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  1. mingernick

    C.C. Racing

    Find a nice curvey road... Set the Cruse Control... & set you feet on the floor. And see if you & the car have the tallent & chasis to get to the end...
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    A positive dealer experience!

    I had booked my 197 in for diagnostics for the Xenon lights not leveling... Quoted £47 to diagnose. I had looked at both, Front & rear sensors myself and as they both looked fine i.e. no broken arms... I needed a proper diagnosis b4 I bought the wrong one. I can fit it myself. After 1/2 an...
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    Xenon Auto level. On going.

    A re-occuring post but never seem to see solution... My lights started off being too high, but are now too low... which is better as I can drive at night without blinding people! Previous threads that I searched seemed to dispute wether there were one or two sensors... After a lot of...
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    Photos of the month.

    I got bored and decided to re - compose a few of the great winning pics in the POTM. They are all great pics to start with... I just felt that a better composition would make them look better... focus on the subject... Shows origional & then re composition...
  5. mingernick

    Alpha GTA?

    I am no car nut, esp. the ins & outs of ones that I can't afford, but... I was driving up the A12 today and saw this small Alpha in the layby near Witham... to be honest, most Alphas look the same to me but it was bout Clio size so i'm guessin it was a Mitto... sure it was only 2 door. As...
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    Burnham Bends

    A white Clio pasenger waving madly at me in my AB 197.... Sorry I didn't wave back... It kinda threw me a bit!:confused1::confused1:
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    Jealose R sole in Ibiza Fr! Nasty b stard!

    Was going around Maldon bypass in Essex & as I approched a roundabout one car passed from the right followed by this Ibiza FR (05/06), both giving it some(trying). I thought it odd that he was kinda hanging across his passsange seat gorpping @ me as he went around the RAB. I decided it would...
  8. mingernick

    South Essex 08.05.10

    Finally got my car back with new gearbox after a month with out it & now they are every where! Blue (not sure which) 197 southbound A12, Ly200 Maldon Bypass, Black 200 Latchingdon (was in the van then though).
  9. mingernick

    Black 200 in Althorne Essex

    Seen it a couple of times now... You on here? My Albi 197 should be back on the drive this weekend! (with a new gearbox!):biggrin: Though, when I have some RAC cover, I may actually take it out for a spin!!!:s (lost confidence)
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    Auto headlights - Silly question?

    Though I don't actually have my 197 @ t mo as it has been in for 'gear box problems' for 3 weeks now... It has xenons &, apparently has, auto somthing on the lights!... I thought it was (they told be it was) auto dip but that doesn't seem to work... Is it just auto 'on'? I know I sounds...
  11. mingernick

    Reverse Gear Only!

    Bugger... it's started... on had it for about 700 miles. Popped out last night to get a takeaway, on the way back i changed out of 2nd to go into 3rd & nothing, no gears at all! Managed to coast back onto my drive. Now I can only get reverse gear, although I could get first this afternoon...
  12. mingernick

    A new front grille?

    Hi all, I am already starting to feel that my 197 is looking a bit dated from the front! I think it is the front grille... it looks a bit too much like the old Megan! ... not sure what year, but they were usually yellow & convertible!... a while ago! Any one know of any nice replacement...
  13. mingernick

    Damm, another Albi Blue!

    Hi all... Got mine very end of Dec 09. Not had much chance to use it cos of snow etc. Managed to give it a good thrashing over the last couple of weeks. Only nearly used a tank of fuel! I thought it was a bit slower than I expected from a 200bhp car to start with... (been driving...