Recent content by ChrisM

Just had a quote from renault for the following for the v6: new front and rear brake pads change of brake fluid oil change Cost? £854 (eight hundred and fifty-four pounds!!!!!!!!!!) Got a quote from a second renault dealership for the same: £745 I cant help feeling they are...

Thanks people. Police have found my wallet with all the cards etc present (and there was no cash in it) keys are still missing though. The police said the same w*nkers had stolen a porsche the night before (it had a tracker and was recovered in 12 minutes!) in the same way. They found the...

Some little f%%kers burgled my house last night in an attempt to steal my clio v6 and my wifes mk4 v6 golf. Its a little sad that I had been expecting it for most of the duration of ownership (3 years) and am surprised that this is the first time (that I know of) that someone has tried. They...

I can hear whistling from the engine in my vee at different throttle openings. Usually at 1/4 to 1/2 throttle. Easiest cure Ive found is to never use less than 3/4 to full throttle! ;)

Please just race each other on a drag strip/airfield. Video it and show us the results or tell us the result. Then you and well know the answer for sure. It would be even better if you could do a best of 3 or 5.

I second this. ABS is not designed to save you if you are driving too fast. It should not be thought of as a fail safe which will prevent you from crashing if you are driving badly. The fail safe is your common sense, brain, your eyes and your right foot! ;) It is, however, useful for...

Hed say it was a load of boll*cks.

Couldnt have this discussion without the obligatory build quality comment. 182 faster (upto 90/100mph) and more nimble in my experience (in my wifes 4motion) but golf better built (as youd expect for nearly £5-6k more on list price) and so feels much more solid. The Golf is more relaxed in its...

Appearing on Barryboys in a short while no doubt.

It just fits Renaults normal policy with spares for the v6. Think of a price and then multiply it by five or six and add vat.

The smaller turbod engines are also under a lot more strain and thus components fail more rapidly than relatively unstressed bigger engines. Its not a coincidence that r5 gtt engines (and similar) self-destruct on a regular basis when heavily modified. You also dont have to ring the neck of...

I spent £25k on a mk1 v6 because when I saw one in a magazine and then on Top Gear I knew I wouldnt be happy until Id owned one. It also helped I had the money lying around. I test drove or was driven in every equivalent vehicle (except mitsubishi evo which looks pooh IMHO) and NONE of them got...

april 2002 (02) 17000 miles

Everyone thinks they are Ayrton Senna (and I mean before he got a face-full of steering column) and that everyone else on the road is Miss Daisy. I have news for you. Everyone else cant be Miss Daisy because my wife tells me I am.

If you want the Escort and can afford it without selling a kidney or a lung buy it. If you dont want it that much or cant afford it dont do it. In the end just ask yourself whether youd regret not owning the Escort more than selling the Clio to get it.