loggyboy
ClioSport Club Member
Had the back clio on the road for a little over 5 months, and its been pretty well behaved, a couple of Autosolos, some spirited road driving and all ive needed is so I thought - all is well, time to book that trackday.
So I booked the 15th Nov at Brands hatch.
2 days later, check the brakes - pads on last legs perfect time to do them.
A few days after that the windscreen wipers get suspicously slow, day after that when half way to london on a wet day, they stop completely! Luckily the rain had stopped but had to just deal with the spray.
On the way back down form london on the same day, i hear click, rattle, chunk, bonk, bonk... and suddenly theres a rasping sound from the exhaust.
Pop in to mates garage and low and behold, one of the downpipe bolts is missing!
Whilst its up there, the Vredestien tyres that have 4mm on 90% of the tread, have a 1/2 inch bald patch on the inner edges. Now these were gonna be replaced, but I hoped to use them as spares or rears in the future.
I guess I should be glad its all happening 3 weeks before the trackday, but at this rate I dont know what else is going to go, and how much im gonna have to spend over that already expected and allowed for (ie brakes and tyres.).
PS anyone else going to Brands on the 15th?
So I booked the 15th Nov at Brands hatch.
2 days later, check the brakes - pads on last legs perfect time to do them.
A few days after that the windscreen wipers get suspicously slow, day after that when half way to london on a wet day, they stop completely! Luckily the rain had stopped but had to just deal with the spray.
On the way back down form london on the same day, i hear click, rattle, chunk, bonk, bonk... and suddenly theres a rasping sound from the exhaust.
Pop in to mates garage and low and behold, one of the downpipe bolts is missing!
Whilst its up there, the Vredestien tyres that have 4mm on 90% of the tread, have a 1/2 inch bald patch on the inner edges. Now these were gonna be replaced, but I hoped to use them as spares or rears in the future.
I guess I should be glad its all happening 3 weeks before the trackday, but at this rate I dont know what else is going to go, and how much im gonna have to spend over that already expected and allowed for (ie brakes and tyres.).
PS anyone else going to Brands on the 15th?
