 

[Bluebeard]

Match?

It has crossed my mind several times.

It pisses me off because everytime something goes wrong, its not something i've done, its the shitty old valver bits that are left over!!

 

[Jamie86]

Yeah know that feeling so well,

My 205 sat unloved in my garage for over a year just because I couldn't be arsed to fit a new fuel pump... finally did and it starts first time everytime now just to p!ss me off

One day i'll decide to do something with it and it will break again

 

[D1CKY]

I spent a really good evening on the valver tonight. Fitted new seats, new belts, ph2 boot strip, raised the suspension up an inch, altered the camber to something sensible, charged the battery and put it all back together. Lovely. Took it for a nice 30 mile (ish) drive and was very very proud of my effort, listening to a bit 'Twins' on my new CD player too....

I get home, park it on the drive and I can hear water running. Thinking its the neighbours pond I walk away and just as I get to the gate, I smell petrol!!

Yep, the fuel tank has a nice 4 inch crack in it and my half a tank of fuel is now all over the gravel.

FFS.

Glad to hear your starting to enjoy the Valver again after the mishaps with possible timing belt etc, bit of a s**tter about fuel tank though.

Be nice to see your neighbours faces when they smell the petrol and i wander if they'll say anything.

Lol

You'll need to get pics up.

 

[DannoTheGreat]

Fair play, you have no luck with that car!

 

[Rob]

I think the Clio's you touch just turn to she-ite Danielson

Saying that I could smell Petrol in mine this morning... lol!

Get it fixed, you know you fecking love it, you also know you should have just built it from scratch.

 

[Bluebeard]

I think the Clio's you touch just turn to she-ite Danielson

Saying that I could smell Petrol in mine this morning... lol!

Get it fixed, you know you fecking love it, you also know you should have just built it from scratch.

1. That car of yours never EVER went wrong in my posession. You and james are the ones that fubar'd it!

b) I would have built it from scratch had I had the space i've got now. Hindsight and all that I suppose.

 

[Rob]

1. That car of yours never EVER went wrong in my posession. You and james are the ones that fubar'd it!

b) I would have built it from scratch had I had the space i've got now. Hindsight and all that I suppose.

You can't blame me, I've shown it nothing but love!

When it returns from FCS it'll be getting some good treatment, new brakes all round, front tyres, pc'd, all sorts!

Drives like a dream now apart from the slow speed braking clunk, which I think is balljoint or something?

We haven't seen any pics of the mk1 in a long time Daniel...

 

[Darren85]

1. That car of yours never EVER went wrong in my posession. You and james are the ones that fubar'd it!

b) I would have built it from scratch had I had the space i've got now. Hindsight and all that I suppose.

Now now boys :rasp:

Shame about the car Dan, your Valver looks gorgeous! Fix it man! (again)

 

[Bluebeard]

You can't blame me, I've shown it nothing but love!

When it returns from FCS it'll be getting some good treatment, new brakes all round, front tyres, pc'd, all sorts!

Drives like a dream now apart from the slow speed braking clunk, which I think is balljoint or something?

We haven't seen any pics of the mk1 in a long time Daniel...

I love you really. You and your strange dress sense....

As for pics, I may take some today. Or I may push it onto the railway line ready for the coal train to show it whos boss. I've not decided yet. It all depends if whatever fuel is left in it gets me to work tbh....

 

[Christopher]

It's tempting you. Just burn the f*cker.

 

[f0xy]

Stop giving up so easy, 99% of Mk1s are like it

 

[ForceIndia]

You can't blame me, I've shown it nothing but love!

When it returns from FCS it'll be getting some good treatment, new brakes all round, front tyres, pc'd, all sorts!

Drives like a dream now apart from the slow speed braking clunk, which I think is balljoint or something?

We haven't seen any pics of the mk1 in a long time Daniel...

Get the ball joint sorted lol. You do not want it to fail. If it does, pics.

 

[Rob]

I love you really. You and your strange dress sense....

As for pics, I may take some today. Or I may push it onto the railway line ready for the coal train to show it whos boss. I've not decided yet. It all depends if whatever fuel is left in it gets me to work tbh....

Not you aswell now, what's wrong with my clothing? Just because I don't rock checkered shirts and bootcut ripped jeans like you farm lot

Get the ball joint sorted lol. You do not want it to fail. If it does, pics.

I wasn't aware it was something that could fail, FLOL! (and I'm not even sure if its that yet) but what happens if it does?

I'll take MikeB (mechanic) out for a spin in it and let him give me his opinion/have a look.

It's only a minor "clunk" its just annoying...

 

[ForceIndia]

Me "gonna change the ball joint next week, reckon it'll be ok till then?"
Fred "yeah, you'll know if it fails. The wheel will come off"
Errrrrrrrrrr

 

[Ali]

mk1. Nuff said.

 

[mat-nos]

ffs somthing else to do now lol
at least its only a few bolts and its pretty easy to change...

put a 1.4 tank in there and do away with the small back up tank, that will save you some weight too

 

[Rob]

Me "gonna change the ball joint next week, reckon it'll be ok till then?"
Fred "yeah, you'll know if it fails. The wheel will come off"
Errrrrrrrrrr

SRS? I've been driving it for 2 weeks like it.... :S how do I tell if the balljoint is fubar'd??

 

[Mostro]

Match?

Be very careful - I did that once to get rid of the what came out of an old Alfa tank.

Nearly took my eyebrows off and set fire to the fence! :clown:

 

[Bluebeard]

Stop giving up so easy, 99% of Mk1s are like it

Who said anything about giving up??

As a side note, I put a jerry can in it at home and drove as fast as I could to work (its only about 2 miles away) and no leaks. At all.

This things worse than christine! lol.

 

[Rob]

Maybe a hole at the top of the tank? Friend has this on his 306, only puts in £10 tops, or it leaks out... lol

 

[sideways danny]

my laguna used to leak if i put more than £25 in it. Was leaking at the seam