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Mine has done less than 200 miles since it was serviced in April 2011. It put a smile on my face when it went for it's cambelt doing the other week though :)

Looks like it's worth a try at that money but I'd invest in a really fine artists brush to build the layers up rather than the one in the bottle lid.

You can get a nice bike for a grand - a mate of mine has just bought a Cube (aluminium frame, carbon forks) and it's spot on. Can't remember the exact model but it's a mix of 105 and Ultegra components and has internal cable routing etc. - very nice! I've just got a new Summer bike but pushed...

Pressed plates are a real grey area. Mine are from Elite Car Care and have BS, postcode, correct font and spacing and are reflective. They passed the MOT but the tester said something about the regs are changing again to stop plates with the characters being in relief so for next years test I'm...

Hope so - mine hardly ever goes out and is VERY pampered.....

Thailand is an amazing country - it's the most beautiful and seedy place you can imagine at the same time! Don't buy a suit for the wedding before you go either - you can get a tailor made suit in a couple of days over there for the fraction of the cost of buying over here

There's a cheap and cheerful hotel about halfway between the course that I've stayed in and it was OK. I booked through hotels.com (and got cashback on it too via topcashback.co.uk) it's called Elmbank Hotel and the address is The Mount, York, YO24 1GE. It's not the Ritz but it's in a good...

When I used to enter concours events at VW shows in the early 2000's I used to take a full camping water container in the boot and loads of my cleaning stuff - the boot used to be full when I set off. Looking back I must have been bonkers!

Mine is a keeper for the long term. It's only just on 13k and is lucky if it does 1k per year so it's going nowhere. It's all nice and safe sat in my garage. And as I don't owe a penny on it it's nice to have to go for a blast on a sunny day and (sad though it might be) I love cleaning it and...

I'm amazed that so many people moan about this or that not working on these cars. I know French motors have historically had a bad rep for build quality but I'm impressed with how the 197 (or at least mine) is screwed together. I've had VW's in the past that have been nothing but trouble.

Couldn't agree more - love the Clio to bits but there is no way I could use it as my daily driver. Fuel bills would be ridiculous, ride isn't the most comfortable, would be worried about getting it damaged in car parks, don't want my 1 year old son eating and drinking in it etc etc. I have...

I'd go powdercoat over paint personally. Had all 4 of mine done by Metal Magic in Barnsley 2 years ago and the finish is far better than the original Renault factory finish. Think it depends on who does the work.

Cheers Foxspeed - just looked at the other thread (and others linked from it). I'm in two minds what to do really. The car won't do more than a thousand miles this year I reckon and will be going onto SORN again at the end of October for the Winter. It'll be 5 years old on 27th May so if...

Cheers guys - looks like I'll need to dip into the old wallet then. What's the going rate for a service including cambelt (and water pump?)

My 197 will be 5 years old at the end of May and ordinarily I wouldn't hesitate in getting the cambelt etc done at that age. However, my 197 is only just on 13k and isn't a daily driver - infact it's only done 500 miles in the last 2 years (it's a rarely used toy) so does the cambelt really...

If it's May onwards I'd go as the car is SORN'd at the mo and is getting taxed from beginning of May :thumbup1:

I use a guy from Sherburn who is top notch. I can PM his number if you're not already sorted out.

I reckon four hundred and odd quid to insure a 197 is good! Thankfully mine is covered on a fleet policy but my daily driver V reg 1.3 Fiesta has just come up for renewal and I'm struggling to get anything less than £250 TPFT. I'm 36, have got NCB going back to 1993 and live in a good...

We've got the full sky package including hd and multi room in our bedroom and, while it is great to have, it's not value for money. A few months back though we were having a lot of building work done in the house so all the equipment was packed away for a few weeks and we only had freeview -...

Mine are from Elite Car Care and the quality is top notch