Recent content by Peter16

Thought 2 was a great idea but that 3 was more visually appealing Some excellent photographers on this forum:)

I would think it was ok - superunleaded petrol is usually 97 octane in the uk. You could use shell V power or BP ultimate as well.

Non, je suis anglais mais j'aime ta langue!:quiet: (no I'm english but I like your language)

Elle est belle ta 172 - de quelle partie de la France es-tu venu?

Re: Brought a car then sold the car - How much have you lost? Bought an R reg Mondeo V6 6 months old for 14,500 - sold it 4 years later for 4,000 loss = 10,000 Bought a new Focus ST170 with extras for 17,000 - sold it 18 months later for 11,000 loss = 6,000 Bought an Impreza new with...

Mine does 36 mpg driven gently and 31 mpg if you rag it - so it's up to want you want to do. Obviously slower than a 197 but a lot quieter on motorways - also the engine is aluminium not iron as in the 197

The bike test gets a lot harder at the end of September so you may find most training companies are busy at the moment

It is an offence to use fog lamps unless visibility is 'seriously reduced' say to 100 metres No problem with headlamps though when the light level drops

Can't speak for the 197 but neither my Dynamic S 138 (2007) or the wife's Initiale 1.6 VVT (2006) have had any faults at all

If you don't want to put cash into a depreciating asset then you will probably never buy a car. I guess putting cash borrowed at a high rate of interest into a depreciating asset is even more expensive I usually pay cash and get what I can afford unless the credit is interest free in which...

It lives in a garage with the missus's (gold coloured) Clio and my ickle GSXR600:)

I use BP Ultimate Unleaded mainly because of the cleaning properties. The picture is of the inlet valves of my GSXR 600 bike after 4000 miles only on BP Ultimate Unleaded - they are much cleaner than on other bikes run for a similar mileage. Sorry about the c++p picture

After a while they get full of bacteria that cause the smell. You can get an aerosol that you can set off in the car with the air con on, the fan set to recirculate the air and the windows shut. The aerosol works continuously for about 5 mins so the vapour is circulated through the system and...

My wife has a 1.6 same fuel comsumption as the 1.4 but with a bit more power but a lot more flexibility due to the variable valve timing. Has averaged 37 mpg over the last 9000 miles. Dynamic S trim and alloys look good imo

It's a new 138 PS engine developed with Nissan - it appears in the Qashqi. Great smooth engine, twin balancer shafts, timing chain so no belt to replace and its an aluminium block so a lot lighter than the 197. It comes with a nice 6 speed gearbox.